The number of students who go on Facebook during class. What is the best day
collection method?
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Naturalistic observation
,Olivia's bird is fed treats from a jar that makes a certain sound when it is opened.
Whenever the bird hears that sound, it squaks very loudly and flaps its wings, making a
huge mess. Olivia is tired of it, so she tries a suggestion her psychology professor
had. She opens the jar repeatedly without giving the bird any treats. What is this
procedure called?
a) stimulus generalization
b) extinction
c) spontaneous recovery
d) higher-order conditioning
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b) extinction
Appeals to authority does not qualify as good evidence because?
a) they always lack common sense
b) authority figures are likely to distort the truth
c) authority does not mean that there is sound, scientific evidence
d) authority is typically based on anecdotal evidence
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c) authority does not mean that there is sound, scientific evidence
,Suppose you're a psychologist with a client who has major depression. The client is
living a busy city life as an accountant when their true passion is to paint and sculpt in
a quiet country setting. What is the matching psychological perspective?
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Humanistic psychology
Which of the following is the best example of the Gestalt principle of proximity?
a) A A B B A A B B
b) AA AA BB BB
c) AAAABBBB
d) ABABABAB
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b) AA AA BB BB
Keisha performs an experiment with two randomly assigned groups of school
children. The first group is allowed 15 minutes of recess play before a math test, while
the second group watches a 15 minute video before the test. When she analyzes the
test scores, she finds that there is a statistically significant difference between the
groups, with the recess group scoring higher on average. Which conclusions can be
drawn from this result?
a) students who are good at math prefer recess over watching a video
, b) the difference between the scores for the two groups is likely due to their different
pre-test activities, and did not happen by chance
c) the difference between the scores for the two groups is probably due to random
chance
d) students who are good at math prefer watching a video over recess
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b) the difference between the scores for the two groups is likely due to
their different pre-test activities, and did not happen by chance
cerebellum
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helps us move around in our environment in a balanced and coordinated
manner
Olive has just experienced the cocktail party effect. Which of the following scenarios
most likely applies to Olive's situation?
a) she was listening to her phone until she heard her name being spoken by someone
nearby
b) she was playing music to her fetus using headphones
c) she skipped dinner and went from one cocktail party to another all night
d) she has a ringing in her ears after spending an evening at a cocktail party
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collection method?
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Naturalistic observation
,Olivia's bird is fed treats from a jar that makes a certain sound when it is opened.
Whenever the bird hears that sound, it squaks very loudly and flaps its wings, making a
huge mess. Olivia is tired of it, so she tries a suggestion her psychology professor
had. She opens the jar repeatedly without giving the bird any treats. What is this
procedure called?
a) stimulus generalization
b) extinction
c) spontaneous recovery
d) higher-order conditioning
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b) extinction
Appeals to authority does not qualify as good evidence because?
a) they always lack common sense
b) authority figures are likely to distort the truth
c) authority does not mean that there is sound, scientific evidence
d) authority is typically based on anecdotal evidence
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c) authority does not mean that there is sound, scientific evidence
,Suppose you're a psychologist with a client who has major depression. The client is
living a busy city life as an accountant when their true passion is to paint and sculpt in
a quiet country setting. What is the matching psychological perspective?
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Humanistic psychology
Which of the following is the best example of the Gestalt principle of proximity?
a) A A B B A A B B
b) AA AA BB BB
c) AAAABBBB
d) ABABABAB
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b) AA AA BB BB
Keisha performs an experiment with two randomly assigned groups of school
children. The first group is allowed 15 minutes of recess play before a math test, while
the second group watches a 15 minute video before the test. When she analyzes the
test scores, she finds that there is a statistically significant difference between the
groups, with the recess group scoring higher on average. Which conclusions can be
drawn from this result?
a) students who are good at math prefer recess over watching a video
, b) the difference between the scores for the two groups is likely due to their different
pre-test activities, and did not happen by chance
c) the difference between the scores for the two groups is probably due to random
chance
d) students who are good at math prefer watching a video over recess
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b) the difference between the scores for the two groups is likely due to
their different pre-test activities, and did not happen by chance
cerebellum
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helps us move around in our environment in a balanced and coordinated
manner
Olive has just experienced the cocktail party effect. Which of the following scenarios
most likely applies to Olive's situation?
a) she was listening to her phone until she heard her name being spoken by someone
nearby
b) she was playing music to her fetus using headphones
c) she skipped dinner and went from one cocktail party to another all night
d) she has a ringing in her ears after spending an evening at a cocktail party
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