Quiz 1 Prologue and Thinking Critically with Psychological Science Chapters

Course 2022 Spring Term (1) General Psychology Test Preview Homework Quiz #1 (Prologue and Thinking Critically with Psychological Science Chapters) Started 3/10/22 3:37 PM Submitted Due Date 3/10/22 3:49 PM 3/13/22 11:59 PM Status Completed Attempt Score 1 out of 1 points 5 Time Elapsed 12 minutes out of 15 minutes Instructions Please pick only one answer. Results Displayed All Answers, Submitted Answers, Correct Answers, Incorrectly Answered Questions  Question 1 0.1 out of 0.1 points In psychology, “behavior” is best defined as: Selected Answer: any action we can observe and record. Answers: anything a person says, does, or feels. 5 5 any action we can observe and record. any action, whether observable or not. anything we can infer from a person's actions  Question 2 0.1 out of 0.1 points After noting that a majority of math teachers are Asian-American, Ervin concluded that Asian-Americans are better at math than members of other racial and ethnic groups. Ervin's conclusion best illustrates the: Selected Answer: sampling bias (generalizing from vivid cases). Answers: replication. 5 hindsight bias. the false consensus effect. 5 sampling bias (generalizing from vivid cases).  Question 3 0.1 out of 0.1 points Professor Watson told one class that alcohol consumption has been found to increase sexual desire. He informed another class that alcohol consumption has been found to reduce sexual appetite. The fact that neither class was surprised by the information they received best illustrates the power of: Selected Answer: 5 the hindsight bias. Answers: illusory correlation. the false consensus effect. 5 the hindsight bias. the double-blind procedure. the placebo effect.  Question 4 0.1 out of 0.1 points Today, psychology is a discipline that: Selected Answer: 5 connects with a diversity of other fields. Answers: 5 connects with a diversity of other fields. is largely independent of other disciplines. is focused primarily on basic research. is focused primarily on applied research  Question 5 0.1 out of 0.1 points To say that “psychology is a science” means that: Selected Answer: 5 psychologists approach the study of thoughts and actions with careful observation and rigorous analysis. Answers: psychologists study only observable behaviors. 5 psychologists approach the study of thoughts and actions with careful observation and rigorous analysis. psychological research should be free of value judgments. all of the above are true  Question 6 0.1 out of 0.1 points Which of the following methods is most helpful for revealing cause-effect relationships? Selected 5 Answer: the experiment Answers: the survey 5 the experiment correlational research naturalistic observation  Question 7 0.1 out of 0.1 points Government experts who are convinced of the correctness of their own mistaken political predictions most clearly demonstrate: Selected Answer: 5 overconfidence. Answers: illusory correlation. the false consensus effect. 5 overconfidence. the placebo effect.  Question 8 0.1 out of 0.1 points A statistical measure that indicates the extent to which changes in one factor are accompanied by changes in another is called a(n): Selected Answer: 5 correlation coefficient. Answers: standard deviation. independent variable. 5 correlation coefficient. Mean.  Question 9 0.1 out of 0.1 points Psychologists who study, assess, and treat troubled people are called: Selected Answer: 5 clinical psychologists. Answers: basic researchers. applied psychologists. 5 clinical psychologists. psychiatrists.  Question 10 0.1 out of 0.1 points In order to understand the unusual behavior of an adult client, a clinical psychologist has carefully investigated the client's current life situation and his physical, social, and educational history. Which research method has the psychologist employed? Selected Answer: 5 the case study Answers: the survey 5 the case study experimentation naturalistic observation Monday, March 21, 2022 9:08:09 AM EDT OK