Myers AP Psychology
Below you will find multiple choice quizzes,Thinking Critically With Psychological Science.
- 1.The dependent variable in an experiment is the factor:
- A.
that causes the behavior being studied.
- B.
That may be influenced by the experimental treatment.
- C.
Whose effect is being studied.
- D.
that is directly manipulated by the investigator.
- 2.Contemporary psychology is best defined as the science of:
- A.
thoughts, feelings, and perceptions
- B.
behavior and mental processes
- C.
Observable responses to the environment
- D.
conscious and unconscious mental activity
- 3.Unlike correlational studies, experiments involve:
- A.
randomly selecting participants.
- B.
studying observable behaviors.
- C.
Manipulating factors of interest
- D.
all the above.
- 4.A researcher would be most likely to discover a negative correlation between:
- A.
intelligence and academic success.
- B.
education and personal wealth.
- C.
Self-esteem and depression
- D.
Body height and body weight
- 5.The cognitive perspective in psychology emphasizes how:
- A.
People process, store, and retrieve information.
- B.
Behavior is influenced by environmental conditions
- C.
People seek to understand their own unconscious motives
- D.
thoughts and feelings are influenced by brain chemistry.
- 6.Which philosopher most clearly emphasized that human knowledge is heavily dependent upon sensory experience?
- A.
Immanuel Kant
- B.
Ren Descartes
- C.
John Locke
- D.
Plato
- 7.A random sample of a large group is one in which:
- A.
The number of people included in the sample is determined by chance.
- B.
every member in the group has an equal chance of being included.
- C.
Personality differences among research participants are practically nonexistent.
- D.
All the above are true.
- 8.The tendency to overestimate the extent to which others share our own attitudes is known as:
- A.
An illusion of control.
- B.
the false consensus effect.
- C.
Illusory correlation.
- D.
the hindsight bias
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