Name Chapter 1 (Multiple Choice)--Introduction to Psychology Description Instructions Modify Add Question Here Question 1 Multiple Choice 0 points Modify Remove Question Psychology is defined as: Answer the scientific investigation of thought processes the understanding of abnormal behavior the scientific study of behavior and mind the study of mental illness and inner feelings Add Question Here Question 2 Multiple Choice 0 points Modify Remove Question The word psychology comes from the Greek psyche, which translates as: Answer human mind soul behavior Add Question Here Question 3 Multiple Choice 0 points Modify Remove Question Which of the following individuals were trained in psychology: Answer Sigmund Freud Immanuel Kant René Descartes None of these choices Add Question Here Question 4 Multiple Choice 0 points Modify Remove Question The field of psychology became an independent science: Answer in the middle of the 20 th century in the middle of the 19 th century when Sigmund Freud first used the term psyche-logos when Ivan Pavlov translated his research studies into English Add Question Here Question 5 Multiple Choice 0 points Modify Remove Question Before the field of psychology became an independent science, the study of the mind was conducted mainly by: Answer philosophers and physiologists psychiatrists and philosophers physiologists and psychiatrists scientists and physicians Add Question Here Question 6 Multiple Choice 0 points Modify Remove Question Psychology and philosophy may deal with similar issues, but psychology: Answer emphasizes the use of the scientific method developed before philosophy studies only behavior, not the mind studies abnormal behavior rather than normal behavior Add Question Here Question 7 Multiple Choice 0 points Modify Remove Question To a psychologist, the study of the mind would involve the scientific study of: Answer the contents and processes of subjective experience unconscious thought processes that underlie behavior activity within the cells of the brain intellectual function and intelligence Add Question Here Question 8 Multiple Choice 0 points Modify Remove Question Psychologists separate behavior from mind in defining psychology because: Answer only behavior can be studied scientifically only behavior can be directly measured by an objective observer only the mind can be studied scientifically modern psychology focuses on the study of behavior, rather than the study of mental events Add Question Here Question 9 Multiple Choice 0 points Modify Remove Question Psychologists use the term behavior to refer: Answer only to obvious actions, such as moving about or talking only to physiological processes, such as the activity of the brain cells to anything that can be observed and measured in a systematic way
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Name Chapter 1 (Multiple Choice)--Introduction to Psychology
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Instructions Modify
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Question 1 Multiple Choice 0 points Modify Remove
Question Psychology is defined as:
Answer the scientific investigation of thought processes
the understanding of abnormal behavior
the scientific study of behavior and mind
the study of mental illness and inner feelings
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Question The word psychology comes from the Greek psyche, which translates as:
Answer human
mind
soul
behavior
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Question Which of the following individuals were trained in psychology:
Answer Sigmund Freud
Immanuel Kant
René Descartes
None of these choices
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Question The field of psychology became an independent science:
Answer in the middle of the 20th century
in the middle of the 19th century
when Sigmund Freud first used the term psyche-logos
when Ivan Pavlov translated his research studies into English
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Question Before the field of psychology became an independent science, the study of the mind was conducted mainly by:
Answer philosophers and physiologists
psychiatrists and philosophers
physiologists and psychiatrists
scientists and physicians
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Question Psychology and philosophy may deal with similar issues, but psychology:
Answer emphasizes the use of the scientific method
developed before philosophy
studies only behavior, not the mind
studies abnormal behavior rather than normal behavior
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Question To a psychologist, the study of the mind would involve the scientific study of:
Answer the contents and processes of subjective experience
unconscious thought processes that underlie behavior
activity within the cells of the brain
intellectual function and intelligence
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Question Psychologists separate behavior from mind in defining psychology because:
Answer only behavior can be studied scientifically
only behavior can be directly measured by an objective observer
only the mind can be studied scientifically
modern psychology focuses on the study of behavior, rather than the study of mental events
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Question Psychologists use the term behavior to refer:
Answer only to obvious actions, such as moving about or talking
only to physiological processes, such as the activity of the brain cells
to anything that can be observed and measured in a systematic way
Question Janet has her Ph.D. in psychology and she has established a private practice where she often provides psychotherapy or counseling for patients with psychological disorders. Janet would most likely be classified as:
Question Stanley just graduated from medical school and plans to specialize in the treatment of mental disorders. Stanley would most likely be classified as:
Question Margaret works in a clinic, and often has clients with mental disorders referred to her so that appropriate mediation can be prescribed. Margaret would most likely be classified as:
Question Malcolm is a clinical psychologist and his sister Stephanie is a psychiatrist. The main difference between these two professionals would be the fact that Malcolm would:
Answer typically deal with patients who had more severe problems than the patients Stephanie typically sees
have a degree in psychology while Stephanie would have a medical degree
normally treat young children while Stephanie would treat more adults
take a psychoanalytic approach in treating patients while Stephanie would take a humanistic approach
Question School psychologists help identify children with learning disabilities or other problems that affect education, and they develop plans for helping these children perform well in school. School psychologists are one type of:
Question Vance is a psychologist who works for a large company, helping to train new recruits and improve employee morale. Vance would most likely be classified as:
Question Wanda is a psychologist who works for an engineering company, helping in the design of new products to be used in the home. Wanda would most likely be classified as:
Question Signet Air recently hired a psychologist to help redesign the cockpit of a new aircraft. The goal is to reduce the probability of pilot error in reading the instrument panel. The psychologist the company hired is most likely:
Question An automaker moved the location of the horn to a lever on the steering column for one of its car models, when they introduced air bags. It was later found that motorists were confused by the new location of the horn, and often flicked the wipers or turned on the lights, instead of sounding the horn. The company asked a psychologist to help solve this design problem. The psychologist the company hired to help is most likely:
Question The intensity of the lights in Jim's car increase when he pushes a control lever up, and decrease when he pushes the same control lever down. Using natural mappings like these in design is a principle favored by:
Question Martin is a psychologist who is currently conducting experiments in an attempt to understand how physical or genetic factors influence and determine behavior. Martin would most likely be classified as:
Question Anne is a psychologist who is currently collecting data in an attempt to understand how people influence and relate to each other. Anne would most likely be classified as:
Question Aurora is a researcher who investigates how people's behavior typically changes during adolescence and early adulthood. Aurora most likely considers herself to be:
Question Anthony Antonio and his colleagues looked at the effects of diversity on complex thinking in college students (Antonio et al., 2004). These researchers found, in some circumstances, racial diversity
Answer increased the flexibility but decreased the complexity of college students' thoughts and opinions
decreased the flexibility but increased the complexity of college students' thoughts and opinions
increased both the flexibility and the complexity of college students' thoughts and opinions
decreased both the flexibility and the complexity of college students' thoughts and opinions
Question The Practical Solutions section of Chapter 1 describes a study by Antonio et al. (2004). Based on the results of that study, colleges and universities that wish to promote complex thinking among their students should attempt to increase
Answer their academic standards for admission
the racial diversity in their student body
the gender diversity in their student body
the number of team projects that students complete
Question With respect to emotional development, Dr. Pendergrast has an empiricist view. This means that Dr. Pendergrast is most likely to believe that:
Answer certain aspects of emotional expression are innate
researchers should be most concerned with the function emotions serve
to understand emotions fully, researchers must understand each component of emotional expression
experience determines which emotions an individual will eventually display
Question Dr. Cline believes that experience determines which specific aspects of language an individual will eventually master. With respect to language development, Dr. Cline takes:
Question Dr. Greene believes that experience determines the degree and form of intelligence an individual will eventually display. With respect to intelligence, Dr. Greene takes:
Question Frieda knows how the environment produces physical reactions in the nervous system that then produce brain activity. What she has trouble understanding is how cellular activity becomes consciousness, emotion, or knowledge. Frieda is considering the:
Question The interactionist perspective, which suggests that the mind and body are separate, but that allows for the possibility that one can importantly influence the other, was proposed by:
Question The scientific approach that is concerned with understanding immediate conscious experience through understanding all its constituent parts is:
Question You believe that psychology should strive to discover the elements of immediate experience and how they combine to produce meaningful wholes. Your view is most similar to:
Question Dr. Kendle believes that the best way to understand complex processes, such as taste, is to break the processes down into their component parts. Dr. Kendle's views are consistent with the:
Question Dr. Lehman believes that it is necessary to break complex processes, such as vision, down into separate component parts if we are to truly understand them. Dr. Lehman's views are consistent with the:
Question Dr. Adams is studying human emotions using a structuralist perspective. It is most likely that Dr. Adams would suggest that we can only understand emotions:
Answer if all the component parts are understood
if we understand the role of emotions in human survival and adaptation
by observing the outward behaviors that accompany specific events
if we understand the unconscious motivations that produce the emotions we observe
Question Gestalt psychologists believed that conscious perception involved more than simple summation of sensory input. This view deviates the most from the view held by psychologists in the:
Question Miranda is listening to a piece of music and tape-recording all her feelings and impressions as she experiences them. Miranda is using an investigative technique known as:
Question Dimitri is studying an abstract painting. As he studies the painting, he is recording all his impressions and feelings as soon as he experiences them. Dimitri's technique for understanding his conscious experience of the painting is known as:
Question A young man is sitting in a lab giving a detailed account of his subjective experiences concerning the taste of lemonade in hopes of discovering the basic units of the mind and perception. This is most characteristic of the research of:
Question Dr. Evans believes that in order to fully understand complex processes such as taste, we need to understand the purpose that taste plays in survival, not the elementary components that combine to produce taste sensations. Dr. Evans' views are consistent with the:
Question Dr. Gephart believes that it is not possible to fully understand vision using only the summation of sensory experiences. Instead, Dr. Gephart believes we must also understand the purpose vision plays in survival and adaptation. This view is most consistent with the:
Question Dr. Jones is studying human emotions using a functionalist perspective. It is most likely that Dr. Jones would suggest that we can only understand emotions:
Answer if all the component parts are understood
if we understand the role of emotions in human survival and adaptation
by observing the outward behaviors that accompany specific events
if we understand the unconscious motivations that produce the emotions we observe
Question "Yes, there are four basic tastes, but I'm interested in how this has helped us adapt and survive." The type of psychologist who is most likely to make this type of statement would be:
Question The person who advocated the view that psychology should focus on the study of observable behavior, rather than the study of conscious experience, was:
Question One of the main objections to the study of conscious experiences raised by psychologists who followed the behavioral perspective was that conscious experiences:
Answer are not directly observable and therefore cannot be verified
have no impact on current behavior
cannot be understood separately from the context in which they occur
will be different for each individual who is studied
Question Dr. Richardson believes that the best way to make sense of human behavior is to look for links between environmental stimuli and observable responses. Dr. Richardson's views are consistent with the:
Answer structuralist approach to psychology
functionalist approach to psychology
nativist approach to psychology
behavioral approach to psychology
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Question Ruth believes that individuals learn to be aggressive as a result of the experiences they have. Ruth's view is most consistent with the:
Question Gerard believes that individuals act aggressively toward each other as a result of unconscious motives and conflicts. Gerard's view is most consistent with the:
Question Anthony wants to study the capacity for self-awareness and personal growth. Anthony is studying which of the following approaches to psychology?
Question When Seymour asked his psychology professor which approach she took in her research, she said she had an eclectic approach. This means that Seymour's professor:
Answer focuses on the unconscious, rather than the conscious determinants of behavior
investigates the ways in which nature and nurture interact to influence behavior
doesn't rely entirely on one perspective and uses methods from a variety of approaches
studies both the structure and the function of conscious experience
Question Brenda is a clinical psychologist who uses a behavioral approach when she is treating a client with a phobia. However, Brenda takes more of a humanistic approach when she is treating a client who has low self-esteem and self-confidence. Brenda's approach to therapy would most accurately be described as:
Question At a conference held in 1956, Noam Chomsky, George Miller, and Herbert Simon presented papers on language, memory, and problem solving. This event sparked:
Question In the 1950s a new approach emerged in psychology that refocused research on conscious experience and mental events. This new approach was known as:
Question Advances in technology that allow researchers to create active images of the brain as information is processed have helped to advance psychologists' understanding of:
Answer cross-cultural differences in intelligence
the unconscious aspects of thought and behavior
the ways in which nature and nurture interact to affect behavior
Question Dr Gionelli suggests that infant facial features naturally elicit caregiving responses from adults, which enhances the infant's chances for survival. Dr. Gionelli's views are most consistent with those of:
Question Modern psychologists recognize that the values and shared beliefs of the community are important influences on behavior. In other words, they recognize the importance of: