LSU PSYC 2000 Greening (Chapter 1
Quiz) with correct Answers
In the definition of psychology, the term "behavior" means - Correct Answers -overt
actions and reactions.
Who is considered to be the father of African American psychology? - Correct Answers -
Francis Cecil Sumner
Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis focused on - Correct Answers -early childhood
experiences.
A researcher asks an assistant to conduct a study on her behalf. She specifically tells
her assistant only to share the results anonymously and not include the names of the
students along with their scores. Such an experiment would be considered a - Correct
Answers -double-blind experiment.
Double-blind studies control for - Correct Answers -the placebo effect and the
experimenter effect.
In the stereotypes-and-athletes study, who was the control group? - Correct Answers -
those students who completed the survey after the intelligence test.
Dr. Calvin needs just one more participant to complete her experiment. Lisa, a student
of Dr. Calvin, has almost completed the experiment when she announces she wants to
quit because the experiment is boring. What options does Dr. Calvin have? - Correct
Answers -Dr. Calvin must let Lisa go and find another participant.
Which psychologist dared to ignore the whole consciousness issue and return to a
study of scientific inquiry by focusing on observable behavior? - Correct Answers -John
Watson
Which perspective is often referred to as the "third force" in psychology and focuses on
a person's freedom of choice in determining their behavior? - Correct Answers -
humanism
Quiz) with correct Answers
In the definition of psychology, the term "behavior" means - Correct Answers -overt
actions and reactions.
Who is considered to be the father of African American psychology? - Correct Answers -
Francis Cecil Sumner
Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis focused on - Correct Answers -early childhood
experiences.
A researcher asks an assistant to conduct a study on her behalf. She specifically tells
her assistant only to share the results anonymously and not include the names of the
students along with their scores. Such an experiment would be considered a - Correct
Answers -double-blind experiment.
Double-blind studies control for - Correct Answers -the placebo effect and the
experimenter effect.
In the stereotypes-and-athletes study, who was the control group? - Correct Answers -
those students who completed the survey after the intelligence test.
Dr. Calvin needs just one more participant to complete her experiment. Lisa, a student
of Dr. Calvin, has almost completed the experiment when she announces she wants to
quit because the experiment is boring. What options does Dr. Calvin have? - Correct
Answers -Dr. Calvin must let Lisa go and find another participant.
Which psychologist dared to ignore the whole consciousness issue and return to a
study of scientific inquiry by focusing on observable behavior? - Correct Answers -John
Watson
Which perspective is often referred to as the "third force" in psychology and focuses on
a person's freedom of choice in determining their behavior? - Correct Answers -
humanism
