Psychology Mcqs Practice Test

Question 1

This approach on only acknowledges that other bases than be scientific approach exit, but consciously attempts to use other approaches, This style acknowledges that the norm is an opinion-based on theoretical perspective and not an axion. The basic assumption of the style is that there are ever-expanding______________programmers:

Accepted Answer

B. Research

Question 2

An excellent paper by Campbell and Stanley__________outlines the designs for educational research using this style and the following one of conceptual inquiry:

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C. 1963

Question 3

The advantages are that is large quantity of data is collected which may form a basis for generalizing from the sample to the:

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B. Population

Question 4

The tests are developed as instruments to enable the collection of data about individuals, such as intelligence tests and examinations, attitude scales personality assessment, test of creativity and:

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C. Questionnaires

Question 5

Associated with his style are the ______________ scores on tests.

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A. Standardized

Question 6

The reporting of this style of enquiry is usually statistical, often involving________________analysis of data:

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D. Complex

Question 7

Who was a student of William James and the first female president of the American psychological association?

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B. Mary Calkins

Question 8

They style of carrying out research usually involves large number of learners, often comparing different background and/or methods of:

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A. Teaching

Question 9

In a written report of their research psychologists specify exactly how anxiety is assessed, thus providing their readers with a(n):

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D. operational definition

Question 10

Our tendency to notice and remember instance in which a premonition of an unlikely phone call is actually followed by the call most clearly contribute to:

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D. an illusory correlation

Question 11

Men judge women as especially attractive if:

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D. they appear youthful, and women judge men, as especially attractive if they appear mature

Question 12

A better title for some of this research may be:

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B. Educational evaluation

Question 13

The ultimate aim is to produce precise unambiguous statements often for the sake of extending empirical:

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B. Knowledge

Question 14

With Which of the following statements would a behaviorist agree?

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A. psychology should be the science of behavior that can be observed by others

Question 15

Which of the following is likely to be a most; interest to a developmental psychologist?

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D. the effects on children of being raised in a single-parent home

Question 16

Dr. Saleem conducts basic research on the relationship between adults’ language Skills and their capacity to solve mathematical problems. Dr. Saleem is most likely a(n)_______________ psychologist.

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D. cognitive

Question 17

In order to understand the unusual behavior of an adult client, a clinical psychologist has carefully investigated the client’s current life situation and his physical, social-cultural, educational history which research method has the psychologist employed?

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A. the case study

Question 18

The school psychology that focused on identifying and examining the fundamental components as sensations, feelings, and images was:

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B. structuralism

Question 19

In an effort to prevent participants in an experiment from trying to confirm the researchers’ predictions, psychologists sometimes:

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B. deceive participants about the true purpose of an experiment

Question 20

In order to determine whether the strength of people’s self-esteem related to their income levels, researchers would most likely make use of:

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A. correlational research