Quiz: Psychology as a Science
1. One factor that all psychologists have in common is _____________.
A. the same advanced degree
B. the interest in educational psychology
C. the same undergraduate degree
D. the interest in the study of the human mind and behavior

2. Why do psychologists rely on the scientific method?
A. to follow the tradition of Wilhelm Wudnt
B. to have their research recognized by other psychologists
C. to study feeling and sensation in people
D. to ensure that all data are collected correctly

3. The __________ is the most accurate and commonly used technique psychologists follow to collect data.
A. Stage Method
B. Socratic Method
C. Scientific Method
D. Sound Method

4. What is a hypothesis?
A. a questionnaire
B. a scientific experiment
C. a set of assumptions used to explain some phenomenon for its own sake
D. an educated guess that is based on some phenomenon

5. If an American psychologist describes a woman from another country as possibly “sneaky” or “deceptive” because she hides her hands behind her back and refuses to make eye contact, how has the psychologist failed in his or her description of that woman?
A. The psychologist has failed to ask for an interpreter.
B. The psychologist has not failed. He or she has correctly interpreted the woman’s body language.
C. The psychologist has failed to account for his or her own cultural bias.
D. The psychologist has failed to take into account the three other goals of psychology before making a judgment

6. What are the four goals of psychology?
A. observation, hypothesis, experimentation, theory formation
B. research, observe, experiment, survey
C. description, explanation, prediction, influence
D. predict, control, change, theorize

7. Psychological principles are
A. a set of generally valid ideas about behavior.
B. the four main goals of psychology.
C. the notion that there are cognitive and physiological factors in psychology.
D. the ability to predict individual and group behavior based on observation.

8. Which of the goals of psychology is represented by the following scenario:
A psychologist examines the possible causes for a patient's fear of heights.

A. prediction
B. description
C. explanation
D. influence

9. Why is it easier for psychologists to predict group, rather than individual behavior?
A. because groups are easier to research
B. because individual feedback is usually unreliable
C. because individuals vary
D. because people tend to be more truthful and reliable when they are in groups

10. Why must you repeat steps three and four in the scientific method?
A. to ensure that there are no discrepancies between theory and experiment and/or observation
B. because these steps are very difficult and are often done incorrectly
C. because you must repeat them a certain number of times before you can move on
D. because the initial observation is most often incorrect

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