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QUESTION 2 (1 POINT)
What do most mnemonic devices seem to have in common?
QUESTION 3 (1 POINT)
The last time you and a friend were in the city, you had a great meal, but now neither of you can remember the restaurant's name. Your friend is looking at online restaurant listings in the hope that seeing the name will jog her memory. The procedure your friend is using is similar to a ________ test of memory.
QUESTION 4 (1 POINT)
A memory researcher is a believer in the levels-of-processing theory of memory. With which statement is she most likely to agree?
QUESTION 5 (1 POINT)
An actor is using the method of loci to help him remember his lines for a play. This method emphasizes the use of
QUESTION 6 (1 POINT)
Which of the following is an example of retroactive interference?
QUESTION 7 (1 POINT)
As part of a classroom demonstration, your teacher is reading you a list of digits to test your memory span. If you are like most individuals, you will probably recall somewhere in the range of ________ items.
QUESTION 8 (1 POINT)
The textbook describes a famous research participant, S.F., who was able to memorize eighty-four digits, though his memory for letters was still about average. One lesson to be learned from this study is that
QUESTION 9 (1 POINT)
Students at Northwestern University studied many of Ebbinghaus's original lists in an attempt to replicate his studies of memory. After many trials with many lists, the students found
QUESTION 10 (1 POINT)
A good way to keep your friend's telephone number in mind is to keep repeating the digits in a cycle in your head.
QUESTION 11 (1 POINT)
Suppose you are watching a monkey in Harry Harlow's research on attachment. When presented with a fear stimulus, such as a toy that makes loud noises, you should expect the monkey to
QUESTION 12 (1 POINT)
A husband and wife are expecting their first child and they want to be perfect parents, so they have been getting a lot of information about parenting. At a lecture on parenting s, they learn that the that is most likely to produce an effective parent-child bond is one that
QUESTION 13 (1 POINT)
One reason that overregularization is an interesting error is because
QUESTION 14 (1 POINT)
In a longitudinal study, students who were more susceptible to their close friends' influence at the study's outset were more likely to
QUESTION 15 (1 POINT)
A 3-year-old loves sports. Her mom recently taught her how to catch a big beach ball and now her dad is now teaching her how to catch a small tennis ball. At first, she tries to "surround" the tennis ball with her arms, the way she did the beach ball. Slowly, she learns to use just her hands. The girl's attempt to restructure her scheme illustrates Piaget's concept of
QUESTION 16 (1 POINT)
With respect to normal cognitive development, object permanence takes place during the second half of Piaget's concrete operational stage.
QUESTION 17 (1 POINT)
A babysitter works for a couple who has a 2-year-old boy. Whenever she arrives for work, she notices that the parents and child always seem to be involved in a confrontation, with the child demanding to do something and the parents typically restrictive or critical of the child's efforts. Based on Erikson's theory, the child may at risk for developing
QUESTION 18 (1 POINT)
Technically speaking, sex differences are sets of behaviors and attitudes associated by society with being male or female and expressed publicly by the individual.
QUESTION 19 (1 POINT)
Researchers investigating the auditory abilities of the fetus have found that
QUESTION 20 (1 POINT)
Imagine what it would be like to be a newborn human infant. You would probably be
QUESTION 21 (1 POINT)
With respect to parenting styles, researchers have identified the "indulgent" style as generally most beneficial.
QUESTION 22 (1 POINT)
Erik Erikson identified four stages in the life cycle, culminating in a crisis characterized as "trust vs. mistrust."
QUESTION 23 (1 POINT)
A father has just come into the room where he finds his son playing with his little sister's dolls. If this father is like most parents, he will
QUESTION 24 (1 POINT)
Which area of the brain undergoes the greatest movement toward maturity from adolescence into young adulthood?
QUESTION 25 (1 POINT)
With respect to how children learn word meanings, the textbook suggests that
QUESTION 1 (1 POINT)
Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow are closely associated with the ________ perspective in psychology.
QUESTION 2 (1 POINT)
When drawing conclusions about behavior, psychologists rely on
QUESTION 3 (1 POINT)
If you were to sample a group of researchers in psychology, they are most likely to say that the dominant approach in psychology today is the ________ perspective.
QUESTION 4 (1 POINT)
Psychologists who accept a biological explanation of behavior make certain assumptions. Which of the following would NOT be one of these assumptions?
QUESTION 5 (1 POINT)
According to the humanistic perspective, people are driven by powerful, instinctive forces, manipulated by their environments, and are incapable of making choices and decisions concerning their lives.
QUESTION 6 (1 POINT)
The humanistic perspective in psychology gives greater weight and importance to
QUESTION 7 (1 POINT)
A friend who has been studying psychology a lot longer than you tells you that your habit of biting your nails is the result of an inner conflict between your personal need to stay a child and society's demand that you grow up. You should recognize this advice as stemming from the ________ perspective.
QUESTION 8 (1 POINT)
A classmate comes to you because he is concerned that his best friend is experiencing personal problems. You should suggest to your classmate that his friend may benefit by talking to a(n) ________ psychologist.
QUESTION 9 (1 POINT)
An educational psychologist has decided to do research on reading behavior. If he were to approach this topic from the broadest level of analysis, he would be most likely to study
QUESTION 10 (1 POINT)
In 1879, in Leipzig, Germany,
QUESTION 11 (1 POINT)
Questions about how the mind works and the nature of free will can be traced back to
QUESTION 12 (1 POINT)
Which statement best characterizes the textbook authors' views with respect to the legacy of behaviorism?
QUESTION 13 (1 POINT)
While looking for a reference in the psychology section of the library, you come across an interesting book that emphasizes the "whole" person. It includes references to historical figures, artists, and authors. You are most likely looking at a book that is taking a ________ perspective.
QUESTION 14 (1 POINT)
To minimize the potential for bias, researchers must be certain that no variable in an experiment is operationally defined.
QUESTION 15 (1 POINT)
An observer bias is
QUESTION 16 (1 POINT)
When psychological researchers are ready to put their hypotheses to the test, they rely on
QUESTION 17 (1 POINT)
Sample is to population as
QUESTION 18 (1 POINT)
There is a joke among scientists about a researcher who tells others that he belongs to a secret scientific society, where no one but the researcher will ever know about the studies members are doing. This joke is humorous because it violates the principle of
QUESTION 19 (1 POINT)
One of the most important functions of correlational methods is that their use allows researchers to
QUESTION 20 (1 POINT)
A seafood distributor hires a researcher to determine whether eating oysters makes one more passionate. The researcher collects data that show that the people who eat the most oysters have the most active love lives. What can be concluded from this research?
QUESTION 21 (1 POINT)
After collecting data, a researcher determines that states that have instituted a death penalty have shown a decrease in murders. Assuming that the data are accurate, what can you safely conclude?
QUESTION 22 (1 POINT)
You are about to take your first test in an introductory psychology class. Much to your surprise, the instructor hands you a test that contains ten analytical geometry problems. You would probably be able to argue that the test is not
QUESTION 23 (1 POINT)
A theory is defined as an organized set of concepts that explains a phenomenon or set of phenomena.
QUESTION 24 (1 POINT)
Psychological theories should
QUESTION 25 (1 POINT)
The ethical guidelines that all psychological researchers must follow include all of the following EXCEPT that
QUESTION 1 (1 POINT)
Charles Darwin wrote The Origin of Species.
QUESTION 2 (1 POINT)
While discussing the functions of the brain stem, the lecturer notices that many of his students appear to have fallen asleep. This reminds him of the ________, which arouses the cerebral cortex to attend to new stimulation and keeps the brain alert even during sleep.
QUESTION 3 (1 POINT)
The book The Origin of Species was written by
QUESTION 4 (1 POINT)
A child is having a tantrum. He tells his parents that he is going to hold his breath until he turns blue. Fortunately, the ________, which controls his breathing (along with the beating of his heart), won't let him do so.
QUESTION 5 (1 POINT)
In a study by Cappelletti et al. (2008) described by your authors, the different parts of the brain associated with producing spoken nouns and spoken verbs were examined. Which of the following techniques was used to temporarily lesion specific brain areas in this study?
QUESTION 6 (1 POINT)
"In classical conditioning, as in telling a good joke, timing is critical." By this, the authors of the textbook mean that the ________ must be presented ________.
QUESTION 7 (1 POINT)
A nursing student learns by watching the behavior of an experienced nurse. This is an example of observational learning.
QUESTION 8 (1 POINT)
Suppose your nephew's parents have forbidden his viewing of television shows that depict violent acts, preferring that he watch shows with prosocial themes. Your nephew knows you are familiar with the impact of television on learning and hopes that you can intercede on his behalf. Based on the research, you can honestly tell his parents that
QUESTION 9 (1 POINT)
Stimulus generalization gradients demonstrate that
QUESTION 10 (1 POINT)
B. F. Skinner is most closely associated with
QUESTION 11 (1 POINT)
Research by Albert Bandura and others has demonstrated that children who watch violent television programs are less likely to engage in aggressive behavior as adults.
QUESTION 12 (1 POINT)
You feel fine when you sit down in the classroom, but as soon as the teacher announces a surprise quiz you immediately feel your pulse quicken and your stomach churn. Your reaction to the teacher's announcement is most likely a(n)
QUESTION 13 (1 POINT)
Learning is a process that can take place only through
QUESTION 14 (1 POINT)
Imagine that you are a salesperson whose salary will be determined solely by the number of items that you sell each week. Since some weeks are better for sales than others, your pay will most likely follow a fixed-ratio schedule.
QUESTION 15 (1 POINT)
The book Psychology from the Standpoint of a Behaviorist was written by John Watson.
QUESTION 16 (1 POINT)
Which of the following behaviors is most likely to have been acquired through the process of classical conditioning?
QUESTION 17 (1 POINT)
All of the following are primary reinforcers EXCEPT
QUESTION 18 (1 POINT)
In a study described in the textbook, procrastinators and nonprocrastinators who were enrolled in a health psychology class and had been assigned a paper due late in the semester were compared. Researchers found that the procrastinators
QUESTION 19 (1 POINT)
In helping a student deal with her fear of speaking in public, her counselor asks her to be aware of the origins of her fear, then identify new behaviors that negate her fear, and finally evaluate how these new behaviors are working for her. This three-phrase process describes
QUESTION 20 (1 POINT)
One personality type that has been associated with the initiation of smoking is called
QUESTION 21 (1 POINT)
The distinction between acute psychological stress and chronic psychological stress is
QUESTION 22 (1 POINT)
Mrs. James feels sad. She asks her husband William for his advice on how she can reduce her feelings of melancholy. If William James is the famous psychologist and co-developer of the James-Lange theory of emotion, he should probably suggest that his wife
QUESTION 23 (1 POINT)
Posttraumatic stress disorder usually includes combinations of all of the following symptoms EXCEPT
QUESTION 24 (1 POINT)
Researchers who have studied procrastination have found that students who are procrastinators are more likely than nonprocrastinating peers to report fewer symptoms of physical illness early in the semester and more symptoms of physical illness toward the end of the semester.
QUESTION 25 (1 POINT)
In an experiment described in the textbook, male participants who had just crossed either a safe or dangerous bridge were interviewed by a female research
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