Question 1

Which of the following is true, according to the text?

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A)   Because laboratory experiments are artificial, any principles discovered cannot be applied to everyday behaviors.
B)   Psychological science demonstrates why we cannot rely on intuition and common sense.
C)   Psychology's theories reflect common sense.
D)   Psychology has few ties to other disciplines.

Question 2

Six of the children in Mr. Myer's class were born on exactly the same day. This strikes him as astonishing and improbable. In this instance, he should be reminded that

Accepted Answer

A)   random sequences of events often don't look random.
B)   events often seem more probable in hindsight.
C)   we humans think we know more than we do.
D)   intuition is sometimes correct.

Question 3

Potential research participants are told enough about an upcoming study to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate. This illustrates the practice of seeking

Accepted Answer

A)   a representative sample.
B)   informed consent.
C)   an operational definition.
D)   a placebo effect.

Question 4

Juwan eagerly opened an online trading account, believing that his market savvy would allow him to pick stocks that would make him a rich day trader. This belief best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   a scientific attitude.
B)   critical thinking.
C)   hindsight bias.
D)   overconfidence.

Question 5

The simplified reality of laboratory experiments is most helpful in enabling psychologists to

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A)   predict human behavior in almost all situations.
B)   perceive order in completely random events.
C)   develop general principles that help explain behavior.
D)   observe random samples of human conduct.

Question 6

Which of the following processes typically takes place shortly after people complete their participation in a research study?

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A)   empirical analysis
B)   informed consent
C)   critical thinking
D)   debriefing

Question 7

Several weeks after a political election, voters often exaggerate their ability to have predicted the election outcome. This best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   instinct.
B)   random sequences.
C)   hidden values.
D)   hindsight bias.

Question 8

The study of psychology is potentially dangerous because

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A)   psychological knowledge can be used for destructive purposes.
B)   psychologists generally believe that people are not personally responsible for their actions.
C)   psychological research necessitates performing stressful experiments on people.
D)   psychological research typically violates personal privacy rights.

Question 9

Ethical principles developed by psychologists urge investigators to

Accepted Answer

A)   avoid the use of animals in experimental research.
B)   minimize the use of the experiment with human research participants.
C)   treat information about individual research participants confidentially.
D)   avoid the use of financial incentives in any kind of research.

Question 10

Mike Crampton's stockbroker has informed him that he has suffered substantial investment losses. When Mike tells his wife, she angrily responds, "I could have told you that your investment plan would fail!" Her comment best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   hindsight bias.
B)   overconfidence.
C)   a gender difference.
D)   skepticism.

Question 11

When your best friend hears that you are taking a psychology course, she asserts that psychology is simply common sense. Explain why your awareness of both the limits of everyday reasoning and the methods of psychological research would lead you to disagree with your friend's assertion.

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Question 12

When you question whether anecdotal evidence can be generalized to all people, you are applying

Accepted Answer

A)   overconfidence.
B)   hindsight bias.
C)   basic principles.
D)   critical thinking.

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