Question 1

Derek is a psychologist who is interested in studying the accuracy of eyewitness testimony, jury attitudes, and police training.His field of study is referred to as the psychology of __________.

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Question 2

Environmental psychologists have long known that a major barrier to reducing one's use of resources involves a lack of control and __________.

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Question 3

Teaching styles, intelligence testing, gifted children, and test writing are all topics of interest for __________ psychologists.

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Question 4

A jury composed of people who favor the death penalty or at least are indifferent to it are referred to as a(n)__________ jury.

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Question 5

Jurors who tend to believe that punishment is effective and are more likely to vote for conviction are said to have __________ personality traits.

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Question 6

When researchers record the number of individuals in a given space, they are measuring __________.

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Question 7

If Tony enjoys tinkering with car engines and working on various gadgets, his interests, according to John Holland, would be classified as __________.

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Question 8

Electric utility companies are able to offer electricity at lower prices during periods of low demand because of the continuous feedback these utilities receive about energy usage through what are known as __________ meters.

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Question 9

A parade, a revival meeting, and a sports event are all examples of __________ environments.

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Question 10

Dr.Aron studies the effects buildings have on people's behavior as well as designing buildings using behavioral principles.Dr.Aron is a(n)__________ psychologist.

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Question 11

The experiment that involved a group of laboratory rats being allowed to breed without limit in a confined space in order to study the effects of crowding was conducted by __________.

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Question 12

Detailed biographical information about a job applicant is known as __________.

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Question 13

The volume of greenhouse gases that individual consumption adds to the atmosphere is called a(n)__________.

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Question 14

Putting your jacket on the chair next to you to save it for a friend is an example of a(n)__________ marker.

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Question 15

Putting a raised flowerbed around a sign to protect it from vandalism or finding ways to encourage individuals to conserve electricity would reflect the work of __________ psychologists.

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Question 16

Situations that arise on a particular job, with which a competent worker must be able to cope are known as __________.

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Question 17

The measurement and analysis of the effects an environment has on the behavior and perceptions of people within that environment is called a(n)__________.

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Question 18

A social dilemma in which individuals, each acting in his or her immediate self-interest, overuse a scarce group resource is known as the __________.

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Question 19

A stressful condition caused when sensory stimulation, information, and social contacts make excessive demands on one's attention is referred to as __________.

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Question 20

In order to determine how real jurors vote, volunteers are asked to read written evidence and arguments and make a decision, or they watch videotaped trials staged by actors, in an approach known as a(n)__________ jury.

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Quiz 18: Applied Psychology.