Test Bank for Psychology 12th edition by David G. Myers, C. Nathan DeWall

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1. Themtypemofmthinkingmthatmexaminesmassumptions,mappraisesmthemsource,mdiscernsmhiddenmbiases,mevalua
tesmevidence,mandmassessesmconclusionsmismcalled
a. criticalmthinking.
b. introspection.
c. speculation.
d. gut-levelmreasoning.
ANSWER:ma

2. Surveysmindicatemthatmpeoplemaremmoremlikelymtomsupportm“gunmsafetymlaws”mthanm“gunmcontrolmlaws.”mTh
esemsurveymresultsmbestmillustratemthemimportancemof
a. randommsampling.
b. wordingmeffects.
c. themplacebomeffect.
d. naturalisticmobservation.
ANSWER:mb

3. Questioningmwhethermconclusionsmaremwarrantedmbymthemexistingmevidencembestmillustrates
a. criticalmthinking.
b. functionalism.
c. thembiopsychosocialmapproach.
d. introspection.
ANSWER:ma

4. Inmtheirmresearchmonmpeople’smperceptionmofmhowmprisonersmaccusedmofmterrorismmaremquestioned,mDr.mPedersen
manmDr.mMacDonaldmhavemfoundmthatmpeoplemaremmoremapprovingmofm“enhancedminterrogation”mthanm“torture.”mTh
ismfindmdemonstratesmwhichmofmthemfollowing?
a. survey
b. naturalisticmobservation
c. wordingmeffects
d. casemstudy
ANSWER:mc

5. Patriciamrecentlymreadmanmonlinemarticlemaboutmthemmeaningmofmhoroscopes,mwhichmexplainedmhowmthemlocati
onsmofmthemstarsmatmone’smbirthmdeterminesmone’smpersonalitymandmlifemcourse.mPatriciamismskepticalmofmthisminfor
mation.mShemconcludesmthatmthemassumptionsmandmconclusionsmofmthismarticlemaremfaulty,mthemwritermismbiasedman
dmlacksmcredibility,mandmthemevidencemtomsupportmthismclaimmdoesmnotmjustifymamcause-
effectmconclusion.mPatriciamhasmengagedmin
a. criticalmthinking.
b. introspection.
c. speculation.
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d. emergentmthinking.
ANSWER:ma

6. Peoplemoftenmfailmtommakemaccuratemgeneralizationsmbecausemtheymaremundulyminfluencedmby cases.
a. randomlymselected
b. vivid
c. representative
d. operationallymdefined
ANSWER:mb

7. Checkingmonmthemcredibilitymofmthemsourcesmofminformationmyoumuseminmamclassmreportmismmostmindicativemof
a. ambiopsychosocialmapproach.
b. criticalmthinking.
c. introspection.
d. functionalism.
ANSWER:mb

8. Sixteen-year-
oldmMarcmwouldmlikemtomlearnmtomdrive,mbutmhismparentsmwon’tmletmhim.mWhenmhemasksmwhy,mtheymremmhimmaboutmt
womfamilymmembersmwhomwereminvolvedminmcollisionsmwithmyoungermdrivers.m“Teenagersmaremalwaysmgettingminto
maccidents,”mhismfathermtellsmhim.mMarc’smparents’mreasoningmbestm illustratesmthemdangermof


a. replication.
b. randommassignment.
c. themplacebomeffect.
d. generalizingmfrommvividmcases.
ANSWER:md

9. Reasoningmthatmdoesmnotmblindlymacceptmavailablemargumentsmandmconclusionsmillustrates
a. introspection.
b. criticalmthinking.
c. thempsychodynamicmperspective.
d. anmempiricalmapproach.
ANSWER:mb

10. Whenmpeoplemgeneralizemfrommamfewmvividmbutmunrepresentativemcases,mtheymaremfallingmpreymto
a. operationalmdefinitions.
b. hypothesizing.
c. hindsightmbias.
d. samplingmbias.
ANSWER:md
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11. Criticalmthinkingmmostmclearlyminvolves
a. ambiopsychosocialmapproach.
b. introspection.
c. evaluatingmevidence.
d. thempsychodynamicmperspective.
ANSWER:mc

12. Amrepresentativemsamplemismonemthatmaccuratelymreflectsmamlarger
a. controlmgroup.
b. correlationmcoefficient.
c. dependentmvariable.
d. population.
ANSWER:md

13. Amquestioningmattitudemregardingmpsychologists'massumptionsmandmhiddenmvaluesmbestmillustrates
a. behaviorism.
b. criticalmthinking.
c. introspection.
d. Freudianmpsychology.
ANSWER:mb

14. Allmthoseminmamgroupmbeingmstudiedmmakemupmthe
a. population.
b. sample.
c. casemstudy.
d. survey.
ANSWER:ma

15. Jennifermwasmworriedmthatmthemwordingmofmthemquestionsminmamdietmandmexercisemsurveymmaymhavemencoura
gedmrespondentsmtomexpressmunusuallympositivemlevelsmofmhealth.mJennifer’smconcernmbestmillustrates
a. behaviormgenetics.
b. skepticism.
c. criticalmthinking.
d. themneurosciencemperspective.
ANSWER:mc

16. TomlearnmaboutmthemgamingmhabitsmofmallmthemchildrenmattendingmEastchestermHighmSchool,mProfessormMatteom
randomlymselectedmandminterviewedm50mofmthemschool’smstudents.mInmthisminstance,mallmthemchildrenmattendingmthem
schmaremconsideredmtombema(n)
a. population.
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