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Essentials of Psychology (7 Edition) - Test Bank
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Jeffrey S. Nevid
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Chapter 1 The Science of Psychology
Chapter 2 Biological Foundations of Behavior
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Chapter 3 Sensation and Perception
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Chapter 4 Consciousness
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Chapter 5 Learning
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Chapter 6 Memory
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Chapter 7 Thinking, Language, and Intelligence
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Chapter 8 Motivation and Emotion
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Chapter 9 Human Development
Chapter 10 Gender and Sexuality
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Chapter 11 Psychology and Health
Chapter 12 Personality
Chapter 13 Social Psychology
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Chapter 14 Psychological Disorders
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Chapter 15 Methods of Therapy
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Chapter 01 - The Science of Psychology
1. The first psychology laboratory was founded by
a. William James.
b. John B. Watson.
c. Edward Titchener.
d. Wilhelm Wundt.
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ANSWER: d
2. Which school of thought proposed that psychology should explain how people adapt or fail to adapt to the real world
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outside of the laboratory, thus becoming the first applied psychologists?
a. Functionalists
b. Structuralists
c. Behaviorists
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d. Psychoanalysts
ANSWER: a
3. Which theory proposed the technique of introspection?
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a. Functionalism
b. Structuralism
c. Behaviorism
d. Psychoanalysis
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ANSWER: b
4. Which early perspective of psychology focused more on the perception of patterns and whole figures than the
individual aspects of a stimulus?
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a. Psychoanalytic
b. Functionalism
c. Behaviorism
d. Gestalt psychology
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ANSWER: d
5. What was the first formal school of thought in psychology which sought to analyze the basic elements of conscious
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mental experience?
a. Structuralism
b. Functionalism
c. Behaviorism
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d. Humanism
ANSWER: a
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Chapter 01 - The Science of Psychology
6. Skinner’s work in which school of thought had a powerful influence on modern psychology?
a. Cognitive
b. Humanistic
c. Evolutionary
d. Behavioral
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ANSWER: d
7. Introspection is MOST closely associated with which of the following?
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a. Wundt and structuralism
b. James and functionalism
c. Wertheimer and Gestalt psychology
d. Structuralism and psychoanalysis
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8. In breaking away from the psychoanalytic and behavioral perspectives, psychologists developed which perspective
that focused on people’s unique characteristics and perspectives?
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a. Biological
b. Sociocultural
c. Cognitive
d. Humanistic
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9. Which approach emphasizes the understanding of mental disorders in terms of unconscious needs, desires,
memories, and conflicts?
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a. Psychoanalytic
b. Biological
c. Behavioral
d. Humanistic
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10. According to the scientific method, which is a characteristic of all hypotheses?
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a. They are true.
b. They are testable.
c. They are formulated only after completion of a study.
d. They are vague.
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ANSWER: b