CSU PSY1010 Unit I Assessment

Question 1

1. A __________ might study the kind of "thinking" that goes on without awareness or study different types of intelligence.

   Answer

   		cultural psychologist
   		learning theorist
   		cognitive researcher
   		biological psychologist

5 points

Question 2

1. Research methods that predict behavior, but do not necessarily choose one causal explanation over competing ones, are called:

   Answer

   		experimental methods.
   		single-blind studies.
   		significance tests.
   		descriptive methods.

5 points

Question 3

1. Tessa agrees to an evaluation designed to tap her unconscious feelings and motives. Tessa will be given a(n):

   Answer

   		objective test.
   		projective test.
   		double-blind test.
   		single-blind test.

5 points

Question 4

1. Which school of thought in psychology tried to explain how specific behaviors and mental processes help a person adapt to the environment?

   Answer

   		Phrenology
   		Functionalism
   		Structuralism
   		Psychiatry

5 points

Question 5

1. __________ concluded that his patients' distress was due to conflicts and emotional traumas that had occurred in their early childhood and that were too threatening to be remembered consciously.

   Answer

   		Wilhelm Wundt
   		William James
   		Sigmund Freud
   		E.B. Tichener

5 points

Question 6

1. Reliance on introspection got structuralists into trouble because:

   Answer

   		Despite their training, introspectors often produced conflicting reports.
   		They failed to generate an intensive program of research.
   		They emphasized the purpose of behavior, as opposed to its analysis and description.
   		Trained introspection was rejected as being too objective.

5 points

Question 7

1. Sam, a business-owner, sought the help of a friend to find out which employees were likely to be loyal and honest if hired. The friend examined the bumps on the heads of all applicants and gave Sam a list of the employees he should hire. Sam's friend is a __________ .

   Answer

   		sociologist
   		alchemist
   		psychiatrist
   		phrenologist

5 points

Question 8

1. Given the information on how relevance of data depends on the sample selected, which of the following would be considered a good example of a representative sample of college students in the United States?

   Answer

   		A survey given to several rural college classrooms
   		A questionnaire mailed to random households in Texas
   		A survey given to a diverse population in both urban and rural college classrooms in several states
   		Volunteers who found your survey on the Internet

5 points

Question 9

1. A researcher studies the history of a suicide bomber who attempted to blow up a police station. The researcher's goal is to understand the person's childhood or dreams that led to the person's behavior for becoming a bomber. This type of research is called a(n):

   Answer

   		case study.
   		observational study.
   		correlational study.
   		survey study.

5 points

Question 10

1. A manuscript on human nature is discovered and scientists confirm that it is the work of an ancient scholar. In this manuscript, human nature is most likely explored through:

   Answer

   		empirical evidence.
   		experimentation.
   		trained introspection.
   		observations based simply on anecdotes.

5 points

Question 11

1. A researcher hypothesizes that adults will respond differently to the same baby depending on how the child is dressed. Her colleague, on the other hand, hypothesizes that boys and girls are treated equally and that only temperamental differences lead to differences in their handling. Design a research study to test their hypotheses.
   
   Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

25 points

Question 12

1. The president of the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is concerned after reading that during puberty, children have increased needs for sleep. She wants to find out if other parents of middle-school children would support a later starting time for school. At one of the Tuesday night meetings, she conducts a survey of the PTA members in order to address this question. When she asks those parents in support of the change to raise their hands, she discovers that 85 percent of the parents support a later starting time. What information has she gained by conducting this survey? What shortcomings exist in her survey?
   
   Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.