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1. Which of the following is an evidence-based method that draws on observation and
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a. critical thinking
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b. structuralism
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c. empirical approach
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d. humanistic psychology
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ANSWER: c
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2. The empirical approach draws on
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a. observation.
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b. experimentation.
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c. both observation and experimentation.
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d. neither observation nor experimentation.
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ANSWER: c
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3. Professor Thomas uses scientific procedures to test whether watching violent videos
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increases the frequency
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of aggressive behavior among participants. This best illustrates
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a. functionalism.
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b. Freudian psychology.
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c. an empirical approach.
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d. positive psychology.
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ANSWER: c
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4. Ceylan is pregnant. Her friend claims to be able to predict the baby’s sex and birth date. To
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test this claim,
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Ceylan can use
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a. introspection.
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b. critical thinking.
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c. the empirical approach.
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d. the biopsychosocial approach.
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ANSWER: c
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,5. Which of the following is true regarding the field of psychology?
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a. It is a pseudoscience.
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b. It is a science, similar to biology and chemistry.
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c. It is a field that is often confused with science.
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d. It is not based on scientific methods.
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ANSWER: b
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6. Putting a scientific attitude into practice requires humility as well as
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a. enhanced critical thinking.
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b. a biopsychosocial approach.
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c. curiosity and skepticism.
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d. functionalism.
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ANSWER: d
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7. Less helpfulness and unrealistic academic confidence have been associated with
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a. enhanced critical thinking.
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b. a lack of curiosity.
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c. increased skepticism.
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d. a lack of humility.
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ANSWER: d
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8. Professor Kimmons realizes that researchers may err as a result of personal bias. The
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a. enhanced critical thinking.
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b. a lack of curiosity.
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c. increased skepticism.
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d. an attitude of humility.
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ANSWER: d
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9. One of psychology's early mottos was “the rat is always right.” Which aspect of the scientific
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attitude did this
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represent?
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a. humility
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b. respect for animals
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c. curiosity
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ANSWER: a
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10. In a research study that asked 40,000 teens to identify math concepts they knew, males
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backgrounds often
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a. claimed to know nonexistent concepts.
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b. recalled fewer terms than females from advantaged backgrounds.
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c. recalled more terms than females from advantaged backgrounds.
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d. could not remember anything.
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ANSWER: a
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11. Psychologist Fathali Moghaddam noted that intellectual humility is necessary for
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a. an empirical approach.
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b. curiosity and skepticism.
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c. evaluating others’ agendas.
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d. democratic citizenship.
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12. Three key elements of the scientific attitude are
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a. skepticism, enthusiasm, and ingenuity.
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b. ingenuity, humility, and certainty.
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c. certainty, creativity, and curiosity.
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d. curiosity, skepticism, and humility.
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13. A desire to use data to evaluate predictions is related to
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a. structuralism.
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b. curiosity.
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c. functionalism.
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d. the biopsychosocial approach.
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ANSWER: b
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14. In conducting research, Brandon demonstrates a scientific attitude. Which of the following
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characteristics
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are part of that attitude?
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, a. curiosity
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b. indifference
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c. certainty
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15. Virginia insists that Dr. Chewning’s theory regarding violent behavior be checked against
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observable
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evidence. She is demonstrating the scientific attitude of
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a. humility.
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b. skepticism.
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c. practicality.
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16. The type of thinking that examines assumptions, appraises the source, discerns hidden
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biases, evaluates
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evidence, and assesses conclusions is called
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a. critical thinking.
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b. introspection.
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c. speculation.
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d. gut-level reasoning.
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ANSWER: a
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17. Questioning whether conclusions are warranted by the existing evidence best illustrates
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a. critical thinking.
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b. functionalism.
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c. the biopsychosocial approach.
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d. introspection.
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18. Patricia recently read an online article about the meaning of horoscopes, which explained
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how the locations
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of the stars at one’s birth determines one’s personality and life course. Patricia is skeptical of
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this information.
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She concludes that the assumptions and conclusions of this article are faulty, the writer is
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