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06th March 2019
4:50 pm
What Is Psychology?
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26th Feb 2019
4:45 pm
History of Psychology
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16th Jan 2019
4:45 pm
Contemporary Psychology
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06th March 2019
4:50 pm
Score
144
/ out of 260
Attempt
1
Type
Adaptive
Considered for assignment grading?
Yes
Time taken to complete the quiz
0
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03
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:
42
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Proficiency
55
%
Correct attempts
6
9
Incorrect attempts
3
Skipped Items
0
9
Total tries
6
7
13
Solution seen
1
Time taken per question
Question 1
00m:15s
Question 2
00m:19s
Question 3
00m:11s
Question 4
00m:09s
Question 5
00m:12s
Question 6
00m:12s
Question 7
00m:08s
Question 8
00m:30s
Question 9
00m:29s
Question 10
00m:17s
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Question
The following are a list of reasons for studying psychology. One reason is false. Your challenge is to find the false statement. The one reason that is not true about the merits of studying psychology is: ________.
Your answer(s)
Attempt 1: psychological knowledge is important for many fields including pre-med and nursing
Attempt 2: studying psychology can help one implement a treatment plan
Points gained
24
/out of 30
00m:15s
Question
Critical thinking involves all of the following except one. Please find the statement that is false. Critical thinking does not involve ______
Your answer(s)
Attempt 1
: evaluation of information
Points gained
0
/out of 35
00m:19s
Question
Ed plans research and wants to apply the empirical method; he needs to include observation or _______.
Your answer(s)
Attempt 1: theory
Attempt 2: logic
Points gained
0
/out of 30
00m:11s
Question
Jim is using observation to collect data. He might have also set up an experiment if it had been possible. He is employing an empirical _____.
Your answer(s)
Attempt 1: method
Points gained
25
/out of 25
00m:09s
Question
The scientific method is a systematic approach to gain ______.
Your answer(s)
Attempt 1: knowledge
Points gained
25
/out of 25
00m:12s
Question
The word ______ refers to the scientific study of the mind and the contemporary definition expands this to the scientific study of the mind and behavior.
Your answer(s)
Attempt 1: psychology
Points gained
25
/out of 25
00m:12s
Question
In the late 19th century psychology first became accepted as a legitimate academic field and separated from the discipline of __________.
Your answer(s)
Attempt 1: philosophy
Points gained
25
/out of 25
00m:08s
Question
The best broad explanation of a phenomenon is expressed in (a) ______.
Your answer(s)
Attempt 1: hypothesis
Attempt 2: method
Points gained
0
/out of 25
00m:30s
Question
A researcher asks a question or forms a/an ______, which is then tested for validity through observation or experimentation.
Your answer(s)
Attempt 1: theory
Attempt 2: experimentation
Points gained
0
/out of 20
00m:29s
Question
_______ comes from the Greek word “psyche” denoting soul/mind and the root “ology” signifying the scientific study of the soul/mind.
Your answer(s)
Attempt 1: psychology
Points gained
20
/out of 20
00m:17s