$15.00 1. Samantha is suffering from fatigue and sometimes cannot make herself get out of bed in the morning. She feels that
Found in Health-Care: Psychopathology-and-Clinical-PsychiatryChapter 1, # 0
Q:1. Samantha is suffering from fatigue and sometimes cannot make herself get out of bed in the morning. She feels that the world is a sad, unhappy place and would like to be relieved of her existence. Dr. Powell and Samantha examine her feelings very closely and consider the relationships in her life which may have affected her view of life. Dr. Powell is a professional in the field of: (Points: 5)
clinical psychology.
neuropsychology.
health psychology.
evolutionary psychology.
2. Dr. Wade excitedly explains that the difference between a male and a female is apparent in the structure and function of the brain. She is so pleased that you have asked about her research that she eagerly shares slides of PET scans which support her hypothesis. Dr. Wade's specialty is: (Points: 5)
clinical psychology.
personality psychology.
evolutionary psychology.
neuropsychology.
3. Often called the "father of modern psychology," Wilhelm Wundt painstakingly examined the small pieces of behavior. He was not interested in personality mental disorders. He did study the cognitive elements of: (Points: 5)
thinking, perception, and consciousness.
hearing, vision, and touch.
imagination and creativity.
repression and regression.
4. __________ believe that "the whole is more than the sum of its parts." In other words, we will perceive the world differently based on the manner in which we assemble the elements. (Points: 5)
Psychodynamic psychologists
Humanistic psychologists
Functional psychologists
Gestalt psychologists
5. Humanism denies the role of determinism, but elevates the role of: (Points: 5)
suggestion.
positive thought processes.
free will.
Gestalt.
6. Psychologists who believe in __________ are most likely to attempt to understand diversity in ethnic background as an influence on behavior. (Points: 5)
individual differences
free will
determinism
universal principles
7. Dr. Hall believes that thought processes determine behavior. She encourages her patient to examine the way he looks at problems and solves problems. They look for successful and unsuccessful evaluations and strategies. Dr. Hall's approach emphasizes __________ rather than __________. (Points: 5)
nurture; determinism
nature; nurture
design; elements
the conscious mind; the unconscious mind
8. Cognitive psychology can best be described as: (Points: 5)
the study of higher mental processes.
the therapeutic applications of critical thinking.
the area of psychology which attempts to reduce judgmental thinking.
a subspecialty of psychology based exclusively on observation rather than experimentation.
9. Behavioral and psychodynamic perspectives differ in that the former emphasizes the __________, while the latter focuses on __________. (Points: 5)
the blank slate; pattern of traits
emotional life; objective life
determinism; functionalism
observable behavior; inner life
10. Alexander, a fifth grade teacher, believes that Kimberly's behavior is a result of poor parenting. The school counselor is concerned with her inability to focus, attend to directions, and recall information from the previous day or events from earlier in the day. Alexander sees __________ as the primary cause of the problem, while the counselor is considering the role of __________. (Points: 5)
introspection; functionalism
nurture; nature
nature; nurture
tabla rasa; determinism
11. A theory can be defined as: (Points: 5)
an attempt to test behavior and thought process.
an accurate description of problem solving behavior.
the basis for relationships among facts and principles.
the application of the scientific method through statistics.
12. Allie has developed a theory concerning test grades. She believes that there is a relationship between her frequency of study and the resulting grade. In order to test her theory, she has to design a/an: (Points: 5)
theory.
principle.
hypothesis.
strategy.
13. It has been proposed that students have difficultly returning to their academic schedule after a holiday or break. Specifically, it has been predicted that there will be more student absences on the Monday following Spring Break than on the Friday prior to Spring Break. The first statement describes the __________, while the second is the __________. (Points: 5)
design of the study; research method
theory; hypothesis
hypothesis; theory
prediction; procedure
14. In her lecture concerning scientific method, Dr. Smith insisted that each of the steps must be used in order to arrive at a scientific finding. She included directions to __________ in her list of necessary components. (Points: 5)
form a question and design a procedure for testing the question, discussion of the findings, and the conclusion
develop an hypothesis, test it with the theory, and use scientific procedures
test the theory by designing procedures, report the results, and discuss the findings
form a question, design a theory to address the principles at work in the question, and develop an hypothesis to test the theory
15. Psychologists using information from old newspapers to study human behavior are engaging in: (Points: 5)
developmental research.
archival research.
naturalistic observation.
survey research.
16. Kevin and Cheryl had completed their first day of naturalistic observation of adolescents at the local high school. As they discussed their experiences during the day, they found that they were both concerned about the difference their presence in the classrooms made on adolescent behavior. This is an important question since, in truly naturalistic research, researchers cannot: (Points: 5)
be unobservable.
manipulate the independent variable.
be seen, and not heard.
must not change the situation.
17. Survey results may be inaccurate due to: (Points: 5)
participants who do not tell the truth.
the bias of respondents.
the use of a representative sample.
failure of most statistical procedures in analyzing the results of surveys.
18. A school psychologist is asked to help with a third grade student who is disrupting the class and causing the teacher to consider a change in professions. The psychologist interviews the parents, teachers, students, and student. She examines the reports of previous teachers, asks questions about the child's development, and makes notes of her observations of the student on the playground and in the classroom. The school nurse and medical history are also examined. The school psychologist is preparing a(n): (Points: 5)
report for the school board.
case study.
archival research.
assessment.
19. A team of psychology students would like to expose their classmates to an embarrassing experience in order to gather data for their term project. Their instructor has asked them to read the ethical guidelines published by the American Psychological Association. She wants them to understand that: (Points: 5)
they will have to refrain from manipulating the dependent variable.
they need to set limits on the emotional responses which might occur.
participants need to be informed concerning the nature of the procedures before consenting to take part.
most college students regard such experiments as positive.
20. One of the controversies concerning animal research involves: (Points: 5)
the age of the animals used.
the belief by some that animals have rights equal to those of humans.
the point of view that animal behavior cannot correlate with human behavior.
the understanding that animal body chemistry is devoid of many human characteristics.
