PSYC 341 Quiz 1
• Question 1
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following statements is true about descriptive research?
Selected It contributes to expanding a
Answer: theory.
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
A researcher uses the number of times a person smiles at others as a measure of
friendliness. This an example of
Selected an operational
Answer: definition.
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
assume that not only are people driven by a search for meaning, but also
that negative experiences such as failure, awareness of death, death of a loved
one, and anxiety, are part of the human condition and can foster psychological
growth.
Selected Existential
Answer: theorists
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following statements is true about personality theories?
Selected They originate from the historical, social, and psychological world
Answer: of their originators.
• Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following statements best characterizes the relationship between a
theory and a hypothesis?
Selected A theory may generate one or more
Answer: hypotheses.
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
,Which of the following statements is true about psychodynamic theories?
, Selected They see the unconscious mind and motives as much more
Answer: powerful than the conscious awareness.
• Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following is not a function of a useful theory?
Selected It will be consistent with one’s
Answer: philosophy of life.
• Question 8
1 out of 1 points
A theory may be set aside when it
Selected loses its
Answer: usefulness.
• Question 9
1 out of 1 points
What is the relationship between a useful theory and research data?
Selected There is a mutual and dynamic interaction
Answer: between them.
• Question 10
1 out of 1 points
The perspective argues that how one thinks about oneself and other
people, as well as the assumptions one makes and the strategies one uses for
solving problems, are the keys to understanding differences between people.
Selected cogniti
Answer: ve
• Question 11
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following theories emphasizes that what people think, feel, and do
is always an interaction between nature and nurture?
Selected biological-evolutionary
Answer: theories
• Question 12
• Question 1
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following statements is true about descriptive research?
Selected It contributes to expanding a
Answer: theory.
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
A researcher uses the number of times a person smiles at others as a measure of
friendliness. This an example of
Selected an operational
Answer: definition.
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
assume that not only are people driven by a search for meaning, but also
that negative experiences such as failure, awareness of death, death of a loved
one, and anxiety, are part of the human condition and can foster psychological
growth.
Selected Existential
Answer: theorists
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following statements is true about personality theories?
Selected They originate from the historical, social, and psychological world
Answer: of their originators.
• Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following statements best characterizes the relationship between a
theory and a hypothesis?
Selected A theory may generate one or more
Answer: hypotheses.
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
,Which of the following statements is true about psychodynamic theories?
, Selected They see the unconscious mind and motives as much more
Answer: powerful than the conscious awareness.
• Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following is not a function of a useful theory?
Selected It will be consistent with one’s
Answer: philosophy of life.
• Question 8
1 out of 1 points
A theory may be set aside when it
Selected loses its
Answer: usefulness.
• Question 9
1 out of 1 points
What is the relationship between a useful theory and research data?
Selected There is a mutual and dynamic interaction
Answer: between them.
• Question 10
1 out of 1 points
The perspective argues that how one thinks about oneself and other
people, as well as the assumptions one makes and the strategies one uses for
solving problems, are the keys to understanding differences between people.
Selected cogniti
Answer: ve
• Question 11
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following theories emphasizes that what people think, feel, and do
is always an interaction between nature and nurture?
Selected biological-evolutionary
Answer: theories
• Question 12
