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Invitation to Psychology, 8 Edition by© 2022 Carole Wade Carol Tavris Samuel R Sommers Lisa M. Shin Chapter 1-14 Chapter 1 – Pop Quiz 1 1.
Psychology is defined as the discipline concerned with a. the study of all physical stimuli that affect human sensations and perceptions. b. behavior and mental processes and how they are affected by an organism‘s physical state, mental state, and external environment. c. the study of humankind and the importance of culture in explaining the diversity in human behavior. d. maladaptive human behaviors and cognitions that are incorporated into a person‘s self-worth during childhood.
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_______________ established the first psychological laboratory in 1879. a. Sigmund Freud b. John Locke c. William James d. Wilhelm Wundt
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Which modern psychological perspective focuses on how people reason, remember, understand language, and solve problems? a. the learning perspective b. the cognitive perspective c. the sociocultural perspective d. the psychodynamic perspective
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In almost all states, a _______________ is required to obtain a license to practice clinical psychology. a. doctorate b. master‘s degree c. medical degree d. certificate from a psychoanalytic institute
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Critical thinking requires a. creativity for creating alternative explanations. b. treating all theories as equally valid. c. low tolerance for uncertainty. d. emotional reasoning.
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Research methods that depict behavior, but do not necessarily yield causal explanations, are called a. experimental methods. b. blind studies. c. significance tests. d. descriptive methods.
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Assessment instruments that are designed to tap unconscious feelings or motives are called a. objective tests. b. projective tests. c. double-blind tests. d. single-blind tests.
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A _______________ is a measure of how strongly two variables are related to one another. a. relationship coefficient 1