Psychology Mcqs

Social psychology is the study of __________?

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Social psychology is the study of __________?

A. how the behavior of individuals is influenced by others
B. how the behavior of groups is influenced by their cultural heritage
C. how the behavior of individuals in influenced by the their cultural heritage
D. all of the above
E. None of these

In a study of the effects of alcohol consumption, some participants drank a nonalcoholic beverage that actually smelled and tested like alcohol. This nonalcoholic drink was a ___________?

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In a study of the effects of alcohol consumption, some participants drank a nonalcoholic beverage that actually smelled and tested like alcohol. This nonalcoholic drink was a ___________?

A. replication
B. placebo
C. random sample
D. double blind
E. None of these

Teacher carefully monitors and records the behaviors of children on school playgrounds in order to track the developmental of their physical skills. He is most clearly engaged in ___________?

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Teacher carefully monitors and records the behaviors of children on school playgrounds in order to track the developmental of their physical skills. He is most clearly engaged in ___________?

A. survey research
B. naturalistic observation
C. experimentation
D. replication

One of the Darwin’s key ideas is that, because of natural selection, animals have an inborn tendency to behave in ways that ____________?

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One of the Darwin’s key ideas is that, because of natural selection, animals have an inborn tendency to behave in ways that ____________?

A. require the lowest energy expenditure
B. they individually select from various natural alternative
C. they learn from their parents
D. help them to survive and reproduce