PSYC 1111 Final Exam with Accurate
Solutions
Who was a famous functionalist? - ANSWER-William James
One of functionalism's leaders was William James, an American philosopher, physician,
and psychologist. E. B. Titchener popularized Wundt's methods in America and gave
Wundt's approach the name structuralism.
Which best describes the academic field of psychology?
a. It is restricted to the study of mental and emotional disorders, personal problems, and
psychotherapy.
b. It is restricted to the study of humans.
c.Its approach is similar to popular psychology.
d.It is the study of not just exceptional experiences but also commonplace ones. -
ANSWER-d.
It is the study of not just exceptional experiences but also commonplace ones.
Psychologists are as likely to study commonplace experiences—rearing children,
gossiping, remembering a shopping list, daydreaming, making love, and making a living
—as exceptional ones. Scientific psychology actually addresses a broader range of
issues than does pop psychology.
Ping agrees to an evaluation designed to tap her unconscious feelings and motives.
Ping will be given a(n):
a. objective test.
b. projective test.
c. double-blind test.
d. single-blind test. - ANSWER-b. projective test
Projective tests purport to determine a person's unconscious feelings and motives.
_______________ are usually sources of hypotheses, rather than tests of hypotheses.
a.Correlational studies
b.Case studies
c.Psychological tests
d.Regression analyses - ANSWER-b. Case studies
Case studies are not typically used to test hypotheses, but may suggest them.
Critical thinking requires:
Select one:
, a.creativity for creating alternative explanations.
b.treating all theories as equally valid.
c.low tolerance for uncertainty.
d.emotional reasoning. - ANSWER-.
a. creativity for creating alternative explanations.
Critical thinking includes the ability to be creative and constructive, the ability to come
up with alternative rationales for events, think of implications of research findings, and
apply new knowledge to social and personal problems. Open-mindedness is good but
does not mean that all opinions are created equal and that everybody's beliefs are as
good as anyone else's.
The hotter the weather, the more muggings tend to occur. This means that:
Select one:
a.Hot temperatures make people edgy and cause them to commit crimes.
b.Potential victims are more plentiful when the weather warms up.
c.Criminals may find it more comfortable to commit crimes in warm weather.
d.Any of the above explanations is a possibility. - ANSWER-d.
Any of the above explanations is a possibility.
Correlation tells us about relationships, but not causal relationships. Even when a
correlation is real, it does not necessarily demonstrate a causal relationship between
the variables.
Which of the following would be an example of "argument by anecdote"?
a."My gut feeling is that it isn't the right time to get married."
b."I know that marriage doesn't work out because both of my uncles ended up divorced
and alone."
c."That is my opinion and nothing is going to change my mind."
d."What evidence is there to support your claim?" - ANSWER-b.
"I know that marriage doesn't work out because both of my uncles ended up divorced
and alone."
Generalizing from a personal experience or from a few examples to everyone is a type
of oversimplification known as "argument by anecdote."
If a psychological test measures what it is supposed to measure, it has which of the
following properties?
Select one:
a.reliability
b.validity
c.variability
d.standardization - ANSWER-b.
validity
A test that measures what it is supposed to measure is said to be valid.
Solutions
Who was a famous functionalist? - ANSWER-William James
One of functionalism's leaders was William James, an American philosopher, physician,
and psychologist. E. B. Titchener popularized Wundt's methods in America and gave
Wundt's approach the name structuralism.
Which best describes the academic field of psychology?
a. It is restricted to the study of mental and emotional disorders, personal problems, and
psychotherapy.
b. It is restricted to the study of humans.
c.Its approach is similar to popular psychology.
d.It is the study of not just exceptional experiences but also commonplace ones. -
ANSWER-d.
It is the study of not just exceptional experiences but also commonplace ones.
Psychologists are as likely to study commonplace experiences—rearing children,
gossiping, remembering a shopping list, daydreaming, making love, and making a living
—as exceptional ones. Scientific psychology actually addresses a broader range of
issues than does pop psychology.
Ping agrees to an evaluation designed to tap her unconscious feelings and motives.
Ping will be given a(n):
a. objective test.
b. projective test.
c. double-blind test.
d. single-blind test. - ANSWER-b. projective test
Projective tests purport to determine a person's unconscious feelings and motives.
_______________ are usually sources of hypotheses, rather than tests of hypotheses.
a.Correlational studies
b.Case studies
c.Psychological tests
d.Regression analyses - ANSWER-b. Case studies
Case studies are not typically used to test hypotheses, but may suggest them.
Critical thinking requires:
Select one:
, a.creativity for creating alternative explanations.
b.treating all theories as equally valid.
c.low tolerance for uncertainty.
d.emotional reasoning. - ANSWER-.
a. creativity for creating alternative explanations.
Critical thinking includes the ability to be creative and constructive, the ability to come
up with alternative rationales for events, think of implications of research findings, and
apply new knowledge to social and personal problems. Open-mindedness is good but
does not mean that all opinions are created equal and that everybody's beliefs are as
good as anyone else's.
The hotter the weather, the more muggings tend to occur. This means that:
Select one:
a.Hot temperatures make people edgy and cause them to commit crimes.
b.Potential victims are more plentiful when the weather warms up.
c.Criminals may find it more comfortable to commit crimes in warm weather.
d.Any of the above explanations is a possibility. - ANSWER-d.
Any of the above explanations is a possibility.
Correlation tells us about relationships, but not causal relationships. Even when a
correlation is real, it does not necessarily demonstrate a causal relationship between
the variables.
Which of the following would be an example of "argument by anecdote"?
a."My gut feeling is that it isn't the right time to get married."
b."I know that marriage doesn't work out because both of my uncles ended up divorced
and alone."
c."That is my opinion and nothing is going to change my mind."
d."What evidence is there to support your claim?" - ANSWER-b.
"I know that marriage doesn't work out because both of my uncles ended up divorced
and alone."
Generalizing from a personal experience or from a few examples to everyone is a type
of oversimplification known as "argument by anecdote."
If a psychological test measures what it is supposed to measure, it has which of the
following properties?
Select one:
a.reliability
b.validity
c.variability
d.standardization - ANSWER-b.
validity
A test that measures what it is supposed to measure is said to be valid.
