PSYCH 2301 Practice Test 1 Questions and Answers Already Passed
Which of the following is NOT an empirical question? - Answers Would Martin Luther King, Jr. have been
a good president?"
A correlation coefficient shows that alcohol consumption and driving accidents are indeed related. As a
result, a researcher could predict ________ if the direction of the relationship is known - Answers the
number of driving accidents a person has will go up or down based on the number of alcoholic drinks
consumed
Vido has a master's degree and is interested in working on the causes of poverty. What type of
professional is Vido most likely to become? - Answers psychiatric social worker
While Margaret Floy Washburn may have been the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in psychology in the
United States (in 1894), the first African-American woman to do so was ________ in 1934 at the
University of Minnesota. - Answers Ruth Howard
Humanist Abraham Maslow suggests that when people reach self-actualization, they: - Answers develop
to their fullest potential
A good control group ________. - Answers holds constant all variables in the experiment
Shorey (2001) found that the brutal death of a Somolian prisoner in a Canadian military facility could
have been prevented. One reason the beating was not stopped was the ________. - Answers bystander
effect
Professor Beverly approaches questions about human behavior from a perspective that emphasizes
bodily events and chemicals, such as hormones, associated with behavior. It is most likely that she
accepts which of the following psychological approaches? - Answers Biopsychological
Systematically collecting data in real-world environments is the essence of which descriptive research
method? - Answers naturalistic observation
A case study would be the most appropriate method to investigate which of these topics? - Answers the
development of a male baby raised as a female after a surgical error destroyed his penis
Testing a hypothesis is the third step in a scientific investigation. This step is derived from which goal of
psychology? - Answers explaining
Which of the following is CORRECT concerning random assignment? - Answers In a random assignment,
each participant has an equal chance for each condition
The structuralists were important in the history of psychology because they: - Answers examined
consciousness and the structure of mental processes
Which question could be answered best by using the SURVEY method - Answers Do students prefe a
grading system with or without pluses and minuses?
,Sandi believes tha tpeople who eat at McDonald's are overweight, so she decides to do a NATURALISTIC
OBSERVATION of people who eat at McDonald's. What should most concern us about Sandi's
observation - Answers OBSERVER BIAS
A correlation coeffiecient represents two things:_______ and _______ - Answers Strength; direction of
the relationship
Ken is planning on studying the influence of intelligence on the ability to recall events from the 1960s. If
Ken does not account for variables such as age, which could also influence one's ability to recall these
events, age could be considered a(n) ________. - Answers confounding variable
The question "When will it happen again?" refers to which of the following goals in psychology? -
Answers prediciton
In studying the bystander effect, a researcher is interested in looking at differences between prison
guards in China and the United Kingdom. The researcher is taking a ________ perspective in this cross-
cultural study. - Answers sociocultural
Which of these is the most accurate definition of the discipline of psychology? - Answers the scientific
study of behavior and mental processes
If you are interested in how patterns, beliefs, and customs influence behavior, you are interested in the
________ perspective. - Answers sociocultural
The belief that the unconscious mind has an influence on one's behavior is part of what early field of
psychology? - Answers psychoanalysis
When you watch dogs play in the park, or watch how your professors conduct their classes, you are
engaging in a form of ________. - Answers NATURALISTIC OBSERVATION
Dr. Wiseman wants to know about the alcohol consumption patterns among college juniors in the
United States. He should ________. - Answers draw a representative sample among college juniors
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 dependent
variable is ________. - Answers number of collisions
Each of the following is a common ethical guideline suggested by the American Psychological
Association EXCEPT ________. - Answers participants cannot be deceived or have information concealed
from them at any time during an experiment
A psychologist is interested in finding out why identical twins have different personalities. This
psychologist is most interested in the goal of ________. - Answers explanation
, Which topic would NOT be investigated by a psychologist if the definition of psychology were limited to
"the science of behavior"? - Answers thought processes students used while trying to answer this
question
Which pair of scientists shared the most similar views of behavior? - Answers Ivan Pavlov and John B.
Watson
The class is playing a game of Jeopardy! and it is your turn. "I'll take Specialties in Psychology for $300."
The revealed answer is, "These psychological professionals work with situations in which environmental
conditions may have an impact on mental health." Just before the buzzer sounds, what will you say? -
Answers "what is a psychiatric social worker?"
Mei was sent to the school psychologist to be tested. Based on her IQ scores, it was decided that she
would do well in the gifted child program. This is an example of which goal of psychology? - Answers
predicting behavior
Perceiving the question is the first step in a scientific investigation. This step is derived from which goal
of psychology? - Answers describing
A perfect correlation, whether positive or negative, is _____________ in the real world. - Answers rare
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 _________. - Answers the fact that the sample is not representative of
American wives
Which psychologist was the first African-American to receive a Ph.D. in educational psychology from the
University of Chicago in 1925? - Answers Charles Henry Thompson
The school of behaviorism attempted to explain behavior by studying: - Answers How a specific stimulus
evokes a specific response
A researcher stops people at the mall and asks them questions about their attitudes toward gun control.
Which research technique is being used? - Answers a survey
According to present research on psychologists, thirty-four percent are in the ________ subfield of
psychology. - Answers clinical
In the definition of psychology, the term mental processes refers to ________. - Answers internal, covert
activities
In the early part of the past century, psychologists who broke down thought processes into their basic
elements and analyzed them were called structuralists. What term might we use to describe
psychologists with similar interests today? - Answers cognitive
Which of the following is NOT an empirical question? - Answers Would Martin Luther King, Jr. have been
a good president?"
A correlation coefficient shows that alcohol consumption and driving accidents are indeed related. As a
result, a researcher could predict ________ if the direction of the relationship is known - Answers the
number of driving accidents a person has will go up or down based on the number of alcoholic drinks
consumed
Vido has a master's degree and is interested in working on the causes of poverty. What type of
professional is Vido most likely to become? - Answers psychiatric social worker
While Margaret Floy Washburn may have been the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in psychology in the
United States (in 1894), the first African-American woman to do so was ________ in 1934 at the
University of Minnesota. - Answers Ruth Howard
Humanist Abraham Maslow suggests that when people reach self-actualization, they: - Answers develop
to their fullest potential
A good control group ________. - Answers holds constant all variables in the experiment
Shorey (2001) found that the brutal death of a Somolian prisoner in a Canadian military facility could
have been prevented. One reason the beating was not stopped was the ________. - Answers bystander
effect
Professor Beverly approaches questions about human behavior from a perspective that emphasizes
bodily events and chemicals, such as hormones, associated with behavior. It is most likely that she
accepts which of the following psychological approaches? - Answers Biopsychological
Systematically collecting data in real-world environments is the essence of which descriptive research
method? - Answers naturalistic observation
A case study would be the most appropriate method to investigate which of these topics? - Answers the
development of a male baby raised as a female after a surgical error destroyed his penis
Testing a hypothesis is the third step in a scientific investigation. This step is derived from which goal of
psychology? - Answers explaining
Which of the following is CORRECT concerning random assignment? - Answers In a random assignment,
each participant has an equal chance for each condition
The structuralists were important in the history of psychology because they: - Answers examined
consciousness and the structure of mental processes
Which question could be answered best by using the SURVEY method - Answers Do students prefe a
grading system with or without pluses and minuses?
,Sandi believes tha tpeople who eat at McDonald's are overweight, so she decides to do a NATURALISTIC
OBSERVATION of people who eat at McDonald's. What should most concern us about Sandi's
observation - Answers OBSERVER BIAS
A correlation coeffiecient represents two things:_______ and _______ - Answers Strength; direction of
the relationship
Ken is planning on studying the influence of intelligence on the ability to recall events from the 1960s. If
Ken does not account for variables such as age, which could also influence one's ability to recall these
events, age could be considered a(n) ________. - Answers confounding variable
The question "When will it happen again?" refers to which of the following goals in psychology? -
Answers prediciton
In studying the bystander effect, a researcher is interested in looking at differences between prison
guards in China and the United Kingdom. The researcher is taking a ________ perspective in this cross-
cultural study. - Answers sociocultural
Which of these is the most accurate definition of the discipline of psychology? - Answers the scientific
study of behavior and mental processes
If you are interested in how patterns, beliefs, and customs influence behavior, you are interested in the
________ perspective. - Answers sociocultural
The belief that the unconscious mind has an influence on one's behavior is part of what early field of
psychology? - Answers psychoanalysis
When you watch dogs play in the park, or watch how your professors conduct their classes, you are
engaging in a form of ________. - Answers NATURALISTIC OBSERVATION
Dr. Wiseman wants to know about the alcohol consumption patterns among college juniors in the
United States. He should ________. - Answers draw a representative sample among college juniors
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 dependent
variable is ________. - Answers number of collisions
Each of the following is a common ethical guideline suggested by the American Psychological
Association EXCEPT ________. - Answers participants cannot be deceived or have information concealed
from them at any time during an experiment
A psychologist is interested in finding out why identical twins have different personalities. This
psychologist is most interested in the goal of ________. - Answers explanation
, Which topic would NOT be investigated by a psychologist if the definition of psychology were limited to
"the science of behavior"? - Answers thought processes students used while trying to answer this
question
Which pair of scientists shared the most similar views of behavior? - Answers Ivan Pavlov and John B.
Watson
The class is playing a game of Jeopardy! and it is your turn. "I'll take Specialties in Psychology for $300."
The revealed answer is, "These psychological professionals work with situations in which environmental
conditions may have an impact on mental health." Just before the buzzer sounds, what will you say? -
Answers "what is a psychiatric social worker?"
Mei was sent to the school psychologist to be tested. Based on her IQ scores, it was decided that she
would do well in the gifted child program. This is an example of which goal of psychology? - Answers
predicting behavior
Perceiving the question is the first step in a scientific investigation. This step is derived from which goal
of psychology? - Answers describing
A perfect correlation, whether positive or negative, is _____________ in the real world. - Answers rare
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 _________. - Answers the fact that the sample is not representative of
American wives
Which psychologist was the first African-American to receive a Ph.D. in educational psychology from the
University of Chicago in 1925? - Answers Charles Henry Thompson
The school of behaviorism attempted to explain behavior by studying: - Answers How a specific stimulus
evokes a specific response
A researcher stops people at the mall and asks them questions about their attitudes toward gun control.
Which research technique is being used? - Answers a survey
According to present research on psychologists, thirty-four percent are in the ________ subfield of
psychology. - Answers clinical
In the definition of psychology, the term mental processes refers to ________. - Answers internal, covert
activities
In the early part of the past century, psychologists who broke down thought processes into their basic
elements and analyzed them were called structuralists. What term might we use to describe
psychologists with similar interests today? - Answers cognitive
