iClicker Questions for

Psychology in Everyday Life 3e

by David G. Myers & Nathan DeWall
Melissa Terlecki, Cabrini College

Chapter 1:
Psychologys Roots, Big Ideas, and
Critical Thinking Tools
1. Which perspective in psychology focuses on
unconscious drives and conflicts?

a. neuroscientific
b. evolutionary
c. psychodynamic
d. cognitive
1. Which perspective in psychology focuses on
unconscious drives and conflicts? (Answer)

a. neuroscientific
b. evolutionary
c. psychodynamic
d. cognitive
2. Which area of psychology emphasizes the
growth potential of healthy people?

a. behaviorism
b. humanistic
c. cognitive neuroscience
d. social-cultural
2. Which area of in psychology emphasizes the
growth potential of healthy people? (Answer)

a. behaviorism
b. humanistic
c. cognitive neuroscience
d. social-cultural psychology
3. Which type of psychologist explores how
people view and affect one another?

a. social
b. biological
c. counseling
d. health
3. Which type of psychologist explores how
people view and affect one another? (Answer)

a. social
b. biological
c. counseling
d. health
4. Which big idea in psychology acknowledges that
people operate at a conscious and an unconscious
level?

a. critical thinking
b. biopsychosocial approach
c. exploring human strengths
d. two-track mind
4. Which big idea in psychology acknowledges that
people operate at a conscious and an unconscious
level? (Answer)

a. critical thinking
b. biopsychosocial approach
c. exploring human strengths
d. two-track mind
5. According to the biopsychosocial approach,
_____ influences include learned fears and
expectations that affect behavior and mental
processes.

A. psychological
B. social-cultural
C. unconscious
D. biological
5. According to the biopsychosocial approach,
_____ influences include learned fears and
expectations that affect behavior and mental
processes. (Answer)

a. psychological
b. social-cultural
c. unconscious
d. biological
6. Which statement regarding the nature-nurture
debate is TRUE?

a. Traits and behaviors are caused by nature.

b. Nature refers to biology.
c. Nurture refers to biology.
d. Traits and behaviors are caused by nurture.
6. Which statement regarding the nature-nurture
debate is TRUE? (Answer)

a. Traits and behaviors are caused by nature.

b. Nature refers to biology.
c. Nurture refers to biology.
d. Traits and behaviors are caused by nurture.
7. Which error in intuitive thinking is the tendency
to believe, after learning the outcome, that it could
have been predicted?

a. hindsight bias
b. overconfidence
c. perceiving patterns in random events
d. skepticism
7. Which error in intuitive thinking is the tendency
to believe, after learning the outcome, that it could
have been predicted? (Answer)

a. hindsight bias
b. overconfidence
c. perceiving patterns in random events
d. skepticism
8. Which type of research involves studying special
individuals in depth in order to reveal universal
principles?

a. survey
b. interview
c. naturalistic observation
d. case study
8. Which type of research involves studying special
individuals in depth in order to reveal universal
principles? (Answer)

a. survey
b. interview
c. naturalistic observation
d. case study
9. Which research method involves exploring
cause and effect?

a. descriptive
b. positive correlation
c. experimental
d. negative correlation
9. Which research method involves exploring
cause and effect? (Answer)

a. descriptive
b. positive correlation
c. experimental
d. negative correlation
10. Which aspect of American Psychological
Association ethics explains the true nature of the
research after the research has been completed?

a. informed consent
b. protection from harm
c. debriefing
d. confidentiality
10. Which aspect of American Psychological
Association ethics explains the true nature of the
research after the research is completed? (Answer)

a. informed consent
b. protection from harm
c. debriefing
d. confidentiality
Critical Thinking
Questions
11. If two identical twins are reared apart, yet have
the same intelligence test score, this may provide
an argument for:

a. nature.
b. nurture.
c. culture.
d. environment.
11. If two identical twins are reared apart, yet have
the same intelligence test score, this may provide
an argument for: (Answer)

a. nature.
b. nurture.
c. culture.
d. environment.
12. A psychologist is studying a rare genetic
disorder in a child. This is an example of a/an:

a. experiment.
b. random sample.
c. case study.
d. correlation.
12. A psychologist is studying a rare genetic
disorder in a child. This is an example of a/an:
(Answer)

a. experiment.
b. random sample.
c. case study.
d. correlation.
13. In men, as age increases, hair loss increases,
yielding a correlation of r = 0.85. This is an
example of a:

a. strong negative correlation.

b. strong positive correlation.
c. weak negative correlation.
d. weak positive correlation.
13. In men, as age increases, hair loss increases,
yielding a correlation of r = 0.85. This is an
example of a: (Answer)

a. strong negative correlation.

b. strong positive correlation.
c. weak negative correlation.
d. weak positive correlation.
14. In an experiment studying the effects of
caffeine on alertness in college students, the
independent variable is the:

a. amount of caffeine.
b. level of alertness.
c. age of the college student.
d. gender of the researcher.
14. In an experiment studying the effects of
caffeine on alertness in college students, the
independent variable is the: (Answer)

a. amount of caffeine.
b. level of alertness.
c. age of the college student.
d. gender of the researcher.
15. In an experiment investigating the effects of a
new drug on depression, a group of adults receive
pills that they believe to be the new drug, but are
actually only sugar pills. However, many of the
adults report feeling less depressed. This is an
example of the:
a. experimental group.
b. control group.
c. double-blind procedure.
d. placebo effect.
15. In an experiment investigating the effects of a
new drug on depression, a group of adults receive
pills that they believe to be the new drug, but are
actually only sugar pills. However, many of the
adults report feeling less depressed. This is an
example of the: (Answer)
a. experimental group.
b. control group.
c. double-blind procedure.
d. placebo effect.