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(OpenStax Psychology 2e) questions
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with correct answers
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Which of the following was mentioned as a skill to which
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psychology students would be exposed? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔all of the above
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In the scientific method, a hypothesis is a(n) ________. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔proposed explanation
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________ is most well-known for proposing his hierarchy of needs.
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Abraham Maslow
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The operant conditioning chamber (aka ________ box) is a device
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used to study the principles of operant conditioning. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Skinner
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An individual's consistent pattern of thought and behavior is
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known as a(n) ________. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔personality
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A researcher interested in what factors make an employee best
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suited for a given job would most likely identify as a(n) ________
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psychologist. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔I-O
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, The ________ places less emphasis on research and more
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emphasis on application of therapeutic skills. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔PsyD
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One would need at least a(n) ________ degree to serve as a school
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psychologist. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔master's
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Why do you think many people might be skeptical about
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psychology being a science? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔One goal
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of psychology is the study of the mind. Science cannot directly
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study the mind, because it is not a form of matter or energy. This
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might create some skepticism about the scientific nature of
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psychology.
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In part, what aspect of psychology was the behaviorist approach
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to psychology a reaction to? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Behaviorists studied objectively observable behavior partly in
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reaction to the psychologists of the mind who were studying
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things that were not directly observable.
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What are the potential ethical concerns associated with Milgram's
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research on obedience? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Many people
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have questioned how ethical this particular research was.
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Although no one was actually harmed in Milgram's study, many
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people have questioned how the knowledge that you would be
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willing to inflict incredible pain and/or death to another person,
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simply because someone in authority told you to do so, would
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affect someone's self-concept and psychological health.
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Furthermore, the degree to which deception was used in this
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particular study raises a few eyebrows.
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(OpenStax Psychology 2e) questions
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with correct answers
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Which of the following was mentioned as a skill to which
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psychology students would be exposed? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔all of the above
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In the scientific method, a hypothesis is a(n) ________. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔proposed explanation
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________ is most well-known for proposing his hierarchy of needs.
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Abraham Maslow
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The operant conditioning chamber (aka ________ box) is a device
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used to study the principles of operant conditioning. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Skinner
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An individual's consistent pattern of thought and behavior is
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known as a(n) ________. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔personality
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A researcher interested in what factors make an employee best
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suited for a given job would most likely identify as a(n) ________
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psychologist. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔I-O
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, The ________ places less emphasis on research and more
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emphasis on application of therapeutic skills. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔PsyD
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One would need at least a(n) ________ degree to serve as a school
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psychologist. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔master's
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Why do you think many people might be skeptical about
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psychology being a science? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔One goal
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of psychology is the study of the mind. Science cannot directly
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study the mind, because it is not a form of matter or energy. This
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might create some skepticism about the scientific nature of
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psychology.
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In part, what aspect of psychology was the behaviorist approach
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to psychology a reaction to? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Behaviorists studied objectively observable behavior partly in
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reaction to the psychologists of the mind who were studying
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things that were not directly observable.
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What are the potential ethical concerns associated with Milgram's
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research on obedience? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Many people
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have questioned how ethical this particular research was.
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Although no one was actually harmed in Milgram's study, many
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people have questioned how the knowledge that you would be
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willing to inflict incredible pain and/or death to another person,
|/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
simply because someone in authority told you to do so, would
|/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
affect someone's self-concept and psychological health.
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Furthermore, the degree to which deception was used in this
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particular study raises a few eyebrows.
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