Which school of thought in psychology would be most concerned with behavior changes that promote survival in the face of environmental pressures?
a) Gestalt
b) Psychoanalytic
c) Sociocultural
d) Evolutionary
Answer: d
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Which of the following theories suggest that the waste byproducts of normal cellular activity actually cause the problems associated with aging?
a. telomerease theory b. free radical theory c. metabolic discharge theory d. reuptake theory
To study the effectiveness of a new anti-anxiety drug, researchers randomly assign equally anxious people to two groups, one getting Drug X and the other getting no drug. The researchers mistakenly conclude that Drug X works because people in the drug group show fewer signs of anxiety than the others. What is the mistake? a. They never introduced an independent variable
b. They did not create a placebo control group. c. They never did a pretest of anxiety symptoms. d. They did not operationally define what the experimental group was.
Which of the following is not one of the reasons why research participants are debriefed following an experiment?
a. Any questions or misunderstandings that the participants may have about an experiment can be cleared up by the experimenter. b. Unintended negative effects of an experimental procedure (e.g., embarrassment) can be corrected or minimized by the experimenter. c. To provide information to participants about after-care available to them in the event that there are more lasting effects of their participation in an experiment. d. When deception has been used, to ensure that the participants did not discover the true purpose of the experiment.
Learning includes changes in behavior as a result of
a. motivation. b. maturation. c. experience. d. all of these.