PYC3703 Test Bank: Questions And Answers: Chapters 1-12 (70 Questions Each Chapter; Guaranteed A+ Score Solution: Updated)

1. Which of the following would not be studied by a Cognitive Psychologist? a. whether people can pay attention to multiple stimuli at once without losing accuracy b. if advertising using animation is more memorable than advertising using no animation c. whether a group of people present affect how much is given to charity d. if the reading speed of college graduates differs from that of high school graduates ANS: c 2. The combination of rational with empirical methods so as to get the “best of both worlds” represents, in dialectical terms, a(n) a. thesis. b. antithesis. c. synthesis. d. Antisynthesis ANS: c 3. Part of dialectic thinking is when a statement of belief is proposed. This statement would be called the . a. antithesis b. synthesis c. thesis d. pragmatic ANS: c 4. This part of dialectic thinking is when a counterstatement to previous beliefs emerges. This counterstatement would be called the . a. antithesis b. synthesis c. thesis d. pragmatic ANS: a 5. The philosopher who advanced the notion of a dialectic was . a. Plato b. Hegel c. Descartes d. Aristotl ANS: b 6. A rationalist a. uses logical analysis to understand the world and people’s relations to it. b. is a follower of Aristotle’s empiricist philosophy. c. supports the idea of monism. d. believes that knowledge is acquired through experience and observation. ANS: a 7. Rationalism is to as empiricism is to . a. empirical evidence; theory b. theory; empirical evidence c. manipulation; measure d. hypothesis;