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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe first psychological laboratory was established byJohn WatsonWilhelm WundtSigmund FreudWilliam James
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which approach is most directly concerned with assessing the relative impact of both nature and nurture on our psychological traits?
biopsychosocial
cognitive
humanistic
social-cultural
pyschodynamic
- 3. Multiple ChoiceHumanistic psychologists focused attention on the importance of people'schildhood memories.genetic predispositions.unconscious thought processes.potential for healthy growth.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Behaviorists explain human thought and behavior as a result of
biological processes
unconcious thoughts
natural selection
past conditioning
- 5. Multiple Choice
The most important reason to use operational definitions in psychological research is it
assures that the data will be approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB).
helps everyone involved with the research understand and collect data in the same manner.
allows the researchers to turn a single-blind study into a double-blind study.
makes sure that the data is collected in an ethical manner.
- 6. Multiple Choice
All of the following are American Psychological Association ethical guidelines for researchers EXCEPT:
Participants cannot be placed at significant mental or physical risk.
Participation must be voluntary.
Participants must be informed of potential risks.
Research may not involve deception.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Experimental research differs from correlational research in that experimental research
defines the strength of the relation
may reveal a causal relation
uses a dependent variable
establishes a mathematical relation
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the best way to ensure that results of a study are generalizable to a population?
By making sure to use as many participants as possible
By using a random selection of people in that population
By using random assignment
By making sure the results are significant
- 9. Multiple Choice
The hindsight bias refers to people's tendency to
dismiss the value of replication.
assume that correlation proves causation.
exaggerate their ability to have foreseen the outcome of past events.
overestimate the extent to which others share their opinions.
- 10. Multiple Choice
In a well-designed research study, a ______ difference means that the results are most likely due to manipulation of the independent variable and not chance.
statistically significant
average
positive
correlational
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