Week 1 Quiz
1. Question :
(TCO 1) Which of the following is a mental process? Student Answer: INCORRECT thinking feeling reading CORRECT a and b Instructor Explanation: See Chapter 1, p. 4 Points Received: 0 of 2 Comments:
2. Question :
(TCO 2) Because Timothy was laughed at by his second grade peers, he was reluctant to speak out in class. This is a demonstration of which goal of psychology? Student Answer: INCORRECT describing behavior CORRECT explaining behavior predicting behavior changing behavior Instructor Explanation: See Chapter 1, p. 5 Points Received: 0 of 2 Comments:
3. Question :
(TCO 1) Research has shown that watching aggression on television causes children to become physically more aggressive. As a result, the V-chip was created. What goal of psychology does this best represent? Student Answer: describing behavior explaining behavior INCORRECT predicting behavior CORRECT changing behavior Instructor Explanation: See Chapter 1, p. 5 Points Received: 0 of 2 Comments:
4. Question :
(TCO 1) Functionalism made an important contribution to the science of psychology because it ____________________. Student Answer: explained why different individuals experience stimuli differently. drew the line between branches of psychology so each had its own function. CORRECT expanded the scope of psychology to consider such topics as emotion and observable behavior. specified precisely the scope of psychology as dealing with mental processes. Instructor Explanation: See Chapter 1, p. 7 Points Received: 2 of 2 Comments:
5. Question :
(TCO 1) Pavlov's concept of ______________ explained behavior as a result of observable stimuli and observable responses. Student Answer: introspection CORRECT conditioning functionalism shaping Instructor Explanation:
(TCO 1) Which of the following is a mental process? Student Answer: INCORRECT thinking feeling reading CORRECT a and b Instructor Explanation: See Chapter 1, p. 4 Points Received: 0 of 2 Comments:
2. Question :
(TCO 2) Because Timothy was laughed at by his second grade peers, he was reluctant to speak out in class. This is a demonstration of which goal of psychology? Student Answer: INCORRECT describing behavior CORRECT explaining behavior predicting behavior changing behavior Instructor Explanation: See Chapter 1, p. 5 Points Received: 0 of 2 Comments:
3. Question :
(TCO 1) Research has shown that watching aggression on television causes children to become physically more aggressive. As a result, the V-chip was created. What goal of psychology does this best represent? Student Answer: describing behavior explaining behavior INCORRECT predicting behavior CORRECT changing behavior Instructor Explanation: See Chapter 1, p. 5 Points Received: 0 of 2 Comments:
4. Question :
(TCO 1) Functionalism made an important contribution to the science of psychology because it ____________________. Student Answer: explained why different individuals experience stimuli differently. drew the line between branches of psychology so each had its own function. CORRECT expanded the scope of psychology to consider such topics as emotion and observable behavior. specified precisely the scope of psychology as dealing with mental processes. Instructor Explanation: See Chapter 1, p. 7 Points Received: 2 of 2 Comments:
5. Question :
(TCO 1) Pavlov's concept of ______________ explained behavior as a result of observable stimuli and observable responses. Student Answer: introspection CORRECT conditioning functionalism shaping Instructor Explanation: