Psychology 110 Midterm Prep Quizzes 1-8
Questions With Correct Answers
According to present research on psychologists, thirty-four percent are
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in the ________ subfield of psychology. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Clinical
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Critical thinking means making judgments based on ________. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-reason and logical evaluation
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Darley and Latané (1968) believe that the presence of other people in a
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distressing situation decreased the likelihood that they would receive
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help due to ________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-diffusion of
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responsibility
A correlation coefficient represents two things: ________ and
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________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-strength; direction of the
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relationship
A researcher is investigating the effects of exercise on weight. What are
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the independent and dependent variables in this experiment? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The dependent variable is weight; the
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independent variable is exercise. | | |
,Dr. Littman-Smith is conducting research in Kenya into the ways that
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mothers and their toddlers interact throughout the day. Given the
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purpose of her study, it is most likely that she is engaged in ________. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-naturalistic observation | |
A psychologist evaluated Tameka, an eight-year-old child who has
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experienced difficulty in school. The psychologist sent questionnaires to
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100 teachers to determine if they had ever seen similar cases. Based on
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the teachers' responses, the psychologist hypothesized that a particular
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diet might cause the learning problem. Following her tabulation of the
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responses, she designed a study that would tell her if diet were the
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actual cause. Which of the following lists, in order from first to last, the
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research methods this psychologist used? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-case
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study, survey, experiment| |
Brock is the star quarterback on his college football team. When scoring
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his first test, his anatomy professor was surprised that he earned an
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"A+" because ________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-research suggests
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that athletes have poorer performance on tests than non-athletes
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A group of randomly selected subjects for a study that matches the
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population on important characteristics such as age and sex is called
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________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a representative sample
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, A case study would be the most appropriate method to investigate
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which of these topics? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The development of a
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male baby raised as a female after a surgical error destroyed his penis.
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Description is to assessment as ________ is to prognosis. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-prediction
At the close of the nineteenth century, Gerhard is excited to find that he
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has been accepted for training in the psychology laboratory of Wilhelm
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Wundt. It is likely that Gerhard will be trained to ________. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-analyze how to break down his sensations into their most | | | | | | | | | |
basic elements |
All of the following variables, except for ________ show a negative
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correlation. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-adult shoe size and IQ scores
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A good control group ________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-holds constant
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all variables in the experiment.
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A researcher stops people at the mall and asks them questions about
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their attitudes toward gun control. Which research technique is being
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used? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-survey
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Questions With Correct Answers
According to present research on psychologists, thirty-four percent are
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in the ________ subfield of psychology. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Clinical
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Critical thinking means making judgments based on ________. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-reason and logical evaluation
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Darley and Latané (1968) believe that the presence of other people in a
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distressing situation decreased the likelihood that they would receive
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help due to ________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-diffusion of
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responsibility
A correlation coefficient represents two things: ________ and
| | | | | | | |
________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-strength; direction of the
| | | | | | |
relationship
A researcher is investigating the effects of exercise on weight. What are
| | | | | | | | | | | |
the independent and dependent variables in this experiment? -
| | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The dependent variable is weight; the
| | | | | | |
independent variable is exercise. | | |
,Dr. Littman-Smith is conducting research in Kenya into the ways that
| | | | | | | | | | |
mothers and their toddlers interact throughout the day. Given the
| | | | | | | | | |
purpose of her study, it is most likely that she is engaged in ________. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-naturalistic observation | |
A psychologist evaluated Tameka, an eight-year-old child who has
| | | | | | | | |
experienced difficulty in school. The psychologist sent questionnaires to
| | | | | | | | |
100 teachers to determine if they had ever seen similar cases. Based on
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
the teachers' responses, the psychologist hypothesized that a particular
| | | | | | | | |
diet might cause the learning problem. Following her tabulation of the
| | | | | | | | | | |
responses, she designed a study that would tell her if diet were the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
actual cause. Which of the following lists, in order from first to last, the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
research methods this psychologist used? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-case
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study, survey, experiment| |
Brock is the star quarterback on his college football team. When scoring
| | | | | | | | | | | |
his first test, his anatomy professor was surprised that he earned an
| | | | | | | | | | |
"A+" because ________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-research suggests
| | | | | | | |
that athletes have poorer performance on tests than non-athletes
| | | | | | | |
A group of randomly selected subjects for a study that matches the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
population on important characteristics such as age and sex is called
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________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a representative sample
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, A case study would be the most appropriate method to investigate
| | | | | | | | | | |
which of these topics? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The development of a
| | | | | | | | | |
male baby raised as a female after a surgical error destroyed his penis.
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Description is to assessment as ________ is to prognosis. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-prediction
At the close of the nineteenth century, Gerhard is excited to find that he
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
has been accepted for training in the psychology laboratory of Wilhelm
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Wundt. It is likely that Gerhard will be trained to ________. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-analyze how to break down his sensations into their most | | | | | | | | | |
basic elements |
All of the following variables, except for ________ show a negative
| | | | | | | | | | |
correlation. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-adult shoe size and IQ scores
| | | | | | | |
A good control group ________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-holds constant
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all variables in the experiment.
| | | | |
A researcher stops people at the mall and asks them questions about
| | | | | | | | | | | |
their attitudes toward gun control. Which research technique is being
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used? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-survey
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