Psychology's roots, big ideas, and critical thinking

Question 1

Which of the following is more likely to inhibit critical thinking?

Answer 1

Overconfidence

Question 2

If you assess whether conclusions are based on the existing evidence, you are using…

Answer 2

Critical thinking

Question 3

Developing testable hypotheses before conducting research is most directly useful for restraining a thinking error known as…

Answer 3

Hindsight bias

Question 4

Professor Mysore told one class that drinking alcohol increases sexual desire. He told another class that drinking alcohol reduces sexual desire. Neither class was surprised by the information they received because of the power of…

Answer 4

Hindsight bias

Question 5

Suppose psychologists discovered that wealthy people are less satisfied with their marriages than poor people are. This would indicate that wealth and marital satisfaction are…

Answer 5

Negatively correlated

Question 6

In its early years, psychology focused on the study of…

Answer 6

Mental life

Question 7

When you question whether anecdotal evidence can be generalized to all people, you are engaging in…

Answer 7

Critical thinking

Question 8

In a study of the effects of drinking alcohol, some participants drank a nonalcoholic beverage that actually smelled and tasted like alcohol. This nonalcoholic drink was a…

Answer 8

Placebo

Question 9

The biopsychosocial approach provides an understanding of biological influences as part of…

Answer 9

Many levels of analysis

Question 10

Which perspective would help us to understand the impact of strokes and brain diseases on memory?

Answer 10

Neuroscience

Question 11

A group of investigators first observed an association between frequency of pornography use and levels of romantic commitment. They subsequently instructed one group of individuals to abstain from eating their favorite food for a three-week period and another, similar group to abstain from sexually explicit materials for a three-week period. The investigators used a combination of…

Answer 11

Correlational and experimental research

Question 12

The group exposed to a newly created drug that is being tested in an experiment is called the ___ group.

Answer 12

Experimental

Question 13

Positive psychology uniquely focuses on the promotion of positive…

Answer 13

Emotions, character traits, and institutions

Question 14

Surveys indicate that people are much less approving of “welfare” than “aid to the needy.” These survey results best illustrate the importance of…

Answer 14

Wording effects

Question 15

The nature–nurture issue refers to the debate over the relative contributions that ___ make to the development of psychological traits.

Answer 15

Genes and experience