1. The tendency to believe claims because they seem true or because it would be nice if they were true is called _______.
a.
uncritical acceptance
b.
confirmation bias
c.
critical acceptance
d.
awareness bias
ANSWER:
a
POINTS:
1
REFERENCES:
1.1 Commonsense Psychology-Isn't It All Common Sense?
QUESTION TYPE:
Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES:
False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Universal.Intro.Psych.LO.9.2.2 - Explain how attitudes influence behaviors.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States - APA.1.2 - Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains.
KEYWORDS:
Remember
DATE CREATED:
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2. What is confirmation bias?
The tendency to believe claims because they seem true or it would be nice if they were true.
The tendency to remember information that fits one’s expectations while ignoring discrepancies.
Unfounded belief held without evidence or in spite of falsifying evidence.
Personal observation of your own thoughts, feelings and behavior.
b
Universal.Intro.Psych.LO.3.2.2 - Describe examples in which information processing conflicts with attentional focus (e.g., Stroop Effect, inattentional blindness, change blindness, and cocktail party effect).Universal.Intro.Psych.LO.5.1.2 - Describe biases and heuristics that affect reasoning and decision making.
Understand
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3. What is a superstition?
The tendency to remember or notice information that fits one’s expectations
An unfounded belief held without evidence or in spite of falsifying evidence
The tendency to believe claims because they seem true or because it would be nice if they were true
Someone with a dominant personality that can strongly influence other people
Universal.Intro.Psych.LO.1.3.1 - Compare the scientific method to nonscientific means of gathering information.
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4. Which of the following is an unfounded belief held without evidence or in spite of falsifying evidence?
Superstition
Introspection
Confirmation bias
Uncritical acceptance
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5. Personal observation of one's own thoughts, feelings, or behavior is called _______.
introspection
cognitive unconscious
imageless thought
critical thinking
1.2 Introspection and the First Scientific Psychologists-Inward Ho!
Universal.Intro.Psych.LO.1.2.5 - Summarize the cognitive approach to understanding thoughts and behaviors.Universal.Intro.Psych.LO.3.1.2 - Explain how sensation and perception interact.
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6. The study of sensations and personal experience analyzed as basic elements is called _______.
Structuralism
Gestalt psychology
Scientific observation
Functionalism
Universal.Intro.Psych.LO.1.1.3 - Explain the impact of structuralism in forming the science of psychology
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7. Which of the following fields analyzes sensations and personal experience as basic elements?
Behaviorism
Biopsychosocial
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8. Which of the following describes a field of study that only focuses on whole units of thinking, learning, and perception?
Structural psychology
Evolutionary psychology
Phrenology
Universal.Intro.Psych.LO.3.1.6 - Explain how the Gestalt principles affect perception.
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9. Which of the following statements relates to the term Gestalt psychology?
Study of dreams and their meaning
Study of thinking and perception in whole units
Study of one's attachment to significant others
Study of cognitive dissonance
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10. What is functionalism?
School of psychology that considers behaviors in terms of active adaptations
Study of thinking, learning, perception in whole units only, not parts
School of psychology that studies individual sensations and personal experiences
School of psychology that emphasizes study of observable actions over study of the mind
Universal.Intro.Psych.LO.1.1.4 - Explain the impact of functionalism in forming the science of psychology.
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11. Which school of psychology considers behaviors in terms of active adaptations?
c
United States - APA.1.1 - Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.
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12. Evolutionary psychologists would focus on which of the following?
Physical features that help plants and animals adapt to their environments
Sensations and personal experiences analyzed as whole units only
Thinking, learning, and perceptions analyzed as analysis parts only
Psychological features of people working in groups as studied by employers
Universal.Intro.Psych.LO.1.1.6 - Explain the impact of evolutionary theory on the science of psychology.
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13. Which of these refers to the inability to become subjectively aware of some mental processes?
Imageless thought
Natural selection
Universal.Intro.Psych.LO.1.1.1 - Summarize the history of the mind-body problem in relation to psychology.Universal.Intro.Psych.LO.1.2.5 - Summarize the cognitive approach to understanding thoughts and behaviors.
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14. Which of the following refers to the part of the mind in which we are subjectively unaware and not open to introspection?
Cognitive unconscious
Preconscious mind
Cognitive conscious
Subconscious mind
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15. How is behaviorism defined?
A school of thought in psychology that considers behaviors in terms of active adaptations
The view that any muscular action, glandular activity, or other identifiable aspect of behavior must be considered
The school of thought in psychology that emphasizes study of observable actions over study of the mind
Darwin’s theory that evolution favors those plants and animals best suited to their living conditions
1.3 Beyond Introspection-Behaviorism, Psychoanalysis, Humanism, and Biopsychology
Universal.Intro.Psych.LO.1.1.5 - Explain the impact of behaviorism in forming the science of psychology.Universal.Intro.Psych.LO.1.2.2 - Summarize the behavioral approach to understanding thoughts and behaviors.
United States - APA.1.1 - Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.United States - APA.1.2 - Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains.
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16. In Freudian theory, the parts of the mind that are beyond awareness, especially conflicts, impulses, and desires not directly known to a person, are referred to as _______.
dynamic unconscious
dynamic conscious
psychoanalysis
random behavior
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17. The Freudian approach to psychotherapy emphasizing the exploration of unconscious using free association, dream interpretation, resistances, and transference to uncover unconscious conflicts is called _______.
Freudian theory
psychodynamic theory
Neo-Freudianism
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18. Which of the following refers to the idea that all behavior has prior causes that would completely explain one’s choices and actions if all such causes were known?
Determinism
Psychological evolution
Psychoanalysis
Humanistic psychology
Universal.Intro.Psych.LO.1.2.1 - Compare the evolutionary and biological approaches to understanding thoughts and behaviors.Universal.Intro.Psych.LO.1.2.2 - Summarize the behavioral approach to understanding thoughts and behaviors.
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19. Which is the study of people as inherently good and motivated to learn and improve?
Biopsychology
Freudian psychology
Psychodynamic theory
Universal.Intro.Psych.LO.1.1.1 - Summarize the history of the mind-body problem in relation to psychology.Universal.Intro.Psych.LO.1.2.4 - Summarize the humanistic approach to understanding thoughts and behaviors.
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20. Which of the following refers to the process of fully developing personal potentials?
Self-actualization
Self-realization
Neuroticism
Narcissism
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