Psychology Test 1

1.

1 point

Why did structuralism fail as a psychological learning approach?

It focused on unconscious and subjective urges.

It emphasized self-control over innate biological needs.

It failed as a method to study complex mental disorders in humans or animals.

It neglected the scientific method in its approach to human behavior.

2.

1 point

The process of objectively evaluating, comparing, analyzing, and synthesizing information is called

Critical Thinking

Cognitive Psychology

Psychodymaics

Empirical research

3.

1 point

The behavioral perspective is to ______ as the psychodynamic perspective is to

interaction; human nature.

adaptation; free will

learning; unconscious processes

conditioning; genetic predisposition

4.

1 point

Research questions such as, "How can we promote peace?" and "How can we help individuals become self-actualized?" would most likely be asked by an ____ psychologist.

evolutionary

cognitive

huministic

biological

5.

1 point

Psychologists rely on the _____ when conducting research.

meta-analytic approach

operational mean

Hippocratic oath

scientific method

6.

1 point

What do the psychoanalytic and humanistic perspectives have in common?

They both advocate for free will

They both focus on unconscious mental processes

They both emphasize the growth of humans

They both have their own form of psychotherapy

7.

1 point

The four main goals of ____ are description, explanation, prediction, and change.

The scientific method.

Psychological research

Effective Psychotherapy

The nature-nurture debate

8.

1 point

Scientific confidence in a study's findings can be increased through the process of

replication

association

sublimation

termination

9.

1 point

Which of these is necessary to develop a theory?

evidence-based studies

archival reviews

correlation statistics

identified hunches

10.

1 point

After reading several articles about homeless children, Natalie should create the ____ for research study.

hypothesis

operational definition

research design

research method

11.

1 point

Case studies and surveys are examples of ____ research.

archival

descriptive

correlational

experimental

12.

1 point

What is the purpose of experimental research?

To identify cause and effect

To observe and collect data

To stabilize relationships

To promote change

13.

1 point

A study that analyzes Twitter discussions in order to predict election results is an example of _____ research.

archival

descriptive

correlational

experimental

14.

1 point

Dr. Love is conducting an experiment in which participants are deceived into embarrassing to examine their biological reactions to shame. Ethically, what must Dr. Love do after the experiment?

debrief the participants

obtain informed consent from the participants' legal guardians

publish the study in a scholarly journal

disseminate the results to all biologists

15.

1 point

Which of the following correlation coefficients indicates a strong positive relationship between health and exercise?

-0.60

+0.20

+0.60

-1.00

16.

1 point

Olivia is working on budgeting her time between studying for school, working at a part-time job, and training for a triathlon. What strategy could Olivia use to help manage her time?

Allow herself ample time to socialize at least twice per day

Take long daily naps to rejuvenate herself

Improve her multitasking skills by training while at work and school

Create a daily schedule and reward herself for sticking to it

17.

1 point

Telling your brain to slow down and focusing on details are crucial activities in which positive study habit?

distributed practice

practice test taking

familiarization

active reading

18.

1 point

Research from Cornell university shows that stomach cancer is 15 times higher in China than it is in the US. What was the goal of this finding?

to describe

to explain

to predict

to change