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Introducing Psychology
4th Edition
,Test bank for Psychology 4th Edition by Daniel L. Schacter
I. Psychology is the scientific study of:
A) mind and body.
B) mind and behaviour.
C) mood and behaviour.
D) mood and body.
2. Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behaviour. Behaviour refers to:
A) perceptions, thoughts, memories, and feelings.
B) explanations.
C) urges.
D) observable actions of humans and nonhuman animals.
3. Today, psychologists believe that mental processes:
A) arise from electrical and chemical activities of the brain.
B) arise from a nonphysical mind interacting with the pineal gland in the brain.
C) are not proper subject matter for science research.
D) usually are not adaptive in helping us function effectively in the world.
4. Today, most psychologists would agree with which statement concerning mental
processes?
A) The scientific method cannot be applied to mental processes.
B) Mental processes are nonphysical entities that control the brain and body.
C) Mental processes arise from brain functioning.
D) Mental processes are the only subject matter worthy of study in psychology.
5. Using _ _, Krings et al. (2000) demonstrated that the brains of professional piano
players were _ _ active than novice players when both groups made finger
movements like those involved in piano play.
A) fMRl; more
B) tMRl; less
C) CT scans; more
D) CT scans; less
6. The case of Elliot, as documented by Damasio ( 1994), suggests that:
A) cognitive functioning can be severely impaired while emotion remains unaffected.
B) emotions usually interfere with adaptive behaviour.
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C) even negative emotions such as anxiety and sorrow have adaptive functions.
D) emotion and intelligence share a common neural substrate.
7. William James (1890) believed that the influence of _ _ could help explain
absentmindedness.
A) habit
B) sleep deprivation
C) emotions
D) personality
8. Which is the primary reason why modern psychologists study lapses, errors, and
mistakes in behaviour and cognition?
A) They are more intriguing than normal psychological functioning.
B) They allow us to learn about the normal operations of mental life and behaviour.
C) They provide a window into the sexual urges of the unconscious.
D) They vividly illustrate the fact that most psychological funct ioning is not adaptive.
9. The early roots of psychology are firmly planted in physiology and in:
A) anatomy.
B) logic.
C) dualism.
D) philosophy.
IO. Some early philosophers believed that certain kinds of knowledge were innate or inborn,
a theory known as:
A) functionalism.
B) nativism.
C) philosophical empiricism.
D) structuralism.
11. Which early philosopher was interested in certain kinds of knowledge as being innate or
inborn?
A) Hippocrates
B) Plato
C) Aristotle
D) Descartes
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12. The older position of nativism is reflected in psychological views that emphasize the
effect of on behaviour.
A) nurture
B) intuition
C) schemas
D) nature
13. Plato is to as Aristotle is to
A) philosophical structuralism; nativism
B) nativism; philosophical empiricism
C) nativism; dualism
D) dualism; nativism
14. Nature is to nurture as nativism is to:
A) experience.
B) adaptation.
C) behaviourism.
D) phrenology.
15. Some early philosophers believed that all knowledge was acquired through experience,
an idea now known as:
A) functionalism.
B) philosophical empiricism.
C) structuralism.
D) nativism.
16. The notion that the mind at birth is a tabula rasa is consistent with the views of:
A) Plato.
B) Descartes.
C) Aristotle.
D) Gall.
17. The fact that very young children almost universally master the basics of language
without formal training is most consistent. with:
A) Plato's nativism.
B) Gall's phrenology.
C) Aristotle's philosophical empiricism.
D) Locke's tabula rasa.
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