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TB1vModulev1v:vMultiplevChoice
1. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvanvevidence-basedvmethodvthatvdrawsvonvobservationvandvexperimentation?
a. criticalvthinking
b. structuralism
c. empiricalvapproach
d. humanisticvpsychology
ANSWER:vc

2. Thevempiricalvapproachvdrawsvon
a. observation.
b. experimentation.
c. bothvobservationvandvexperimentation.
d. neithervobservationvnorvexperimentation.
ANSWER:vc

3. ProfessorvThomasvusesvscientificvproceduresvtovtestvwhethervwatchingvviolentvvideosvincreasesvthevfrequencyvo
fvaggressivevbehaviorvamongvparticipants.vThisvbestvillustrates
a. functionalism.
b. Freudianvpsychology.
c. anvempiricalvapproach.
d. positivevpsychology.
ANSWER:vc

4. Ceylanvisvpregnant.vHervfriendvclaimsvtovbevablevtovpredictvthevbaby’svsexvandvbirthvdate.vTovtestvthisvclaim,
Ceylanvcanvuse
a. introspection.
b. criticalvthinking.
c. thevempiricalvapproach.
d. thevbiopsychosocialvapproach.
ANSWER:vc

5. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvtruevregardingvthevfieldvofvpsychology?
a. Itvisvavpseudoscience.
b. Itvisvavscience,vsimilarvtovbiologyvandvchemistry.
c. Itvisvavfieldvthatvisvoftenvconfusedvwithvscience.
d. Itvisvnotvbasedvonvscientificvmethods.
ANSWER:vb

6. Puttingvavscientificvattitudevintovpracticevrequiresvhumilityvasvwellvas
a. enhancedvcriticalvthinking.

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b. avbiopsychosocialvapproach.
c. curiosityvandvskepticism.
d. functionalism.
ANSWER:vd

7. Lessvhelpfulnessvandvunrealisticvacademicvconfidencevhavevbeenvassociatedvwith
a. enhancedvcriticalvthinking.
b. avlackvofvcuriosity.
c. increasedvskepticism.
d. avlackvofvhumility.
ANSWER:v d

8. ProfessorvKimmonsvrealizesvthatvresearchersvmayverrvasvavresultvofvpersonalvbias.vThevprofessorvisvexpressing
a. enhancedvcriticalvthinking.
b. avlackvofvcuriosity.
c. increasedvskepticism.
d. anvattitudevofvhumility.
ANSWER:vd

9. Onevofvpsychology'svearlyvmottosvwasv“thevratvisvalwaysvright.”vWhichvaspectvofvthevscientificvattitudevdidvthisvr
epresent?
a. humility
b. respectvforvanimals
c. curiosity
d. skepticism
ANSWER:va

10. Invavresearchvstudyvthatvaskedv40,000vteensvtovidentifyvmathvconceptsvtheyvknew,vmalesvfromvadvantagedvb
ackgroundsvoften
a. claimedvtovknowvnonexistentvconcepts.
b. recalledvfewervtermsvthanvfemalesvfromvadvantagedvbackgrounds.
c. recalledvmorevtermsvthanvfemalesvfromvadvantagedvbackgrounds.
d. couldvnotvremembervanything.
ANSWER:va

11. PsychologistvFathalivMoghaddamvnotedvthatvintellectualvhumilityvisvnecessaryvfor
a. anvempiricalvapproach.
b. curiosityvandvskepticism.
c. evaluatingvothers’vagendas.

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d. democraticvcitizenship.
ANSWER:vd

12. Threevkeyvelementsvofvthevscientificvattitudevare
a. skepticism,venthusiasm,vandvingenuity.
b. ingenuity,vhumility,vandvcertainty.
c. certainty,vcreativity,vandvcuriosity.
d. curiosity,vskepticism,vandvhumility.
ANSWER:vd

13. Avdesirevtovusevdatavtovevaluatevpredictionsvisvrelatedvto
a. structuralism.
b. curiosity.
c. functionalism.
d. thevbiopsychosocialvapproach.
ANSWER:vb

14. Invconductingvresearch,vBrandonvdemonstratesvavscientificvattitude.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvcharacteristicsva
revpartvofvthatvattitude?
a. curiosity
b. indifference
c. certainty
d. sureness
ANSWER:va

15. VirginiavinsistsvthatvDr.vChewning’svtheoryvregardingvviolentvbehaviorvbevcheckedvagainstvobservableve
vidence.vShevisvdemonstratingvthevscientificvattitudevof
a. humility.
b. skepticism.
c. practicality.
d. enthusiasm.
ANSWER:vb

16. Thevtypevofvthinkingvthatvexaminesvassumptions,vappraisesvthevsource,vdiscernsvhiddenvbiases,vevaluatesve
vidence,vandvassessesvconclusionsvisvcalled
a. criticalvthinking.
b. introspection.
c. speculation.
d. gut-levelvreasoning.
ANSWER:va
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17. Questioningvwhethervconclusionsvarevwarrantedvbyvthevexistingvevidencevbestvillustrates
a. criticalvthinking.
b. functionalism.
c. thevbiopsychosocialvapproach.
d. introspection.
ANSWER:va

18. Patriciavrecentlyvreadvanvonlinevarticlevaboutvthevmeaningvofvhoroscopes,vwhichvexplainedvhowvthevlocationsvo
fvthevstarsvatvone’svbirthvdeterminesvone’svpersonalityvandvlifevcourse.vPatriciavisvskepticalvofvthisvinformation.vSh
evconcludesvthatvthevassumptionsvandvconclusionsvofvthisvarticlevarevfaulty,vthevwritervisvbiasedvandvlacksvcredibilit
y,vandvthevevidencevtovsupportvthisvclaimvdoesvnotvjustifyvavcause-effectvconclusion.vPatriciavhasvengagedvin
a. criticalvthinking.
b. introspection.
c. speculation.
d. emergentvthinking.
ANSWER:va

19. Checkingvonvthevcredibilityvofvthevsourcesvofvinformationvyouvusevinvavclassvreportvisvmostvindicativevof
a. avbiopsychosocialvapproach.
b. criticalvthinking.
c. introspection.
d. functionalism.
ANSWER:vb

20. Reasoningvthatvdoesvnotvblindlyvacceptvavailablevargumentsvandvconclusionsvillustrates
a. introspection.
b. criticalvthinking.
c. thevpsychodynamicvperspective.
d. anvempiricalvapproach.
ANSWER:vb

21. Criticalvthinkingvmostvclearlyvinvolves
a. avbiopsychosocialvapproach.
b. introspection.
c. evaluatingvevidence.
d. thevpsychodynamicvperspective.
ANSWER:vc


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