Quiz: The Science of Psychology
Due Oct 31 at 11:59pm
Points 70
Questions 35
Time Limit 60 Minutes
Allowed Attempts 2
Instructions
The quiz:
Covers the Textbook material from Module 1: Week 1.
Contains 35 multiple-choice questions.
Is to .limited 1 hour
Allows 2 attempts highest and the attempt will count towards the grade.
Is .worth 70 points
Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module 1: Week 1.
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 18 minutes 70 out of 70
Question 1
2 / 2 pts
A __________ is an in-depth observation of an individual, animal, event, or treatment
method.
Scientific experiment
Controlled experiment
Case study
Survey research
Question 2
2 / 2 pts
________ is the examination of one’s own mind to inspect and report on personal
thoughts or feelings about conscious experiences.
Introspection
Introversion
Reflection
Contemplation
Question 3
2 / 2 pts
What is a set of orderly steps used to analyze and solve problems?
The Socratic Method
The Skinner Method
The Scientific Method
Psychological Testing
Question 4
2 / 2 pts
Who is considered to be the founder of modern psychology?
Sigmund Freud
William James
Wilhelm Wundt
Carl Jung
Question 5
2 / 2 pts
_____________ is when a questionnaire is designed to obtain information regarding
individuals’ behaviors, attitudes, or opinions.
Scientific experiment
Controlled experiment
Case study
Survey research
Question 6
2 / 2 pts
Which philosopher primarily discussed the need to ignore sensory information to by
looking inward to understand the true nature of the soul.
Plato
Aristotle
Descartes
Aquinas
Question 7
2 / 2 pts
In a double blind study, the participant ____________ to which group he or she has
been assigned, and the researcher __________ to which group each participant has
been assigned.
knows, knows
knows, does not know
does not know, knows
does not know, does not know
Question 8
2 / 2 pts
________ is the consistency of your measure to produce similar results on different
occasions.
Reliability
Validity
Accuracy
Regularity
Question 9
2 / 2 pts
__________ observation is observing people or animals in their natural settings.
Controlled
Naturalistic
Experimental
Empirical
Question 10
2 / 2 pts
_________ research methods provide information on the initial link between variables of
interest.
Experimental
Non-experimental
Correlational
Empirical
Question 11
2 / 2 pts
What type of facts can be determined based on observational evidence?
Conceptual facts
Scientific facts
Disputed facts
Empirical facts
Question 12
2 / 2 pts
_________ characteristics are various hints and cues that participants use to tell
themselves how the research wants them to behave, or at least how they think the
research wants them to behave.
Influential
Demand
Observer
Implied
Question 13
2 / 2 pts
The research process in psychology can be broadly divided into two major categories,
which include _________ and _________.
observation and discovery
observation and justification
Discovery and justification
Justification and conclusion
Question 14
2 / 2 pts
Passion is the combination of ________ and __________.
That which you excel at and that which you love to do
That which you love to do and that which the world needs
That which the world needs and that which you can earn a living
That which you can earn a living and that which you excel at
Question 15
2 / 2 pts
Which philosopher contemplated many issues in regard to human behavior that were
externally influenced, such as human memory, motivation, perception, sleep, and
dreams?
Plato
Aristotle
Descartes
Aquinas
Question 16
2 / 2 pts
A _______________ is a committee that can be found on college campus, in hospitals,
government agencies, and private corporations that reviews proposals of intended
research and evaluates if the research is ethical and if the rights of the participants are
being protected.
Institutional Review Board
Ethics Committee
Committee for the Effectiveness of Research
Experimental Review Committee
Question 17
2 / 2 pts
Which two psychologists were the primarily developers of behaviorism?
John Watson and Sigmund Freud
John Watson and B.F. Skinner
B.F. Skinner and Sigmund Freud
B.F. Skinner and Carl Jung
Question 18
2 / 2 pts
Mission is the combination of ________ and __________.
That which you excel at and that which you love to do
That which you love to do and that which the world needs
That which the world needs and that which you can earn a living
That which you can earn a living and that which you excel at
Question 19
2 / 2 pts
What type of facts can be determined about the way the world operates based on
strongly held views often derived from experience?
Conceptual facts
Scientific facts
Disputed facts
Empirical facts
Question 20
2 / 2 pts
_________ research ensures no identifying information is gathered and participants
cannot be identified once the study is concluded.
Private
Confidential
Anonymous
Secret
Question 21
2 / 2 pts
With positive correlations, as X _________, Y _________.
Increases, decreases
Increases, increases
Decreases, increases
Question 22
2 / 2 pts
In a single blind study, the participant ____________ to which group he or she has been
assigned, and the researcher __________ to which group each participant has been
assigned.
knows, knows
knows, does not know
does not know, knows
does not know, does not know
Question 23
2 / 2 pts
Vocation is the combination of ________ and __________.
That which you excel at and that which you love to do
That which you love to do and that which the world needs
That which the world needs and that which you can earn a living
That which you can earn a living and that which you excel at
Question 24
2 / 2 pts
With negative correlations, as X _______, Y __________.
Increases, increases
Increases, decreases
Decreases, decreases
Question 25
2 / 2 pts
A _______ an inert substance or object.
placebo
test subject
independent variable
dependent variable
Question 26
2 / 2 pts
Who believed in the idea of a “talking cure,” in which individuals who suffer from
psychological distress could be released from distress by talking with a trained doctor?
Wilhelm Wundt
Edward Titchener
William James
Sigmund Freud
Question 27
2 / 2 pts
_________ is defined as the ability of your measurement to accurately measure what it
is supposed to measure.
Reliability
Validity
Accuracy
Regularity
Question 28
2 / 2 pts
According to Wolters, a ________ is “the comprehensive framework of one’s basic
beliefs about things,” that “ speaks centrally to everything in our life and world, including
technology and economics and science.”
outlook
worldview
perspective
rationale
Question 29
2 / 2 pts
Profession is the combination of ________ and __________.
that which you excel at and that which you love to do
that which you love to do and that which the world needs
that which the world needs and that which you can earn a living
that which you can earn a living and that which you excel at
Question 30
2 / 2 pts
A ________ variable is a characteristic or attribute of a participant that can impact the
participant’s behavior or thoughts within a study.
dependent
independent
subject
experimental
Question 31
2 / 2 pts
__________ is the study of how the mind of an organism adapts to its current
environment.
Structuralism
Functionalism
Behaviorism
Evolution
Question 32
2 / 2 pts
Who established the brand of psychology known as structuralism?
Sigmund Freud
Wilhelm Wundt
Edward Titchener
William James
Question 33
2 / 2 pts
Structuralism can be defined as breaking down conscious experiences into each of
these fundamental elements EXCEPT:
Sensations
Thoughts
Feelings
Images
Question 34
2 / 2 pts
Which philosopher primarily studied the mind-body problem?
Plato
Aristotle
Descartes
Aquinas
Question 35
2 / 2 pts
In experimental research, what is the name of the group that is exposed to the
independent variable?
Experimental group
Control group
Subject group
Naturalistic group
