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PSYCHOLOGY FINAL EXAM TEST BANK QUESTIONSAND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024 - 2025
Critical,thinking,is,________.,,ANS,-,,applying,a,set,of,skills,to,understand,and,evaluate,information
2.,Psychology,refers,to,the,________.,,ANS,-,,scientific,study,of,the,mind
4.,When,was,psychology,accepted,as,an,academic,discipline?,,ANS,-,,1800s
6.,Introspection,refers,to,a,process,by,which,someone,examines,________,as,objectively,as,possible.,,A
NS,-,,Their,own,conscious,experience
8.,Psychoanalytic,theory,focuses,on,________,and,early,childhood,experiences.,,ANS,-
,,a,person's,unconscious
11.,Behaviorists,study,________.,,ANS,-,,Learned,behavior
15.,Which,aspect,of,the,scientific,method,occurs,first?,,ANS,-,,hypothesis
16.,Which,of,the,following,exemplifies,the,empirical,method?,,ANS,-
,,Dr.Sarkeesian,observes,and,records,how,watching,cartoons,influences,heart,rates
20.,A,series,of,dots,arranged,in,the,shape,of,a,face,will,be,perceived,as,a,face,,not,a,series,of,dots.,A,psy
chologist,studying,this,phenomenon,is,applying,the,principals,of,________.,,ANS,-,,Gestalt,psychology
22.,In,Maslow's,hierarchy,of,needs,,the,________,include,food,,water,,and,shelter.,,ANS,-
,,basic,survival,needs
25.,The,cognitive,revolution,created,an,impetus,for,psychologists,to,focus,their,attention,on,better,unde
rstanding,________.,,ANS,-,,the,mind,and,mental,processes,that,underlie,behavior
,27.,Cognitive,psychology,focuses,on,studying,________.,,ANS,-
,,thoughts,and,their,relationship,to,our,experiences,and,our,actions
31.,Susan,wants,to,study,prejudice,,attraction,,how,we,explain,our,own,behavior,versus,how,we,explain,
the,behavior,of,others,,and,how,we,resolve,interpersonal,conflicts.,Susan,should,conduct,research,in,th
e,area,of,________.,,ANS,-,,social,psychology
32.,Behaviorism,focuses,on,making,psychology,an,objective,science,by,________.,,ANS,-
,,studying,overt,behavior,and,deemphasizing,the,importance,of,unobservable,mental,processes
33.,When,studying,personality,traits,,someone,who,is,calm,,even-
tempered,,and,secure,will,score,low,on,the,________,trait.,,ANS,-,,neuroticism
37.,When,studying,personality,traits,,someone,who,is,helpful,,trusting,,and,empathetic,will,score,high,o
n,the,________,trait.,,ANS,-,,agreeableness
40.,Which,of,the,following,is,not,part,of,feminist,psychology?,,ANS,-,,favoring,women,over,men
48.,According,to,the,biopsychosocial,model,,what,determines,health?,,ANS,-
,,interaction,of,biological,,psychological,,and,social,factors
2.,Spurling,et,al.,investigated,the,effects,of,two,vocabulary,learning,strategies,on,word,retention,two,we
eks,later.,In,this,example,,learning,strategy,is,the,________,variable,and,word,retention,is,the,________
,variable.,,ANS,-,,independent;,dependent
3.,A(n),________,is,a,well-
developed,set,of,ideas,that,proposes,an,explanation,for,observed,phenomena.,,ANS,-,,theory
5.,Which,of,the,following,would,be,difficult,to,assess,using,empirical,research?,,ANS,-
,,whether,the,id,,ego,,or,superego,is,most,responsible,for,emotional,reactions
8.,Dr.,Mattar,is,interested,in,knowing,more,about,brain,injury,to,the,occipital,cortex,,and,he,studies,pati
ents,individually,in,order,to,gain,in-
, depth,knowledge,about,their,behaviors.,These,studies,would,best,be,described,as,________.,,ANS,-
,,case,studies
11.,Green,et,al.,used,a,________,from,their,________,of,interest,in,order,to,make,a,________.,,ANS,-
,,sample;,population;,generalization
18.,The,possible,range,for,a,correlation,coefficient,is,________.,,ANS,-,,between,-1,and,+1
20.,Which,of,the,following,represents,a,weak,positive,correlation?,,ANS,-,,+0.2
25.,Sandra,strongly,believes,that,attending,daycare,is,detrimental,to,children's,development,so,she,deci
des,to,write,her,psychology,term,paper,on,this,topic.,She,does,a,literature,search,and,finds,several,sour
ces,supporting,her,opinion,,but,she,finds,that,the,majority,of,research,indicates,that,children,attending,
daycare,experience,healthy,development.,She,writes,a,paper,using,the,sources,that,find,negative,associ
ations,with,daycare,attendance.,This,is,an,example,of,________.,,ANS,-,,confirmation,bias
26.,The,________,group,does,not,get,the,experimental,treatment.,,ANS,-,,control
32.,A,sample,that,________,is,most,likely,to,yield,generalizable,results.,,ANS,-
,,is,large,and,randomly,selected
34.,________,refers,to,the,ability,to,consistently,produce,a,given,result.,,ANS,-,,reliability
35.,________,refers,to,the,ability,of,an,instrument,or,tool,to,accurately,measure,what,it,is,supposed,to,
measure.,,ANS,-,,validity
39.,Which,of,the,following,is,not,part,of,obtaining,informed,consent?,,ANS,-
,,explaining,the,hypothesis,to,the,participants
40.,Magali,and,Jean-
Gabriel,have,been,asked,to,design,a,study,investigating,happiness,across,the,lifespan.,They,decide,their,
study,will,involve,going,to,the,mall,and,asking,people,of,a,variety,of,ages,if,they,are,happy,or,unhappy.,
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