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The Science of Psychology: An Appreciative View

Laura A. King

6th Edition

, King: The Science of Psychology- An Appreciative View 6th Edition Test Bank




CORRECT ANSWERS ARE LOCATED IN THE 2ND HALF OF THIS DOC.
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Pseudoscience is based on scientific, empirical data.
⊚ true
⊚ false

2) Objectivity means going with our hunches rather than waiting to see what the evidence tells
us.
⊚ true
⊚ false

3) Psychologists have reached a more accurate understanding of human behavior because
psychology fosters controversies.
⊚ true
⊚ false

4) Psychology emerged from the disciplines of philosophy, biology, and physiology.
⊚ true
⊚ false

5) Wundt founded functionalism and based his research on introspection.
⊚ true
⊚ false

6) From William James's perspective, the key question for psychology is what the mind is (that
is, its structures) rather than what it is for (its purposes or functions).
⊚ true
⊚ false

7) According to evolutionary theory, species change through predetermined genetic mutation.
⊚ true
⊚ false

8) The psychodynamic approach to psychology looks at how experiences in early life impact
later thoughts and behaviors.
⊚ true
⊚ false

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9) Neuroscience emphasizes that the brain and nervous system are central to understanding
behavior, thought, and emotion.
⊚ true
⊚ false

10) Today's psychodynamic theories tend to place less emphasis on sexual drives and more on
cultural and social experiences as determinants of behavior.
⊚ true
⊚ false

11) Learning looks at how behavior changes in response to changes in the environment.
⊚ true
⊚ false

12) The psychodynamic approach to psychology emphasizes unconscious thought, the conflict
between biological drives (such as the drive for sex) and society's demands, and early
childhood family experiences.
⊚ true
⊚ false

13) Sigmund Freud believed that early family relationships shape an individual's personality.
⊚ true
⊚ false

14) The humanistic approach to psychology stresses that people are controlled by the
environment.
⊚ true
⊚ false

15) In the context of the approaches to psychology, humanists believe that people can change
their own fates through conscious decisions.
⊚ true
⊚ false

16) The sociocultural approach to psychology states that differences in culture have negligible
impact on people's personalities.
⊚ true
⊚ false

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17) One difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist is that a psychologist is a PhD
graduate who focuses on the mind, while a psychiatrist is a medical doctor with a
specialization in psychological processes.
⊚ true
⊚ false

18) Psychologists cannot prescribe medication.
⊚ true
⊚ false

19) Forensic psychologists try to prevent mental health problems by identifying high-risk groups
and then intervene by connecting individuals with appropriate services and resources in the
community.
⊚ true
⊚ false

20) In psychology, nature refers to the genetic heritage of a person.
⊚ true
⊚ false

MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
21) Psychology is formally defined as
A) the study of the human brain.
B) the subjective study of human behavior.
C) the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
D) the exclusive study of abnormal behavior.

22) One way to tell that an explanation is pseudoscientific rather than scientific is to
A) see if the explanation is historically accurate.
B) look at the emotional impact of the explanation on people.
C) see if the explanation has scientific terminology in it.
D) look at how readily proponents of the explanation will accept evidence to the
contrary.