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PSYCHOLOGY 1010 EXAM #1
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
______________________ is an experiment in which participants do not know if
they are in the experimental or the control group, and the experimenters also do
not know which participants are part of which group. - correct-answer - The
double-blind study
Experimenters can justify the use of deception only if ___________. - correct-
answer - it is necessary for the experiment to work, and participants are debriefed
afterwards
The goals of psychology are to _____. - correct-answer - describe, understand,
predict, and control behavior
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Who was an early proponent of functionalism? - correct-answer - William James
Freud said phobias were ____________ whereas Watson said phobias were
__________. - correct-answer - repressed conflicts; learned
Which perspective focuses on free will and self-actualization? - correct-answer -
humanism
What is one similarity shared by clinical psychologists and psychiatrists? - correct-
answer - They diagnose and treat people experiencing behavioral and emotional
problems.
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When you watch how dogs play in the park or how your professors act in the
classroom, that could actually be considered a form of ______. - correct-answer -
naturalistic observation
A detailed description of a particular individual being studied or treated is called
______________________. - correct-answer - a case study
A negative correlation means that ______________________. - correct-answer -
high values of one variable are associated with low values of the other
The two main divisions of the nervous system are the ________ and ________. -
correct-answer - peripheral nervous system; central nervous system
Which part of the neuron is responsible for maintaining the life of the cell? -
correct-answer - soma
PSYCHOLOGY 1010 EXAM #1
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
______________________ is an experiment in which participants do not know if
they are in the experimental or the control group, and the experimenters also do
not know which participants are part of which group. - correct-answer - The
double-blind study
Experimenters can justify the use of deception only if ___________. - correct-
answer - it is necessary for the experiment to work, and participants are debriefed
afterwards
The goals of psychology are to _____. - correct-answer - describe, understand,
predict, and control behavior
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Who was an early proponent of functionalism? - correct-answer - William James
Freud said phobias were ____________ whereas Watson said phobias were
__________. - correct-answer - repressed conflicts; learned
Which perspective focuses on free will and self-actualization? - correct-answer -
humanism
What is one similarity shared by clinical psychologists and psychiatrists? - correct-
answer - They diagnose and treat people experiencing behavioral and emotional
problems.
, 3|Page
When you watch how dogs play in the park or how your professors act in the
classroom, that could actually be considered a form of ______. - correct-answer -
naturalistic observation
A detailed description of a particular individual being studied or treated is called
______________________. - correct-answer - a case study
A negative correlation means that ______________________. - correct-answer -
high values of one variable are associated with low values of the other
The two main divisions of the nervous system are the ________ and ________. -
correct-answer - peripheral nervous system; central nervous system
Which part of the neuron is responsible for maintaining the life of the cell? -
correct-answer - soma
