TOPIC: The Field of Psychology Today
ANS: F, Understand the Concepts, LO 1.3 Summarize the basic ideas behind the seven modern perspectives in psychology., (2)
APA=1.1; 1.2
TB_01_183_The Field of Psychology Today_Remember_LO 1.3, APA 1.2
Diffusion of responsibility is the tendency to feel that someone else is responsible for responding in a crisis situation.
TOPIC: The Field of Psychology Today
ANS: T, Remember the Facts, LO 1.3 Summarize the basic ideas behind the seven modern perspectives in psychology., (1)
APA=1.2
TB_01_184_The Field of Psychology Today_Remember_LO 1.4, APA 1.1
The majority of psychologists are self-employed or work for private, not-for-profit agencies.
TOPIC: The Field of Psychology Today
ANS: F, Remember the Facts, LO 1.4 Differentiate between the various types of professionals within the field of psychology., (3)
APA=1.1
TB_01_185_The Field of Psychology Today_Remember_LO 1.4, APA 1.1
Clinical psychology is the largest subfield of psychology.
TOPIC: The Field of Psychology Today
ANS: T, Remember the Facts, LO 1.4 Differentiate between the various types of professionals within the field of psychology., (1)
APA=1.1
TB_01_186_The Field of Psychology Today_Apply_LO 1.4, APA 1.1
Dr. Leland can prescribe drugs in some situations and works with depressed women. He must be a psychologist.
TOPIC: The Field of Psychology Today
ANS: F, Apply What You Know, LO 1.4 Differentiate between the various types of professionals within the field of psychology., (1)
APA=1.1
TB_01_187_Scientific Research_Remember_LO 1.5, APA 1.1, 1.2
The goals of psychology are to describe, explain, predict, and control behavior.
TOPIC: Scientific Research
ANS: T, Remember the Facts, LO 1.5 Recall the five steps of the scientific approach., (1)
APA=1.1; 1.2
TB_01_188_Scientific Research_Remember_LO 1.5, APA 2.4
The first step in the scientific method is developing a method.
TOPIC: Scientific Research
ANS: F, Remember the Facts, LO 1.5 Recall the five steps of the scientific approach., (1)
APA=2.4
TB_01_189_Scientific Research_Apply_LO 1.6, APA 2.1, 2.4
Roger conducted a naturalistic observation as a project for a psychology class. He observed the interactions of parents and children at a football game. Many of the people he observed seemed to have noticed him. Roger forgot about the observer effect.
TOPIC: Scientific Research
ANS: T, Apply What You Know, LO 1.6 Compare and contrast some of the methods used to describe behavior., (2)
APA=2.1; 2.4
TB_01_190_Scientific Research_Remember_LO 1.6, APA 2.4
The laboratory observation always involves watching behaviors as they occur without intervening or altering the behaviors in any way.
TOPIC: Scientific Research
ANS: F, Remember the Facts, LO 1.6 Compare and contrast some of the methods used to describe behavior., (1)
APA=2.4
TB_01_191_Scientific Research_Remember_LO 1.6, APA 2.4
Surveys are procedures used to measure and evaluate personality traits, emotional states, aptitudes, interests, abilities, and values.
TOPIC: Scientific Research
ANS: F, Remember the Facts, LO 1.6 Compare and contrast some of the methods used to describe behavior., (2)
APA=2.4
TB_01_192_Scientific Research_Apply_LO 1.6, APA 2.1, 2.4
Dr. Samson wanted to know how college students in his state would vote during the next election. By sampling the seniors at his college, he can get a representative sample.
TOPIC: Scientific Research
ANS: F, Apply What You Know, LO 1.6 Compare and contrast some of the methods used to describe behavior., (3)
APA=2.1; 2.4
TB_01_193_Scientific Research_Remember_LO 1.7, APA 2.4
A negative correlation means that high values of one variable are associated with low values of the other.
TOPIC: Scientific Research
ANS: T, Remember the Facts, LO 1.7 Explain how researchers use the correlational technique to study relationships between two or more variables., (1)
APA=2.4
TB_01_194_Scientific Research_Remember_LO 1.7, APA 2.4
Direction and strength are important in understanding correlation coefficients.
TOPIC: Scientific Research
ANS: T, Remember the Facts, LO 1.7 Explain how researchers use the correlational technique to study relationships between two or more variables., (1)
APA=2.4
TB_01_195_Scientific Research_Remember_LO 1.8, APA 2.4
Control groups should receive exactly the same treatment as the experimental groups when conducting a research study.
TOPIC: Scientific Research
ANS: F, Remember the Facts, LO 1.8 Identify the steps involved in designing an experiment., (3)
APA=2.4
TB_01_196_Scientific Research_Remember_LO 1.8, APA 2.4