Liberty University - PSYC 341 Quiz 1 (Attempt Score 50 out of 50 points)

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Liberty University - PSYC 341 Quiz 1 (Attempt Score 50 out of 50 points)Question 1 1 out of 1 points Which of the following statements is true about theory? Selected Answer: A theory can be a prac... tical guide for a psychotherapist.  Question 2 1 out of 1 points What is the relationship between a useful theory and research data? Selected Answer: There is a mutual and dynamic interaction between them.  Question 3 1 out of 1 points A useful theory should be parsimonious, meaning that it should be Selected Answer: simple.  Question 4 1 out of 1 points A researcher uses the number of times a person smiles at others as a measure of friendliness. This an example of Selected Answer: an operational definition.  Question 5 1 out of 1 points The personalities, cognitive processes, developmental histories, and social experiences of personality theorists help shape their theories. The discipline that deals with these factors is called Selected Answer: the psychology of science.  Question 6 1 out of 1 points Which of the following theories emphasizes that what people think, feel, and do is always an interaction between nature and nurture? Selected Answer: biological-evolutionary theories  Question 7 1 out of 1 points _____ assume that not only are people driven by a search for meaning, but also that negative experiences such as failure, awareness of death, death of a loved one, and anxiety, are part of the human condition and can foster psychological growth. Selected Answer: Existential theorists  Question 8 1 out of 1 points A test that can accurately divide extraverts from introverts is said to have Selected Answer: discriminant validity.  Question 9 1 out of 1 points Which of the following statements is true about descriptive research? Selected Answer: It contributes to expanding a theory.  Question 10 1 out of 1 points Which of the following terms is defined as an educated guess or prediction scientific enough for its validity to be tested through the use of the scientific method? Selected Answer: a hypothesis [Show More]

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