Test Bank for Psychology, 14th edition by Carole Wade
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Psychology - Research Methos
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Psychology - Research Methos
Test Bank for Psychology 14e 14th edition by Carole Wade, Carol Tavris, Samuel R Sommers. Full Chapters test bank are included - Chapter 1 to 16
What Is Psychology?
How Psychologists Do Research
Genes, Evolution and Environment
The Brain and the Nervous System
Sensation and Perception
Consc...
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Chapter 1 – Pop Quiz 1
1. Psychology is defined as a scientific discipline concerned with __________.
a. understanding how the larger social structure impacts the thoughts of individual people
b. behavior and mental processes and how they are affected by an organism’s physical state, mental state, and
external environment
c. providing mental health care to the community at large
d. manipulating behavior, with the goals of reducing the prevalence of psychological disorders and maintaining
an ordered society
2. The ability and willingness to assess claims and make objective judgments on the basis of well-supported
reasons and evidence rather than on emotion or anecdote is called __________.
a. applied psychology
b. critical thinking
c. functionalism
d. introspection
3. Some forerunners of psychological science proposed the concept of phrenology, which in Greek means
__________.
a. a map of thoughts
b. a map of behavior
c. study of the mind
d. study of mental diseases
4. Who established the first psychological laboratory in 1879?
a. Sigmund Freud
b. John Locke
c. William James
d. Wilhelm Wundt
5. __________ emphasized understanding the purpose of behavior, as opposed to its analysis and description.
a. Structuralism
b. Functionalism
c. Humanism
d. Behaviorism
6. __________ founded the field of psychoanalysis.
a. Sigmund Freud
b. William James
c. Wilhelm Wundt
d. E. B. Titchener
7. Which current psychological pillar focuses on how people reason, remember, understand language, and solve
problems?
a. the learning pillar
b. the cognitive pillar
c. the developmental pillar
d. the psychodynamic pillar
8. The __________ perspective is a pillar of psychology that emphasizes bodily events and changes associated with
actions, feelings, and thoughts.
a. biological
b. learning
c. cognitive
d. sociocultural
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9. Matsumo studies how people change and grow over time physically, mentally, and socially. Matsumo most likely
is a(n) __________ psychologist.
a. industrial/organizational
b. developmental
c. educational
d. psychometric
10. In almost all states in the U.S., a __________ is required to obtain a license to practice clinical psychology.
a. doctorate
b. master’s degree
c. medical degree
d. certificate from a psychoanalytic institute
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