PY101 Final Exam
Tim is telling his parents about his classes this semester. He tries to explain
what his Introductory Psychology class is all about. Tim can best describe
psychology as the study of - correct answer ✔behavior and mental
processes
Veronica's research focuses on assessing someone's competency to stand
trial. Veronica has dedicated her research to the study of ____ psychology -
correct answer ✔forensic
Dr. Jamison is conducting a study examining the emotional and behavioral
changes that occur during childhood and puberty. The subfield of psychology
Dr. Jamison seems to be interested in is __________ psychology. - correct
answer ✔biological
Calisha and Renata are discussing arsonists. Calisha has been reading the
work of a __________ psychologist and believes that fire-setting behavior
might be linked to hormonal imbalances. Renata has been reading the work of
a __________ psychologist and believes that fire-setting is a behavior that is
supported by group processes. - correct answer ✔biological, social
The modern age of psychology began when - correct answer ✔Wilhelm
Wundt established the first psychology research laboratory at the University of
Leipzig
The group of psychologists who focused on the whole of consciousness rather
than its component parts were the - correct answer ✔Gestalt psychologists
,"Anything that cannot be observed and measured directly is not worth
studying". Which psychologists are most likely to agree with this statement? -
correct answer ✔John B Watson and B.F. Skinner
Your friend claims that altruism, cooperation, aggression, and other social
behaviors increase the chances of human survival and are genetically
encoded and passed on from generation to generation. Your friend is
supporting - correct answer ✔the evolutionary approach
Dr Dare works with children who are truant from school. When students attend
class, she gives them tokens to be redeemed for candy at the end of the day.
Dr Dare is using the ____ approach - correct answer ✔behavioral
The prediction that "dark colors will make people depressed" is called an -
correct answer ✔hypothesis
Dr. Zumbahlen is conducting a research study in which she is interested in the
effects of aerobic activity on weight loss. Aerobic activity is defined by thirty
minutes of exercise on the treadmill three times a week. This specific way of
defining aerobic activity is referred to as a(n) __________ definition. - correct
answer ✔operational
Jasmine answered a series of questions on a web site that are supposed to
measure her social skills. When she finished, the site gave her a rating of her
social skills. "I don't think that test really measured social skills," thought
Jason. Jason is questioning the test's - correct answer ✔validity
Dr Radford has been interested in dissociative identity disorder. For the past
three years, the only participant in his research has been his client, Sybil. He
has studied her case intensively. What research method is Dr Radford using?
- correct answer ✔case study
, A researcher had one group of children go trick-or-treating wearing masks and
a second group of children go trick-or treating without masks. The researcher
found that the children who wore masks took more candy than the children
who were not wearing masks. What was the control group in this study? -
correct answer ✔The group who did not wear masks
Dr. Jiminez investigated the influence of snacking on the onset of sleep in
preschool children. One group of preschoolers ate a candy bar prior to
bedtime, and the other group ate nothing. Time until the onset of sleep was
recorded for each child. In this experiment, eating or not eating the snack is
the __________ variable, and the time until the onset of sleep is the
__________ variable. - correct answer ✔eating a candy bar or not, onset of
sleep and the quality of sleep
Marney is studying the relationship between the rate of teen pregnancies in
U.S. high school students and the availability of contraceptives. She selects a
sample composed of teens from a local high school. Marney's sample may not
be generalizable because it is not - correct answer ✔representative
In the data set 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, the number 5 is correctly described as the -
correct answer ✔mean and median
Biff has discovered a correlation of -0.83 between the amount of time his
fraternity brothers spend working out in the gym and the number of dates they
have during the semester. Based on this information, Biff should conclude that
- correct answer ✔the more the men work out, the fewer dates they have
Derrill is worried that variables such as age, gender, personality
characteristics, and education level might confound the results of his
experiment, which is designed to test the effects of mood on reaction time.
Derrill should use __________ assignment to experimental groups to
distribute the impact of these __________ variables. - correct answer
✔random, random
Tim is telling his parents about his classes this semester. He tries to explain
what his Introductory Psychology class is all about. Tim can best describe
psychology as the study of - correct answer ✔behavior and mental
processes
Veronica's research focuses on assessing someone's competency to stand
trial. Veronica has dedicated her research to the study of ____ psychology -
correct answer ✔forensic
Dr. Jamison is conducting a study examining the emotional and behavioral
changes that occur during childhood and puberty. The subfield of psychology
Dr. Jamison seems to be interested in is __________ psychology. - correct
answer ✔biological
Calisha and Renata are discussing arsonists. Calisha has been reading the
work of a __________ psychologist and believes that fire-setting behavior
might be linked to hormonal imbalances. Renata has been reading the work of
a __________ psychologist and believes that fire-setting is a behavior that is
supported by group processes. - correct answer ✔biological, social
The modern age of psychology began when - correct answer ✔Wilhelm
Wundt established the first psychology research laboratory at the University of
Leipzig
The group of psychologists who focused on the whole of consciousness rather
than its component parts were the - correct answer ✔Gestalt psychologists
,"Anything that cannot be observed and measured directly is not worth
studying". Which psychologists are most likely to agree with this statement? -
correct answer ✔John B Watson and B.F. Skinner
Your friend claims that altruism, cooperation, aggression, and other social
behaviors increase the chances of human survival and are genetically
encoded and passed on from generation to generation. Your friend is
supporting - correct answer ✔the evolutionary approach
Dr Dare works with children who are truant from school. When students attend
class, she gives them tokens to be redeemed for candy at the end of the day.
Dr Dare is using the ____ approach - correct answer ✔behavioral
The prediction that "dark colors will make people depressed" is called an -
correct answer ✔hypothesis
Dr. Zumbahlen is conducting a research study in which she is interested in the
effects of aerobic activity on weight loss. Aerobic activity is defined by thirty
minutes of exercise on the treadmill three times a week. This specific way of
defining aerobic activity is referred to as a(n) __________ definition. - correct
answer ✔operational
Jasmine answered a series of questions on a web site that are supposed to
measure her social skills. When she finished, the site gave her a rating of her
social skills. "I don't think that test really measured social skills," thought
Jason. Jason is questioning the test's - correct answer ✔validity
Dr Radford has been interested in dissociative identity disorder. For the past
three years, the only participant in his research has been his client, Sybil. He
has studied her case intensively. What research method is Dr Radford using?
- correct answer ✔case study
, A researcher had one group of children go trick-or-treating wearing masks and
a second group of children go trick-or treating without masks. The researcher
found that the children who wore masks took more candy than the children
who were not wearing masks. What was the control group in this study? -
correct answer ✔The group who did not wear masks
Dr. Jiminez investigated the influence of snacking on the onset of sleep in
preschool children. One group of preschoolers ate a candy bar prior to
bedtime, and the other group ate nothing. Time until the onset of sleep was
recorded for each child. In this experiment, eating or not eating the snack is
the __________ variable, and the time until the onset of sleep is the
__________ variable. - correct answer ✔eating a candy bar or not, onset of
sleep and the quality of sleep
Marney is studying the relationship between the rate of teen pregnancies in
U.S. high school students and the availability of contraceptives. She selects a
sample composed of teens from a local high school. Marney's sample may not
be generalizable because it is not - correct answer ✔representative
In the data set 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, the number 5 is correctly described as the -
correct answer ✔mean and median
Biff has discovered a correlation of -0.83 between the amount of time his
fraternity brothers spend working out in the gym and the number of dates they
have during the semester. Based on this information, Biff should conclude that
- correct answer ✔the more the men work out, the fewer dates they have
Derrill is worried that variables such as age, gender, personality
characteristics, and education level might confound the results of his
experiment, which is designed to test the effects of mood on reaction time.
Derrill should use __________ assignment to experimental groups to
distribute the impact of these __________ variables. - correct answer
✔random, random
