PSYC- 2301 Questions with Verified Correct
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the use of nicotine
In a laboratory, smokers are asked to "drive" using a computerized driving simulator
equipped with a stick shift and a gas pedal. The object is to maximize the distance covered by
driving as fast as possible on a winding road while avoiding rear-end collisions. Some of the
participants smoke a real cigarette immediately before climbing into the driver's seat. Others
smoke a fake cigarette without nicotine. You are interested in comparing how many
collisions the two groups have. In this study, the independent variable is ________.
-.62
Which correlation coefficient is most likely to describe the relationship between brushing
one's teeth and the number of cavities one gets?
the fact that the sample is not representative of American wives
The magazine Desperate Wives publishes a survey of its female readers called "The Sex Life
of the American Wife." It reports that 87 percent of all wives like to make love in rubber
boots. The critical flaw in this research would be ________.
observer effects
William went to Burger King to observe people eating in fast-food restaurants. He brought a
camera crew and bright lights, and they all wore yellow jump suits. William said he wanted
to do a naturalistic observation but may have had some problems because of ________.
humanism
Which perspective focuses on free will and self-actualization?
, psychoanalysis
The belief that the unconscious mind has an influence on one's behavior is part of what early
field of psychology?
River has conditioned the cat to the sound of her alarm clock
River noticed that when her alarm clock goes off in the morning, her cat is standing by her
bed. This is because she immediately rolls out of bed and feeds the cat, who very much
enjoys his canned cat food. It is likely that ________.
a parent's high IQ does not necessarily cause a child to have a high IQ
Professor Holden gives a psychology exam on the origins of intelligence. She gives a short
answer question based on the IQ scores of a parent-child pair. In order to answer the question
correctly, her students need to remember that ________.
evolutionary psychologist
Dr. Lee is a psychologist who tries to understand how people select their spouses. She must
be a(n) ________.
a theory of personality that emphasizes unconscious motives and conflicts
The work of Freud was built around ________.
perceiving the question
The first step in any scientific investigation is ________.
control group
In a laboratory, smokers are asked to "drive" using a computerized driving simulator
equipped with a stick shift and a gas pedal. The object is to maximize the distance covered by
driving as fast as possible on a winding road while avoiding rear-end collisions. Some of the
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the use of nicotine
In a laboratory, smokers are asked to "drive" using a computerized driving simulator
equipped with a stick shift and a gas pedal. The object is to maximize the distance covered by
driving as fast as possible on a winding road while avoiding rear-end collisions. Some of the
participants smoke a real cigarette immediately before climbing into the driver's seat. Others
smoke a fake cigarette without nicotine. You are interested in comparing how many
collisions the two groups have. In this study, the independent variable is ________.
-.62
Which correlation coefficient is most likely to describe the relationship between brushing
one's teeth and the number of cavities one gets?
the fact that the sample is not representative of American wives
The magazine Desperate Wives publishes a survey of its female readers called "The Sex Life
of the American Wife." It reports that 87 percent of all wives like to make love in rubber
boots. The critical flaw in this research would be ________.
observer effects
William went to Burger King to observe people eating in fast-food restaurants. He brought a
camera crew and bright lights, and they all wore yellow jump suits. William said he wanted
to do a naturalistic observation but may have had some problems because of ________.
humanism
Which perspective focuses on free will and self-actualization?
, psychoanalysis
The belief that the unconscious mind has an influence on one's behavior is part of what early
field of psychology?
River has conditioned the cat to the sound of her alarm clock
River noticed that when her alarm clock goes off in the morning, her cat is standing by her
bed. This is because she immediately rolls out of bed and feeds the cat, who very much
enjoys his canned cat food. It is likely that ________.
a parent's high IQ does not necessarily cause a child to have a high IQ
Professor Holden gives a psychology exam on the origins of intelligence. She gives a short
answer question based on the IQ scores of a parent-child pair. In order to answer the question
correctly, her students need to remember that ________.
evolutionary psychologist
Dr. Lee is a psychologist who tries to understand how people select their spouses. She must
be a(n) ________.
a theory of personality that emphasizes unconscious motives and conflicts
The work of Freud was built around ________.
perceiving the question
The first step in any scientific investigation is ________.
control group
In a laboratory, smokers are asked to "drive" using a computerized driving simulator
equipped with a stick shift and a gas pedal. The object is to maximize the distance covered by
driving as fast as possible on a winding road while avoiding rear-end collisions. Some of the
