Introduction to Psychology

Introduction to Psychology

Chapter 1 Practice Quiz 1. Which branch of psychology seeks to examine behaviors and thoughts pertaining to the workplace? a. Social Psychology b. Clinical Psychology c. Industrial-Organizational Psychology d. Developmental Psychology 2. True or False: Inferential statistics describes a set of data including measures of central tendency. a. True b. False 3. Marcy wishes to ask all of the students in a high school about their drinking habits. Which method of research should she pursue in order to get effective and efficient data? a. Survey b. Naturalistic Observation c. Experiment d. Case Study 4. Which hypothesis states that there is no relationship between the independent and dependent variable? a. Alternative Hypothesis b. Null Hypothesis

5. Which perspective of psychology emphasizes free will and personal growth? a. Evolutionary Psychology b. Social Psychology c. Developmental Psychology d. Humanistic Psychology 6. B.F. Skinner was one of the leading pioneers in research for: a. Behaviorism b. Classical Conditioning c. Psychodynamic Training d. Gestalt psychology 7. True or False: An animal behaviorist may use naturalistic observation to record data about a species in their undisturbed habitat. a. True b. False 8. All of the following research methods are feasible for studying large groups EXCEPT: a. Survey b. Experiment c. Case Study d. Longitudinal Study

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