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PSYCH 210 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONSWITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
According nnto nnthe nnpreface, nnwhat nnis nnthe nngoal nnof nnthe nnbook nn(How nnto nnThink
nnStraight nnabout nnPsychology, nnby nnStanovich)?
A) nnprovide nna nnscholarly nnresource nnthat nngives nnpseudoscience nnequal nnbilling nnas
nnscience nnin nnpresentation nnof nndiffering nnapproaches nnto nnpsychology
B) nnprovide nna nnbrief nnoverview nnof nnthe nnhistory nnof nnpsychology nnand nnshow nnhow
nnhistory nnoften nnrepeats nnitself
C) nnprovide nna nnshort nnintroduction nnto nncritical nnthinking nnskills nnthat nnwill nnhelp
nnstudents nnunderstand nnpsychology nnand nnevents nnin nntheir nnlives
D) nnprovide nnan nnabridged nn(shortened) nnversion nnof nnthe nnmain nnmaterial nnin nnan
nnIntroductory nnPsychology nnclass nntext nnbook nn- nnAnswer nnC) nnprovide nna nnshort
nnintroduction nnto nncritical nnthinking nnskills nnthat nnwill nnhelp nnstudents nnunderstand
nnpsychology nnand nnevents nnin nntheir nnlives
Two nnkey nnaspects nnof nnpublicly nnverifiable nnknowledge nninclude
nn_________________ nnand nn____________________.
A) nnagreement nnwith nncommon nnsense; nnpeer nnreview
B) nnreplication; nnpeer nnreview
C) nnreplication; nnagreement nnwith nncommon nnsense
D) nnagreement nnwith nncommon nnsense; nnstatus nnof nnthe nnauthors nn- nnAnswer nnB)
nnreplication; nnpeer nnreview
In nnthe nndiscipline nnof nnpsychology, nnthere nnis nnunity nnin
A) nnusing nnthe nnscientific nnmethod
B) nnthe nntopics nnstudied
C) nntheoretical nnorientation nn(i.e., nnnow, nnalmost nnall nnpsychologists nnare
nnbehaviorists)
D) nnthe nnshared nnpreference nnmaking nnfor nnbroader, nnless nnspecific nnpredictions. nn-
nnAnswer nnA) nnusing nnthe nnscientific nnmethod
_______________________ nnmeans nna nnprocedure nnin nnwhich nnscientists,
nnknowledgeable nnabout nnthe nncontent nnof nnthe nnresearch, nncritique nnthe nnstudy.
A) nnCritical nnmass nnapproach
B) nnStructural nnempiricism
C) nnPeer nnreview
D) nnLitmus nntest nnapproach nn- nnAnswer nnC) nnPeer nnreview
,In nnlecture, nn11 nncharacteristics nnof nnpseudoscience nnwere nnpresented. nnOne nnof
nnthese nnwas nn________
A) nnpseudoscience nnis nnconstantly nnchanging, nnupdating, nnself-correcting.
B) nnpseudoscience nnis nndesigned nnto nneliminate nncontradictions, nnrather nnthan nnto
nntolerate nnthem.
C) nnpseudoscience nnuses nnjargon, nnscientific-sounding nnlanguage, nnwithout nndefining
nnthe nnterms.
D) nnin nnpseudoscience, nnanecdotes nnmay nnsuggest nnhypotheses, nnbut nnanecdotes
nnare nnnot nnconsidered nnevidence. nn- nnAnswer nnC) nnpseudoscience nnuses nnjargon,
nnscientific-sounding nnlanguage, nnwithout nndefining nnthe nnterms.
______________ nnis nnan nnexample nnof nna nnbad nntheory nnbecause nnit nnexplains
nneverything—after nnthe nnfact. nnThat nnis, nnit nncan't nnbe nndisconfirmed nnwith nnany
nnevidence.
A) nnPsychoanalytic nn(Freudian) nntheory
B) nnAlbert nnEinstein's nngeneral nnrelativity nntheory
C) nnPopper's nntheory
D) nnExperimental nnpsychologist nnRobert nnCrowder's nntheory nnof nnprecategorical
nnacoustic nnstorage nn- nnAnswer nnA) nnPsychoanalytic nn(Freudian) nntheory
Which nnof nnthese nnstatements nnis nntrue?
A) nnScientists nnhave nnbeen nnvery nnsuccessful nnin nnreplicating nnstartling nnnew
nndiscoveries nnabout nnESP nn(extra nnsensory nnperception) nnand nnparapsychology
nnthat nnwere nnfirst nnreported nnby nnthe nnmedia. nn
B) nnScientists nngravitate nnto nnproblems nnon nnthe nnfringes nnof nnwhat nnis nnknown, nnso
nnthey nnare nnuncertain nnat nnthe nnfringes nnof nnknowledge, nneven nnthough nnthey nnare
nnmore nncertain nnabout nnestablished nnfindings.
C) nnWhen nna nntheory's nnprediction nnis nnnot nnconfirmed, nnthe nntheory nnmust nnbe
nndiscarded nncompletely nn(i.e., nnall nnfacts nnestablished nnfrom nnthe nnold nntheory nnare
nnthrown nnout nnwhen nnevidence nngoes nnagainst nnthe nntheory).
nnD) nnBoth nna nnand nnb nnare nntrue nn- nnAnswer nnB) nnScientists nngravitate nnto
nnproblems nnon nnthe nnfringes nnof nnwhat nnis nnknown, nnso nnthey nnare nnuncertain nnat
nnthe nnfringes nnof nnknowledge, nneven nnthough nnthey nnare nnmore nncertain nnabout
nnestablished nnfindings.
Which nnexample nnwas nndescribed nnin nnthe nntext nnto nnillustrate nnhow nnincorrect nnbut
nnwidely nndispersed nnideas nnabout nnthe nnmind nnfrom nnpsychoanalytic nntheory
nnimpeded nnscientific nnprogress?
A) nnthe nnhistory nnof nntreating nninfertility
B) nnthe nnhistory nnof nnGilles nnde nnla nnTourette nnsyndrome nn(Tourette nnsyndrome).
C) nnthe nnhistory nnof nntreating nndeafness
D) nnthe nnhistory nnof nntreating nndissociative nnidentity nndisorder nn(multiple nnpersonality
nndisorder) nn- nnAnswer nnB) nnthe nnhistory nnof nnGilles nnde nnla nnTourette nnsyndrome
nn(Tourette nnsyndrome).
, Which nnof nnthe nnfollowing nnis nnNOT nna nndivision nnof nnthe nnAPA nn(American
nnPsychological nnAssociation)?
A) nnIndustrial nnand nnOrganizational nnPsychology
B) nnPsychology nnof nnReligion
C) nnTrauma nnPsychology
D) nnParapsychology nn- nnAnswer nnD) nnParapsychology
In nnchapter nn12, nnStanovich nnnotes nnthat nnpsychological nnscientists nntend nnto nnnot
nnconsider nnESP nn(extra nnsensory nnperception) nnto nnbe nna nnviable nntopic nnof
nncontemporary nnpsychology nnbecause
A) nnits nninvestigation nnhas nnnot nnproved nnfruitful nn(the nneffects nnare nnrarely nnfound
nnand nnare nnnot nnreliable nnwhen nnthey nnare).
B) nnit's nntoo nnnew. nnOnce nnESP nnhas nnbeen nnaround nnfor nnmore nnyears, nnthen
nnscientists nnwill nnwelcome nnscientific nninvestigations nnof nnit.
C) nnthe nnAPA nn(American nnPsychological nnAssociation) nnhas nnissued nnan nnofficial
nnproclamation nnthat nnESP nnshould nnnot nnbe nnstudied.
D) nnthere nnis nnalready nna nnhuge nnbody nnof nnevidence nnshowing nnthat nnESP nnoccurs,
nnwith nnmultiple nnreplications nnacross nnindependent nnlabs nn- nnAnswer nnA) nnits
nninvestigation nnhas nnnot nnproved nnfruitful nn(the nneffects nnare nnrarely nnfound nnand
nnare nnnot nnreliable nnwhen nnthey nnare).
Which nnof nnthe nnfollowing nnstatements nnis nnfalsifiable?
A) nnThere nnis nnintelligent nnlife nnon nnother nnstars
B) nnThe nnmoon nnis nnmade nnentirely nnof nncheese
C) nnThere nnis nnbeauty nnin nna nnsunset
D) nnboth nna nnand nnb nn- nnAnswer nnB) nnThe nnmoon nnis nnmade nnentirely nnof nncheese
What nnis nnthe nnscientific nnterm nnfor nn"specific nnpredictions nnthat nnare nnderived nnfrom
nntheories"?
A) nnhypotheses
B) nnhypothesis
C) nnancillary nnbifurcations
D) nnpost-hoc nnpredictors nn- nnAnswer nnA) nnhypotheses
In nnch. nn12 nnof nnthe nntext nnbook, nnStanovich nndiscusses nnpost nnhoc nntheories.
nnWhat nndoes nnpost nnhoc nnmean?
A) nnsimple nnand nnelegant
B) nnafter nnthe nnfact
C) nncomplicated
D) nnwell-supported nnby nnthe nnevidence nn- nnAnswer nnB) nnafter nnthe nnfact
As nnnoted nnin nnchapter nn12, nnin nn2009 nnan nnimportant nnreport nnon nnthe nnstate nnof
nnclinical nnpsychology nnwas nncommissioned. nnThe nnreport nnconcluded nnthat nn"clinical
nnpsychology nnresembles nnmedicine nnat nna nnpoint nnin nnits nnhistory nnwhen
nnpractitioners nnwere nnoperating nnin nna nnlargely nnprescientific nnmanner." nnThis nnreport
nnwas nncommissioned nnby nn
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