Study Guide
1. The scientific study of behavior without reference to mental processes was of special interest to a. Edward Titchener. b. William James. c. Sigmund Freud. d. B. F. Skinner.
2. Debates as to whether alcohol abuse is biologically determined or culturally influenced are most relevant to the issue of a. nature and nurture. b. naturalistic observation and introspection. c. behavior and mental processes. d. conscious and unconscious motives.
3. An integrated explanation of human behavior provided by the neuroscience, cognitive, social-cultural, and other perspectives in psychology is most clearly provided by a. SQ3R. b. behaviorism. c. a psychodynamic perspective. d. a biopsychosocial approach.
4. Understanding why the fear of darkness may have contributed to the survival of our human ancestors is most relevant to the ________ perspective. a. behavioral b. cognitive c. evolutionary d. psychodynamic
5. Which perspective would be most helpful for understanding the role of retrieval practice on long-term memory of information? a. psychodynamic b. social-cultural c. cognitive d. behavior genetics
6. After the horror of 9/11, many people said the CIA and FBI should obviously have foreseen the likelihood of this form of terrorism. This perception most clearly illustrates a. replication. b. hindsight bias. c. random sampling. d. the placebo effect.
7. When Leanne heard about experimental evidence that drinking orange juice triggers hyperactivity in children, she questioned whether the tested children had been randomly assigned to experimental conditions. Leanne's reaction best illustrates a. the placebo effect. b. hindsight bias. c. critical thinking. d. overconfidence.
8. Stacey suggests that because children are more impulsive than adults, they will have more difficulty controlling their anger. Stacey's prediction regarding anger management is an example of a. a hypothesis.
2. Debates as to whether alcohol abuse is biologically determined or culturally influenced are most relevant to the issue of a. nature and nurture. b. naturalistic observation and introspection. c. behavior and mental processes. d. conscious and unconscious motives.
3. An integrated explanation of human behavior provided by the neuroscience, cognitive, social-cultural, and other perspectives in psychology is most clearly provided by a. SQ3R. b. behaviorism. c. a psychodynamic perspective. d. a biopsychosocial approach.
4. Understanding why the fear of darkness may have contributed to the survival of our human ancestors is most relevant to the ________ perspective. a. behavioral b. cognitive c. evolutionary d. psychodynamic
5. Which perspective would be most helpful for understanding the role of retrieval practice on long-term memory of information? a. psychodynamic b. social-cultural c. cognitive d. behavior genetics
6. After the horror of 9/11, many people said the CIA and FBI should obviously have foreseen the likelihood of this form of terrorism. This perception most clearly illustrates a. replication. b. hindsight bias. c. random sampling. d. the placebo effect.
7. When Leanne heard about experimental evidence that drinking orange juice triggers hyperactivity in children, she questioned whether the tested children had been randomly assigned to experimental conditions. Leanne's reaction best illustrates a. the placebo effect. b. hindsight bias. c. critical thinking. d. overconfidence.
8. Stacey suggests that because children are more impulsive than adults, they will have more difficulty controlling their anger. Stacey's prediction regarding anger management is an example of a. a hypothesis.