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Operational definitions are: Select one: a. Scientifically approved definitions b. Definitions illustrated with a concrete example or visual image c. Definitions which are very precise d. Dictionary definitions e. Definitions which tell how to collect data Feedback The correct answer is: Definitions which tell how to collect data Question 2 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Which of the following is one of the main precepts of scientific psychology? Select one: a. subjectivism b. empiricism c. idealism d. naturalism Feedback The correct answer is: empiricism Question 3

Incorrect Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 Flag question Question text True or False: "Psyche" is a Greek word meaning essence. Select one: True False Feedback The correct answer is 'False'. Question 4 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Any research involving human subjects must have prior approval by the: Select one: a. IRB b. Ethics Committee c. IACUC d. IKEA Feedback The correct answer is: IRB Question 5 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Flag question Question text How are experimenter effects eliminated? Select one:

a. with a single blind design b. with reactive measures c. with a double blind design d. with operational definitions e. with convergent operations Feedback The correct answer is: with a double blind design Question 6 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Flag question Question text True or False: Before psychology became a recognized academic discipline, matters of the mind were undertaken by those in biology. Select one: True False Feedback The correct answer is 'False'. Question 7 Incorrect Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Who is known to be the father of behaviorism within Psychology? Select one: a. Sigmund Freud b.

John B. Watson c. Carl Rogers d. Kurt Koffka e. B.F. Skinner Feedback The correct answer is: John B. Watson Question 8 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Flag question Question text True or False: The operant conditioning chamber (aka Skinner box) is a device used to study the principles of operant conditioning. Select one: True False Feedback The correct answer is 'True'. Question 9 Incorrect Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Who was the first person to be referred to as a psychologist? Select one: a. William James b. Sigmund Freud c. Wilhelm Wundt

d. Max Wertheimer e. Ivan Pavlov Feedback The correct answer is: Wilhelm Wundt Question 10 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Matt hopes that he and his ex-girlfriend, who broke up with him last month, eventually will get back together. When he heard that she had talked about him with a mutual friend, he took this as evidence that she was still interested in a reunion. When he heard that she went on a date with someone else, he concluded that she was just trying to get her mind off their break-up. Matt is exhibiting: Select one: a. A skeptical attitude b. Mental continuity c. Observational objectivity d. The confirmation bias e. The denial bias Feedback The correct answer is: The confirmation bias What is Abraham Maslow most famously known for proposing? Select one: a. Empirical research b. Developmental milestones c. Hierarchy of human needs in motivating behavior

d. External stimuli's role in changing behavior Feedback The correct answer is: Hierarchy of human needs in motivating behavior Question 2 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Not flaggedFlag question Question text Which of the following is an example of a theory rather than an observation (or set of observations)? Select one: a. People tend to yawn when they see someone else yawning b. Yawning involves movements of many facial muscles c. Yawning is caused by the need to increase brain activity Feedback The correct answer is: Yawning is caused by the need to increase brain activity Question 3 Incorrect Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 Not flaggedFlag question Question text Which subfield of psychology would be interested in finding out what factors make an employee best suited for a given job? Select one: a. I/O b. Social c. Clinical d. Human Resources e. Personality Feedback The correct answer is: I/O Question 4 Incorrect Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 Not flaggedFlag question Question text An experimenter conducts a study that seeks to measure differences in responding (answering a questionnaire at the end of the session) after subjects watch a comedy or horror movie. In this study, which variable is considered the "independent variable"? Select one: a. The questionnaire at the end of the session b. The movie (comedy or horror)

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