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