Question 1

_________ are behaviors,events,or other characteristics that can change or vary in some way.

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Variables
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Mental processes are

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A)  how your brain works.
B)  the firing of the synapses in your brain.
C)  thoughts,emotions,perceptions,reasoning processes,memories,and biological activities that maintain bodily functioning.
D)  skills,levels,and functioning of your brain.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

The five basic perspectives that comprise psychological theory are

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A)  Neuroscience,Psychodynamic,Behavioral,Cognitive,and Humanistic
B)  Experimental,Gestalt,Introspection,Structuralism,and Functionalism
C)  Psychoanalysis,Gestalt,Behavioral,Cognitive,and Functionalism
D)  Humanistic,Existential,Cognitive,Behavioral,and IntrospectionE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Behavior that is produced by forces of which we are not fully aware is known as ________ behavior.

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unconscious
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Question 5

If we predict that the more years of education that employees have,the higher their income will be,we are expecting to find a

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A)  positive correlation
B)  negative correlation
C)  hypothesis
D)  variableE) None of the above
F) A) and B) A

Question 6

Which of the following subfields in psychology focuses on the consistency in people's behavior over time and the traits that differentiate one person from another?

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A)  Cognitive Psychology
B)  Experimental Psychology
C)  Developmental Psychology
D)  Personality PsychologyE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Trephining is a procedure that ancient healers used to allow spirits to escape from the body.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Descriptive research is designed to systematically investigate a person,group,or patterns of behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is the central theme in the debate about individual differences versus universal principles?

Accepted Answer

The answer will focus on how much of our behavior is a consequence of our unique and special qualities,and how much reflects the culture and society in which we live? How much of our behavior is universally human?

Question 10

Which of the following subfields in psychology investigates the similarities and differences in psychological functioning in and across various cultures and ethnic groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cross-Cultural Psychology
B)  Diversity Psychology
C)  Cognitive Psychology
D)  Forensic PsychologyE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Which approach focused on what the mind does and how behavior functions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Structuralism
B)  Functionalism
C)  Introspection
D)  IntroversionE) None of the above
F) C) and D) B

Question 12

If you were to participate in an experiment that asked you to read words written on a card and then explain how you feel,what procedure would that be called?

Accepted Answer

A)  Structuralism
B)  Functionalism
C)  Introspection
D)  IntroversionE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 13

__________ is a subspecialty of experimental psychology that has become a specialty in its own right and it focuses on higher mental processes,including thinking,memory,reasoning,problem solving,judging,decision making,and language.

Accepted Answer

Cognitive psychology
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Question 14

Which of the following subfields in psychology focuses on how people grow and change from the moment of conception through death?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cognitive Psychology
B)  Developmental Psychology
C)  Experimental Psychology
D)  Counseling PsychologyE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

____________ explores the relationship between psychological factors and physical ailments or disease.

Accepted Answer

Health psychology
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Question 16

Descriptive research is an approach designed to systematically investigate a person,group,or patterns of behavior.Its methods include

Accepted Answer

A)  archival research.
B)  naturalistic observation.
C)  survey research.
D)  case studies.
E)  All of these are correct.F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 17

Compare and contrast clinical psychology and counseling psychology.

Accepted Answer

Clinical psychology deals with the study...

Question 18

Which of the following subfields in psychology considers how behavior is influenced by our genetic inheritance from our ancestors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Diversity Psychology
B)  Cross-Cultural Psychology
C)  Evolutionary Psychology
D)  Cognitive PsychologyE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Exploring the fundamental mental components of perception,consciousness,thinking,emotions,and other kinds of mental states and activities defines which theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Structuralism
B)  Psychodynamics
C)  Functionalism
D)  IntrospectionE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 20

Trephining is the term used to explain how,seven thousand years ago,

Accepted Answer

A)  bumps on a person's skull explained their personality.
B)  intelligence was transmitted through the brain.
C)  animal spirits were able to inhabit a person's body.
D)  ancient healers chipped a hole in a patient's skull to allow the evil spirits to be releaseD.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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_________ are behaviors,events,or other characteristics that can change or vary in some way.

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Mental processes are

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Behavior that is produced by forces of which we are not fully aware is known as ________ behavior.

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Descriptive research is designed to systematically investigate a person,group,or patterns of behavior.

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What is the central theme in the debate about individual differences versus universal principles?

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__________ is a subspecialty of experimental psychology that has become a specialty in its own right and it focuses on higher mental processes,including thinking,memory,reasoning,problem solving,judging,decision making,and language.

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Which of the following subfields in psychology focuses on how people grow and change from the moment of conception through death?

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____________ explores the relationship between psychological factors and physical ailments or disease.

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Descriptive research is an approach designed to systematically investigate a person,group,or patterns of behavior.Its methods include

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Compare and contrast clinical psychology and counseling psychology.

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