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Professor Helms conducts basic research on the progressive changes in infants' perceptual skills during the first year of life. Professor Helms is most likely a _________ psychologist.
a. social
b. clinical
c. personality
d. developmental |
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Basic research on persistent human traits like optimism and pessimism is most characteristic of the specialty known as ________ psychology.
a. biological
b. personality
c. social
d. developmental |
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Professor Thurstone conducts basic research to investigate whether a teacher's negative perceptions of some students can affect the students' subsequent academic performance. Professor Thurstone is most likely a __________ psychologist.
a. clinical
b. social
c. biological
d. personality |
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A focus on the different marriage rituals practiced by members of different ethnic groups is most relevance to the ________ perspective.
a. evolutionary
b. social-cultural
c. psychodynamic
d. cognitive |
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Which perspective would be most relevant to understanding the role of spaced practice on long-term memory of information.
a. psychodynamic
b. social-cultural
c. cognitive
d. behavior genetics |
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Dr. Stevens provides psychotherapy to people who suffer from excessive anxiety. Dr. Stevens is most likely a __________ psychologist.
a. social
b. developmental
c. clinical
d. cognitive |
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Dr. Waung investigates how a person's interpretation of a situation affects his or her reaction. Evidently, Dr. Waung is working within the ________ perspective.
a. neuroscience
b. behavioral
c. cognitive
d. social-cultural |
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A psychologist who explores how Asian and North American definitions of attractiveness differ is working from the ________ perspective.
a. behavioral
b. evolutionary
c. cognitive
d. social-cultural |
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Dr. Jones' research centers on the relationship between changes in our thinking over the life span and changes in moral reasoning. Dr. Jones is most likely a:
a. clinical psychologist
b. personality psychologist
c. psychiatrist
d. developmental psychologist |
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During a dinner conversation, a friend says that the cognitive and behavioral perspectives are quite similar. You disagree and point out that the cognitive perspective emphasizes ________, whereas the behavioral perspective emphasizes ________.
a. conscious processes; observable responses
b. unconscious processes; conscious processes
c. overt behaviors; covert behaviors
d. introspection; experimentation
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Dr. Aswad is studying people's enduring inner traits. Dr. Aswad is most likely a(n):
a. clinical psychologist
b. psychiatrist
c. personality psychologist
d. industrial/organizational psychologist |
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Which of the following individuals is also a physician?
a. clinical psychologist
b. experimental psychologist
c. psychiatrist
d. biological psychologist |
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Psychologists who study, assess, and treat troubled people are called:
a. basic researchers
b. applied psychologists
c. clinical psychologists
d. psychiatrists |
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Terrence wants to talk to a professional to help him cope with some academic challenges he's facing. You recommend that he contact a:
a. industrial/organizational psychologist
b. developmental psychologist
c. counseling psychologist
d. psychiatrist |
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| the different perspectives often complement one another; together, they provide a fuller understanding of behavior than provided by any single perspective |
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Concerning the major psychological perspectives on behavior, the text author suggests that:
a. researchers should work within the framework of only one of the perspectives
b. only those perspectives that emphasize objective measurement of behavior are useful
c. the different perspectives often complement one another; together, they provide a fuller understanding of behavior than provided by any single perspective
d. psychologists should avoid all of these traditional perspectives |
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| industrial/organizational psychology |
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Which subfield is most directly concerned with studying human behavior in the workplace?
a. clinical psychology
b. personality psychology
c. industrial/organizational psychology
d. psychiatry |
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A psychologist who conducts experiments solely intended to build psychology's knowledge base is engaged in:
a. basic research
b. applied research
c. industrial/organizational research
d. clinical research |
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A psychologist who studies how worker productivity might be increased by changing office layout is engaged in ______ research.
a. applied
b. basic
c. clinical
d. developmental |
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Dr. Ernest explains behavior in terms of different situations. Dr. Ernest is working from the ______ perspective.
a. behavioral
b. evolutionary
c. social-cultural
d. cognitive |
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Today, psychology is a discipline that:
a. connects with a diversity of other fields
b. is largely independent of other disciplines
c. is focused primarily on basic research
d. is focused primarily on applied research |
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