[Intro] Ch. 01

Which of the following is NOT true?

• Jobs for psychology major are usually limited to counseling services

•  Psychology is a broad field

• There are more than 50 subdivisions in American Psychological Association (APA)

• Psychologist and psychiatrist can work together

Among the following claims, choose the most reasonable one.

• Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence

• Eating ice cream causes juvenile crimes

• Anyone can lose weight without diet

• Social issues are simple and easy to resolve

Most psychologists have supernatural powers.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT true about introspection?

• Every participant is supposed to give same response

• This method was used by Wundt, “father of psychology”

• It was criticized that introspective method is too subjective

• This is an examination of one’s subjective feelings and thoughts

Which of the following best describes “Gestalt”?

• The whole is greater than the sum of the parts

• All mental activity consists of different combinations of mental processes

• “Mind” is something so subjective that it cannot be proved to exist

• Psychology should be limited to the study of observable behavior

According to developmental perspective, psychological change is a result of the interaction between the heredity and environment.

• True

• False

From sociocultural perspective, choose the best reason why it is not easy to face the front of an elevator when everyone faces the back.

• Social influence

• Broken light

• Lack of space

• Food preference

Which one is the first step in scientific method among the following four steps?

• Developing a hypothesis

• Gathering objective data

• Analyzing the results

• Publishing, criticizing, and replicating the results

Which of the following best describes “experiments”?

• It is for collecting information under highly controlled conditions

• It is most vulnerable to a number of biases

• It is used when researchers want to know how people act in natural surroundings

• It is highly cost effective

Which of the following is NOT true about biases and ethical issues?

• “Placebo” effect was developed in order to resolve ethical issues

• Biases can affect the ways researchers conduct research

• Informed consent ensures that participants are willingly engage in the research

• Deception can only be used when no substantial risks are likely to accrue