Important Studies
What was Solomon Asch’s experiment studying?
a. Intelligence
b. Conformity
c. Cooperation
d. Insecurity
b. Conformity
Which famous psychologist founded the first formal psychology lab?
a. Paul Broca
b. Walter Wernick
c. Ernst Weber
d. Wilhelm Wundt
d. Wilhelm Wundt
If I was a psychologist interested in studying people’s shopping habits while hidden behind a bush in the local mall, what type of research should I be doing?
a. Correlational observation
b. Case study
c. Controlled experiment
d. Naturalistic observation
d. Naturalistic observation
Who is the Father of American Psychology?
a. Abraham Maslow
b. Sigmund Freud
c. William James
4. Wilhelm Wundt
c. William James
Caleb wants to see whether listening to classical music will improve students’ performance on calculus exams. His experimental group must include
a. Students who already listen to classical music
b. Students randomly assigned to listen to classical music
c. Students randomly assigned not to listen to classical music
d. Students who have never studied calculus
b. Students randomly assigned to listen to classical music
According to Sigmund Freud, the story line of a given dream that you remember is referred to as the:
a. Selective content
b. Latent content
c. Apneic content
d. Manifest content
d. Manifest content
One drawback of cross-sectional research is that
a. Differences between groups can be due to age or to cohort effects
b. It takes a long time to complete this type of research
c. Participants are particularly likely to drop out during the study
d. It is more expensive than most other kinds of research
a. Differences between groups can be due to age or to cohort effects
What is a weakness of the biological perspective of psychology?
a. It doesn’t include unconscious processes and the dual nature of behavior
b. It is too mechanical and reductionist
c. It overlooks individual variation
d. It doesn’t take into account that most variations are not adaptive in nature.
a. It doesn’t include unconscious processes and the dual nature of behavior
Which of the following people did not hold a developmental perspective in psychology?
a. Erik Erikson
b. Mary Ainsworth
c. Carl Jung
d. Jean Piaget
c. Carl Jung
Emma is out driving after a snow storm. She approaches a green light and as she is about to go through the intersection, a car flies through the intersection. Emma thinks that this driver is a horrible driver. What has Emma just fallen prey to?
a. The Spotlight Effect
b. Prejudice
c. Fundamental Attribution Error
d. Road rage
c. Fundamental Attribution Error
What is the only type of psychological research that can determine cause and effect?
a. Comparative study
b. Experiment
c. Correlational study
d. Case study
b. Experiment
What is a disadvantage to using surveys?
a. They allow a large amount of data to be collected in a short period of time
b. They allow for vague questions to be asked
c. They can be created hastily
d. They can collect a wide, but unspecific range of information on things
b. They allow for vague questions to be asked