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Question 1

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Critical thinking is ________.
Answer
  • A. applying a set of skills to find information about a controversial topic
  • B. applying a set of skills to understand and evaluate information
  • C. applying information to understand and evaluate social phenomena
  • D. reviewing information on the Internet to develop a critical opinion on it

Question 2

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2. Which of the following defines hypothesis?
Answer
  • A. idea that proves a theory
  • B. means of explaining social phenomena
  • C. tentative explanation
  • D. way of looking at the world

Question 3

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Psychology refers to the ________.
Answer
  • A. empirical study of humanity
  • B. experimental study of individuals
  • C. scientific study of the mind
  • D. systematic study of human interaction

Question 4

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Psychology is a social science discipline. Psychologists scientifically study ________.
Answer
  • A. only behavior
  • B. only the mind
  • C. the mind and behavior
  • D. the soul, the mind, and behavior

Question 5

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When was psychology accepted as an academic discipline?
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  • A. 1600s
  • B. 1700s
  • C. 1800s
  • D. 1900s

Question 6

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What is a PsyD?
Answer
  • A. Doctor of Philosophy
  • B. Doctor of Psychiatry
  • C. Doctor of Psychoanalysis
  • D. Doctor of Psychology

Question 7

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Who was the first person referred to as a psychologist?
Answer
  • A. Wolfgang Köhler
  • B. Sigmund Freud
  • C. Wilhelm Wundt
  • D. William James

Question 8

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Introspection refers to a process by which someone examines ________ as objectively as possible.
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  • A. another person’s consciousness
  • B. her own conscious experience
  • C. her own subconscious experience
  • D. the social construction of consciousness

Question 9

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William James was the ________.
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  • A. author of the first psychology textbook
  • B. father of psychology
  • C. first American psychologist
  • D. first psychoanalyst

Question 10

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Psychoanalytic theory focuses on ________ and early childhood experiences.
Answer
  • A. a person’s consciousness
  • B. a person’s unconscious
  • C. fetal development
  • D. sexual identity

Question 11

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According to William James, the purpose of psychology was to ________.
Answer
  • A. interpret dreams
  • B. manipulate human behavior
  • C. study the function of behavior
  • D. study the structure and characteristics of the mind

Question 12

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Which of the following psychologists was a behaviorist?
Answer
  • A. John Watson
  • B. Sigmund Freud
  • C. Wilhelm Wundt
  • D. William James

Question 13

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15. Behaviorists study ________.
Answer
  • A. a person’s unconscious mind
  • B. chemical and hormonal changes
  • C. dreams
  • D. learned behavior

Question 14

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________ is a perspective within psychology that emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all humans.
Answer
  • A. behaviorism
  • B. gestalt
  • C. humanism
  • D. structuralism

Question 15

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What is Abraham Maslow best known for?
Answer
  • A. classical conditioning
  • B. dream analysis
  • C. proposing a hierarchy of human needs in motivating behavior
  • D. studying the influence of reinforcement and punishment on behavior

Question 16

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Who was the first African American to receive a PhD in psychology in the United States?
Answer
  • A. Carl Rogers
  • B. Francis Cecil Sumner
  • C. Naomi Weisstein
  • D. Noam Chomsky

Question 17

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Why do scientists refer to Charles Darwin’s ideas about evolution as the theory of evolution?
Answer
  • A. After numerous hypotheses were developed by Charles Darwin, they were collected together into a theory.
  • B. Contemporary scientists do not accept it as a viable way of looking at the world.
  • C. Evolution only works theoretically.
  • D. It is the best understanding that we have of that part of the natural world.

Question 18

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Which aspect of the scientific method occurs first?
Answer
  • A. data collection
  • B. experiment
  • C. hypothesis
  • D. observation

Question 19

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Guillermo spends some time each day applying the principles of structuralism to examine his own conscious experience as carefully as possible. Guillermo is engaged in ________.
Answer
  • A. behaviorism
  • B. client-centered therapy
  • C. introspection
  • D. psychoanalysis

Question 20

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Functionalist psychologists focus on the function of behavior and ________.
Answer
  • A. explaining the subconscious
  • B. the operation of individual parts of the mind
  • C. the operation of the whole mind rather than the individual parts
  • D. understanding the id, ego, and superego

Question 21

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In Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, the ________ include food, water, and shelter.
Answer
  • A. basic survival needs
  • B. comfort objects
  • C. higher-level needs
  • D. wants

Question 22

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Marta is pursuing a graduate degree in psychology. As part of her program she must write a long research paper based on the data she spent the last year gathering. What is the long research paper called?
Answer
  • A. dissertation
  • B. PhD
  • C. postdoctoral
  • D. PsyD

Question 23

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The cognitive revolution created an impetus for psychologists to focus their attention on better understanding ________.
Answer
  • A. emotions and cultural norms that underlie emotional responses
  • B. genetics and the evolutionary adaptations that underlie behavior
  • C. stimulus-response and the instincts that underlie human reaction to pain
  • D. the mind and mental processes that underlie behavior

Question 24

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Cognitive psychology focuses on studying ________.
Answer
  • A. genetics and the effect of genetics on behavior
  • B. sensation and the effect of culture on perception
  • C. the effect of gender, race, and class on behavior
  • D. thoughts and their relationship to our experiences and our actions

Question 25

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Which kind of psychological area does the work of Jean Piaget exemplify?
Answer
  • A. biopsychology
  • B. developmental psychology
  • C. personality psychology
  • D. sensation and perception

Question 26

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Which theorist published research related to the psychology of personality?
Answer
  • A. Charles Darwin
  • B. Jean Piaget
  • C. Noam Chomsky
  • D. Sigmund Freud

Question 27

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When studying personality traits, someone who is quiet, reserved, and withdrawn will score low on the ________ trait.
Answer
  • A. agreeableness
  • B. extroversion
  • C. neuroticism
  • D. openness

Question 28

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When studying personality traits, someone who is calm, even-tempered, and secure will score low on the ________ trait.
Answer
  • A. agreeableness
  • B. conscientiousness
  • C. neuroticism
  • D. openness

Question 29

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Which theorist had the most influence in shaping how clinicians interact with people seeking psychotherapy?
Answer
  • A. Abraham Maslow
  • B. Carl Rogers
  • C. Wilhelm Wundt
  • D. William James

Question 30

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Ashya wants to focus on the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders and other problematic patterns of behavior. What area of psychology should she work in?
Answer
  • A. clinical psychology
  • B. cognitive psychology
  • C. organizational psychology
  • D. social psychology

Question 31

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Select the correctly ordered list of psychological perspectives, with the earliest perspective listed first.
Answer
  • A. humanism, behaviorism, structuralism, functionalism
  • B. humanism, structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism
  • C. structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, humanism
  • D. structuralism, functionalism, humanism, behaviorism

Question 32

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Which of the following is not involved in critical thinking?
Answer
  • A. knowing your opinion is correct
  • B. maintaining an attitude of skepticism
  • C. making use of logical thinking
  • D. recognizing internal biases

Question 33

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Why is psychology considered a social science?
Answer
  • A. Because psychologists study groups and how groups interact.
  • B. Because psychology is not considered a hard science.
  • C. Behavior is biological, and our behavior is influenced by our interactions with others.
  • D. Behavior is unpredictable, so scientists study it.

Question 34

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According to Sigmund Freud, all of the following represent ways to access the unconscious mind except through ________.
Answer
  • A. dream analysis
  • B. examination of the first words that come to someone’s mind
  • C. seemingly innocent slips of the tongue
  • D. the use of reinforcement and punishment

Question 35

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Behaviorists all focus on ________.
Answer
  • A. individual attitudes
  • B. physiological responses that result in action
  • C. the internal motivation for action
  • D. the subconscious

Question 36

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In developmental psychology, there is an increasing interest in researching cognitive changes that occur later in life. Why?
Answer
  • A. The elderly are contracting more cognitive diseases.
  • B. People in developed nations revere the elderly.
  • C. Populations of developed nations are living longer.
  • D. Populations of developing nations are dying sooner.

Question 37

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According to the biopsychosocial model, what determines health?
Answer
  • A. applying biological principles to the psychology of a healthy social life
  • B. interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors
  • C. primarily biology; individual psychology and social factors are sometimes relevant
  • D. successful application of biopsychological principles to social life

Question 38

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79. Which of the following is a feminist criticism of the science of psychology?
Answer
  • A. Male bias exists in science.
  • B. Male psychologists assume that their results do not apply to women.
  • C. Male psychologists do not pay enough attention to relationships.
  • D. Male psychologists emphasize objective data over subjective data.
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