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Student: ___________________________________________________________________________

1.

Cristin Norine started The Future of Socializing, a 30-day "art piece" in which she:
A. avoided using electronic media for social interaction.
B. interviewed different people to find out how technology had affected their lives.
C. observed a series of focus group discussions to find out how people interact in a social setting.
D. isolated herself from actual contact with people and interacted with others only through social media.

2.

Cristin Norine started The Future of Socializing, a 30-day "art piece," where her purpose was to see:
A. what is more effective in changing behavior-reinforcement or punishment.
B. how social media changes the way we communicate.
C. how the mirror neuron system operates.
D. what was more effective in changing behavior-continuous reinforcement or intermittent reinforcement.

3.

A look at Cristin's Twitter feed while in the glass house reveals posts about the importance of
_____________.
A. imprinting
B. habituation
C. human touch
D. self-concordance

4.

After Cristin Norine isolated herself from actual contact with people and stayed in the glass house, she concluded that the main benefit of electronic social interaction is to:
A. improve concentration.
B. avoid confusion and misunderstanding.
C. improve our motor skills.
D. help people who are far apart stay in touch.

5.

After Cristin Norine isolated herself from actual contact with people and stayed in the glass house, she concluded that the main cost of electronic social interaction was:
A. the increase in the time required for communication.
B. the confusion and misunderstanding.
C. the higher cost of communication.
D. the loss of time that could be used for more useful tasks.

6.

Sarah is observing high school students use Facebook and Skype. Her purpose is to see how these media change the way we communicate in our society. She is most likely a student of:
A. anthropology.
B. human resource management.
C. psychology.
D. history.

7.

______________ helps us understand people through its methods of storytelling, character exploration, setting, and imagery.
A. History
B. Anthropology
C. Literature
D. Psychology

8.

______________ helps us understand people through description and analysis of past events and artifacts. A. Literature
B. History
C. Sociology
D. Anthropology

9.

______________ is the study of human culture and origins.
A. Anthropology
B. Psychology
C. History
D. Archaeology

10. ______________ seeks to understand people in terms of large-scale social forces and with a focus on groups rather than individuals.
A. Archaeology
B. Sociology
C. Anthropology
D. Psychology
11. ______________ is the science of understanding individuals—animals as well as people.
A. Archaeology
B. Sociology
C. Anthropology
D. Psychology
12. Psychology is most accurately defined as the _____________.
A. study of people through description and analysis of past events and artifacts
B. study of people in terms of large-scale social forces and with a focus on groups rather than individuals
C. scientific study of thought and behavior
D. scientific study of human culture and origins
13. The root word "psyche" comes from the Greek for _____________.
A. heart
B. soul
C. mind
D. personality
14. Which of the following statements is true of psychology?
A. Psychology is the art of understanding people's interaction in groups.
B. Psychology does not have any other disciplines organized around it.
C. Psychology is a core science, along with medicine, physics, and math.
D. Psychology is not a science, but a clinical practice.
15. ______________ psychology is also known as folk psychology.
A. Research
B. Clinical
C. Scientific
D. Popular
16. A writer from a popular fashion magazine has penned an article titled "Dating in the 21st Century." She has interviewed a few men and women and incorporated their dating experiences into this piece. This type of psychology is known as _____________.
A. folk psychology
B. health psychology
C. consumer psychology
D. forensic psychology

17. Common sense, rather than the scientific method, is used by:
A. research psychologists.
B. clinical psychologists.
C. folk psychologists.
D. social psychologists.
18. Core sciences are those that:
A. have many other disciplines organized around them.
B. are a combination of several different sciences.
C. have a large number of practical applications.
D. are the simplest to understand.
19. ______________ is the study of how we perceive information, how we learn and remember, how we acquire and use language, and how we solve problems.
A. Social psychology
B. Cognitive psychology
C. Clinical psychology
D. Educational psychology
20. Dr. Hughes conducts laboratory studies of the thought processes involved in problem solving. Which of the following types of psychologists is she most likely to be?
A. Cognitive
B. Evolutionary
C. Educational
D. Social
21. In which of the following subdisciplines of psychology are researchers often referred to as experimental psychologists? A. Social psychology
B. Cognitive psychology
C. Clinical psychology
D. Educational psychology
22. Which of the following questions is most likely to be discussed by a cognitive psychologist?
A. How do people visualize objects in their minds?
B. How does the presence of other people change an individual's thoughts, feeling, or perceptions?
C. Why are we attracted to particular kinds of people?
D. How does parent-infant bonding affect adult relationships?
23. Developmental psychology explores:
A. how we perceive information, how we learn and remember, how we acquire and use language, and how we solve problems.
B. the links among brain, mind, and behavior.
C. the relationship between bodily systems and chemicals and their relationship to behavior and thought.
D. how thought and behavior change and show stability across the life span.
24. Which of the following types of psychologists is most likely to conduct a research on how reasoning skills or emotional skills change with age?
A. Clinical psychologist
B. Behavioral psychologist
C. Developmental psychologist
D. Educational psychologist
25. ______________ studies the links among brain, mind, and behavior.
A. Social psychology
B. Industrial psychology
C. Behavioral neuroscience
D. Developmental psychology

26. Which of the following questions is most likely to be discussed by a developmental psychologist?
A. How do people visualize objects in their minds?
B. How does the presence of other people change an individual's thoughts, feelings, or perceptions?
C. Why are we attracted to particular kinds of people?
D. How does parent-infant bonding affect adult relationships?
27. ______________ examines the relationship between bodily systems and chemicals and their relationship to behavior and thought.
A. Clinical psychology
B. Biological psychology
C. Social psychology
D. Educational psychology
28. There is a great deal of overlap between neuroscience and ______________ psychology. The latter is an older term that is being replaced by behavioral neuroscience in contemporary psychology.
A. biological
B. social
C. clinical
D. educational
29. The neurological processes underlying fear would most likely be studied by a _____________.
A. behavioral neuroscientist
B. developmental psychologist
C. positive psychologist
D. personality psychologist
30. Which of the following studies is most likely to be conducted by Cathy, who is majoring in biological psychology, for her honors thesis?
A. The social origins of major depressive disorders
B. The extent to which childhood peer experiences influence adult behavior
C. The relationship between the neurotransmitter serotonin and happiness
D. A computer model of humans' deductive reasoning processes
31. Personality psychology:
A. considers how the real or imagined presence of others influences thought, feeling, and behavior.
B. examines the relationship between bodily systems and chemicals and their relationship to behavior and thought. C. focuses on the treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.
D. considers what makes people unique as well as the consistencies in people's behavior across time and situations. 32. ______________ considers how the real or imagined presence of others influences thought, feeling, and behavior. A. Clinical psychology
B. Social psychology
C. Educational psychology
D. Industrial psychology
33. Dr. Hansen is conducting a study to understand whether or not one's level of extraversion stays the same from infancy to adulthood. She is most likely a _____________.
A. geneticist
B. cognitive psychologist
C. personality psychologist
D. doctor of osteopathy

34. Which of the following questions is most likely to be discussed by a social psychologist?
A. Why are we attracted to particular kinds of people?
B. How do our reasoning skills change as we age?
C. How do people visualize objects in their minds?
D. How does parent-infant bonding affect adult relationships?
35. Clinical psychology:
A. considers how the real or imagined presence of others influences thought, feeling, and behavior.
B. examines how thought and behavior change and show stability across the life span.
C. focuses on the treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.
D. considers what makes people unique as well as the consistencies in people's behavior across time and situations. 36. ______________ psychology is the single largest subdiscipline in psychology.
A. Social
B. Clinical
C. Educational
D. Cognitive
37. Stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination are topics most likely to be studied by _____________.
A. geneticists
B. cognitive psychologists
C. neurologists
D. social psychologists
38. ______________ psychologists treat and assess relatively healthy people and assist them with career and vocational interests.
A. Cognitive
B. Health
C. Counseling
D. Clinical
39. James has received training in medicine and has an MD degree; in addition to offering therapy he can prescribe drugs. Based on this information, it can be concluded that James is a:
A. clinical psychologist.
B. counseling psychologist.
C. psychiatrist.
D. psychologist with his own clinic.
40. Topics in ______________ psychology range from studies of how stress is linked to illness and immune function to research on the role of social factors in how people interact with health care professionals.
A. cognitive
B. health
C. forensic
D. educational
41. Which of the following is most likely to be the focus of educational psychology?
A. The relationship between bodily systems and chemicals and their relationship to behavior and thought
B. The role of psychological factors in the physical health and illness of students
C. The changes in our emotional skills that take place as we age
D. The effectiveness of particular teaching techniques
42. The industrial side of industrial/organizational psychology:
A. applies principles of psychology to the selection and training of employees.
Baims to increase productivity and satisfaction of workers by considering how the work environment and
. management styles influence worker motivation, satisfaction, and productivity.
C. develops treatments for mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.
D. explores how thought and behavior change and show stability across the life span.

43. The organizational side of industrial/organizational psychology:
A. involves matching employees to their job and uses psychological methods to select and evaluate employees. B. focuses on the treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders and ways to promote psychological health.
Caims to increase productivity and satisfaction of workers by considering how the work environment and
. management styles influence worker motivation, satisfaction, and productivity.
D. considers what makes people unique as well as the consistencies in people's behavior across time and situations. 44. ______________ psychology is a blend of psychology, law, and criminal justice.
A. Social
B. Forensic
C. Developmental
D. Cognitive
45. Which of the following tasks is most likely to be performed by a forensic psychologist?
A. Applying principles of psychology to the selection and training of employees
B. Evaluating the effectiveness of a particular teaching technique
C. Providing career counseling to students of criminal justice
D. Evaluating the state of mind of a defendant at the time of a crime
46. Which of the following types of psychologists is most likely to be a part of the human resource department of a large corporation?
A. Cognitive psychologist
B. Industrial/organizational psychologist
C. Social psychologist
D. Developmental psychologist
47. Which of the following is true concerning the science and practice of psychology?
A. The practice of psychology originated first, followed by science.
B. The science of psychology originated first, followed by practice.
C. The science and practice of psychology originated at roughly the same time.
D. The practice and science of psychology originated at the same time, but in different places.
48. For which of the following reasons is ancient Greece significant in the history of psychology?
A. The foundations for psychology as a science can be traced to ancient Greece.
B. Wilhelm Wundt, one of the first known psychologists, established his laboratory in ancient Greece.
C. The first doctorate in psychology was awarded in ancient Greece.
D. The ancient Greeks compiled the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).
49. Many prehistoric cultures had ______________ that treated mental disorders by performing rituals to drive out the evil spirits that were thought to be the causes of such disorders.
A. hunters
B. chiefs
C. shamans
D. laggards
50. Trephination involves:
A. recruiting large numbers of individuals to participate in clinical trials of controversial pharmaceuticals.
B. associating a previously neutral stimulus with a meaningful stimulus to create a desired response.
C. studying large groups of individuals from various cultures to determine similarities and differences across these cultures.
D. drilling a small hole in someone's skull, often to release demons thought to possess the person.

51. The Greek physician ______________ was the first to write about a man suffering from a phobia of heights—what we now call acrophobia.
A. Galen
B. Hippocrates
C. Socrates
D. Aristotle
52. Which of the following statements is true regarding the ancient views on psychology?
A. The ancient Chinese made connections between a person's bodily organs and their emotions.
B. The earliest cultures to seek natural explanations for disorders were the ancient Americans.
C. The ancient Chinese (2,600 BCE) believed in supernatural explanations of psychological disorders.
D. Frenchman Philip Pinel was the first to write about a man suffering from a phobia of heights—what we now call acrophobia.
53. The ancient Chinese made connections between a person's bodily organs and their emotions. According to these connections, the ______________ housed ideas and intelligence.
A. heart
B. liver
C. spleen
D. kidneys
54. In Europe during the Middle Ages (400 to 1400 CE [Common Era]), psychological disorders were attributed to:
A. physiological disorders.
B. deeds in past life.
C. social status.
D. supernatural causes.
55. Philip Pinel of France is said to have been the first major proponent of _____________.
A. the use of narcotics to treat pain
B. moral treatment of the mentally ill
C. the study of the mind-body connection
D. considering psychology as a science
56. In the United States, the first practitioner of humane treatment of the mentally ill was
_____________.
A. René Descartes
B. Sigmund Freud
C. Dorothea Dix
D. John Locke
57. What modern view of psychological disorders developed at the end of the 1800s?
A. Psychological disorders are a form of illness that should be diagnosed and treated.
B. Psychological disorders are actually thought disorders, rather than instances of spirit possession caused by witchcraft.
C. Psychological disorders are mood disorders and should be treated by psychoanalysis.
D. Psychological disorders have an underlying physical cause and thus should be treated by physical means. 58. Emil Kraepelin was the first to describe "dementia praecox," the mental disorder now known as
_____________.
A. schizophrenia
B. bipolar disorder
C. major depressive disorder
D. Munchausen's syndrome

59. ______________ was the first to distinguish thought disorders (schizophrenia) from the mood disorders of melancholia (depression) and manic depression (bipolar disorder). His views were a major influence on diagnostic categories formulated during the 20th century.
A. Dorothea Dix
B. Sigmund Freud
C. John Locke
D. Emil Kraepelin
60. In the beginning of the 20th century, Sigmund Freud developed a form of therapy known as
_____________.
A. cognitive-behavioral therapy
B. aversion therapy
C. psychoanalysis
D. behavior modification
61. Psychoanalysis assumes that:
A. underlying biological events such as hormonal changes mediate all human behavior.
B. the unconscious mind is the most powerful motivator of behavior.
C. social forces are the most powerful motivators of adult behavior.
D. D).dreams have no meaning to or relationship with the unconscious mind.
62. Psychoanalysis assumes that the unconscious blocking, or repression, of disturbing thoughts and impulses—especially ______________ impulses—is at the heart of all maladaptive adult behavior.
A. depressive and unethical
B. aggressive and unethical
C. illogical and depressive
D. sexual and aggressive
63. The ______________ therapy focuses on changing a person's maladaptive thought and behavior patterns by discussing and rewarding more appropriate ways of thinking and behaving.
A. sublimation
B. cognitive-behavioral
C. repression
D. reaction formation
64. Psychologists in the United States use a standardized reference for diagnosing mental disorders called
_____________.
A. The Interpretation of Dreams, by Sigmund Freud
B. the American Psychological Association Guide to Mental Disorders (APAGMD)
C. Dr. Freud's Guide to Mental Illnesses (DFGMI)
D. the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
65. Which of the following behavior patterns was removed from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders in 1973?
A. Dissociative identity disorder
B. Homosexuality
C. Conversion disorder
D. Anxiety disorder
66. Which of the following fields is considered a "parent" of the discipline of psychology?
A. Literature
B. Physics
C. Philosophy
D. Chemistry

67. Psychology gained its independence from philosophy when researchers started to examine and test human sensations and perception using ______________ methods.
A. abstract
B. behavioral
C. scientific
D. reflection
68. Empiricism is the belief that knowledge and thoughts come from _____________.
A. scriptures
B. experience
C. genetic endowment
D. observation
69. In the context of psychology, which of the following is a major difference between scientists and philosophers? A. Philosophers do not collect data to test their ideas.
B According to scientists, the mind simply receives what our sensory organs—eyes, ears, nose, skin, and
. tongue—take in from the outside world.
C. Philosophers believe that human beings create knowledge from experience.
D. According to scientists, human beings create knowledge from reflection and thinking.
70. Psychology can be considered as an empirical science because:
A. psychology originates from medicine.
B. psychology is based on the laws of nature.
C. psychologists test predictions about behavior with systematic observations and by gathering data.
D. psychologists believe that human beings create knowledge from reflection and thinking.
71. In the 1870s the first laboratories in psychology were opened in _____________.
A. Germany
B. China
C. the United States
D. Austria
72. The earliest researchers in psychology examined the subjective experience of physical sensations. This area of study is known as:
A. neuroscience.
B. philosophy.
C. physiology.
D. psychophysics.
73. To compare psychophysics and physics, if physicists study the physical properties of light and sound, psychophysicists study:
A. causes of light and sound.
B. human perception of light and sound.
C. commercial uses of light and sound.
D. effects of light and sound on the environment.
74. ______________ conducted some of the earliest research in perception and laid the groundwork for what later became known as psychophysics.
A. William James
B. Johns Hopkins
C. Rosalie Raynor
D. Ernst Weber
75. ______________ coined the term psychophysics.
A. Carl Jung
B. Wilhelm Wundt
C. Gustav Fechner
D. G. Stanley Hall

76. Wilhelm Wundt is credited with:
A. giving psychology its independence from philosophy and physiology.
B. identifying the effects of childhood experiences on the development of our adult personality.
C. evaluating the effects of social forces on one's behavior.
D. developing the discipline of psychophysics.
77. Who is considered the founder of American psychology?
A. Elizabeth Loftus
B. Carl Jung
C. Sigmund Freud
D. William James
78. ______________ founded the American Psychological Association (APA).
A. Carl Jung
B. G. Stanley Hall
C. Gustav Fechner
D. Wilhelm Wundt
79. Which of the following is NOT one of G. Stanley Hall's achievements?
A. He founded the American Psychological Association (APA).
B. He opened the first psychology laboratory in the United States.
C. He coined the term psychophysics.
D. He started the first scientific journal in American psychology, the American Journal of Psychology.
80. In which year did Wundt set up a psychology laboratory in Leipzig, Germany, now considered the birthplace of experimental psychology?
A. 1729
B. 1652
C. 1965
D. 1879
81. Mary Whiton Calkins:
A. was the first female president of the American Psychological Association.
B. was a student of Sigmund Freud.
C. opened the first psychology laboratory in the United States.
D. started the first scientific journal in American psychology, the American Journal of Psychology.
82. According to structuralism:
A. our experiences during childhood are a powerful force in the development of our adult personality.
B. psychology is a sub-discipline of philosophy.
C. breaking down experience into its elemental parts offers the best way to understand thought and behavior. D. psychology is an empirical science which is independent of medicine and physiology.
83. ______________ believed that a detailed analysis of experience as it happened provides the most accurate glimpse into the workings of the human mind.
A. Socialists
B. Structuralists
C. Behaviorists
D. Functionalists
84. In which of the following approaches to psychology was introspection the primary research method used to understand thoughts and behavior?
A. Psychophysics
B. Structuralism
C. Empiricism
D. Behaviorism

85. Which of the following early approaches to psychology focused on why and how people think and feel?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Socialism
Behaviorism
Structuralism
Functionalism

86. Max, an early researcher in psychology, was interested in how the mind worked. He attempted to break experiences down into its component parts. Max was most likely a:
A. structuralist.
B. functionalist.
C. behaviorist.
D. psychoanalyst.
87. Jim, an early researcher in psychology, was interested in how the mind works. He focused on his own experience of pain in an effort to understand how and why people feel pain. Jim was most likely a:
A. structuralist.
B. functionalist.
C. behaviorist.
D. psychoanalyst.
88. Which of the following psychologists asserted that psychology can be a true science only if it examines observable behavior, not ideas, thoughts, feelings, or motives?
A. William James
B. Abraham Maslow
C. John Watson
D. Carl Rogers
89. ______________ asserts that psychology can be a true science only if it examines observable behavior, not ideas, thoughts, feelings, or motives.
A. Structuralism
B. Behaviorism
C. Socialism
D. Functionalism
90. Ed, an early researcher in psychology, was interested in how the environment impacts tendencies to act.
He believed that focusing on the mind through introspection was not scientific. Ed was a:
A. structuralist.
B. functionalist.
C. behaviorist.
D. psychoanalyst.
91. ______________ psychology promotes personal growth and meaning as a way of reaching one's highest potential. A. Humanistic
B. Gestalt
C. Positive
D. Holistic
92. Dr. Hennesey believes that psychologists should analyze only human behavior that can be observed. He is most likely a strict _____________.
A. humanistic psychologist
B. functionalist
C. behaviorist
D. social psychologist

93. Behaviorism is an extreme form of _____________.
A. functionalism
B. environmentalism
C. structuralism
D. empiricism
94. ______________ psychology shares with humanism a belief that psychology should focus on studying, understanding, and promoting healthy and positive psychological functioning.
A. Health
B. Developmental
C. Psychological
D. Positive
95. ______________ psychologists strive to understand people who are psychologically healthy, happy, and compassionate. A. Cognitive
B. Developmental
C. Positive
D. Clinical
96. Gestalt psychology proposed that:
A. people learn by making associations.
B. breaking down experience into its elemental parts offers the best way to understand thought and behavior. C. psychology is a sub-discipline of philosophy.
D. in perception a unified whole is more than a compilation of parts.
97. Samantha sees a sign on a club's marquee that says "CLUB _ EN FRO_ 8PM TO 4AM." Although some letters are missing from the sign, she knows it is listing the hours when the club is open. Samantha's perception would be of greater interest to ______________ psychologists.
A. positive
B. Gestalt
C. industrial/organizational
D. social
98. Cognitive science focuses on the scientific study of _____________.
A. thought
B. asylums
C. computers
D. school psychology
99. If we compare the human mind with a computer, sensation would be analogous to _____________.
A. central processing unit (CPU)
B. output
C. storage device
D. input
100.If we compare the human mind with a computer, behavior and thoughts would be analogous to
_____________.
A. central processing unit (CPU)
B. output
C. storage device
D. input
101.Which of the following is used as a metaphor for human mind in cognitive psychology?
A. Light switch
B. Camera
C. Computer
D. Transmitter

102.By the 1980s, cognitive science combined many disciplines in addition to psychology. Which of the following is one of these disciplines?
A. Etymology
B. Genealogy
C. Chemistry
D. Anthropology
103.The British psychologist Frederick Bartlett wrote a book that promoted a cognitive psychological view in the 1930s. According to Frederick Bartlett:
A memory is not an objective and accurate representation of events but rather a highly personal
. reconstruction based on one's own beliefs, ideas, and point of view.
B. psychology can be a true science only if it examines observable behavior, not ideas, thoughts, feelings, or motives.
C. a detailed analysis of experience as it happens provides the most accurate glimpse into the workings of the human mind.
D. our experiences during childhood are a powerful force in the development of our adult personality.
104.According to ______________ psychology, who we are, how we got here, and what we do and think are a result of brain activity and are influenced by genetic factors.
A. Gestalt
B. cognitive
C. educational
D. evolutionary
105.For millennia thinkers have argued over what determines our personality and behavior: innate biology or life experience. This conflict is known as the ______________ debate.
A. nature-nurture
B. mind-body
C. internal-external
D. evolutionary-environmental
106.In terms of the nature-nurture debate, psychologists' contemporary view is that human behavior is:
A. mostly a product of biology, inborn tendencies, and genetically based traits.
B. mostly a product of environmental experience.
C. a product of the interdependence between biology and experience.
D. solely a product of ancestral influences.
107.According to the nature-only view, who we are comes from:
A. environmental forces.
B. our experiences.
C. inborn tendencies and genetically based traits.
D. introspection and analysis.
108.Kat believes that human behavior is solely the result of genetic coding. Her point of view is referred to as the ______________ view.
A. nature-only
B. nurture-only
C. environment-only
D. evolution-only
109.According to the nurture-only view, we are the product of our:
A. inherited traits.
B. experiences.
C. genetic makeup.
D. innate biology.

110.The point of view that human behavior is solely the result of ______________ appears to be a very
Western, very North American idea.
A. genetics
B. nature
C. nurture
D. inborn tendencies
111.Which of the following terms best represents the view that biological systems involved in thought and behavior—genes, brain structures, brains cells, etc.—are inherited but are still open to modification from the environment?
A. Natural selection
B. Environmental evolution
C. Mind-body dualism
D. Softwiring
112.Which of the following is shown by Kandel (2006) with respect to certain genes in the human brain?
A. They cannot facilitate new connections between neurons in an adult brain.
B. They are all present and functional at birth.
C. They do not differ between organisms despite variations in experience.
D. They can be turned on or off by our experiences.
113.As compared to babies of uninfected mothers, babies whose mothers fought off infectious diseases when they were pregnant were _____________.
A. more likely to develop advanced language skills
B. more likely to develop schizophrenia
C. less likely to develop major a depressive disorder
D. less likely to engage in peer conflicts as children
114.In the 17th century, ______________ proposed a theory that the mind was separate from the body.
A. John Locke
B. Aristotle
C. René Descartes
D. Max Wertheimer
115.In psychology, the idea that the mind and the body are separate entities is referred to as:
A. nature through nurture.
B. mind-body dualism.
C. cogito ergo sum.
D. evolutionary theory.
116.According to the view of mind-body dualism:
A. the soul is the confluence of mind and body.
B. the mind controls the body.
C. the mind and the body are controlled by our genetic makeup.
D. the mind and the body refer to the same entity.
117.Which of the following concepts allows for the idea that a soul survives bodily death?
A. Nature versus nurture
B. Natural selection
C. Evolutionary theory
D. Mind-body dualism
118.Contemporary psychologists agree that what we call the mind results from the functioning of our brain, and since the brain is part of our body, ______________ cannot be true.
A. mind-body dualism
B. the tabula rasa concept
C. Gestalt psychology
D. positive psychology

119.______________ philosophy emphasizes the interdependence of body and mind.
A. Clinical
B. Gestalt
C. Eastern
D. Developmental
120.With respect to biological species, evolution is based on _____________.
A. the tabula rasa concept
B. the product of our experiences.
C. proper parenting skills
D. gene frequency
121.Which of the following individuals is known for his theory of natural selection?
A. Edward Titchener
B. Charles Darwin
C. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
D. Martin Seligman
122.______________ is formally defined as a feedback process whereby nature favors one design over another, depending on whether it has an impact on reproduction.
A. Natural selection
B. Satisficing
C. Collective efficacy
D. Reciprocal logrolling
123.Spontaneous changes in genes are called _____________.
A. differential selections
B. softwirings
C. chance mutations
D. external adaptations
124.Without chance mutations, which of the following would occur?
A. Human species would become a superspecies.
B. Our thoughts and behavior will depend entirely on our genetic makeup.
C. There would be no evolution.
D. Our thoughts and behavior will depend entirely on our upbringing and experiences.
125.______________ creates structures and behaviors that solve adaptive problems.
A. Softwiring
B. Natural selection
C. Reciprocal logrolling
D. Collective efficacy
126.Which of the following terms refers to inherited solutions to ancestral problems that have been naturally selected because they directly contribute in some way to reproductive success?
A. Adaptation
B. Differential selection
C. Circular logrolling
D. Satisficing
127.Early humans, as hunter-gatherers, did not know when they would find food. If they found fat, they ate it, because fat could be stored in the body and used later when food might be scarce. For this reason, humans evolved to like fat. Human cravings have not changed much, even though our environments have. So our preference for fatty foods can be attributed to _____________.
A. softwiring
B. differential selection
C. collective efficacy
D. adaptation

128.______________ psychology is the branch of psychology that aims to uncover the adaptive problems the human mind may have solved in the distant past.
A. Clinical
B. Cognitive
C. Evolutionary
D. Developmental
129.Jack is a psychologist. Rather than just describing what the mind does, he is more interested in the functions of the human mind. Jack is a(n) ______________ psychologist.
A. gestalt
B. evolutionary
C. positive
D. clinical
130.______________ are behavioral adaptations.
A. Chance mutations
B. Softwirings
C. Emotions
D. Habits
131.______________ are quick and ready response patterns that tell us whether something is good or bad for our well-being.
A. Habits
B. Chance mutations
C. Softwirings
D. Emotions
132.Structures or features that perform a function that did not arise through natural selection are often called
_____________.
A. exaptations
B. adaptations
C. chance mutations
D. habits
133.Exaptations are also called _____________.
A. adaptations
B. chance mutations
C. habits
D. by-products
134.According to evolutionary psychology, feathers are examples of _____________.
A. adaptation
B. exaptations
C. natural selection
D. chance mutations
135.According to evolutionary psychology, language and science are examples of _____________.
A. chance mutations
B. natural selection
C. by-products of adaptation
D. softwiring
136.Julie is a psychologist and she is conducting research on the effect of talking on a hands-free cell phone while driving. Based on this information we can say that Julie is a(n) ______________ psychologist.
A. cognitive
B. developmental
C. evolutionary
D. educational

137.Which of the following topics is most likely to be studied by a developmental psychologist?
A. How much of people's personality is reflected in their Facebook profiles?
B. Are people who interact extensively with other people via Facebook more or less outgoing than those who do not?
C. What is the effect of talking on a hands-free cell phone while driving?
D. What is the effect of gender on interest and participation in social networking sites?
138.Which of the following types of psychologists is most likely to conduct research on the age at which the usage of Internet social networks peaks?
A. Evolutionary psychologist
B. Developmental psychologist
C. Clinical psychologist
D. Educational psychologist
139.Steve is conducting a research on how cell phones and other electronic methods of communication have changed the way teenagers interact with others. This information indicates that Steve is a(n)
______________ psychologist.
A. educational
B. clinical
C. developmental
D. evolutionary
140.More than just about any other area of psychology, ______________ psychology lends itself to a rich set of research questions regarding electronic interactions.
A. clinical
B. positive
C. cognitive
D. social
141.Which of the following statements is true regarding electronic interactions?
A. Electronic interactions can be easily used to hide one's "real personality."
B. Electronic interaction is a preferred method of contact for extroverts.
C. People use the Internet to arrange real face-to-face meetings.
D. Electronic interactions have resulted in new boundaries between public and private means of connecting. 142.In the context of electronic interactions, being privately public means:
A. connecting with many other people, while being relatively nonpublic about revealing who you are.
B. avoiding online interactions with those people whom you have never met face-to-face.
C. you ensure that you remove all the traces of your electronic interactions.
D. you disclose a lot of details of your private life and may or may not limit access to your site.
143.In the context of electronic interactions, being publicly private means:
A. connecting with many other people, while being relatively nonpublic about revealing who you are.
B. avoiding online interactions with those people whom you have never met face-to-face.
C. ensuring that you remove all the traces of your electronic interactions.
D. disclosing a lot of details of your private life.
144.Which of the following questions is most likely to be answered by a personality psychologist?
A. How much of people's personalities is reflected in their Facebook profiles?
B. At what age does usage of Internet social networks peak?
C. Will people above the age of sixty use the Internet?
D. Does gender affect interest and participation in social networking sites?

145.Anna is conducting research to find out if people who interact extensively with other people via
Facebook are more or less outgoing than those who do not. Anna is most likely a ______________ psychologist. A. health
B. personality
C. social
D. clinical
146.Facebook profiles are:
A. idealized images of who we want to be.
B. images of who we want others to ideally perceive us to be.
C. accurate representations of our true personalities.
D. the personalities that we and our close friends actually perceive.

1 Key
1.
(p. 4)

Cristin Norine started The Future of Socializing, a 30-day "art piece" in which she:
A. avoided using electronic media for social interaction.
B. interviewed different people to find out how technology had affected their lives.
C. observed a series of focus group discussions to find out how people interact in a social setting.
D. isolated herself from actual contact with people and interacted with others only through social media. APA LO: 1.3 Use the concepts, language, and major theories of the discipline to account for psychological phenomena.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #1
Topic: Introduction

2.
(p. 4)

Cristin Norine started The Future of Socializing, a 30-day "art piece," where her purpose was to see: A. what is more effective in changing behavior-reinforcement or punishment.
B. how social media changes the way we communicate.
C. how the mirror neuron system operates.
D. what was more effective in changing behavior-continuous reinforcement or intermittent reinforcement. APA LO: 1.3 Use the concepts, language, and major theories of the discipline to account for psychological phenomena.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #2
Topic: Introduction

3.
(p. 4)

A look at Cristin's Twitter feed while in the glass house reveals posts about the importance of
_____________.
A. imprinting
B. habituation
C. human touch
D. self-concordance
APA LO: 1.3 Use the concepts, language, and major theories of the discipline to account for psychological phenomena.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #3
Topic: Introduction

4.
(p. 4)

After Cristin Norine isolated herself from actual contact with people and stayed in the glass house, she concluded that the main benefit of electronic social interaction is to:
A. improve concentration.
B. avoid confusion and misunderstanding.
C. improve our motor skills.
D. help people who are far apart stay in touch.
APA LO: 1.3 Use the concepts, language, and major theories of the discipline to account for psychological phenomena.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #4
Topic: Introduction

5.
(p. 4)

After Cristin Norine isolated herself from actual contact with people and stayed in the glass house, she concluded that the main cost of electronic social interaction was:
A. the increase in the time required for communication.
B. the confusion and misunderstanding.
C. the higher cost of communication.
D. the loss of time that could be used for more useful tasks.
APA LO: 1.3 Use the concepts, language, and major theories of the discipline to account for psychological phenomena.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #5
Topic: Introduction

6.
(p. 5)

Sarah is observing high school students use Facebook and Skype. Her purpose is to see how these media change the way we communicate in our society. She is most likely a student of:
A. anthropology.
B. human resource management.
C. psychology.
D. history.
APA LO: 1.1 Characterize the nature of psychology as a discipline.
Blooms: Application
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #6
Topic: What is Psychology?

7.
(p. 5)

______________ helps us understand people through its methods of storytelling, character exploration, setting, and imagery.
A. History
B. Anthropology
C. Literature
D. Psychology
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Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #7
Topic: Psychology Defined

8.
(p. 5)

______________ helps us understand people through description and analysis of past events and artifacts. A. Literature
B. History
C. Sociology
D. Anthropology
APA LO: 1.1 Characterize the nature of psychology as a discipline.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #8
Topic: Psychology Defined

9.
(p. 5)

______________ is the study of human culture and origins.
A. Anthropology
B. Psychology
C. History
D. Archaeology
APA LO: 1.1 Characterize the nature of psychology as a discipline.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #9
Topic: Psychology Defined

10.
(p. 5)

______________ seeks to understand people in terms of large-scale social forces and with a focus on groups rather than individuals.
A. Archaeology
B. Sociology
C. Anthropology
D. Psychology
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Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #10
Topic: Psychology Defined

11.
(p. 5)

______________ is the science of understanding individuals—animals as well as people.
A. Archaeology
B. Sociology
C. Anthropology
D. Psychology
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Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #11
Topic: Psychology Defined

12.
(p. 5)

Psychology is most accurately defined as the _____________.
A. study of people through description and analysis of past events and artifacts
B. study of people in terms of large-scale social forces and with a focus on groups rather than individuals C. scientific study of thought and behavior
D. scientific study of human culture and origins
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Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #12
Topic: Psychology Defined

13.
(p. 5)

The root word "psyche" comes from the Greek for _____________.
A. heart
B. soul
C. mind
D. personality
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Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #13
Topic: Psychology Defined

14.
(p. 6)

Which of the following statements is true of psychology?
A. Psychology is the art of understanding people's interaction in groups.
B. Psychology does not have any other disciplines organized around it.
C. Psychology is a core science, along with medicine, physics, and math.
D. Psychology is not a science, but a clinical practice.
APA LO: 1.1 Characterize the nature of psychology as a discipline.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #14
Topic: Psychology Defined

15.
(p. 6)

______________ psychology is also known as folk psychology.
A. Research
B. Clinical
C. Scientific
D. Popular
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Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #15
Topic: Psychology Defined

16.
(p. 6)

A writer from a popular fashion magazine has penned an article titled "Dating in the 21st Century."
She has interviewed a few men and women and incorporated their dating experiences into this piece.
This type of psychology is known as _____________.
A. folk psychology
B. health psychology
C. consumer psychology
D. forensic psychology

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Blooms: Application
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #16
Topic: Psychology Defined

17.
(p. 6)

Common sense, rather than the scientific method, is used by:
A. research psychologists.
B. clinical psychologists.
C. folk psychologists.
D. social psychologists.
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Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #17
Topic: Psychology Defined

18.
(p. 6)

Core sciences are those that:
A. have many other disciplines organized around them.
B. are a combination of several different sciences.
C. have a large number of practical applications.
D. are the simplest to understand.
APA LO: 1.1 Characterize the nature of psychology as a discipline.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #18
Topic: Psychology Defined

19.
(p. 8)

______________ is the study of how we perceive information, how we learn and remember, how we acquire and use language, and how we solve problems.
A. Social psychology
B. Cognitive psychology
C. Clinical psychology
D. Educational psychology
APA LO: 1.4 Explain major perspectives of psychology (e.g., behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic, and sociocultural).
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #19
Topic: Subdisciplines of Psychology

20.
(p. 8)

Dr. Hughes conducts laboratory studies of the thought processes involved in problem solving. Which of the following types of psychologists is she most likely to be?
A. Cognitive
B. Evolutionary
C. Educational
D. Social
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Blooms: Application
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #20
Topic: Subdisciplines of Psychology

21.
(p. 8)

In which of the following subdisciplines of psychology are researchers often referred to as experimental psychologists?
A. Social psychology
B. Cognitive psychology
C. Clinical psychology
D. Educational psychology
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Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #21
Topic: Subdisciplines of Psychology

22.
(p. 8)

Which of the following questions is most likely to be discussed by a cognitive psychologist?
A. How do people visualize objects in their minds?
B. How does the presence of other people change an individual's thoughts, feeling, or perceptions?
C. Why are we attracted to particular kinds of people?
D. How does parent-infant bonding affect adult relationships?
APA LO: 1.4 Explain major perspectives of psychology (e.g., behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic, and sociocultural).
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #22
Topic: Subdisciplines of Psychology

23.
(p. 8)

Developmental psychology explores:
A. how we perceive information, how we learn and remember, how we acquire and use language, and how we solve problems.
B. the links among brain, mind, and behavior.
C. the relationship between bodily systems and chemicals and their relationship to behavior and thought. D. how thought and behavior change and show stability across the life span.
APA LO: 1.4 Explain major perspectives of psychology (e.g., behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic, and sociocultural).
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #23
Topic: Subdisciplines of Psychology

24.
(p. 8)

Which of the following types of psychologists is most likely to conduct a research on how reasoning skills or emotional skills change with age?
A. Clinical psychologist
B. Behavioral psychologist
C. Developmental psychologist
D. Educational psychologist
APA LO: 1.4 Explain major perspectives of psychology (e.g., behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic, and sociocultural).
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #24
Topic: Developmental Psychology

25.
(p. 9)

______________ studies the links among brain, mind, and behavior.
A. Social psychology
B. Industrial psychology
C. Behavioral neuroscience
D. Developmental psychology
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Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #25
Topic: Subdisciplines of Psychology

26.
(p. 9)

Which of the following questions is most likely to be discussed by a developmental psychologist?
A. How do people visualize objects in their minds?
B. How does the presence of other people change an individual's thoughts, feelings, or perceptions?
C. Why are we attracted to particular kinds of people?
D. How does parent-infant bonding affect adult relationships?
APA LO: 1.4 Explain major perspectives of psychology (e.g., behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic, and sociocultural).
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #26
Topic: Subdisciplines of Psychology

27.
(p. 9)

______________ examines the relationship between bodily systems and chemicals and their relationship to behavior and thought.
A. Clinical psychology
B. Biological psychology
C. Social psychology
D. Educational psychology
APA LO: 1.4 Explain major perspectives of psychology (e.g., behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic, and sociocultural).
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #27
Topic: Subdisciplines of Psychology

28.
(p. 9-10)

There is a great deal of overlap between neuroscience and ______________ psychology. The latter is an older term that is being replaced by behavioral neuroscience in contemporary psychology.
A. biological
B. social
C. clinical
D. educational

APA LO: 1.4 Explain major perspectives of psychology (e.g., behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic, and sociocultural).
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #28
Topic: Subdisciplines of Psychology

29.
(p. 9)

The neurological processes underlying fear would most likely be studied by a _____________.
A. behavioral neuroscientist
B. developmental psychologist
C. positive psychologist
D. personality psychologist
APA LO: 1.4 Explain major perspectives of psychology (e.g., behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic, and sociocultural).
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #29
Topic: Subdisciplines of Psychology

30.
(p. 9)

Which of the following studies is most likely to be conducted by Cathy, who is majoring in biological psychology, for her honors thesis?
A. The social origins of major depressive disorders
B. The extent to which childhood peer experiences influence adult behavior
C. The relationship between the neurotransmitter serotonin and happiness
D. A computer model of humans' deductive reasoning processes
APA LO: 1.4 Explain major perspectives of psychology (e.g., behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic, and sociocultural).
Blooms: Application
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #30
Topic: Subdisciplines of Psychology

31.
(p. 10)

Personality psychology:
A. considers how the real or imagined presence of others influences thought, feeling, and behavior.
B. examines the relationship between bodily systems and chemicals and their relationship to behavior and thought.
C. focuses on the treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.
D. considers what makes people unique as well as the consistencies in people's behavior across time and situations.
APA LO: 1.4 Explain major perspectives of psychology (e.g., behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic, and sociocultural).
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #31
Topic: Subdisciplines of Psychology

32.
(p. 10)

______________ considers how the real or imagined presence of others influences thought, feeling, and behavior.
A. Clinical psychology
B. Social psychology
C. Educational psychology
D. Industrial psychology
APA LO: 1.4 Explain major perspectives of psychology (e.g., behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic, and sociocultural).
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #32
Topic: Subdisciplines of Psychology

33.
(p. 10)

Dr. Hansen is conducting a study to understand whether or not one's level of extraversion stays the same from infancy to adulthood. She is most likely a _____________.
A. geneticist
B. cognitive psychologist
C. personality psychologist
D. doctor of osteopathy
APA LO: 1.4 Explain major perspectives of psychology (e.g., behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic, and sociocultural).
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #33
Topic: Subdisciplines of Psychology

34.
(p. 10)

Which of the following questions is most likely to be discussed by a social psychologist?
A. Why are we attracted to particular kinds of people?
B. How do our reasoning skills change as we age?
C. How do people visualize objects in their minds?
D. How does parent-infant bonding affect adult relationships?
APA LO: 1.4 Explain major perspectives of psychology (e.g., behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic, and sociocultural).
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #34
Topic: Subdisciplines of Psychology

35.
(p. 10)

Clinical psychology:
A. considers how the real or imagined presence of others influences thought, feeling, and behavior.
B. examines how thought and behavior change and show stability across the life span.
C. focuses on the treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.
D. considers what makes people unique as well as the consistencies in people's behavior across time and situations.
APA LO: 1.4 Explain major perspectives of psychology (e.g., behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic, and sociocultural).
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #35
Topic: Subdisciplines of Psychology

36.
(p. 10)

______________ psychology is the single largest subdiscipline in psychology.
A. Social
B. Clinical
C. Educational
D. Cognitive
APA LO: 1.4 Explain major perspectives of psychology (e.g., behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic, and sociocultural).
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #36
Topic: Subdisciplines of Psychology

37.
(p. 10)

Stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination are topics most likely to be studied by
_____________.
A. geneticists
B. cognitive psychologists
C. neurologists
D. social psychologists
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Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #37
Topic: Subdisciplines of Psychology

38.
(p. 10)

______________ psychologists treat and assess relatively healthy people and assist them with career and vocational interests.
A. Cognitive
B. Health
C. Counseling
D. Clinical
APA LO: 1.4 Explain major perspectives of psychology (e.g., behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic, and sociocultural).
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #38
Topic: Subdisciplines of Psychology

39.
(p. 10)

James has received training in medicine and has an MD degree; in addition to offering therapy he can prescribe drugs. Based on this information, it can be concluded that James is a:
A. clinical psychologist.
B. counseling psychologist.
C. psychiatrist.
D. psychologist with his own clinic.
APA LO: 1.4 Explain major perspectives of psychology (e.g., behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic, and sociocultural).
Blooms: Application
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #39
Topic: Subdisciplines of Psychology

40.
(p. 11)

Topics in ______________ psychology range from studies of how stress is linked to illness and immune function to research on the role of social factors in how people interact with health care professionals. A. cognitive
B. health
C. forensic
D. educational
APA LO: 1.4 Explain major perspectives of psychology (e.g., behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic, and sociocultural).
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #40
Topic: Subdisciplines of Psychology

41.
(p. 11)

Which of the following is most likely to be the focus of educational psychology?
A. The relationship between bodily systems and chemicals and their relationship to behavior and thought B. The role of psychological factors in the physical health and illness of students
C. The changes in our emotional skills that take place as we age
D. The effectiveness of particular teaching techniques
APA LO: 1.4 Explain major perspectives of psychology (e.g., behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic, and sociocultural).
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #41
Topic: Subdisciplines of Psychology

42.
(p. 11)

The industrial side of industrial/organizational psychology:
A. applies principles of psychology to the selection and training of employees.
B aims to increase productivity and satisfaction of workers by considering how the work environment
. and management styles influence worker motivation, satisfaction, and productivity.
C. develops treatments for mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.
D. explores how thought and behavior change and show stability across the life span.
APA LO: 1.4 Explain major perspectives of psychology (e.g., behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic, and sociocultural).
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #42
Topic: Subdisciplines of Psychology

43.
(p. 11)

The organizational side of industrial/organizational psychology:
A. involves matching employees to their job and uses psychological methods to select and evaluate employees. B. focuses on the treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders and ways to promote psychological health.
Caims to increase productivity and satisfaction of workers by considering how the work environment
. and management styles influence worker motivation, satisfaction, and productivity.
D. considers what makes people unique as well as the consistencies in people's behavior across time and situations.
APA LO: 1.4 Explain major perspectives of psychology (e.g., behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic, and sociocultural).
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #43
Topic: Subdisciplines of Psychology

44.
(p. 11)

______________ psychology is a blend of psychology, law, and criminal justice.
A. Social
B. Forensic
C. Developmental
D. Cognitive
APA LO: 1.4 Explain major perspectives of psychology (e.g., behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic, and sociocultural).
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #44
Topic: Subdisciplines of Psychology

45.
(p. 11)

Which of the following tasks is most likely to be performed by a forensic psychologist?
A. Applying principles of psychology to the selection and training of employees
B. Evaluating the effectiveness of a particular teaching technique
C. Providing career counseling to students of criminal justice
D. Evaluating the state of mind of a defendant at the time of a crime
APA LO: 1.4 Explain major perspectives of psychology (e.g., behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic, and sociocultural).
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #45
Topic: Subdisciplines of Psychology

46.
(p. 11)

Which of the following types of psychologists is most likely to be a part of the human resource department of a large corporation?
A. Cognitive psychologist
B. Industrial/organizational psychologist
C. Social psychologist
D. Developmental psychologist
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Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #46
Topic: Subdisciplines of Psychology

47.
(p. 12)

Which of the following is true concerning the science and practice of psychology?
A. The practice of psychology originated first, followed by science.
B. The science of psychology originated first, followed by practice.
C. The science and practice of psychology originated at roughly the same time.
D. The practice and science of psychology originated at the same time, but in different places.
APA LO: 1.1 Characterize the nature of psychology as a discipline.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #47
Topic: The Origins of Psychology

48.
(p. 12)

For which of the following reasons is ancient Greece significant in the history of psychology?
A. The foundations for psychology as a science can be traced to ancient Greece.
B. Wilhelm Wundt, one of the first known psychologists, established his laboratory in ancient Greece.
C. The first doctorate in psychology was awarded in ancient Greece.
D. The ancient Greeks compiled the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).
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Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #48
Topic: The Origins of Psychology

49.
(p. 12)

Many prehistoric cultures had ______________ that treated mental disorders by performing rituals to drive out the evil spirits that were thought to be the causes of such disorders.
A. hunters
B. chiefs
C. shamans
D. laggards
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #49
Topic: A Brief History of the Practice of Clinical Psychology

50.
(p. 12)

Trephination involves:
A. recruiting large numbers of individuals to participate in clinical trials of controversial pharmaceuticals. B. associating a previously neutral stimulus with a meaningful stimulus to create a desired response.
C. studying large groups of individuals from various cultures to determine similarities and differences across these cultures.
D. drilling a small hole in someone's skull, often to release demons thought to possess the person.
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #50
Topic: A Brief History of the Practice of Clinical Psychology

51.
(p. 13)

The Greek physician ______________ was the first to write about a man suffering from a phobia of heights—what we now call acrophobia.
A. Galen
B. Hippocrates
C. Socrates
D. Aristotle
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #51
Topic: A Brief History of the Practice of Clinical Psychology

52.
(p. 13)

Which of the following statements is true regarding the ancient views on psychology?
A. The ancient Chinese made connections between a person's bodily organs and their emotions.
B. The earliest cultures to seek natural explanations for disorders were the ancient Americans.
C. The ancient Chinese (2,600 BCE) believed in supernatural explanations of psychological disorders.
D. Frenchman Philip Pinel was the first to write about a man suffering from a phobia of heights—what we now call acrophobia.
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #52
Topic: A Brief History of the Practice of Clinical Psychology

53.
(p. 13)

The ancient Chinese made connections between a person's bodily organs and their emotions.
According to these connections, the ______________ housed ideas and intelligence.
A. heart
B. liver
C. spleen
D. kidneys
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #53
Topic: A Brief History of the Practice of Clinical Psychology

54.
(p. 13)

In Europe during the Middle Ages (400 to 1400 CE [Common Era]), psychological disorders were attributed to:
A. physiological disorders.
B. deeds in past life.
C. social status.
D. supernatural causes.
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #54
Topic: A Brief History of the Practice of Clinical Psychology

55.
(p. 14)

Philip Pinel of France is said to have been the first major proponent of _____________.
A. the use of narcotics to treat pain
B. moral treatment of the mentally ill
C. the study of the mind-body connection
D. considering psychology as a science
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #55
Topic: A Brief History of the Practice of Clinical Psychology

56.
(p. 14)

In the United States, the first practitioner of humane treatment of the mentally ill was
_____________.
A. René Descartes
B. Sigmund Freud
C. Dorothea Dix
D. John Locke
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #56
Topic: A Brief History of the Practice of Clinical Psychology

57.
(p. 14)

What modern view of psychological disorders developed at the end of the 1800s?
A. Psychological disorders are a form of illness that should be diagnosed and treated.
B. Psychological disorders are actually thought disorders, rather than instances of spirit possession caused by witchcraft.
C. Psychological disorders are mood disorders and should be treated by psychoanalysis.
D. Psychological disorders have an underlying physical cause and thus should be treated by physical means. APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #57
Topic: A Brief History of the Practice of Clinical Psychology

58.
(p. 14)

Emil Kraepelin was the first to describe "dementia praecox," the mental disorder now known as
_____________.
A. schizophrenia
B. bipolar disorder
C. major depressive disorder
D. Munchausen's syndrome
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #58
Topic: A Brief History of the Practice of Clinical Psychology

59.
(p. 14-15)

______________ was the first to distinguish thought disorders (schizophrenia) from the mood disorders of melancholia (depression) and manic depression (bipolar disorder). His views were a major influence on diagnostic categories formulated during the 20th century.
A. Dorothea Dix
B. Sigmund Freud
C. John Locke
D. Emil Kraepelin
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #59
Topic: A Brief History of the Practice of Clinical Psychology

60.
(p. 15)

In the beginning of the 20th century, Sigmund Freud developed a form of therapy known as
_____________.
A. cognitive-behavioral therapy
B. aversion therapy
C. psychoanalysis
D. behavior modification

APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #60
Topic: A Brief History of the Practice of Clinical Psychology

61.
(p. 15)

Psychoanalysis assumes that:
A. underlying biological events such as hormonal changes mediate all human behavior.
B. the unconscious mind is the most powerful motivator of behavior.
C. social forces are the most powerful motivators of adult behavior.
D. D).dreams have no meaning to or relationship with the unconscious mind.
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #61
Topic: A Brief History of the Practice of Clinical Psychology

62.
(p. 15)

Psychoanalysis assumes that the unconscious blocking, or repression, of disturbing thoughts and impulses—especially ______________ impulses—is at the heart of all maladaptive adult behavior. A. depressive and unethical
B. aggressive and unethical
C. illogical and depressive
D. sexual and aggressive
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #62
Topic: A Brief History of the Practice of Clinical Psychology

63.
(p. 15)

The ______________ therapy focuses on changing a person's maladaptive thought and behavior patterns by discussing and rewarding more appropriate ways of thinking and behaving.
A. sublimation
B. cognitive-behavioral
C. repression
D. reaction formation
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #63
Topic: A Brief History of the Practice of Clinical Psychology

64.
(p. 15)

Psychologists in the United States use a standardized reference for diagnosing mental disorders called
_____________.
A. The Interpretation of Dreams, by Sigmund Freud
B. the American Psychological Association Guide to Mental Disorders (APAGMD)
C. Dr. Freud's Guide to Mental Illnesses (DFGMI)
D. the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #64
Topic: A Brief History of the Practice of Clinical Psychology

65.
(p. 16)

Which of the following behavior patterns was removed from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders in 1973?
A. Dissociative identity disorder
B. Homosexuality
C. Conversion disorder
D. Anxiety disorder
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #65
Topic: A Brief History of the Practice of Clinical Psychology

66.
(p. 16)

Which of the following fields is considered a "parent" of the discipline of psychology?
A. Literature
B. Physics
C. Philosophy
D. Chemistry
APA LO: 1.1 Characterize the nature of psychology as a discipline.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #66
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

67.
(p. 16)

Psychology gained its independence from philosophy when researchers started to examine and test human sensations and perception using ______________ methods.
A. abstract
B. behavioral
C. scientific
D. reflection
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #67
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

68.
(p. 16)

Empiricism is the belief that knowledge and thoughts come from _____________.
A. scriptures
B. experience
C. genetic endowment
D. observation
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #68
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

69.
(p. 16)

In the context of psychology, which of the following is a major difference between scientists and philosophers? A. Philosophers do not collect data to test their ideas.
B According to scientists, the mind simply receives what our sensory organs—eyes, ears, nose, skin,
. and tongue—take in from the outside world.
C. Philosophers believe that human beings create knowledge from experience.
D. According to scientists, human beings create knowledge from reflection and thinking.
APA LO: 1.1 Characterize the nature of psychology as a discipline.
Blooms: Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #69
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

70.
(p. 16)

Psychology can be considered as an empirical science because:
A. psychology originates from medicine.
B. psychology is based on the laws of nature.
C. psychologists test predictions about behavior with systematic observations and by gathering data.
D. psychologists believe that human beings create knowledge from reflection and thinking.
APA LO: 1.1 Characterize the nature of psychology as a discipline.
Blooms: Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #70
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

71.
(p. 16)

In the 1870s the first laboratories in psychology were opened in _____________.
A. Germany
B. China
C. the United States
D. Austria
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #71
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

72.
(p. 16)

The earliest researchers in psychology examined the subjective experience of physical sensations. This area of study is known as:
A. neuroscience.
B. philosophy.
C. physiology.
D. psychophysics.
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #72
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

73.
(p. 16)

To compare psychophysics and physics, if physicists study the physical properties of light and sound, psychophysicists study:
A. causes of light and sound.
B. human perception of light and sound.
C. commercial uses of light and sound.
D. effects of light and sound on the environment.
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #73
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

74.
(p. 17)

______________ conducted some of the earliest research in perception and laid the groundwork for what later became known as psychophysics.
A. William James
B. Johns Hopkins
C. Rosalie Raynor
D. Ernst Weber
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #74
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

75.
(p. 17)

______________ coined the term psychophysics.
A. Carl Jung
B. Wilhelm Wundt
C. Gustav Fechner
D. G. Stanley Hall
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #75
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

76.
(p. 17)

Wilhelm Wundt is credited with:
A. giving psychology its independence from philosophy and physiology.
B. identifying the effects of childhood experiences on the development of our adult personality.
C. evaluating the effects of social forces on one's behavior.
D. developing the discipline of psychophysics.
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #76
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

77.
(p. 17)

Who is considered the founder of American psychology?
A. Elizabeth Loftus
B. Carl Jung
C. Sigmund Freud
D. William James
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #77
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

78.
(p. 17)

______________ founded the American Psychological Association (APA).
A. Carl Jung
B. G. Stanley Hall
C. Gustav Fechner
D. Wilhelm Wundt
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #78
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

79.
(p. 17)

Which of the following is NOT one of G. Stanley Hall's achievements?
A. He founded the American Psychological Association (APA).
B. He opened the first psychology laboratory in the United States.
C. He coined the term psychophysics.
D. He started the first scientific journal in American psychology, the American Journal of Psychology.
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #79
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

80.
(p. 17)

In which year did Wundt set up a psychology laboratory in Leipzig, Germany, now considered the birthplace of experimental psychology?
A. 1729
B. 1652
C. 1965
D. 1879
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #80
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

81.
(p. 18)

Mary Whiton Calkins:
A. was the first female president of the American Psychological Association.
B. was a student of Sigmund Freud.
C. opened the first psychology laboratory in the United States.
D. started the first scientific journal in American psychology, the American Journal of Psychology.
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #81
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

82.
(p. 18)

According to structuralism:
A. our experiences during childhood are a powerful force in the development of our adult personality.
B. psychology is a sub-discipline of philosophy.
C. breaking down experience into its elemental parts offers the best way to understand thought and behavior. D. psychology is an empirical science which is independent of medicine and physiology.
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #82
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

83.
(p. 18)

______________ believed that a detailed analysis of experience as it happened provides the most accurate glimpse into the workings of the human mind.
A. Socialists
B. Structuralists
C. Behaviorists
D. Functionalists
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #83
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

84.
(p. 18)

In which of the following approaches to psychology was introspection the primary research method used to understand thoughts and behavior?
A. Psychophysics
B. Structuralism
C. Empiricism
D. Behaviorism
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #84
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

85.
(p. 18)

Which of the following early approaches to psychology focused on why and how people think and feel? A. Socialism
B. Behaviorism
C. Structuralism
D. Functionalism
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #85
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

86.
(p. 18)

Max, an early researcher in psychology, was interested in how the mind worked. He attempted to break experiences down into its component parts. Max was most likely a:
A. structuralist.
B. functionalist.
C. behaviorist.
D. psychoanalyst.
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Application
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #86
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

87.
(p. 18)

Jim, an early researcher in psychology, was interested in how the mind works. He focused on his own experience of pain in an effort to understand how and why people feel pain. Jim was most likely a:
A. structuralist.
B. functionalist.
C. behaviorist.
D. psychoanalyst.
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Application
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #87
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

88.
(p. 19)

Which of the following psychologists asserted that psychology can be a true science only if it examines observable behavior, not ideas, thoughts, feelings, or motives?
A. William James
B. Abraham Maslow
C. John Watson
D. Carl Rogers
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #88
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

89.
(p. 19)

______________ asserts that psychology can be a true science only if it examines observable behavior, not ideas, thoughts, feelings, or motives.
A. Structuralism
B. Behaviorism
C. Socialism
D. Functionalism
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #89
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

90.
(p. 19)

Ed, an early researcher in psychology, was interested in how the environment impacts tendencies to act. He believed that focusing on the mind through introspection was not scientific. Ed was a:
A. structuralist.
B. functionalist.
C. behaviorist.
D. psychoanalyst.
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Application
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #90
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

91.
(p. 19)

______________ psychology promotes personal growth and meaning as a way of reaching one's highest potential.
A. Humanistic
B. Gestalt
C. Positive
D. Holistic
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #91
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

92.
(p. 19)

Dr. Hennesey believes that psychologists should analyze only human behavior that can be observed.
He is most likely a strict _____________.
A. humanistic psychologist
B. functionalist
C. behaviorist
D. social psychologist
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Application
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #92
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

93.
(p. 19)

Behaviorism is an extreme form of _____________.
A. functionalism
B. environmentalism
C. structuralism
D. empiricism
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #93
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

94.
(p. 19)

______________ psychology shares with humanism a belief that psychology should focus on studying, understanding, and promoting healthy and positive psychological functioning.
A. Health
B. Developmental
C. Psychological
D. Positive
APA LO: 1.4 Explain major perspectives of psychology (e.g., behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic, and sociocultural).
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #94
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

95.
(p. 19)

______________ psychologists strive to understand people who are psychologically healthy, happy, and compassionate.
A. Cognitive
B. Developmental
C. Positive
D. Clinical
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #95
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

96.
(p. 20)

Gestalt psychology proposed that:
A. people learn by making associations.
B. breaking down experience into its elemental parts offers the best way to understand thought and behavior. C. psychology is a sub-discipline of philosophy.
D. in perception a unified whole is more than a compilation of parts.
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #96
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

97.
(p. 20)

Samantha sees a sign on a club's marquee that says "CLUB _ EN FRO_ 8PM TO 4AM." Although some letters are missing from the sign, she knows it is listing the hours when the club is open.
Samantha's perception would be of greater interest to ______________ psychologists.
A. positive
B. Gestalt
C. industrial/organizational
D. social
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Application
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #97
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

98.
(p. 20)

Cognitive science focuses on the scientific study of _____________.
A. thought
B. asylums
C. computers
D. school psychology
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #98
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

99.
(p. 20)

If we compare the human mind with a computer, sensation would be analogous to
_____________.
A. central processing unit (CPU)
B. output
C. storage device
D. input
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #99
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

100.
(p. 20)

If we compare the human mind with a computer, behavior and thoughts would be analogous to
_____________.
A. central processing unit (CPU)
B. output
C. storage device
D. input
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #100
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

101.
(p. 20)

Which of the following is used as a metaphor for human mind in cognitive psychology?
A. Light switch
B. Camera
C. Computer
D. Transmitter
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #101
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

102.
(p. 20)

By the 1980s, cognitive science combined many disciplines in addition to psychology. Which of the following is one of these disciplines?
A. Etymology
B. Genealogy
C. Chemistry
D. Anthropology
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #102
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

103.
(p. 20)

The British psychologist Frederick Bartlett wrote a book that promoted a cognitive psychological view in the 1930s. According to Frederick Bartlett:
A memory is not an objective and accurate representation of events but rather a highly personal
. reconstruction based on one's own beliefs, ideas, and point of view.
B. psychology can be a true science only if it examines observable behavior, not ideas, thoughts, feelings, or motives.
C. a detailed analysis of experience as it happens provides the most accurate glimpse into the workings of the human mind.
D. our experiences during childhood are a powerful force in the development of our adult personality.
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #103
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

104.
(p. 21)

According to ______________ psychology, who we are, how we got here, and what we do and think are a result of brain activity and are influenced by genetic factors.
A. Gestalt
B. cognitive
C. educational
D. evolutionary
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #104
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology

105.
(p. 23)

For millennia thinkers have argued over what determines our personality and behavior: innate biology or life experience. This conflict is known as the ______________ debate.
A. nature-nurture
B. mind-body
C. internal-external
D. evolutionary-environmental
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #105
Topic: The Nature-Nurture Debate

106.
(p. 23)

In terms of the nature-nurture debate, psychologists' contemporary view is that human behavior is:
A. mostly a product of biology, inborn tendencies, and genetically based traits.
B. mostly a product of environmental experience.
C. a product of the interdependence between biology and experience.
D. solely a product of ancestral influences.
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #106
Topic: The Nature-Nurture Debate

107.
(p. 23)

According to the nature-only view, who we are comes from:
A. environmental forces.
B. our experiences.
C. inborn tendencies and genetically based traits.
D. introspection and analysis.
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #107
Topic: The Nature-Nurture Debate

108.
(p. 23)

Kat believes that human behavior is solely the result of genetic coding. Her point of view is referred to as the ______________ view.
A. nature-only
B. nurture-only
C. environment-only
D. evolution-only
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Application
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #108
Topic: The Nature-Nurture Debate

109.
(p. 23)

According to the nurture-only view, we are the product of our:
A. inherited traits.
B. experiences.
C. genetic makeup.
D. innate biology.
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #109
Topic: The Nature-Nurture Debate

110.
(p. 23)

The point of view that human behavior is solely the result of ______________ appears to be a very
Western, very North American idea.
A. genetics
B. nature
C. nurture
D. inborn tendencies
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #110
Topic: The Nature-Nurture Debate

111.
(p. 23)

Which of the following terms best represents the view that biological systems involved in thought and behavior—genes, brain structures, brains cells, etc.—are inherited but are still open to modification from the environment?
A. Natural selection
B. Environmental evolution
C. Mind-body dualism
D. Softwiring
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #111
Topic: The Nature-Nurture Debate

112.

Which of the following is shown by Kandel (2006) with respect to certain genes in the human brain?

(p. 23)

A.
B.
C.
D.

They cannot facilitate new connections between neurons in an adult brain.
They are all present and functional at birth.
They do not differ between organisms despite variations in experience.
They can be turned on or off by our experiences.
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #112
Topic: The Nature-Nurture Debate

113.
(p. 24)

As compared to babies of uninfected mothers, babies whose mothers fought off infectious diseases when they were pregnant were _____________.
A. more likely to develop advanced language skills
B. more likely to develop schizophrenia
C. less likely to develop major a depressive disorder
D. less likely to engage in peer conflicts as children
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #113
Topic: The Nature-Nurture Debate

114.
(p. 24)

In the 17th century, ______________ proposed a theory that the mind was separate from the body.
A. John Locke
B. Aristotle
C. René Descartes
D. Max Wertheimer

APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #114
Topic: Mind-Body Dualism

115.
(p. 24)

In psychology, the idea that the mind and the body are separate entities is referred to as:
A. nature through nurture.
B. mind-body dualism.
C. cogito ergo sum.
D. evolutionary theory.
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #115
Topic: Mind-Body Dualism

116.
(p. 24)

According to the view of mind-body dualism:
A. the soul is the confluence of mind and body.
B. the mind controls the body.
C. the mind and the body are controlled by our genetic makeup.
D. the mind and the body refer to the same entity.
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #116
Topic: Mind-Body Dualism

117.
(p. 24)

Which of the following concepts allows for the idea that a soul survives bodily death?
A. Nature versus nurture
B. Natural selection
C. Evolutionary theory
D. Mind-body dualism
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #117
Topic: Mind-Body Dualism

118.
(p. 24)

Contemporary psychologists agree that what we call the mind results from the functioning of our brain, and since the brain is part of our body, ______________ cannot be true.
A. mind-body dualism
B. the tabula rasa concept
C. Gestalt psychology
D. positive psychology
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #118
Topic: Mind-Body Dualism

119.
(p. 24)

______________ philosophy emphasizes the interdependence of body and mind.
A. Clinical
B. Gestalt
C. Eastern
D. Developmental
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #119
Topic: Mind-Body Dualism

120.
(p. 25)

With respect to biological species, evolution is based on _____________.
A. the tabula rasa concept
B. the product of our experiences.
C. proper parenting skills
D. gene frequency
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #120
Topic: The Evolution of Human Behavior

121.
(p. 25)

Which of the following individuals is known for his theory of natural selection?
A. Edward Titchener
B. Charles Darwin
C. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
D. Martin Seligman
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #121
Topic: The Evolution of Human Behavior

122.
(p. 25)

______________ is formally defined as a feedback process whereby nature favors one design over another, depending on whether it has an impact on reproduction.
A. Natural selection
B. Satisficing
C. Collective efficacy
D. Reciprocal logrolling
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #122
Topic: The Evolution of Human Behavior

123.
(p. 25)

Spontaneous changes in genes are called _____________.
A. differential selections
B. softwirings
C. chance mutations
D. external adaptations
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #123
Topic: The Evolution of Human Behavior

124.
(p. 25)

Without chance mutations, which of the following would occur?
A. Human species would become a superspecies.
B. Our thoughts and behavior will depend entirely on our genetic makeup.
C. There would be no evolution.
D. Our thoughts and behavior will depend entirely on our upbringing and experiences.
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #124
Topic: The Evolution of Human Behavior

125.
(p. 25)

______________ creates structures and behaviors that solve adaptive problems.
A. Softwiring
B. Natural selection
C. Reciprocal logrolling
D. Collective efficacy
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #125
Topic: The Evolution of Human Behavior

126.
(p. 25)

Which of the following terms refers to inherited solutions to ancestral problems that have been naturally selected because they directly contribute in some way to reproductive success?
A. Adaptation
B. Differential selection
C. Circular logrolling
D. Satisficing
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #126
Topic: The Evolution of Human Behavior

127.
(p. 26)

Early humans, as hunter-gatherers, did not know when they would find food. If they found fat, they ate it, because fat could be stored in the body and used later when food might be scarce. For this reason, humans evolved to like fat. Human cravings have not changed much, even though our environments have. So our preference for fatty foods can be attributed to _____________.
A. softwiring
B. differential selection
C. collective efficacy
D. adaptation
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #127
Topic: The Evolution of Human Behavior

128.
(p. 26)

______________ psychology is the branch of psychology that aims to uncover the adaptive problems the human mind may have solved in the distant past.
A. Clinical
B. Cognitive
C. Evolutionary
D. Developmental
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #128
Topic: The Evolution of Human Behavior

129.
(p. 26)

Jack is a psychologist. Rather than just describing what the mind does, he is more interested in the functions of the human mind. Jack is a(n) ______________ psychologist.
A. gestalt
B. evolutionary
C. positive
D. clinical
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Application
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #129
Topic: The Evolution of Human Behavior

130.
(p. 27)

______________ are behavioral adaptations.
A. Chance mutations
B. Softwirings
C. Emotions
D. Habits
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #130
Topic: The Evolution of Human Behavior

131.
(p. 27)

______________ are quick and ready response patterns that tell us whether something is good or bad for our well-being.
A. Habits
B. Chance mutations
C. Softwirings
D. Emotions
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #131
Topic: The Evolution of Human Behavior

132.
(p. 27-28)

Structures or features that perform a function that did not arise through natural selection are often called _____________.
A. exaptations
B. adaptations
C. chance mutations
D. habits
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #132
Topic: The Evolution of Human Behavior

133.
(p. 28)

Exaptations are also called _____________.
A. adaptations
B. chance mutations
C. habits
D. by-products
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #133
Topic: The Evolution of Human Behavior

134.
(p. 28)

According to evolutionary psychology, feathers are examples of _____________.
A. adaptation
B. exaptations
C. natural selection
D. chance mutations
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #134
Topic: The Evolution of Human Behavior

135.
(p. 28)

According to evolutionary psychology, language and science are examples of _____________.
A. chance mutations
B. natural selection
C. by-products of adaptation
D. softwiring
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of psychology.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #135
Topic: The Evolution of Human Behavior

136.
(p. 31)

Julie is a psychologist and she is conducting research on the effect of talking on a hands-free cell phone while driving. Based on this information we can say that Julie is a(n) ______________ psychologist. A. cognitive
B. developmental
C. evolutionary
D. educational
APA LO: 1.3 Use the concepts, language, and major theories of the discipline to account for psychological phenomena.
Blooms: Application
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #136
Topic: Bringing It All Together

137.
(p. 31)

Which of the following topics is most likely to be studied by a developmental psychologist?
A. How much of people's personality is reflected in their Facebook profiles?
B. Are people who interact extensively with other people via Facebook more or less outgoing than those who do not?
C. What is the effect of talking on a hands-free cell phone while driving?
D. What is the effect of gender on interest and participation in social networking sites?
APA LO: 1.3 Use the concepts, language, and major theories of the discipline to account for psychological phenomena.
Blooms: Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #137
Topic: Bringing It All Together

138.
(p. 31)

Which of the following types of psychologists is most likely to conduct research on the age at which the usage of Internet social networks peaks?
A. Evolutionary psychologist
B. Developmental psychologist
C. Clinical psychologist
D. Educational psychologist
APA LO: 1.3 Use the concepts, language, and major theories of the discipline to account for psychological phenomena.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #138
Topic: Bringing It All Together

139.
(p. 31)

Steve is conducting a research on how cell phones and other electronic methods of communication have changed the way teenagers interact with others. This information indicates that Steve is a(n)
______________ psychologist.
A. educational
B. clinical
C. developmental
D. evolutionary
APA LO: 1.3 Use the concepts, language, and major theories of the discipline to account for psychological phenomena.
Blooms: Application
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #139
Topic: Bringing It All Together

140.
(p. 31)

More than just about any other area of psychology, ______________ psychology lends itself to a rich set of research questions regarding electronic interactions.
A. clinical
B. positive
C. cognitive
D. social
APA LO: 1.3 Use the concepts, language, and major theories of the discipline to account for psychological phenomena.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #140
Topic: Bringing It All Together

141.
(p. 32)

Which of the following statements is true regarding electronic interactions?
A. Electronic interactions can be easily used to hide one's "real personality."
B. Electronic interaction is a preferred method of contact for extroverts.
C. People use the Internet to arrange real face-to-face meetings.
D. Electronic interactions have resulted in new boundaries between public and private means of connecting. APA LO: 1.3 Use the concepts, language, and major theories of the discipline to account for psychological phenomena.
Blooms: Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #141
Topic: Bringing It All Together

142.
(p. 32)

In the context of electronic interactions, being privately public means:
A. connecting with many other people, while being relatively nonpublic about revealing who you are.
B. avoiding online interactions with those people whom you have never met face-to-face.
C. you ensure that you remove all the traces of your electronic interactions.
D. you disclose a lot of details of your private life and may or may not limit access to your site.
APA LO: 1.3 Use the concepts, language, and major theories of the discipline to account for psychological phenomena.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #142
Topic: Bringing It All Together

143.
(p. 32)

In the context of electronic interactions, being publicly private means:
A. connecting with many other people, while being relatively nonpublic about revealing who you are.
B. avoiding online interactions with those people whom you have never met face-to-face.
C. ensuring that you remove all the traces of your electronic interactions.
D. disclosing a lot of details of your private life.
APA LO: 1.3 Use the concepts, language, and major theories of the discipline to account for psychological phenomena.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #143
Topic: Studying Electronic Social Interactions

144.
(p. 32)

Which of the following questions is most likely to be answered by a personality psychologist?
A. How much of people's personalities is reflected in their Facebook profiles?
B. At what age does usage of Internet social networks peak?
C. Will people above the age of sixty use the Internet?
D. Does gender affect interest and participation in social networking sites?
APA LO: 1.3 Use the concepts, language, and major theories of the discipline to account for psychological phenomena.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Feist - Chapter 01 #144
Topic: Bringing It All Together

145.
(p. 32)

Anna is conducting research to find out if people who interact extensively with other people via
Facebook are more or less outgoing than those who do not. Anna is most likely a ______________ psychologist. A. health
B. personality
C. social
D. clinical
APA LO: 1.3 Use the concepts, language, and major theories of the discipline to account for psychological phenomena.
Blooms: Application
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #145
Topic: Bringing It All Together

146.
(p. 32)

Facebook profiles are:
A. idealized images of who we want to be.
B. images of who we want others to ideally perceive us to be.
C. accurate representations of our true personalities.
D. the personalities that we and our close friends actually perceive.
APA LO: 1.3 Use the concepts, language, and major theories of the discipline to account for psychological phenomena.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Basic
Feist - Chapter 01 #146
Topic: Bringing It All Together

1 Summary
Category
# of Questions
APA LO: 1.1 Characterize the nature of psychology as a discipline.
14
APA LO: 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding representing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content areas of ps
84
ychology.
APA LO: 1.3 Use the concepts, language, and major theories of the discipline to account for psychological phenomena.
16
APA LO: 1.4 Explain major perspectives of psychology (e.g., behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychod
32
ynamic, and sociocultural).
Blooms: Application
15
Blooms: Comprehension
6
Blooms: Knowledge
125
Difficulty: Basic
109
Difficulty: Medium
37
Feist - Chapter 01
146
Topic: A Brief History of Scientific Psychology
39
Topic: A Brief History of the Practice of Clinical Psychology
17
Topic: Bringing It All Together
10
Topic: Developmental Psychology
1
Topic: Introduction
5
Topic: Mind-Body Dualism
6
Topic: Psychology Defined
12
Topic: Studying Electronic Social Interactions
1
Topic: Subdisciplines of Psychology
27
Topic: The Evolution of Human Behavior
16
Topic: The Nature-Nurture Debate
9
Topic: The Origins of Psychology
2
Topic: What is Psychology?
1