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Psychology Midterm
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Why is having adequate resources important to job satisfaction?
Probably won't be able to do job well
damage relationships with coworkers
Health insurance will probably be insufficient
leads to lower absenteeism
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A study of behavior that is tested through scientific research
Psychiatry
Pscychology
Applied science
Basic science
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The owner of an auto repair shop won't hire a well-trained female mechanic cuz he doesn't think she can do it, this is
gender identity
gender stereotype
identity crisis
androgynous role
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Free association is a method most closely associated with which approach to psychology?
Cognitive
Gestalt
Humanist
Psychoanalytic
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Taking on roles that are both male and female
androgynous
psychology
telepathic
reflexes
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What is applied science?
Persuit of knowledge about natural phenomenon for its own sake.
Discovering ways to use scientific findings to accomplish practical goals
the study of behavior that is tested through scientific research.
Measure of variability
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In an experiment, which group would be most likely to experience the placebo effect?
Participants in a cross-sectional study
Working-class males
A control group
Participants in a longitudinal study
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What is an educated guess?
hypothesis
psychology
median
maturation
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At what stage of grieving will an individual try to return to his normal life?
reorganization and resolution stage
Yearning and searching stage
Disorientation and disorganization stage
shock and numbness stage
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What did Sigmund Freud think that all infants were born with?
Neither sexual nor aggressive urges
Aggressive but not sexual urges
Sexual but not aggressive urges
Both sexual and aggressive urges
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What happens as people age and their nervous system declines?
slight increase in motor skills
Fluid intelligence declines
crystallized intelligence declines
experience a loss in intelligence
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How do cliques help adolescent development?
Help adolescents establish an identity
Foster friendships w/ individuals from wide variety of cultures
Emphasize the importance of college/career prep
Encourage stronger family ties
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Sofia is a psychologist who helps police by developing personality profiles of criminal offenders, what is her specialty
Forensic Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Community Psychology
Industrial Psychology
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Pablo sees everything around him from his own point of view. What kind of thinking is this?
Representational
Egocentric
Imprinted
Telegraphic
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3 year old Anna's parents consistently praise her upon learning new skills. Erikson says this will help her learn...
Accomodation
Autonomy
Doubt
Industry
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A branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.
Psychology
Basic science
hypothesis
Psychiatry
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What is an infant's automatic, coordinated movement patterns called?
ageism
telegraphic
maturation
reflexes
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How are quantitative and qualitative research methods different?
Quantitative research involves larger numbers of participants
Quantitative are more time consuming
They are more expensive
Quantitative uses non-representative samples
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What is the most commonly used measure of central tendency?
median
Correlation coefficient
frequency distribution
mean
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What causes an individual to look at the past?
maturation
Stagnation
identity crisis
Menopause
