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1

A ______________ psychologist would focus on the study of higher mental processes.
A)social
B)personality
C)forensic
D)cognitive
2

Wilhelm Wundt
A)was one of the first psychologists to focus on child development.
B)set up the first psychological laboratory.
C)was an influential developmental psychologist.
D)developed the field of school psychology.
3

The ______________ perspective rejected psychology's early emphasis on the inner workings of the mind.
A)psychodynamic
B)cognitive
C)behavioral
D)humanistic
4

Introspection is a procedure used by ______________ to study the mind.
A)structuralists
B)functionalists
C)biologists
D)humanists
5

A(n) ______________ psychologist would most likely be called upon to determine whether an individual was legally sane at the time a crime was committed
A)cognitive
B)forensic
C)personality
D)evolutionary
6

Most psychologists have a(n)
A)master's degree.
B)doctoral degree.
C)degree in an area outside of psychology.
D)undergraduate degree.
7

______________ is a newer field of study that unites the areas of biopsychology and clinical psychology.
A)Health psychology
B)Cerebral biopsychology
C)Clinical neuropsychology
D)Evolutionary psychology
8

In archival research,
A)a control group is necessary.
B)existing data are examined.
C)new data is generated.
D)a sample of people are asked questions.
9

Which of the following correlations indicates the weakest association?
A)-0.2
B)+0.3
C)+0.8
D)-1.0
10

The second step in the scientific method is
A)formulating an explanation.
B)carrying out research.
C)operationalizing the hypothesis.
D)identifying a question of interest.
11

The change that an experimenter deliberately produces in a situation is called
A)randomization.
B)replication.
C)the control group.
D)the experimental manipulation.
12

The purpose of the control group in an experiment is to
A)accommodate the extra participants who arrived late and could not serve in the experimental group.
B)assist in the design of the research project.
C)give a comparison that allows the independent variable to be judged.
D)prevent the researcher from cheating.
13

During the 1991 Gulf War, news reporters based in Baghdad reported events as they witnessed them. This style of reporting resembles
A)naturalistic observation.
B)case study research.
C)archival research.
D)survey research.
14

Participants are randomly assigned to the groups in an experiment so that
A)participants will not know to which group they are assigned
B)the composition of the groups are roughly equivalent.
C)concern will be minimized that the experiment is too artificial and contrived.
D)the experiment will be simplified.
15

The purpose of a placebo is to
A)ensure that participants can be assigned at random to either group.
B)demonstrate to the Food and Drug Administration that even ineffective medications may be worthwhile.
C)give participants equal expectations about the treatment variable.
D)reduce worries about the representatives of the participants.





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