PSYC 102 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
Dr. Morabian is conducting research that was inspired by studies published 10
years before he got his doctorate. He reads those studies, thinks about how they
can be improved, and designs research that will extend their findings. Dr.
Morabian's work demonstrates that science is cumulative.
True
Without strict experimental conditions, Introspection can include interpretation in
the reporting of internal experiences and can be its theories can be argued
against by suggesting that there is no way to know that a person is observing his
or her own mind or consciousness accurately.
True
The ethical guidelines encourage the use of deception with research subjects,
unless it can be argued that the deception will not cause harm due to the value
knowledge gained from Stanley Milgram's and others' studies.
False
Individuals who were not White, male heterosexuals easily entered the field of
psychology and therefore influenced its development from its beginning.
False
, Structuralism focused on understanding the conscious experience attempting to
understand it by breaking that experience into its component parts using
introspection.
True
News media might report scientific claims as "proven." Why is this a problem?
The scientific method is based on probabilities, not proof.
Carl Rogers was a functionalist focusing his efforts on how mental activities
served as adaptive responses to an organism's environment.
False
A prediction that is tested by researchers is called an anecdotal idea.
False
Wundt adding a laboratory experience to his experimental psychology lectures in
1879, is considered the event that established psychology as a science.
True
What did the research conducted by Clark and Clark show about segregation?
It harmed the self-esteem of African American children.
Important subjects in psychological research conducted by African Americans
such as Francis Cecil Sumner included study of sense of community and
belonging.
True
Sometimes considered the core of science, systematic observation refers to the
careful monitoring (or watching) of the natural world with the aim of better
understanding it.
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
Dr. Morabian is conducting research that was inspired by studies published 10
years before he got his doctorate. He reads those studies, thinks about how they
can be improved, and designs research that will extend their findings. Dr.
Morabian's work demonstrates that science is cumulative.
True
Without strict experimental conditions, Introspection can include interpretation in
the reporting of internal experiences and can be its theories can be argued
against by suggesting that there is no way to know that a person is observing his
or her own mind or consciousness accurately.
True
The ethical guidelines encourage the use of deception with research subjects,
unless it can be argued that the deception will not cause harm due to the value
knowledge gained from Stanley Milgram's and others' studies.
False
Individuals who were not White, male heterosexuals easily entered the field of
psychology and therefore influenced its development from its beginning.
False
, Structuralism focused on understanding the conscious experience attempting to
understand it by breaking that experience into its component parts using
introspection.
True
News media might report scientific claims as "proven." Why is this a problem?
The scientific method is based on probabilities, not proof.
Carl Rogers was a functionalist focusing his efforts on how mental activities
served as adaptive responses to an organism's environment.
False
A prediction that is tested by researchers is called an anecdotal idea.
False
Wundt adding a laboratory experience to his experimental psychology lectures in
1879, is considered the event that established psychology as a science.
True
What did the research conducted by Clark and Clark show about segregation?
It harmed the self-esteem of African American children.
Important subjects in psychological research conducted by African Americans
such as Francis Cecil Sumner included study of sense of community and
belonging.
True
Sometimes considered the core of science, systematic observation refers to the
careful monitoring (or watching) of the natural world with the aim of better
understanding it.
