PSYC 1F90 - Multiple Choice (T1) Exam Questions with Verified Solutions Latest Update
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Which of the following refers to the tendency to remember or notice things that corroborate our
expectations and ignore the rest?
A) Confirmation bias
B) Uncritical acceptance
C) Awareness bias
D) Commonsense psychology - Answers A) Confirmation bias
Which school of psychology considers behaviours in terms of active adaptations?
A) Gestalt psychology
B) Behaviorism
C) Functionalism
D) Structuralism - Answers C) Functionalism
The Freudian approach to psychotherapy emphasizing the exploration of unconscious using
free association, dream interpretation, resistances, and transference to uncover unconscious
conflicts is called _______.
A) Psychoanalysis
B) Freudian theory
C) psychodynamic theory
,D) Neo-Freudianism - Answers A) Psychoanalysis
Biopsychologists and others who study the brain and nervous system, such as biologists and
biochemists, comprise the broader field of _______.
A) Neuroscience
B) Evolution
C Pseudoscience
D) Psychoanalysis - Answers A) Neuroscience
Which of the following refer(s) to the rules that define acceptable and expected behavior for
members of a group?
A) Social norms
B) Cultural relativity
C) Gender bias
D) Social bias - Answers A) Social norms
Which is a mental health professional who specializes in helping people with problems that do
not involve serious mental disorders?
A) Counselor
B) Psychologist
C) Psychoanalyst
D) Consultant - Answers A) Counselor
When an investigator manipulates at least one variable while measuring another, they are
conducting ____________.
A) An experiment
B) A survey
,C) A research study
D) A biased sample - Answers A) An experiment
If a researcher wanted to combine the results of lots of studies together on the same subject,
which technique would they use?
A) Meta-analysis
B) Factor analysis
C) Correlational analysis
D) Experimental analysis - Answers A) Meta-analysis
Which is a problem in which experimenters see what they expect to see or record only selected
details?
A) Observer bias
B) Anthropomorphic error
C) Observer effect
D) Participant bias - Answers A) Observer bias
Study of any directly observable action or response—eating, hanging out, sleeping, talking, or
sneezing—is referred to as _______.
A) Behaviorism
B) Determinism
C) Evolution
D) Humanism - Answers A) Behaviorism
Which of the following is the only difference between experimental and control groups and the
only possible cause of a change in the dependent variable?
A) Random assignment
, B) Comparative differences
C) Independent variable
D) Extraneous variable - Answers C) Independent variable
Janessa is convinced that her favorite purple shirt is lucky. Whenever she wears it, good things
happen to her. Except for the one time that she spilled coffee on herself, and another time when
she was late for the bus. But Janessa is convinced those events don't have anything to do with
her purple shirt—only the luck does. What is this an example of?
A) Uncritical acceptance
B) Awareness bias
C) Confirmation bias
D) Critical acceptance - Answers C) Confirmation bias
A yoga class was being offered with a new meditative technique focusing on each individual
sense and how each piece of information was interpreted by each person. This relaxation and
training technique worked for each person in the class because:
A) Everyone had the same thoughts from this training technique since they all learned it at the
same time.
B) Each individual experienced sensations and perceptions differently than anyone else in the
room due to retrospection.
C) Everyone had the same experience from this training technique since they all learned it at the
same time.
D) Each individual experienced sensations and perceptions differently than anyone else in the
room due to introspection - Answers D) Each individual experienced sensations and perceptions
differently than anyone else in the room due to introspection
Pilar, a new driver, attempted to text her girlfriend while driving. When the car in front of her
stopped at a red light, Pilar, distracted, rear-ended the car. Which of the following is the
independent variable in this situation?
A) Pilar was texting while driving.
2026/2027
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CHAPTER 1
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CHAPTER 1
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Which of the following refers to the tendency to remember or notice things that corroborate our
expectations and ignore the rest?
A) Confirmation bias
B) Uncritical acceptance
C) Awareness bias
D) Commonsense psychology - Answers A) Confirmation bias
Which school of psychology considers behaviours in terms of active adaptations?
A) Gestalt psychology
B) Behaviorism
C) Functionalism
D) Structuralism - Answers C) Functionalism
The Freudian approach to psychotherapy emphasizing the exploration of unconscious using
free association, dream interpretation, resistances, and transference to uncover unconscious
conflicts is called _______.
A) Psychoanalysis
B) Freudian theory
C) psychodynamic theory
,D) Neo-Freudianism - Answers A) Psychoanalysis
Biopsychologists and others who study the brain and nervous system, such as biologists and
biochemists, comprise the broader field of _______.
A) Neuroscience
B) Evolution
C Pseudoscience
D) Psychoanalysis - Answers A) Neuroscience
Which of the following refer(s) to the rules that define acceptable and expected behavior for
members of a group?
A) Social norms
B) Cultural relativity
C) Gender bias
D) Social bias - Answers A) Social norms
Which is a mental health professional who specializes in helping people with problems that do
not involve serious mental disorders?
A) Counselor
B) Psychologist
C) Psychoanalyst
D) Consultant - Answers A) Counselor
When an investigator manipulates at least one variable while measuring another, they are
conducting ____________.
A) An experiment
B) A survey
,C) A research study
D) A biased sample - Answers A) An experiment
If a researcher wanted to combine the results of lots of studies together on the same subject,
which technique would they use?
A) Meta-analysis
B) Factor analysis
C) Correlational analysis
D) Experimental analysis - Answers A) Meta-analysis
Which is a problem in which experimenters see what they expect to see or record only selected
details?
A) Observer bias
B) Anthropomorphic error
C) Observer effect
D) Participant bias - Answers A) Observer bias
Study of any directly observable action or response—eating, hanging out, sleeping, talking, or
sneezing—is referred to as _______.
A) Behaviorism
B) Determinism
C) Evolution
D) Humanism - Answers A) Behaviorism
Which of the following is the only difference between experimental and control groups and the
only possible cause of a change in the dependent variable?
A) Random assignment
, B) Comparative differences
C) Independent variable
D) Extraneous variable - Answers C) Independent variable
Janessa is convinced that her favorite purple shirt is lucky. Whenever she wears it, good things
happen to her. Except for the one time that she spilled coffee on herself, and another time when
she was late for the bus. But Janessa is convinced those events don't have anything to do with
her purple shirt—only the luck does. What is this an example of?
A) Uncritical acceptance
B) Awareness bias
C) Confirmation bias
D) Critical acceptance - Answers C) Confirmation bias
A yoga class was being offered with a new meditative technique focusing on each individual
sense and how each piece of information was interpreted by each person. This relaxation and
training technique worked for each person in the class because:
A) Everyone had the same thoughts from this training technique since they all learned it at the
same time.
B) Each individual experienced sensations and perceptions differently than anyone else in the
room due to retrospection.
C) Everyone had the same experience from this training technique since they all learned it at the
same time.
D) Each individual experienced sensations and perceptions differently than anyone else in the
room due to introspection - Answers D) Each individual experienced sensations and perceptions
differently than anyone else in the room due to introspection
Pilar, a new driver, attempted to text her girlfriend while driving. When the car in front of her
stopped at a red light, Pilar, distracted, rear-ended the car. Which of the following is the
independent variable in this situation?
A) Pilar was texting while driving.
