(Test Bank) The Science of Mind and Behaviour Australian Edition

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TEST BANK FOR THE SCIENCE OF MIND AND BEHAVIOUR 2ND AUSTRALIAN EDITION BY PASSER TEST BANK FOR THE SCIENCE OF MIND AND BEHAVIOUR 2ND AUSTRALIAN EDITION BY PASSER . In Australia, psychological practice is monitored by: A. The Australian Medical Association B. The Department of Social Security C. The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency D. The Australian Allied Health Practitioner Association 3. Which of the following examples is most consistent with your textbook authors' definition of the term behaviour ? A. A developmental psychologist counts the number of times a child verbally taunts another student on the playground to measure aggression. B. A cognitive psychologist uses a reaction time experiment to assess prejudicial beliefs. C. A biological psychologist watches the activity of a particular brain area in order to infer an animal's emotional state. D. A clinical psychologist asks a client to describe how she thinks when she gets depressed. 4. The field of psychology is concerned with the scientific study of: A. directly observable behaviours but not internal states and processes. B. internal states and processes but not directly observable behaviours. C. personality and abnormal behaviour. D. directly observable behaviours and internal states and processes. 5. Compared to other ways of trying to understand the world, critical thinking is unique in that it emphasises: A. learning how to personally conduct actual research experiments. B. taking an active role when attempting to understand something. C. relying on experts to tell us what is accurate and true. D. understanding the meaning of particular statistics. 6. 'Confirmation bias' refers to: A. pay ing atte ntio n to info rma tion that con firm s exis ting beli efs and ign orin g inc ons iste nt info rma tion . B. the scie ntifi c pra ctic e of che ckin g eve ryth ing twic e. C. con firm ing you r res ults by che ckin g the m aga inst a text boo k. D. onl y beli evi ng wh at you r frie nds beli eve in. 7. During dinner one evening, Arial mentions that she just read that a particular herbal substance improves memory. She's very excited about trying this supplement in order to get better marks. Daniel is sceptical. He asks her about the evidence for the herb's supposed effectiveness and how big the memory improvement effect will be. Daniel's behaviour is most consistent with which of the following concepts discussed in the text? A. Ge stal t psy cho log y B. fun ctio nali sm C. Briti sh em piri cis m D. criti cal thin kin g 8. When psychologists argued that poorer performance on IQ tests by Indigenous Australians was genetically caused, they were demonstrating which pitfall of everyday thinking? A. con firm atio n bia s B. me ntal sho rtcu ts C. raci al prej udi ce D. faili ng to con sid er alte rnat ive exp lan atio ns 9. Which of the following statements about basic and applied research is TRUE? A. Bas ic res ear ch is usu ally less co mpl ex and less sop histi cat ed tha n app lied res ear ch. B. Bas ic res ear ch is con duc ted to incr eas e kno wle dge , wh ere as app lied res ear ch is con duc ted to solv e pra ctic al pro ble ms. C. Bas ic res ear ch is con duc ted to solv e pra ctic al pro ble ms, wh ere as app lied res ear ch is con duc ted to incr eas e kno wle dge . D. Des pite thei r diff ere nt na me s, bas ic res ear ch and app lied res ear ch hav e the exa ct sa me pri mar y goa ls. 10. Which of the following activities best represents basic research? A. stu dyi ng met hod s for red uci ng dep res sio n afte r the dea th of a lov ed one B. stu dyi ng cha nge s in brai n che mis try that are ass oci ate d with dep res sio n C. stu dyi ng ho w to hel p AID S victi ms effe ctiv ely cop e with thei r dis eas e D. stu dyi ng the effe cts of a rea din g pro gra m des ign ed to assi st dis adv ant age d chil dre n 11. You have just met someone new at a party. You find that you go on talking to her because you find her interesting and want to learn more about her. Your motivation is most similar to the primary goals of: A. the soci ocu ltur al per spe ctiv e. B. beh avi ouri sm. C. app lied res ear ch. D. bas ic res ear ch. 12. 12. Which of the following goals of psychology takes the form of hypotheses and theories that specify causes for behaviour? A. des crip tion B. exp lan atio n C. con trol D. app licat ion 13. 13. The four central goals of psychology are: A. des crip tion , exp lan atio n, con trol, app licat ion. B. des crip tion , und erst and ing, red ucti on, infl uen ce. C. rati ona lise, und erst and ing, pre dicti on, app licat ion. D. sim plify , ana lyse , infl uen ce, rati ona lise.