Application of Skills Directions: Apply the Knowledge You Have Gained from Chapter 4

question 8

Multiple Choice

Application of Skills
Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 4 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage.
Research Areas in Psychology
¹ Although most psychologists receive broad training that provides them with knowledge about so many areas of psychology, they usually specialize when it comes to doing research. Such specialization is necessary because the subject matter of psychology has become so vast over the years. Today it is virtually impossible for anyone to stay abreast of the new research in all specialties. Specialization is also necessary because specific skills and training are required to do research in some areas.
² The seven major research areas in modern psychology are (1) developmental psychology, (2) social psychology, (3) experimental psychology, (4) physiological psychology, (5) cognitive psychology, (6) personality, and (7) psychometrics.
-adapted from Weiten , Psychology: Themes and Variations , 7^th ed., p. 19
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. The main idea in the passage above is ________________.

• A) implied
• B) stated in the title
• C) stated indirectly
• D) none of the above

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Definitions:

Slave Labor

Work done under force without proper remuneration, often under extremely harsh conditions, primarily referred to in the context of African slaves in the Americas during the colonial and antebellum periods.

Eli Whitney

Known for inventing the cotton gin, a pivotal invention in the history of agriculture and the economy of the United States.

Slaveholders

Individuals or entities that owned slaves.

Owned

Often colloquially used to mean dominantly defeated or embarrassed, typically in a competitive situation or argument.