Test Bank | Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind and Behavior 17e Coon
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Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Which of the following best defines cultural relativity?
a. Behavior should be judged in relation to the values of the psychologist who is interpreting it.
b. Behavior should be judged in relation to the values of the culture in which it occurs.
c. Behavior should be judged in relation to the values of the dominant culture in a society.
d. Behavior should be judged in relation to the values of cultures across generations.
ANSWER: b
2. Juanita is conducting research to find which light and sound intensity levels are best used in helping to calm
drug-addicted newborns. Which of the following terms would best describe her research?
a. applied research
b. basic research
c. psychodynamic research
d. comparative research
ANSWER: a
3. To estimate the degree of the relationship between conscientiousness and achievement motivation, what type of
study would a researcher carry out?
a. case study
b. quasi-experimental
c. experimental
d. correlational
ANSWER: d
4. What is the first step of the scientific method?
a. Gather evidence/data.
b. Examine past research.
c. Propose a hypothesis.
d. Define the research question.
ANSWER: b
5. Rashida was investigating whether exposure to parental divorce affects the emotional development of children.
What type of research method is she most likely to use?
a. a case study
b. structured observations
c. a quasi-experiment
d. an experiment
ANSWER: c
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6. Which type of psychologist would be most likely to study the communication patterns of chimpanzees and
porpoises?
a. biopsychologist
b. comparative psychologist
c. environmental psychologist
d. social psychologist
ANSWER: b
7. Which of these refers to the idea that behavior must be judged in relation to the values of the society in which it
occurs?
a. group-based relativity
b. behavioral relativity
c. cultural relativity
d. social relativity
ANSWER: c
8. Which of the following describes a problem in which experimenters see what they expect to see or record only
selected details that conform to their beliefs?
a. observer bias
b. researcher confirmation
c. observer effect
d. researcher influence
ANSWER: a
9. Farhad finds a wallet on the ground in front of a coffee shop and turns it in to Gloria, the shop’s manager. Gloria
asks Farhad why he returned it, since she knows he could use the money that’s inside the wallet. Farhad said
that he would like to think that if he lost his wallet, someone would turn it in without taking anything. Farhad’s
behavior is most in line with which psychological perspective?
a. behaviorism
b. functionalism
c. humanism
d. structuralism
ANSWER: c
10. Which of the following adopts the view that people are inherently good and motivated to learn and improve?
a. structuralism
b. humanism
c. functionalism
d. Gestalt psychology
ANSWER: b
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11. Ami is investigating how people come to know the world through their visual abilities, and how people interpret
visual information in order to recognize faces. What type of psychologist is Ami most likely to be?
a. comparative
b. developmental
c. sensation/perception
d. learning
ANSWER: c
12. Dr. Galton does applied research on wearable glasses with a computer interface, like Google Glass. What type
of psychologist is Dr. Galton most likely to be?
a. educational
b. community
c. engineering
d. industrial-organizational
ANSWER: c
13. In which circumstance would a researcher need to first establish an operational definition?
a. researching the effects of daily amount of coffee consumed on energy levels
b. researching the effects of daily amount of water consumed on weight gain
c. researching the effects of daily amount of salt consumed on blood pressure
d. researching the effects of an antidepressant drug dose on the number of hours of slept at night
ANSWER: a
14. Which of the following ranges from −1.00 to +1.00 and indicates the direction and strength of association?
a. correlation indicator
b. coefficient of correlation
c. causation coefficient
d. experimental coefficient
ANSWER: b
15. Your client, Linda, is a Native American who tells you that spirits inhabit the trees near her home and that she
finds great comfort in sitting outdoors to be near them. To be an effective therapist, you will need to consider
Linda’s beliefs and behavior in relation to the values of her culture. What idea does this example illustrate?
a. social accommodation
b. social relativity
c. cultural relativity
d. cultural accommodation
ANSWER: c
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16. Arjun is conducting research on the relationship between time spent exercising and time spent on social media.
While analyzing his data, he notes that the correlation coefficient is −0.78. Which statement accurately
represents what this information means?
a. An increase in time spent on social media is associated with a decrease in exercise.
b. Time spent on social media is not associated with exercise.
c. As time spent on social media increases, there is a 78% chance that time spent exercising will decrease.
d. Time spent on social media causes a 78% decrease in exercise time.
ANSWER: a
17. Jim was investigating the impact of drinking milk on people’s health. He found a website that cited several
research studies indicating that milk was bad for your health. What should Jim do next?
a. Jim should engage in lateral reading about the website.
b. Jim should contact the author of website and confirm the validity of the research cited.
c. Jim should contact the author of the website and find out if the research was peer reviewed.
d. Jim should engage in vertical reading about the website.
ANSWER: a
18. According to your text, what is applied research best defined as?
a. research done to find solutions to specific problems
b. research done to seek knowledge for its own sake
c. research done intuitively rather than systematically
d. research done with animals
ANSWER: a
19. Gail has just finished reading a report and begins to look up all of the websites listed in the reference material.
What should Gail remember when confirming the accuracy of web-based information?
a. Websites that cite research can be trusted, as long as the research has been published in a professional
journal.
b. Blogs and personal websites shouldn’t be trusted.
c. Academic websites are often unreliable because they are only associated with that particular university’s
special interests.
d. A good first step is to leave a website and engage in lateral reading.
ANSWER: d
20. Which of the following terms refers to an unfounded belief held without evidence or in spite of falsifying
evidence?
a. superstition
b. pseudoscience
c. confirmation bias
d. uncritical acceptance
ANSWER: a
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Chapter 01 17e - Coon
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Which of the following best defines cultural relativity?
a. Behavior should be judged in relation to the values of the psychologist who is interpreting it.
b. Behavior should be judged in relation to the values of the culture in which it occurs.
c. Behavior should be judged in relation to the values of the dominant culture in a society.
d. Behavior should be judged in relation to the values of cultures across generations.
ANSWER: b
2. Juanita is conducting research to find which light and sound intensity levels are best used in helping to calm
drug-addicted newborns. Which of the following terms would best describe her research?
a. applied research
b. basic research
c. psychodynamic research
d. comparative research
ANSWER: a
3. To estimate the degree of the relationship between conscientiousness and achievement motivation, what type of
study would a researcher carry out?
a. case study
b. quasi-experimental
c. experimental
d. correlational
ANSWER: d
4. What is the first step of the scientific method?
a. Gather evidence/data.
b. Examine past research.
c. Propose a hypothesis.
d. Define the research question.
ANSWER: b
5. Rashida was investigating whether exposure to parental divorce affects the emotional development of children.
What type of research method is she most likely to use?
a. a case study
b. structured observations
c. a quasi-experiment
d. an experiment
ANSWER: c
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6. Which type of psychologist would be most likely to study the communication patterns of chimpanzees and
porpoises?
a. biopsychologist
b. comparative psychologist
c. environmental psychologist
d. social psychologist
ANSWER: b
7. Which of these refers to the idea that behavior must be judged in relation to the values of the society in which it
occurs?
a. group-based relativity
b. behavioral relativity
c. cultural relativity
d. social relativity
ANSWER: c
8. Which of the following describes a problem in which experimenters see what they expect to see or record only
selected details that conform to their beliefs?
a. observer bias
b. researcher confirmation
c. observer effect
d. researcher influence
ANSWER: a
9. Farhad finds a wallet on the ground in front of a coffee shop and turns it in to Gloria, the shop’s manager. Gloria
asks Farhad why he returned it, since she knows he could use the money that’s inside the wallet. Farhad said
that he would like to think that if he lost his wallet, someone would turn it in without taking anything. Farhad’s
behavior is most in line with which psychological perspective?
a. behaviorism
b. functionalism
c. humanism
d. structuralism
ANSWER: c
10. Which of the following adopts the view that people are inherently good and motivated to learn and improve?
a. structuralism
b. humanism
c. functionalism
d. Gestalt psychology
ANSWER: b
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11. Ami is investigating how people come to know the world through their visual abilities, and how people interpret
visual information in order to recognize faces. What type of psychologist is Ami most likely to be?
a. comparative
b. developmental
c. sensation/perception
d. learning
ANSWER: c
12. Dr. Galton does applied research on wearable glasses with a computer interface, like Google Glass. What type
of psychologist is Dr. Galton most likely to be?
a. educational
b. community
c. engineering
d. industrial-organizational
ANSWER: c
13. In which circumstance would a researcher need to first establish an operational definition?
a. researching the effects of daily amount of coffee consumed on energy levels
b. researching the effects of daily amount of water consumed on weight gain
c. researching the effects of daily amount of salt consumed on blood pressure
d. researching the effects of an antidepressant drug dose on the number of hours of slept at night
ANSWER: a
14. Which of the following ranges from −1.00 to +1.00 and indicates the direction and strength of association?
a. correlation indicator
b. coefficient of correlation
c. causation coefficient
d. experimental coefficient
ANSWER: b
15. Your client, Linda, is a Native American who tells you that spirits inhabit the trees near her home and that she
finds great comfort in sitting outdoors to be near them. To be an effective therapist, you will need to consider
Linda’s beliefs and behavior in relation to the values of her culture. What idea does this example illustrate?
a. social accommodation
b. social relativity
c. cultural relativity
d. cultural accommodation
ANSWER: c
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16. Arjun is conducting research on the relationship between time spent exercising and time spent on social media.
While analyzing his data, he notes that the correlation coefficient is −0.78. Which statement accurately
represents what this information means?
a. An increase in time spent on social media is associated with a decrease in exercise.
b. Time spent on social media is not associated with exercise.
c. As time spent on social media increases, there is a 78% chance that time spent exercising will decrease.
d. Time spent on social media causes a 78% decrease in exercise time.
ANSWER: a
17. Jim was investigating the impact of drinking milk on people’s health. He found a website that cited several
research studies indicating that milk was bad for your health. What should Jim do next?
a. Jim should engage in lateral reading about the website.
b. Jim should contact the author of website and confirm the validity of the research cited.
c. Jim should contact the author of the website and find out if the research was peer reviewed.
d. Jim should engage in vertical reading about the website.
ANSWER: a
18. According to your text, what is applied research best defined as?
a. research done to find solutions to specific problems
b. research done to seek knowledge for its own sake
c. research done intuitively rather than systematically
d. research done with animals
ANSWER: a
19. Gail has just finished reading a report and begins to look up all of the websites listed in the reference material.
What should Gail remember when confirming the accuracy of web-based information?
a. Websites that cite research can be trusted, as long as the research has been published in a professional
journal.
b. Blogs and personal websites shouldn’t be trusted.
c. Academic websites are often unreliable because they are only associated with that particular university’s
special interests.
d. A good first step is to leave a website and engage in lateral reading.
ANSWER: d
20. Which of the following terms refers to an unfounded belief held without evidence or in spite of falsifying
evidence?
a. superstition
b. pseudoscience
c. confirmation bias
d. uncritical acceptance
ANSWER: a
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