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1. Psychology can be considered a collection of many related fields of study. What is one of the features that all ofthese fields have in common?
a. The use of the scientific method
b. The study of mental illness
c. The belief that the unconscious mind determines human behaviour
d. The use of introspection
Answer: A
Module 1.1
2. _____ are built from _____ that are repeatedly tested and confirmed.
a. Theories; hypotheses
b. Hypotheses; theories
c. Predictions; observations
d. Observations; predictions
Answer: A
Module 1.1
3. The biopsychosocial model assumes that:
a. behaviour often can be fully explained only by combining multiple perspectives.
b. biological factors are more important than social factors in determining behaviour.
c. all living organisms form social groups, based on their physical and psychological needs.
d. the simplest explanation for behaviour is usually the best.
Answer: A
Module 1.1
4. Which of the following is true about the concept of scientific literacy?
a. Only trained scientists are considered scientifically literate.
b. Scientific literacy is the ability to answer basic science questions without looking up their answers.
c. A person who can understand, analyze, and apply scientific information is demonstrating scientific literacy.
d. Knowledge of scientific terminology is the most important part of scientific literacy.
Answer: C
Module 1.1
5. _____ is the belief that knowledge comes through observation and experience.
a. Determinism
b. Parsimony
c. Skepticism
d. Empiricism
Answer: D
Module 1.2
6. Psychology has been a science since
a. around 470 BCE.
b. the early 1600s.
c. the late 1800s.
d. the mid-1900s.
Answer: C
Module 1.2
7. How did physiologists and physicists, like Gustav Fechner, contribute to the development of psychology as a
science?
a. They studied the relationship between the physical world and the mental representation of that world.
b. They demonstrated that the brain was responsible for consciousness.
c. They identified the locations of specific functions within the brain.
d. They extended Darwin’s theory of evolution to behaviour and cognitive abilities.
,Answer: A
Module 1.2
8. The belief that the unconscious mind has an influence on a person’s behaviour is part of which early approach to
psychology?
a. Structuralism
b. Functionalism
c. Psychoanalysis
d. Behaviourism
Answer: C
Module 1.2
9. The question of nature and nurture relationships centres on how _____ (nature) and _____ (nurture) influence
behaviour and mental processes.
a. environment; heredity
b. heredity; environment
c. emotion; logic
d. logic; emotion
Answer: B
Module 1.2
10. Why was the perspective followed by Wilhelm Wundt and his followers called structuralism?
a. They wanted to identify the major brain structures.
b. Their primary goal was to understand the physiology of the mind.
c. They focused their efforts on analyzing the elements of the nervous system.
d. Their primary focus was on describing the structure of conscious experience.
Answer: D
Module 1.2
11. Which school of psychology questioned whether psychologists should study the mind, which was thought to be
unobservable?
a. Psychoanalysis
b. Behaviourism
c. Gestalt psychology
d. Humanism
Answer: B
Module 1.2
12. You attend a lecture by a psychologist who uses terms such as free will and life’s meaning. Which psychological
perspective is most consistent with the points the psychologist presented?
a. Behaviourism
b. Humanistic psychology
c. Functionalism
d. Psychodynamics
Answer: B
Module 1.2
13. _____ psychologists are generally interested in how the behaviour of individuals can be influenced by other
people.
a. Social
b. Gestalt
c. Behavioural
d. Humanistic
Answer: A
Module 1.2
, 14. Dr. Fernwood is a research psychologist. The main focus of her research is the use of psychological knowledge
to find ways to reduce bullying in schools. Dr. Fernwood’s research could be described as _____ psychology.
a. basic
b. forensic
c. applied
d. I/O
Answer: C
Module 1.3
15. In which field is someone with a background in psychology likely to work?
a. Advertising
b. Teaching
c. Management
d. Any of the above
Answer: D
Module 1.3
1. In order to be scientific, it must be possible to test a hypotheses.
Correct: A testable hypothesis is one that can be confirmed or rejected (you do not prove a
hypothesis), and a scientific hypothesis must be testable.
Diff: 1
Type: FIB
Page Reference: 3
Skill: Conceptual
Objective: Understand the steps of the scientific method.
2. For psychologists, critical thinking means that we apply scientific methods carefully,
examine our assumptions and biases, and tolerate ambiguity when the evidence is
inconclusive.
Correct: Critical thinking involves exercising curiosity and skepticism when evaluating the claims of
others, and with our own assumptions and beliefs.
Diff: 2
Type: FIB
Page Reference: 9
Skill: Conceptual
Objective: Apply the steps in critical thinking
3. The principle of parsimony holds that, when dealing with competing theories, the
simplest one should be chosen.
Correct: Scientific and critical thinking involves the use of the principle of parsimony, which means
that the simplest of all competing explanations (the most "parsimonious") of a phenomenon
should be the one we accept.
, Diff: 1
Type: FIB
Page Reference: 10
Skill: Factual
Objective: Know the key terminology of the scientific method.
4. The main difference between modern psychology and earlier attempts to understand the
mind and behaviour is psychology's use of the scientific method.
Correct: Psychologists, like earlier philosophers, are interested in why people think and behave the
way they do. The main difference between the two is that psychologists apply scientific methods
to find answers.
Diff: 2
Type: FIB
Page Reference: 13
Skill: Conceptual
Objective: Know the key terminology of psychology's history.
5. Clinical psychology is the field of psychology that concentrates on the diagnosis and
treatment of psychological disorders.
Correct: This is a description of clinical psychology. Psychiatry also involves the diagnosis and
treatment of psychological disorders, but this is not the best answer because psychiatry is branch
of medicine, while psychology is not.
Diff: 2
Type: FIB
Page Reference: 16
Skill: Factual
Objective: Apply your knowledge to distinguish among the different specializations in psychology.
6. Psychoanalysis was developed by Sigmund Freud as a way to treat his patients.
Correct: Psychoanalysis is a psychological approach that attempts to explain how behaviour and
personality are influenced by unconscious processes. Freud developed this approach after
concluding that his patients' symptoms were being caused by unconscious urges, thoughts, and
memories.
Diff: 2
Type: FIB
Page Reference: 17-18
Skill: Factual
Objective: Know the key terminology of psychology's history.
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