Straighterline PSY101 Introduction to Psychology Midterm Exam | Questions and Answers
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Topic 8: Intelligence and Reason
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Which of the following is a criticism of the evolutionary approach to psychology?
Select one:
a.
,It inaccurately explains why men and women have different social roles.
b.
It considers the influence of cultural diversity in shaping personalities.
c.
It deemphasizes the role of environment in human psychology.
d.
It considers the role of human experience in shaping personalities.
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Samuel, a psychologist, wants to investigate why people remember their first dates for a lifetime but
tend to forget subsequent dates with the same partner. In this scenario, Samuel is most likely a(n)
Select one:
a.
evolutionary psychologist.
b.
cognitive psychologist.
,c.
biological psychologist.
d.
psychodynamic psychologist.
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Professor Wong measures the intelligence and temperament of a group of preschoolers. He plans to
study the same group of participants over time and collect data when the children are in Grades 3, 6,
and 9. This is an example of which type of research design?
Select one:
a.
sampling design
b.
experimental design
c.
longitudinal design
d.
double-blind experiment
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Which of the following statements related to the scientific method is FALSE?
Select one:
a.
A theory gains credibility when the related hypotheses turn out to be true.
b.
A hypothesis derives logically from a theory.
c.
A theory can generate only one hypothesis.
d.
A hypothesis is a testable prediction.
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Professor Izadi is interested in determining the association between sleep and cognitive
performance. He surveyed his students about the number of hours they slept the night before an
exam and then correlated these scores with their test grades. He found a +.81 correlation between
these two variables. What does this result mean?
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