,OpenStax Psychology 2e Test Bank – Chapter 1: Introduction to
Psychology
Multiple Choice
1. Which choice is an accurate definition of a hypothesis?
A. An idea that proves a theory
B. A means of explaining social phenomena
C. A way of looking at the world
*D. A tentative explanation
Text Section: 1.1 What is Psychology?
Bloom’s Level: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
2. Psychology refers to the ________.
A. empirical study of humanity
B. experimental study of individuals
*C. scientific study of the mind and behavior.
D. systematic study of human interaction
Text Section: 1.1 What is Psychology?
Bloom’s Level: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
3. Which of the following choices refers to a broad explanation or group of explanations
for some aspect of the natural world that is consistently supported by evidence over time?
A. critical thinking
B. hypothesis
C. statistical validation
*D. scientific theory
Text Section: 1.1 What is Psychology?
Bloom’s Level: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
4. The empirical method of study is based on ________.
A. logical positivism.
,*B. observation of phenomena.
C. practice of skills or procedures.
D. statistical validation.
Text Section: 1.1 What is Psychology?
Bloom’s Level: Understand
Difficulty: Easy
5. Which of the following exemplifies the empirical method?
A. A student in a psychology class writes his term paper on whether or not fish feel pain.
B. A student writes a letter to his professor requesting a change in course policy.
C. Dr. Hysock-Witham decides to start her course later because so many students arrive
late.
*D. Dr. Sarkeesian observes and records how watching cartoons influences heart rates.
Text Section: 1.1 What is Psychology?
Bloom’s Level: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
6. Which individual wrote Principles of Physiological Psychology and is credited with
establishing a scientific laboratory of Psychology at the University of Leipzig?
A. Wolfgang Köhler
B. Sigmund Freud
*C. Wilhelm Wundt
D. William James
Text Section: 1.2 History of Psychology
Bloom’s Level: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
7. Introspection refers to a process by which someone examines ________ as objectively
as possible.
*A. another person’s consciousness
B. her own conscious experience
C. her own unconscious wishes
D. the social construction of consciousness
Text Section: 1.2 History of Psychology
Bloom’s Level: Understand
Difficulty: Easy
, 8. 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
________.
A. behaviorism
B. client-centered therapy
*C. introspection
D. psychoanalysis
Text Section: 1.2 History of Psychology
Bloom’s Level: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
9. Which of the following is a criticism of structuralism?
A. Scientific instruments were not sensitive enough to measure precise reaction times.
B. Structuralism was parsimonious.
*C. The process was highly subjective.
D. Wilhelm Wundt falsified his results.
Text Section: 1.2 History of Psychology
Bloom’s Level: Evaluation
Difficulty: Difficult
10. Functionalist psychologists focus on the function of behavior and ________.
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
Text Section: 1.2 History of Psychology
Bloom’s Level: Understand
Difficulty: Moderate
11. Which of the following is an example of an objective measure used by functionalists?
*A. examination of anatomy and physiology
B. examination of existing archives and records
C. the use of introspection of one’s own experiences
D. interviews with research participants
Psychology
Multiple Choice
1. Which choice is an accurate definition of a hypothesis?
A. An idea that proves a theory
B. A means of explaining social phenomena
C. A way of looking at the world
*D. A tentative explanation
Text Section: 1.1 What is Psychology?
Bloom’s Level: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
2. Psychology refers to the ________.
A. empirical study of humanity
B. experimental study of individuals
*C. scientific study of the mind and behavior.
D. systematic study of human interaction
Text Section: 1.1 What is Psychology?
Bloom’s Level: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
3. Which of the following choices refers to a broad explanation or group of explanations
for some aspect of the natural world that is consistently supported by evidence over time?
A. critical thinking
B. hypothesis
C. statistical validation
*D. scientific theory
Text Section: 1.1 What is Psychology?
Bloom’s Level: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
4. The empirical method of study is based on ________.
A. logical positivism.
,*B. observation of phenomena.
C. practice of skills or procedures.
D. statistical validation.
Text Section: 1.1 What is Psychology?
Bloom’s Level: Understand
Difficulty: Easy
5. Which of the following exemplifies the empirical method?
A. A student in a psychology class writes his term paper on whether or not fish feel pain.
B. A student writes a letter to his professor requesting a change in course policy.
C. Dr. Hysock-Witham decides to start her course later because so many students arrive
late.
*D. Dr. Sarkeesian observes and records how watching cartoons influences heart rates.
Text Section: 1.1 What is Psychology?
Bloom’s Level: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
6. Which individual wrote Principles of Physiological Psychology and is credited with
establishing a scientific laboratory of Psychology at the University of Leipzig?
A. Wolfgang Köhler
B. Sigmund Freud
*C. Wilhelm Wundt
D. William James
Text Section: 1.2 History of Psychology
Bloom’s Level: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
7. Introspection refers to a process by which someone examines ________ as objectively
as possible.
*A. another person’s consciousness
B. her own conscious experience
C. her own unconscious wishes
D. the social construction of consciousness
Text Section: 1.2 History of Psychology
Bloom’s Level: Understand
Difficulty: Easy
, 8. 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
________.
A. behaviorism
B. client-centered therapy
*C. introspection
D. psychoanalysis
Text Section: 1.2 History of Psychology
Bloom’s Level: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
9. Which of the following is a criticism of structuralism?
A. Scientific instruments were not sensitive enough to measure precise reaction times.
B. Structuralism was parsimonious.
*C. The process was highly subjective.
D. Wilhelm Wundt falsified his results.
Text Section: 1.2 History of Psychology
Bloom’s Level: Evaluation
Difficulty: Difficult
10. Functionalist psychologists focus on the function of behavior and ________.
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
Text Section: 1.2 History of Psychology
Bloom’s Level: Understand
Difficulty: Moderate
11. Which of the following is an example of an objective measure used by functionalists?
*A. examination of anatomy and physiology
B. examination of existing archives and records
C. the use of introspection of one’s own experiences
D. interviews with research participants
