Test Bank For Psychology: Perspectives and Connections
Chapter 01
1) Sarah is observing high school students use Facebook and Skype. Her purpose is to see how
these students perceive information, how they acquire and use language, and how these
media change the way they communicate in the society. She is most likely a student of
A) anthropology.
B) human resource management.
C) psychology.
D) history.
2) ________ helps us understand people through storytelling, character exploration,
development of setting, and use of imagery.
A) History
B) Anthropology
C) Literature
D) Psychology
3) _________ helps us understand people through description and analysis of past events and
artifacts.
A) Literature
B) History
C) Sociology
D) Anthropology
4) _________ can be best defined as the study of human culture and origins.
A) Anthropology
B) Psychology
C) Literature
D) Archaeology
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) Literature
D) Psychology
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,Test Bank For Psychology: Perspectives and Connections
Chapter 01
6) _________ is the science of understanding individuals—animals as well as people.
A) Archaeology
B) Sociology
C) Anthropology
D) Psychology
7) 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.
8) Psyche, the root word of "psychology," comes from the Greek for
A) heart.
B) soul.
C) mind.
D) personality.
9) Which of the following statements is TRUE of psychology?
A) Modern psychology is more likely to study the brain and behavior than the mind.
B) It does not have any other disciplines organized around it.
C) It is a core science, along with medicine, physics, and math.
D) It is not a science, but a clinical practice.
10) Core sciences are those that
A) have many other disciplines organized around them.
B) are a combination of several different sciences.
C) are always drawn from common sense.
D) are the simplest to understand.
11) In the context of the subdisciplines of psychology, which of the following is the study of how
people perceive information, how they learn and remember, how they acquire and use
language, and how they solve problems?
A) developmental psychology
B) cognitive psychology
C) behavioral neuroscience
D) personality psychology
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,Test Bank For Psychology: Perspectives and Connections
Chapter 01
12) 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) a cognitive psychologist
B) an evolutionary psychologist
C) an educational psychologist
D) a social psychologist
13) 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
14) 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, feelings, or
perceptions?
C) Why are we attracted to particular kinds of people?
D) How does parent-infant bonding affect adult relationships?
15) In the context of the subdisciplines of psychology, a researcher who is studying how people
visualize objects in their minds is most likely studying
A) behavioral neuroscience.
B) cognitive psychology.
C) clinical psychology.
D) personality psychology.
16) Developmental psychology can be best described as the study of
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.
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Chapter 01
17) Mohit conducts research on how thought and behavior change and remain stable across the
life span. This indicates that Mohit is most likely a
A) behavioral neuroscientist.
B) biological psychologist.
C) developmental psychologist.
D) cognitive psychologist.
18) Benjamin studies the relationship between bodily systems and chemicals and how they
influence behavior and thought. This implies that Benjamin is most likely a(n)
A) clinical psychologist.
B) biological psychologist.
C) developmental psychologist.
D) educational psychologist.
19) 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 psychologists
B) behavioral psychologists
C) developmental psychologists
D) educational psychologists
20) _________ can be best defined as the study of the links among brain, mind, and behavior.
A) Social psychology
B) Industrial psychology
C) Behavioral neuroscience
D) Developmental psychology
21) _____ psychology focuses on how individuals are connected to and part of their
communities.
A) Community
B) Forensic
C) Cultural
D) Social
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Chapter 01
1) Sarah is observing high school students use Facebook and Skype. Her purpose is to see how
these students perceive information, how they acquire and use language, and how these
media change the way they communicate in the society. She is most likely a student of
A) anthropology.
B) human resource management.
C) psychology.
D) history.
2) ________ helps us understand people through storytelling, character exploration,
development of setting, and use of imagery.
A) History
B) Anthropology
C) Literature
D) Psychology
3) _________ helps us understand people through description and analysis of past events and
artifacts.
A) Literature
B) History
C) Sociology
D) Anthropology
4) _________ can be best defined as the study of human culture and origins.
A) Anthropology
B) Psychology
C) Literature
D) Archaeology
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) Literature
D) Psychology
1
,Test Bank For Psychology: Perspectives and Connections
Chapter 01
6) _________ is the science of understanding individuals—animals as well as people.
A) Archaeology
B) Sociology
C) Anthropology
D) Psychology
7) 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.
8) Psyche, the root word of "psychology," comes from the Greek for
A) heart.
B) soul.
C) mind.
D) personality.
9) Which of the following statements is TRUE of psychology?
A) Modern psychology is more likely to study the brain and behavior than the mind.
B) It does not have any other disciplines organized around it.
C) It is a core science, along with medicine, physics, and math.
D) It is not a science, but a clinical practice.
10) Core sciences are those that
A) have many other disciplines organized around them.
B) are a combination of several different sciences.
C) are always drawn from common sense.
D) are the simplest to understand.
11) In the context of the subdisciplines of psychology, which of the following is the study of how
people perceive information, how they learn and remember, how they acquire and use
language, and how they solve problems?
A) developmental psychology
B) cognitive psychology
C) behavioral neuroscience
D) personality psychology
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,Test Bank For Psychology: Perspectives and Connections
Chapter 01
12) 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) a cognitive psychologist
B) an evolutionary psychologist
C) an educational psychologist
D) a social psychologist
13) 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
14) 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, feelings, or
perceptions?
C) Why are we attracted to particular kinds of people?
D) How does parent-infant bonding affect adult relationships?
15) In the context of the subdisciplines of psychology, a researcher who is studying how people
visualize objects in their minds is most likely studying
A) behavioral neuroscience.
B) cognitive psychology.
C) clinical psychology.
D) personality psychology.
16) Developmental psychology can be best described as the study of
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.
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, Test Bank For Psychology: Perspectives and Connections
Chapter 01
17) Mohit conducts research on how thought and behavior change and remain stable across the
life span. This indicates that Mohit is most likely a
A) behavioral neuroscientist.
B) biological psychologist.
C) developmental psychologist.
D) cognitive psychologist.
18) Benjamin studies the relationship between bodily systems and chemicals and how they
influence behavior and thought. This implies that Benjamin is most likely a(n)
A) clinical psychologist.
B) biological psychologist.
C) developmental psychologist.
D) educational psychologist.
19) 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 psychologists
B) behavioral psychologists
C) developmental psychologists
D) educational psychologists
20) _________ can be best defined as the study of the links among brain, mind, and behavior.
A) Social psychology
B) Industrial psychology
C) Behavioral neuroscience
D) Developmental psychology
21) _____ psychology focuses on how individuals are connected to and part of their
communities.
A) Community
B) Forensic
C) Cultural
D) Social
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