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Question :

Your textbook defines psychology as which of the following?

	Student Answer:		The science of behavior
			The study of mental processes
			The study of mental disorders and their treatment
			The science of mind and behavior

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Question :

Dr. Harris is describing the assumptions, rules, and procedures that psychologists use to gather observations. Dr. Harris is outlining the _____ method.

	Student Answer:		deductive
			psychological
			rational
			scientific

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Question :

Which of the following is the best definition of heritability?

	Student Answer:		The proportion of observed differences among people that is due to genetics
			The extent to which men and women differ in terms of their genetic makeup
			The average genetic similarity between identical twins.
			The average genetic similarity among strangers.

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Question :

Which of the following best defines individual differences?

	Student Answer:		the average correlation among personality variables
			average differences between men and women on depression
			variations among people
			extreme rather than moderate changes in behavior

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Question :

Which approach is correctly matched with its description?

	Student Answer:		functionalism; emphasizes why our behavior and mental processes are the way they are
			structuralism; emphasizes the unconscious determinants of behavior
			psychodynamic; emphasizes the elements of mental experience
			behaviorism; emphasizes mental processes

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Question :

Which of the following best defines evolutionary psychology?

	Student Answer:		The study of the history of the unconscious
			The study of the development of the mind
			The application of the Darwinian theory of natural selection to understanding behavior
			The case study approach to human development

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Question :

Which of the following best defines cognitive psychology?

	Student Answer:		The study of consciousness and development
			The study of stress and coping
			The study of mental processes including thinking and memory
			The study of human development

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Question :

Which of the following best defines structuralism?

	Student Answer:		Uses the method of introspection to identify the basic elements of psychological experience
			Focuses on the role of our unconscious thoughts, feelings, and memories and our early childhood experiences in determining behavior
			Based on the premise that it is not possible to objectively study the mind, and therefore that psychologists should limit their attention to the study of behavior itself
			The study of mental processes, including perception, thinking, memory, and judgments

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Question :

Which of the following American psychologists is correctly matched with his contribution to psychology?

	Student Answer:		Freud - opened one of the first psychology laboratories
			Skinner- contributed to behaviorism
			Watson - contributed to structuralism
			James - contributed to behaviorism

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10.

Question :

According to your text, two of the first research psychologists were _____ and _____.

	Student Answer:		James and Watson
			Wundt and James
			Watson and Titchener
			Fechner and Freud

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11.

Question :

Regarding the historical development of contemporary psychology, which of the following statements is true?

	Student Answer:		Psychology has remained largely subjective.
			Relatively few women have entered the field.
			The proportion of men in the field has increased.
			Psychology has become more objective and scientific

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12.

Question :

Which of the following best defines behavioralism?

	Student Answer:		Uses the method of introspection to identify the basic elements of psychological experience
			Based on the premise that it is not possible to objectively study the mind, and therefore that psychologists should limit their attention to the study of behavior itself
			Attempts to understand why animals and humans have developed the particular psychological aspects that they currently possess
			The study of how the social situations and the cultures in which people find themselves influence thinking and behavior

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13.

Question :

Which of the following best defines functionalism?

	Student Answer:		Uses the method of introspection to identify the basic elements of psychological experience
			Attempts to understand why animals and humans have developed the particular psychological aspects that they currently possess
			Focuses on the role of our unconscious thoughts, feelings, and memories and our early childhood experiences in determining behavior
			Based on the premise that it is not possible to objectively study the mind, and therefore that psychologists should limit their attention to the study of behavior itself

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14.

Question :

Which psychologist is correctly matched with an associated approach?

	Student Answer:		Freud - behaviorist
			James - psychodynamic
			Jung - cognitive
			Titchener - structuralism

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15.

Question :

Dr. Greenway argues that psychology should focus on observable, measurable behavior. Dr. Cech suggests that psychology should study how people think and process information about the world. Which option correctly identifies their respective approaches?

	Student Answer:		Dr. Greenway – psychodynamic; Dr. Cech – structuralism
			Dr. Greenway – structuralism; Dr. Cech – psychodynamic
			Dr. Greenway – behaviorism; Dr. Cech – cognitive
			Dr. Greenway – cognitive; Dr. Cech – behaviorism

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16.

Question :

Which of the following psychologists is correctly matched with his contribution to psychology?

	Student Answer:		Freud - contributed to behaviorism
			Skinner- contributed to psychoanalysis
			Wundt - contributed to structuralism
			James - contributed to behaviorism

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17.

Question :

Which of the following psychologists is correctly matched with his contribution to psychology?

	Student Answer:		Wundt - opened one of the first laboratories in psychology
			Fechner - studied list memory
			Ebbinghaus - developed the first psychological measurement, the JND
			Freud - founded the behaviorist school

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18.

Question :

Gene is to environment as _____ is to _____.

	Student Answer:		determinism; free will
			unconscious processing; conscious processing
			nature; nurture
			free will; determinism

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19.

Question :

Research reported in your text is most consistent with which of the following statements?

	Student Answer:		It is difficult to convince people that they have free will
			People may believe that they have free will even when they do not
			Free will is not possible to study scientifically
			Free will is observed more frequently in men than in women

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20.

Question :

Which of the following best defines a social norm?

	Student Answer:		A cognitive structure
			A psychodynamic repression
			A shared way of thinking or feeling
			A reinforcement schedule