PSYC 1111 final Exam Questions With
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Who |was |a |famous |functionalist? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-William |James
One |of |functionalism's |leaders |was |William |James, |an |American |philosopher, |physician, |and |
psychologist. |E. |B. |Titchener |popularized |Wundt's |methods |in |America |and |gave |Wundt's |
approach |the |name |structuralism.
Which |best |describes |the |academic |field |of |psychology?
a. |It |is |restricted |to |the |study |of |mental |and |emotional |disorders, |personal |problems, |and |
psychotherapy.
b. |It |is |restricted |to |the |study |of |humans.
c.Its |approach |is |similar |to |popular |psychology.
d.It |is |the |study |of |not |just |exceptional |experiences |but |also |commonplace |ones. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-d.
It |is |the |study |of |not |just |exceptional |experiences |but |also |commonplace |ones.
Psychologists |are |as |likely |to |study |commonplace |experiences—rearing |children, |gossiping, |
remembering |a |shopping |list, |daydreaming, |making |love, |and |making |a |living—as |exceptional |
ones. |Scientific |psychology |actually |addresses |a |broader |range |of |issues |than |does |pop |
psychology.
Ping |agrees |to |an |evaluation |designed |to |tap |her |unconscious |feelings |and |motives. |Ping |will |
be |given |a(n):
a. |objective |test.
b. |projective |test.
c. |double-blind |test.
d. |single-blind |test. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |projective |test
,Projective |tests |purport |to |determine |a |person's |unconscious |feelings |and |motives.
_______________ |are |usually |sources |of |hypotheses, |rather |than |tests |of |hypotheses.
a.Correlational |studies
b.Case |studies
c.Psychological |tests
d.Regression |analyses |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |Case |studies
Case |studies |are |not |typically |used |to |test |hypotheses, |but |may |suggest |them.
Critical |thinking |requires:
Select |one:
a.creativity |for |creating |alternative |explanations.
b.treating |all |theories |as |equally |valid.
c.low |tolerance |for |uncertainty.
d.emotional |reasoning. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-.
a. |creativity |for |creating |alternative |explanations.
Critical |thinking |includes |the |ability |to |be |creative |and |constructive, |the |ability |to |come |up |
with |alternative |rationales |for |events, |think |of |implications |of |research |findings, |and |apply |
new |knowledge |to |social |and |personal |problems. |Open-mindedness |is |good |but |does |not |
mean |that |all |opinions |are |created |equal |and |that |everybody's |beliefs |are |as |good |as |anyone |
else's.
The |hotter |the |weather, |the |more |muggings |tend |to |occur. |This |means |that:
Select |one:
, a.Hot |temperatures |make |people |edgy |and |cause |them |to |commit |crimes.
b.Potential |victims |are |more |plentiful |when |the |weather |warms |up.
c.Criminals |may |find |it |more |comfortable |to |commit |crimes |in |warm |weather.
d.Any |of |the |above |explanations |is |a |possibility. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d.
Any |of |the |above |explanations |is |a |possibility.
Correlation |tells |us |about |relationships, |but |not |causal |relationships. |Even |when |a |correlation |
is |real, |it |does |not |necessarily |demonstrate |a |causal |relationship |between |the |variables.
Which |of |the |following |would |be |an |example |of |"argument |by |anecdote"?
a."My |gut |feeling |is |that |it |isn't |the |right |time |to |get |married."
b."I |know |that |marriage |doesn't |work |out |because |both |of |my |uncles |ended |up |divorced |and |
alone."
c."That |is |my |opinion |and |nothing |is |going |to |change |my |mind."
d."What |evidence |is |there |to |support |your |claim?" |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b.
"I |know |that |marriage |doesn't |work |out |because |both |of |my |uncles |ended |up |divorced |and |
alone."
Generalizing |from |a |personal |experience |or |from |a |few |examples |to |everyone |is |a |type |of |
oversimplification |known |as |"argument |by |anecdote."
If |a |psychological |test |measures |what |it |is |supposed |to |measure, |it |has |which |of |the |following |
properties?
Select |one:
a.reliability
b.validity
c.variability
d.standardization |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b.
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Who |was |a |famous |functionalist? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-William |James
One |of |functionalism's |leaders |was |William |James, |an |American |philosopher, |physician, |and |
psychologist. |E. |B. |Titchener |popularized |Wundt's |methods |in |America |and |gave |Wundt's |
approach |the |name |structuralism.
Which |best |describes |the |academic |field |of |psychology?
a. |It |is |restricted |to |the |study |of |mental |and |emotional |disorders, |personal |problems, |and |
psychotherapy.
b. |It |is |restricted |to |the |study |of |humans.
c.Its |approach |is |similar |to |popular |psychology.
d.It |is |the |study |of |not |just |exceptional |experiences |but |also |commonplace |ones. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-d.
It |is |the |study |of |not |just |exceptional |experiences |but |also |commonplace |ones.
Psychologists |are |as |likely |to |study |commonplace |experiences—rearing |children, |gossiping, |
remembering |a |shopping |list, |daydreaming, |making |love, |and |making |a |living—as |exceptional |
ones. |Scientific |psychology |actually |addresses |a |broader |range |of |issues |than |does |pop |
psychology.
Ping |agrees |to |an |evaluation |designed |to |tap |her |unconscious |feelings |and |motives. |Ping |will |
be |given |a(n):
a. |objective |test.
b. |projective |test.
c. |double-blind |test.
d. |single-blind |test. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |projective |test
,Projective |tests |purport |to |determine |a |person's |unconscious |feelings |and |motives.
_______________ |are |usually |sources |of |hypotheses, |rather |than |tests |of |hypotheses.
a.Correlational |studies
b.Case |studies
c.Psychological |tests
d.Regression |analyses |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |Case |studies
Case |studies |are |not |typically |used |to |test |hypotheses, |but |may |suggest |them.
Critical |thinking |requires:
Select |one:
a.creativity |for |creating |alternative |explanations.
b.treating |all |theories |as |equally |valid.
c.low |tolerance |for |uncertainty.
d.emotional |reasoning. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-.
a. |creativity |for |creating |alternative |explanations.
Critical |thinking |includes |the |ability |to |be |creative |and |constructive, |the |ability |to |come |up |
with |alternative |rationales |for |events, |think |of |implications |of |research |findings, |and |apply |
new |knowledge |to |social |and |personal |problems. |Open-mindedness |is |good |but |does |not |
mean |that |all |opinions |are |created |equal |and |that |everybody's |beliefs |are |as |good |as |anyone |
else's.
The |hotter |the |weather, |the |more |muggings |tend |to |occur. |This |means |that:
Select |one:
, a.Hot |temperatures |make |people |edgy |and |cause |them |to |commit |crimes.
b.Potential |victims |are |more |plentiful |when |the |weather |warms |up.
c.Criminals |may |find |it |more |comfortable |to |commit |crimes |in |warm |weather.
d.Any |of |the |above |explanations |is |a |possibility. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d.
Any |of |the |above |explanations |is |a |possibility.
Correlation |tells |us |about |relationships, |but |not |causal |relationships. |Even |when |a |correlation |
is |real, |it |does |not |necessarily |demonstrate |a |causal |relationship |between |the |variables.
Which |of |the |following |would |be |an |example |of |"argument |by |anecdote"?
a."My |gut |feeling |is |that |it |isn't |the |right |time |to |get |married."
b."I |know |that |marriage |doesn't |work |out |because |both |of |my |uncles |ended |up |divorced |and |
alone."
c."That |is |my |opinion |and |nothing |is |going |to |change |my |mind."
d."What |evidence |is |there |to |support |your |claim?" |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b.
"I |know |that |marriage |doesn't |work |out |because |both |of |my |uncles |ended |up |divorced |and |
alone."
Generalizing |from |a |personal |experience |or |from |a |few |examples |to |everyone |is |a |type |of |
oversimplification |known |as |"argument |by |anecdote."
If |a |psychological |test |measures |what |it |is |supposed |to |measure, |it |has |which |of |the |following |
properties?
Select |one:
a.reliability
b.validity
c.variability
d.standardization |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b.
