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The marriage rituals of different ethnic groups are of most relevance to the ________ perspective.


A) evolutionary
B) social-cultural
C) psychodynamic
D) cognitive

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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In drug-treatment studies,double-blind procedures minimize outcome differences between experimental and control conditions that could be attributed to


A) replication.
B) operational definitions.
C) random sampling.
D) placebo effects.

E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

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Studying the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior is of most central interest to


A) cognitive neuroscience.
B) behavior genetics.
C) evolutionary psychology.
D) behaviorism.

E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

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In an experimental study,men with erectile disorder received either Viagra or a placebo.In this study,the drug dosage (none versus peak dose) was the


A) confounding variable.
B) dependent variable.
C) random sample.
D) independent variable.

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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In a random sequence of coin tosses,series of successive heads occur ________ often than people expect and series of tails occur ________ often than people expect.


A) more;less
B) less;more
C) more;more
D) less;less

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which psychological perspective highlights the manner in which people encode,process,store,and retrieve information?


A) cognitive
B) behavioral
C) behavior genetics
D) evolutionary

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Debriefing refers to


A) a technique for assessing the attitudes of those who respond to a survey.
B) repeating a research study with a different set of participants than those in the original study.
C) a procedure designed to inhibit the placebo effect.
D) explaining a research study to participants after the study is completed.

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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The scientific study of behavior without reference to mental processes was of special interest to


A) Edward Titchener.
B) William James.
C) Sigmund Freud.
D) B.F.Skinner.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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Discerning the unstated assumptions and values that underlie conclusions best illustrates ________,which is an important learning tool.


A) critical thinking
B) the testing effect
C) spaced practice
D) SQ3R

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Which procedure is most likely to be used to control for possible confounding variables?


A) debriefing
B) informed consent
C) random assignment
D) naturalistic observation

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Website polls and call-in phone surveys often yield unrepresentative results because they fail to use


A) operational definitions.
B) random sampling.
C) independent variables.
D) double-blind procedures.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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A helping profession devoted to assisting people with problems often related to school,work,or marriage is known as


A) personality psychology.
B) counseling psychology.
C) cognitive psychology.
D) social psychology.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Melinda expressed concerns as to whether the wording of the questions in a life satisfaction survey may have encouraged respondents to convey unusually positive levels of well-being.Melinda's concerns best illustrated


A) introspection.
B) an empirical approach.
C) critical thinking.
D) the neuroscience perspective.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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University of Texas students were fitted with electronically activated recorders so that researchers could sample their daily activities.The researchers employed a scientific method known as


A) naturalistic observation.
B) the double-blind procedure.
C) experimentation.
D) the case study.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Mike Crampton's stockbroker has informed him that he has suffered substantial investment losses.When Mike tells his wife,she angrily responds,"I could have told you that your investment plan would fail!" Her comment best illustrates


A) hindsight bias.
B) debriefing.
C) the placebo effect.
D) replication.

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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The historically significant perspective that emphasized human growth potential was known as


A) Freudian psychology.
B) cognitive neuroscience.
C) structuralism.
D) humanistic psychology.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Which principle suggests that inherited traits contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations?


A) behavior genetics
B) structuralism
C) natural selection
D) positive psychology

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Researchers observe random samples because these samples are likely to be


A) easy to observe.
B) homogeneous.
C) representative.
D) easy to debrief.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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To assess the extent to which death rates increase as people age,researchers would most likely make use of


A) the double-blind procedure.
B) case studies.
C) experimentation.
D) correlation.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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After the horror of 9/11,many people said the American government should obviously have foreseen the likelihood of this form of terrorism.This perception most clearly illustrates


A) overconfidence.
B) hindsight bias.
C) random sampling.
D) naturalistic observation.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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