Psychologist who help people deal with problems of everyday life such as family or marital problems, or low of job motivation, are called
PSYCHOMETRIC
, COUNSELLING
27. Dr.Martin is studying the effect of a new teaching method on psychology test scores. Subjects come to his laboratory and he randomly assigns them to one of two groups. Though the subjects do not know this, one group gets instruction in the new teaching method while the other group receives instruction in the traditional method. The independent variable in the study is
(the new teaching method)
28. The study of psychological issues in order to seek knowledge for its own sake rather than for its practical application
APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
BASIC PSYCHOLOGY
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A high score on juvenile - is associated with a low score on school attendance. There two variables indicate
(Negative correlation)
What did Watson and Rayners (1920) study of Little Albert Demonstrate?
conditioned fear ()
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| 31 A commonly used measure of variability that indicates the average diffence between scores in a distribution and their mean more precisely, the square root of the average deviation from the mean STANDARD DEVIATION 32 A detailed description of a particular individual being studied or treated is CASE STUDY 33 Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed, and my own specified world to bring them up in, and I´ll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialists I migh select is a famous quote by WATSON 34 Ancient Gkeek philosopher connected to psychology is ARISTOTILE 35. Correct is the study of behaviour and mental processes and of how they are affected by an organisms external and internal environment. Psychology 36. B.F. Skinner is to operant conditioning as Ivan Pavlov is to classical conditioning |
For Freud, irrational and uncouscious psychological forces were what governed behaviour.
38. Applied psychology is the study of psychological issues that have direct practical significance.
39. The main difference between psychological knowledge and popular opinion is that (psychological knowledge is based on research evidence; popular opinion is not.)
40. When Lawrence Kohlberg presented moral dilemmas to people, he was interested in (how people explain and justify their moral judgments.)
41. Some adults, said Kohlberg, realize that certain laws - such as those that legitimize the mistreatment of minorities- are themselves immoral.
Postconventional-correct
42. A psychologist is interested in studying the effects of immediate feedback on a computerized phonics exercise. He predicts that students who are provided with immediate feedback on their reading exercise will score higher than those who do not receive immediate feedback. What is the psychologist's prediction called? (hypothesis)
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43. This is the fourth stage of Piaget's theory of cognitive development (formal operations stage)
44. Which of these theorists developed a theory of cognitive development? (Piaget)
45. According to Maslows Hierarchy of Needs, once satisfied, need no longer motivates. (True)
46. What type of coping strategy is designed to reduce stress by overcoming the problem?
(problem-focused coping)
47. What goes on in people's heads, including how people reason, remember, understand language, and solve problems are some of the topics emphasized by the (cognitive perspective)
48. According to Alderfers ERG Theory, existence needs are basic needs for human survival. (True)
49. Positive stress does not make you (Angry or depressed)
50. A psychologist is interested in determining the effect of phonemic awareness skills on reading skills. Two groups of kindergarten students were studied. One group received phonemic awareness exercises three times a week for six months. The other group did not receive phonemic awareness exercises. At the end of the six months, the two groups were tested. The group who had phonemic awareness exercises had significantly improved their reading skills, while the control group had not. What was the independent variable in this experiment?
(reading skills test WRONG)
51. Proponents of the __________ perspective believe that to understand the mind one must study the nervous system, because all actions, feelings and thoughts are associated with bodily events. (Psychodynamic)
52. In psychological development critical period is crucial time when specific events occur. (TRUE)
53. What defense mechanism is common among terminally ill patients who sometimes refuse to admit they are dying? (denial)
