Which of the following are FALSE regarding the role of theories in psychology?
1. Facts have to be integrated in terms of theoretical explanations
2. Theories are statements of what rather than why
3. Theories are capable of accounting for multiple facts, but cannot predict what might happen in novel situations
4. All of the above

Related Mcqs:

1. According to_____Educational psychology is “the study of those facts and principles of psychology which help to explain and improve the process of education.

   A. Skinner Charles E.
   B. Judd
   C. Walter B.Kolsnik
   D. Peel

2. Theories explain results, predict future outcomes and:

   A. rely only on naturalistic observations
   B. guide research for future studies
   C. rely only on surveys
   D. rely only on case studies

3. False beliefs that are held even when the facts contradict them are called:

   A. fantasies
   B. hallucinations
   C. illusions
   D. delusions

4. If psychology can be defined as the science of behavior and the mind, why are the data in psychology always drawn from behavior?

   A. behavior can be influenced by physiology and the mind cannot
   B. behavior can be influenced by the environment and the mind cannot
   C. behavior can be observed and the mind cannot
   D. All of above

5. Community psychology, health psychology, and neuropsychology are considered which of the following in clinical psychology?

   A. Precursors
   B. Continuums
   C. Inferences
   D. Subspecialties

6. The term ‘role- conflict’ refers to which one of the following situations?

   A. Two individual with conflicting interests try to work together
   B. An individual faces two or more conflicting expectations
   C. Two individuals with differing specializations try to do a similar kind of work
   D. None of the above

7. The emphasis is on detailed information rather than generalizations, but the approach attempts to look at the whole rather than collect specific bits of:

   A. Study
   B. Information
   C. Scientific approaches
   D. Evaluation

8. Which is FALSE? Humanistic theories of personality:

   A. Present a positive and optimistic view of human behaviour
   B. Regard people as victims of their unconscious motivations and conflicts
   C. Place an emphasis on individual experiences, relationships and ways of understanding the world
   D. Are based on beliefs that everyone’s experience is unique, and that he individual’s perception of the world is critical to their understanding and behaviour

9. Educational psychology can be regarded as an applied _____in that it seeks to explain learning according to scientifically determined principles and facts concerning human behavior:

   A. Art
   B. Phenomenon
   C. Out come
   D. Science

10. Which one of the following statements are true of the Wason selection, or four-card problem (Wason,1966)?
    1. The Wason Selection Task is a good task because it produces identical results in concrete and abstract forms
    2. In general, concrete versions of the task are more difficult to think about than uncluttered abstract versions.
    3. Although the task is one of pure reasoning some concrete versions are easier because of how we think in certain social situations.
    4. People typically pick one card correctly, but pick an inappropriate one as the second choice in the original version of the task.

    A. 1 & 2
    B. 3 & 4
    C. 1 & 4
    D. 2 & 3