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Psych Unit 1 Assessment
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Skinner believed that you could teach animals __________ __________ if reinforced the right way
Russian cursive
Candle making
Complex behavior
Karate techniques
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Who founded Structuralism?
Joe
Harry Harlow
William Jones
Wilhelm Wundt
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The laboratory testing method is informal, meaning not a sterile lab more of a field study
False
True
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What is a placebo?
A simple sugar pill with no effects
A schedule 1 drug as regarded by DEA
Powerful antidepressant
5
A stratified sample occurs when...
Subgroups are proportionally represented to target population
individuals are chosen by chance
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The psychoanalytic school focuses on...
Behavior having nothing to do with the psyche
Behavior being a result of unconscious motives and internal conflicts
Behavior stemming from lack of sleep
Behavior being the result of sensations and feelings
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Aristotle wrote which book about exploring thought, perception, sensation, and personality?
De Interpretatione
Psyche
Peri Psyches
Magna Moralia
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Personality tests can help diagnose depression what other type of tests can asses behavior?
Aptitude test
What kind of taco are you? quiz
BAR exam
echolocation test
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This type of psychologist deals the most with cases of depression, anxiety, relationship problems, and drug abuse
Health Psychologist
Clinical Psychologist
Personality Psychologist
Developmental Pyschologist
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Psychology is a social science much like...
Biology, phyisics, and chemistry
History, economics, and sociology
Cartography, mycology, and geology
Alchemy, witchcraft, and wizardry
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I study changes we experience through our lifetime. Who am I?
Longitudinal Psychologist
School Psychologist
Personality Psychologist
Developmental Psychologist
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What is the longitudinal observation method?
In-depth investigation of a rare event or a unique person
Observation of people or animals in their natural environment
Informal laboratory testing
Long-term study over years or decades
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Neuroscience focuses on...
How the body and brain enables emotions
How our behavior differs from culture to culture
How out genes and environment influence personal differences
How we encode, process, store, and retrieve information
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The evolutionary perspective of psychology studies...
How our behavior differs from culture to culture
How natural selection of traits has promoted the survival of genes
How we learn observable responses
How the body and brain enables emotions
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Gestalt is based on the basic belief that people seek out what in sensory information available to them?
Patterns
Sounds
Faces
Rhythms
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Who founded functionalism?
Skinner
Wilhelm Wundt
Harry Harlow
William Jones
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It is considered a single-blind study when...
nobody knows who is receiving treatment
One group is given a placebo
The testers do not know what group is receiving the treatment
The participants do not know weather or not they are receiving treatment
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Founder of behaviorism?
John Watson
James Franco
James Harden
James Veil Ginz Stein
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The cognitive school of psychology studies...
How behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts
How out genes and environment influence personal differences
How we encode, process, store and retrieve information
How we learn observable responses
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I mainly treat people who could be moving to a new school or adjusting to a new job. Who am I?
Personality Psychologist
Counseling Psychologist
Industrial Psychologist
Environmental Psychologist
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I like to conduct research on the functions of the brain, hormones, and nervous system. Who am I?
Experimental Psychologist
Educational Psychologist
Clinical Psychologist
Deveoplmental Psychologist
22
This graph shows a positive correlation
True
False
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The biological perspective of psychology studies...
How out genes and environment influence personal differences
How we encode, process, store and retrieve information
How we learn observable responses
How behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts
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What is a cross-sectional study?
Surveying or testing people from many age groups
Observation of people or animals in their natural environment
In-depth investigation of a rare event or a unique person
Informal laboratory testing
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The sociocultural school of psychology studies
How we encode, process, store and retrieve information
How our behavior differs from culture to culture
How we learn observable responses
How the body and brain enables emotion
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The psychodynamic perspective of psychology studies....
How out genes and environment influence personal differences
How the body and brain enables emotions
How behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts
How we encode, process, store and retrieve information
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This type of psychologist would study aggression, gender roles, and anxiety
Clinical Psychologist
Social Psychologist
Personality Psychologist
Developmental Psychologist
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This type of psychologist would develop a test like the SAT
Clinical Psychologist
Health Psychologist
School Psychologist
Educational Psychologist
29
What is the difference between a control group and the experimental group?
The experimental group is getting the hypothesis tested on them
The control group knows who Joe is
The control group was given a placebo
The experimental group gave consent
30
Socrates believed in introspection, the method of learning that stresses examining ones own thoughts and feelings
True
False
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What is a case-study?
Tests to uncover human behavior
In-depth investigation of a rare event or a unique person
Surveying or testing people from many age groups
Long-term study over years or decades
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Structuralists were concerned with...
What the elements of psychological processes are
All of the above
Objective sensation and the subjective emotional response
Basic elements of conscious experience
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Using a target population is the best way to accurately predict the outcome of your hypothesis
True
False
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Why is informed consent needed?
informed consent is only needed if you could harm the participant
Informed consent is only legally required in Denmark
The participant is fully aware of the possible risks in the test
It is not
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Help, we need to hire somebody to work with our kids with learning disorders! Who should we call?
Personality Psychologist
School Psychologist
Social Psychologist
Counseling Psychologist
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Is volunteer bias a problem?
Yes
I don't remember
Ehh probably
No
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Functionalists were concerned with...
How exposure to asbestos can give adults depression
How hitting the TV remote makes it work again
How mental processes help an organism adapt to their environment
How childhood trauma can affect adult behavior
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Help, we need to design a logo for our company! Who should we call?
Consumer Psychologist
Experimental Psychologist
Social Psychologist
Developmental Psychologist
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Random samples are chosen by chance
False
True
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Researchers must be willing to change opinion and research in light of unsupportive evidence
True
False
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The behavioral school of psychology studies...
How we learn observable responses
How behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts
How out genes and environment influence personal differences
How the body and brain enables emotions
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This graph shows no correlation
True
False
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Who establishes and enforces the ethics guidelines of psychology?
The CDC
The APA
The NBC
The FCC
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Which is the correct set of independent and dependent variables?
IV: words per minute DV: weeks of practice
IV: Typing speed DV: weeks of practice
IV: Weeks of practice DV: words per minute
45
In the 1800's what started opening in Europe?
Psychological laboratories
Psychologist offices
Rehab centers
Ice cream shops
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It is considered a double-blind study when...
The researchers nor the participants are aware who is receiving treatment
The testers do not know what group is receiving the treatment
One group is given a placebo
The participants do not know weather or not they are receiving treatment
47
What are the 5 goals of psychology?
Observe, Describe, Explain, Prevent, and Control or Change
Obstruct, Describe, Explain, Predict, and Control or Change
Observe, Describe, Explain, Predict, and Control or Change
Observe, Describe, Exploit, Predict, and Control or Change
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What is the naturalistic observation method?
Observation of people or animals in their natural environment
In-depth investigation of a rare event or a unique person
Surveying or testing people from many age groups
Long-term study over years or decades
49
I focus on questions like: why do people conform?
Experimental Psychologist
Personality Psychologist
Counseling Psychologist
Social Psychologist
50
What is the benefit of surveys?
Talking to people directly and getting answers from target population
Meeting new friends
Dealing with volunteer bias
People telling you what you want to hear to prove your hypothesis
51
Research questions for psychology come from...
Folklore
Everyday life
All of the above
Existing theories
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Who founded the psychoanalytic school of psychology?
Carl Rogers
Sigmund Freud
Piaget
Pavlov
