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Chapter 1 – Quick Quiz 1 st st st st st
1. The goals of psychology are to
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a) explore the conscious and unconscious functions of the human mind
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b) understand, compare, and analyze human behavior st st st st st
c) improve psychological well-being in all individuals from birth until death
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d) describe, explain, predict, and control behavior st st st st st
2. Which of these individuals was an early founder and proponent of functionalism?
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a) Ivan Pavlov c) Wilhelm Wundt
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b) William James d) Max Wertheimer st st st
3. Freud said phobias were
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a) learned; inherited st c) sexual; unconscious st st
b) repressed conflicts; learned st st d) conditioned; unconditioned st st
4. Which perspective focuses on free will and self-actualization?
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a) psychoanalysis c) cognitive perspective st st
b) humanism d) behaviorism st
5. The class is playing a game of Jeopardy! and it is your turn. ―I‘ll take Specialties in Psychology for $300.‖ The
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revealed answer is, ―These psychological professionals work with situations in which environmental conditions
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may have an impact on mental health.‖ What will you say?
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a) ―What is a neuropsychologist?‖ st st st
b) ―What is a forensic psychologist?‖ st st st st
c) ―What is a psychiatric social worker?‖ st st st st st
d) ―What is a developmental psychologist?‖ st st st st
6. When you watch dogs play in the park, or watch how shoppers look at products in stores, you are engaging in a
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form of
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a) case study research c) survey research
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b) naturalistic observation d) psychometric study st st st
7. A detailed description of a particular individual being studied or treated is called a
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a) representative sample c) single-masked study st st st
b) case study d) naturalistic observation
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8. A negative correlation means that
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a) high values of one variable are associated with low values of the other
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b) high values of one variable are associated with high values of the other
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c) low values of one variable are associated with low values of the other
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d) there is no relationship between the two variables st st st st st st st
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is an experiment in which participants do not know if they are in the experimental or the control
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group, but the experimenters do know which participants are part of which group.
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a) The double-masked study
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b) Field research
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10. Experimenters can justify the use of deception because
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a) there is informed consent
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b) research is more important than people
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Chapter 1 – Quick Quiz 1 st st st st st
Answer Key st
1. d
Explanation: These goals adequately help uncover the mysteries of behavior. (Topic: 1.6 st st st st st st st st st st st st
The Scientific Approach, Skill Level: Remember the Facts, Difficulty Level: Easy, Learning
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Objective: 1.6 Recall the five steps of the scientific approach, APA Learning Objective: 1.1
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Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.)
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2. b
Explanation: William James was a functionalist. (Topic: 1.1 In the Beginning: Wundt, Titch st st st st st st st st st st st st
ener, and James, Skill Level: Remember the Facts, Difficulty Level: Easy, Learning Objective: 1
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.1 Describe the contributions of some of the early pioneers in psychology, APA Learning Objecti
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ve:
1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology‘s content domains.)
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3. b
Explanation: Freud studied repressed conflict and Watson studied observable behavior. (Topic st st st st st st st st st st
: 1.2 Three Influential Approaches: Gestalt, Psychoanalysis, and Behaviorism, Skill Level: Analyz
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e It, Difficulty Level: Moderate, Learning Objective: 1.2 Summarize the basic ideas and the impor
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tant people behind the early approaches known as Gestalt, psychoanalysis, and behaviorism, APA
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Learning Objective: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology‘s content domains.)
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4. b Explanation: The humanistic perspective focuses on free will and self- st st st st st st st st st
actualization. (Topic: 1.3 Modern Perspectives, Skill Level: Remember the Facts, Difficulty Le
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vel: Easy, Learning Objective: 1.3 Summarize the basic ideas behind the modern perspectives
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in psychology, APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarchin
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g themes in psychology.)
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5. c
Explanation: Psychiatric social workers work with people in conditions of poverty or other ty st st st st st st st st st st st st st
pes of environmental situations leading to mental disorders. (Topic: 1.4 Psychological Professiona
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ls and Areas of Specialization, Skill Level: Apply What You Know, Difficulty Level: Easy, Lear
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ning Objective: 1.4 Differentiate between the various types of professionals within the field of psy
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chology, APA Learning Objectives: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology‘s content
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domains; 1.3 Describe applications of psychology.) st st st st st
6. b Explanation: In naturalistic observation, you are just watching— st st st st st st st
that is, observing. (Topic: 1.7 Descriptive Methods, Skill Level: Apply What You Know, Diffic
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ulty Level: Easy, Learning Objective: 1.7 Compare and contrast some of the methods used to d
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escribe behavior, APA Learning Objectives: 1.3 Describe applications of psychology; 2.4 Interp
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ret, design, and conduct basic psychological research.)
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7. b
Explanation: A case study involves a detailed description of a particular individual. (Topic st st st st st st st st st st st st
: 1.7 Descriptive Methods, Skill Level: Remember the Facts, Difficulty Level: Easy, Learning
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Objective: 1.7 Compare and contrast some of the methods used to describe behavior, APA Le
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arning Objective: 2.4 Interpret, design, and conduct basic psychological research.)
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8. a
Explanation: A negative correlation means that high values of one variable are associated with
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low values of the other. (Topic: 1.8 Correlations: Finding Relationships, Skill Level: Remember t
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, Psychology 7e/Ciccarelli/White st
Chapter 1 – Quick Quiz 1 st st st st st
1. The goals of psychology are to
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a) explore the conscious and unconscious functions of the human mind
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b) understand, compare, and analyze human behavior st st st st st
c) improve psychological well-being in all individuals from birth until death
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d) describe, explain, predict, and control behavior st st st st st
2. Which of these individuals was an early founder and proponent of functionalism?
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a) Ivan Pavlov c) Wilhelm Wundt
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b) William James d) Max Wertheimer st st st
3. Freud said phobias were
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a) learned; inherited st c) sexual; unconscious st st
b) repressed conflicts; learned st st d) conditioned; unconditioned st st
4. Which perspective focuses on free will and self-actualization?
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a) psychoanalysis c) cognitive perspective st st
b) humanism d) behaviorism st
5. The class is playing a game of Jeopardy! and it is your turn. ―I‘ll take Specialties in Psychology for $300.‖ The
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revealed answer is, ―These psychological professionals work with situations in which environmental conditions
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may have an impact on mental health.‖ What will you say?
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a) ―What is a neuropsychologist?‖ st st st
b) ―What is a forensic psychologist?‖ st st st st
c) ―What is a psychiatric social worker?‖ st st st st st
d) ―What is a developmental psychologist?‖ st st st st
6. When you watch dogs play in the park, or watch how shoppers look at products in stores, you are engaging in a
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form of
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a) case study research c) survey research
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b) naturalistic observation d) psychometric study st st st
7. A detailed description of a particular individual being studied or treated is called a
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a) representative sample c) single-masked study st st st
b) case study d) naturalistic observation
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8. A negative correlation means that
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a) high values of one variable are associated with low values of the other
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b) high values of one variable are associated with high values of the other
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c) low values of one variable are associated with low values of the other
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d) there is no relationship between the two variables st st st st st st st
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is an experiment in which participants do not know if they are in the experimental or the control
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group, but the experimenters do know which participants are part of which group.
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a) The double-masked study
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b) Field research
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10. Experimenters can justify the use of deception because
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a) there is informed consent
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b) research is more important than people
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Chapter 1 – Quick Quiz 1 st st st st st
Answer Key st
1. d
Explanation: These goals adequately help uncover the mysteries of behavior. (Topic: 1.6 st st st st st st st st st st st st
The Scientific Approach, Skill Level: Remember the Facts, Difficulty Level: Easy, Learning
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Objective: 1.6 Recall the five steps of the scientific approach, APA Learning Objective: 1.1
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Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.)
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2. b
Explanation: William James was a functionalist. (Topic: 1.1 In the Beginning: Wundt, Titch st st st st st st st st st st st st
ener, and James, Skill Level: Remember the Facts, Difficulty Level: Easy, Learning Objective: 1
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.1 Describe the contributions of some of the early pioneers in psychology, APA Learning Objecti
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ve:
1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology‘s content domains.)
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3. b
Explanation: Freud studied repressed conflict and Watson studied observable behavior. (Topic st st st st st st st st st st
: 1.2 Three Influential Approaches: Gestalt, Psychoanalysis, and Behaviorism, Skill Level: Analyz
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e It, Difficulty Level: Moderate, Learning Objective: 1.2 Summarize the basic ideas and the impor
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tant people behind the early approaches known as Gestalt, psychoanalysis, and behaviorism, APA
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Learning Objective: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology‘s content domains.)
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4. b Explanation: The humanistic perspective focuses on free will and self- st st st st st st st st st
actualization. (Topic: 1.3 Modern Perspectives, Skill Level: Remember the Facts, Difficulty Le
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vel: Easy, Learning Objective: 1.3 Summarize the basic ideas behind the modern perspectives
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in psychology, APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarchin
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g themes in psychology.)
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5. c
Explanation: Psychiatric social workers work with people in conditions of poverty or other ty st st st st st st st st st st st st st
pes of environmental situations leading to mental disorders. (Topic: 1.4 Psychological Professiona
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ls and Areas of Specialization, Skill Level: Apply What You Know, Difficulty Level: Easy, Lear
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ning Objective: 1.4 Differentiate between the various types of professionals within the field of psy
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chology, APA Learning Objectives: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology‘s content
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domains; 1.3 Describe applications of psychology.) st st st st st
6. b Explanation: In naturalistic observation, you are just watching— st st st st st st st
that is, observing. (Topic: 1.7 Descriptive Methods, Skill Level: Apply What You Know, Diffic
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ulty Level: Easy, Learning Objective: 1.7 Compare and contrast some of the methods used to d
st st st st st st st st st st st st st st st
escribe behavior, APA Learning Objectives: 1.3 Describe applications of psychology; 2.4 Interp
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ret, design, and conduct basic psychological research.)
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7. b
Explanation: A case study involves a detailed description of a particular individual. (Topic st st st st st st st st st st st st
: 1.7 Descriptive Methods, Skill Level: Remember the Facts, Difficulty Level: Easy, Learning
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Objective: 1.7 Compare and contrast some of the methods used to describe behavior, APA Le
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arning Objective: 2.4 Interpret, design, and conduct basic psychological research.)
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8. a
Explanation: A negative correlation means that high values of one variable are associated with
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low values of the other. (Topic: 1.8 Correlations: Finding Relationships, Skill Level: Remember t
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he
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