Chapter 1

Question 1

Clinical Psychology

Answer 1

Trying to uncover causes and treatments for psychological challenges

Question 2

Evolutionary Psychology

Answer 2

The recognition that humans are still adapting and changing to the social and psychological world in which they live

Question 3

Developmental Psychology

Answer 3

Seeing how people change as they grow and age

Question 4

Biological Neuroscience

Answer 4

Recording electrical and chemical responses in the brain while performing behavior

Question 5

Personality Psychology

Answer 5

Knowing that this type of enduring trait that I have will help me in a career

Question 6

Positive Psychology

Answer 6

Recognizing the importance of human experiences such as creativity, meaning, accomplishment, and hope

Question 7

You have just moved into a new housing complex. Which means that many of the other people there have also just moved in. You notice that everybody seems so different and disconnected. You want to create a greater sense of community in your apartment complex. Which of the following findings from psychology can help you accomplish this?

Answer 7

Create a neighborhood watch & have a bulletin board that announces people’s successes

Question 8

Psychologists combine curiosity and a sense of wonder about people with___

Answer 8

Healthy skepticism

Question 9

Working out your anger is___

Answer 9

Unhealthy

Question 10

One time counseling sessions is___

Answer 10

Unhealthy

Question 11

Re-birthing Therapy is___

Answer 11

Unhealthy

Question 12

Motivational Assemblies is___

Answer 12

Unhealthy

Question 13

Cultural Psychology has little relevance in today’s world.

Answer 13

False

Question 14

If you were to live with early Christians and had a mental disorder, they would likely treat you by___

Answer 14

Exorcism

Question 15

Psychology is a collection of facts about human mind and behavior

Answer 15

False

Question 16

Overconfidence Bias

Answer 16

Overestimating their abilities and knowledge, leading to poor decision making

Question 17

Hindsight Bias

Answer 17

The “I-knew-it-all-along” tendency

Question 18

Blind-Spot Bias

Answer 18

the tendency to see oneself as less biased than other people

Question 19

Confirmation Bias

Answer 19

people’s tendency to process information by looking for, or interpreting, information that is consistent with with their existing beliefs

Question 20

What is the Overconfidence Effect?

Answer 20

causes people to be more confident in their abilities than they actually are