Psychology Mid Term 3 Challenge Exam

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Which choice is an accurate definition of a hypothesis?

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A tentative explanation

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According to William James, what was the true purpose of psychology?

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Studying the function of behavior in the world

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Which perspective within psychology emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all humans?

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Humanism

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An upper-level psychology class is conducting an experiment on racial prejudice that involves having participants rate the likeability of faces in a set of photos. However, they tell participants that the study is about the effects of aging on likeability. When participants are finished, they are thanked for their time and leave the experiment. In this example, the class forgot to ______ in order to resolve the ______ in the study.

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debrief participants; deception

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In a ______ study, both the researchers and the participants are unaware of the group assignments.

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double-blind

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A group of preschool-age children are enrolled in a study that plans to follow them over time in order to assess behaviors and other characteristics that may predict later development of schizophrenia. This is an example of a(n) ______ design.

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longitudinal

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Cocaine is considered a ______ drug because it tends to increase overall levels of neural activity.

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stimulant

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Tariq depends on cigarettes to relieve his stress, though he smokes so frequently that he experiences no significant, noticeable physical symptoms when he is not smoking. What does this exemplify?

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psychological dependence

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Which school of thinking in psychology includes the following concepts: figure-ground relationship, law of continuity, and principle of closure?

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Gestalt

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Which Gestalt principle is demonstrated when a child can perceive a completed picture in a "connect the dots" puzzle before finishing all the dots?

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closure