PBSI (exam 1,2,3) questions n
answers already passed
which is the least reactive research method?
A- Interview
B- Naturalistic observation
C- Experiment
D- Questionnaire - correct answer ✔✔B- Naturalistic observation
Random samples tend to be
A- Counterbalanced
B- Biased
C- Stratified
D- Representative - correct answer ✔✔D- Representative
The fact that we perceive a continuous background where the blind spot is shows that
A- perception often fills in missing information
B- depth perception is diminished if only peripheral vision is used
C- perception can be changed even after brief experiences
D- all of the above - correct answer ✔✔
A behaviorist defines food as reinforcing if
,A- it is a biological necessity
B- the learner expresses a liking for food
C- it strengthens or increases the frequency of a behavior
D- all of the above - correct answer ✔✔C- it strengthens or increases the frequency of a
behavior
Belief systems discussed in class included the methods of authority, logic, intuition, and science.
Of these four systems:
A- only authority, logic, & intuition can be wrong.
B- only authority and intuition can be wrong
C- only science tends to be self-correcting
D- only science and logic tend to be self-correcting - correct answer ✔✔C- only science tends to
be self-correcting
Psychology is defined as ______.
A- the study of conscious and unconscious mental processes
B- the scientific investigation of the behavior
C- the scientific investigation of mental processes and behavior
D- the study of paradigms of culture and behavior - correct answer ✔✔C- the scientific
investigation of mental processes and behavior
Maria is a scientist who is interested in the physical basis of psychological phenomena such as
motivation, emotion, and stress. She is called a(n) ______________________.
A- paleontologist
,B- anthropologist
C- physical therapist
D- biopsychologist - correct answer ✔✔D- biopsychologist
The simple "lie detector" referred to in class was a device that measures ______________.
A- skin conductance
B- brain waves
C- rate of eye-blinking
D- nose growth - correct answer ✔✔A- skin conductance
The behaviorist perspective believes that one's actions are a result of ___________.
A- learned responses to external stimuli
B- learned response to internal mental events
C- innate responses programmed at birth
D- a combination of free will and determinism - correct answer ✔✔A- learned responses to
external stimuli
If a study's findings can be generalized to situations outside the limits of the study, it is said to
have _________________.
A- internal validity
B- external validity
C- categorical validity
D- reliability - correct answer ✔✔B- external validity
, ______________ research primarily attempts to demonstrate cause-and-effect relationships
among variables.
A- Descriptive
B- Psychological
C- Experimental
D- Behavioral - correct answer ✔✔C- Experimental
A case study is defined as ______________.
A- an in-depth observation of a representative group of subjects
B- a detailed analysis of subjects who ascribe to the psychoanalytic perspective
C- an in-depth observation of one subject or a small group of subjects
D- a method of psychotherapy that can be used to create psychological phenomena - correct
answer ✔✔C- an in-depth observation of one subject or a small group of subjects
Correlational Research ________________.
A- establishes casual relationships among variables
B- determines the degree to which variables are related
C- enhances laboratory findings in quasi-experimental research
D- employs various methods of descriptive research to create phenomena - correct answer
✔✔B- determines the degree to which variables are related
A negative correlation between two variables means __________________.
A- there is no relationship between the variables
answers already passed
which is the least reactive research method?
A- Interview
B- Naturalistic observation
C- Experiment
D- Questionnaire - correct answer ✔✔B- Naturalistic observation
Random samples tend to be
A- Counterbalanced
B- Biased
C- Stratified
D- Representative - correct answer ✔✔D- Representative
The fact that we perceive a continuous background where the blind spot is shows that
A- perception often fills in missing information
B- depth perception is diminished if only peripheral vision is used
C- perception can be changed even after brief experiences
D- all of the above - correct answer ✔✔
A behaviorist defines food as reinforcing if
,A- it is a biological necessity
B- the learner expresses a liking for food
C- it strengthens or increases the frequency of a behavior
D- all of the above - correct answer ✔✔C- it strengthens or increases the frequency of a
behavior
Belief systems discussed in class included the methods of authority, logic, intuition, and science.
Of these four systems:
A- only authority, logic, & intuition can be wrong.
B- only authority and intuition can be wrong
C- only science tends to be self-correcting
D- only science and logic tend to be self-correcting - correct answer ✔✔C- only science tends to
be self-correcting
Psychology is defined as ______.
A- the study of conscious and unconscious mental processes
B- the scientific investigation of the behavior
C- the scientific investigation of mental processes and behavior
D- the study of paradigms of culture and behavior - correct answer ✔✔C- the scientific
investigation of mental processes and behavior
Maria is a scientist who is interested in the physical basis of psychological phenomena such as
motivation, emotion, and stress. She is called a(n) ______________________.
A- paleontologist
,B- anthropologist
C- physical therapist
D- biopsychologist - correct answer ✔✔D- biopsychologist
The simple "lie detector" referred to in class was a device that measures ______________.
A- skin conductance
B- brain waves
C- rate of eye-blinking
D- nose growth - correct answer ✔✔A- skin conductance
The behaviorist perspective believes that one's actions are a result of ___________.
A- learned responses to external stimuli
B- learned response to internal mental events
C- innate responses programmed at birth
D- a combination of free will and determinism - correct answer ✔✔A- learned responses to
external stimuli
If a study's findings can be generalized to situations outside the limits of the study, it is said to
have _________________.
A- internal validity
B- external validity
C- categorical validity
D- reliability - correct answer ✔✔B- external validity
, ______________ research primarily attempts to demonstrate cause-and-effect relationships
among variables.
A- Descriptive
B- Psychological
C- Experimental
D- Behavioral - correct answer ✔✔C- Experimental
A case study is defined as ______________.
A- an in-depth observation of a representative group of subjects
B- a detailed analysis of subjects who ascribe to the psychoanalytic perspective
C- an in-depth observation of one subject or a small group of subjects
D- a method of psychotherapy that can be used to create psychological phenomena - correct
answer ✔✔C- an in-depth observation of one subject or a small group of subjects
Correlational Research ________________.
A- establishes casual relationships among variables
B- determines the degree to which variables are related
C- enhances laboratory findings in quasi-experimental research
D- employs various methods of descriptive research to create phenomena - correct answer
✔✔B- determines the degree to which variables are related
A negative correlation between two variables means __________________.
A- there is no relationship between the variables
