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William Carey University~Dr. Sheridan~Psy
201 Exam #1 Chapters 1-5 Questions and
Answers
True or false: Psychology is a rigorous discipline that tests
assumptions, bringing scientific data to bear on the questions of
central interest to human beings. Ans: True
Psychologists conduct __________ and rely on that __________ to to
provide evidence for their conclusions. Ans: research
At the core of the scientific approach are four attitudes: Ans:
critical thinking, skepticism, objectivity, curiosity
the process of reflecting deeply and actively, asking questions, and
evaluating the evidence Ans: critical thinking
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Thinking critically means asking ourselves ______ we know
something Ans: how
challenging whether a supposed fact is true Ans: skepticism
fake Ans: pseudo
information that is couched in scientific terminology but is not
supported by sound scientific research Ans: pseudoscience
List one example of a pseudoscience. Ans: astrology
gaining knowledge through the observation of events, the
collection of data, and logical reasoning Ans: empirical method
seeing things as they really are, not as what we want them to be
Ans: objectivity
Psychologists must wonder _________ things are the way they are.
Ans: why
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Example occupations for people who want to do psychology in
medicine Ans: psychiatrist, occupational therapist, therapeutic
recreation, psychiatric nursing
List the guidelines to protect human participants. Ans: 1. informed
consent
2. protection from harm
3. written consent to disclose identifying
information/confidentiality
4. all research is screened externally before it is conducted (IRB)
5. deception- participants cannot be harmed due o deception and
must be told after the study is completed
located at the rear of the skull; connects to the spinal cord and
consists of the pons, cerebellum, and medulla Ans: hind brain
(lower brain)
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William Carey University~Dr. Sheridan~Psy
201 Exam #1 Chapters 1-5 Questions and
Answers
True or false: Psychology is a rigorous discipline that tests
assumptions, bringing scientific data to bear on the questions of
central interest to human beings. Ans: True
Psychologists conduct __________ and rely on that __________ to to
provide evidence for their conclusions. Ans: research
At the core of the scientific approach are four attitudes: Ans:
critical thinking, skepticism, objectivity, curiosity
the process of reflecting deeply and actively, asking questions, and
evaluating the evidence Ans: critical thinking
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Thinking critically means asking ourselves ______ we know
something Ans: how
challenging whether a supposed fact is true Ans: skepticism
fake Ans: pseudo
information that is couched in scientific terminology but is not
supported by sound scientific research Ans: pseudoscience
List one example of a pseudoscience. Ans: astrology
gaining knowledge through the observation of events, the
collection of data, and logical reasoning Ans: empirical method
seeing things as they really are, not as what we want them to be
Ans: objectivity
Psychologists must wonder _________ things are the way they are.
Ans: why
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Example occupations for people who want to do psychology in
medicine Ans: psychiatrist, occupational therapist, therapeutic
recreation, psychiatric nursing
List the guidelines to protect human participants. Ans: 1. informed
consent
2. protection from harm
3. written consent to disclose identifying
information/confidentiality
4. all research is screened externally before it is conducted (IRB)
5. deception- participants cannot be harmed due o deception and
must be told after the study is completed
located at the rear of the skull; connects to the spinal cord and
consists of the pons, cerebellum, and medulla Ans: hind brain
(lower brain)
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