7. According to the behavioral perspective, a child who cries and is rewarded by getting his mother’s attention will ______.
a. stop crying so much in the future. c. cry again in the future.
b. cry again in the future. d. cry again in the future.
Answer: b
Difficulty: Moderate
Topic: The History of Psychology
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective (LO): 1.3 Summarize the basic ideas behind the seven modern perspectives in psychology.
Bloom’s taxonomy: Comprehension
8. Which of the following psychological professionals is most likely to work with a family in their home to help identify causes of problematic behavior?
a. Psychologist c. Psychiatrist
b. Psychiatric social worker d. Psychoanalyst
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Topic: The Field of Psychology Today
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective (LO): 1.4 Differentiate between the various types of professionals within the field of psychology.
Bloom’s taxonomy: Knowledge
9. The four goals of psychology are accomplished through _____.
a. the scientific approach. c. online searches.
b. talking with other psychologists. d. introspection.
Answer: a
Difficulty: Moderate
Topic: Scientific Research
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective (LO): 1.5 Recall the five steps of the scientific approach.
Bloom’s taxonomy: Knowledge
10. What is the main advantage of laboratory observation?
a. Reactions of people and animals in the laboratory are the same as in the real world
b. The degree of control it gives the researcher
c. It is most cost effective
d. The researcher gets to know the subject in great detail
Answer: b
Difficulty: Difficult
Topic: Scientific Research
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective (LO): 1.6 Compare and contrast some of the methods used to describe behavior.
Bloom’s taxonomy: Comprehension
11. Which of the following statements about surveys is true?
a. The order of the questions in the survey can never affect its outcome.
b. It is easy to word survey questions so they will be understood the same way by all who read them.
c. Survey questions can be written in such a way that the desired answer becomes obvious.
d. Answers to survey questions are resistant to courtesy bias.
Answer: c
Difficulty: Difficult
Topic: Scientific Research
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective (LO): 1.6 Compare and contrast some of the methods used to describe behavior.
Bloom’s taxonomy: Comprehension
12. In a negative correlation, _______.
a. the two variables have an inverse relationship.
b. there is no relationship between the variables.
c. a strong correlation is close to +1.00.
d. the variables increase in the same direction.
Answer: c
Difficulty: Moderate
Topic: Scientific Research
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective (LO): 1.7 Explain how researchers use the correlational technique to study relationships between two or more variables.
Bloom’s taxonomy: Knowledge