TEST BANK FOR PSYCHOLOGY
79 79 79 79
th
6 EDITION BY SAUNDRA K. CIC
79 79 79 79 7979
CARELLI J. AND NOLAND79 79 79
WHITE. ISBN-13: 9780135212431
79 7 9 79 79
,TABLE79OF79CONTENTS
1. The79Science79of79Psychology
2. The79Biological79Perspective
3. Sensation79and79Perception
4. Consciousness
5. Learning
6. Memory
7. Cognition:79Thinking,79Intelligence,79and79Language
8. Development79Across79the79Life79Span
9. Motivation79and79Emotion
10. Sexuality79and79Gender
11. Stress79and79Health
12. Social79Psychology
13. Theories79of79Personality
14. Psychological79Disorders
15. Psychological79Therapies
,Name79
Chapter79179–79Quick79Quiz791
1. The79goals79of79psychology79are79to .
a) explore79the79conscious79and79unconscious79functions79of79the79human79mind
b) understand,79compare,79and79analyze79human79behavior
c) improve79psychological 79well-being79in79all79individuals79from79birth79until79death
d) describe,79explain,79predict,79and79control79behavior
2. was79an79early79proponent79of79functionalism.
a) Ivan79Pavlov c)79Wilhelm79Wundt
b) William79James d)79Max79Wertheimer
3. Freud79said79phobias79were ,79whereas79Watson79said79phobias79were .
a) learned;79inherited c)79sexual;79unconscious
b) repressed79conflicts;79learned d)79conditioned;79unconditioned
4. Which79perspective 79focuses79on79free79will79and79self-actualization?
a) psychoanalysis c)79cognitive79perspective
b) humanism d)79behaviorism
5. The79class79is79playing79a79game79of79Jeopardy!79and79it79is79your79turn.79―I‘ll79take79Specialties79in79Psycho
logy79for79$300.‖79The79revealed79answer79is,79―These79psychological 79professionals79work79with79situations7
9in79which79environmental 79conditions 79may79have79an79impact79on79mental 79health.‖ 79What 79will79you79say
?
a) ―What79is79a79neuropsychologist?‖
b) ―What79is79a79forensic79psychologist?‖
c) ―What79is79a79psychiatric 79social79worker?‖
d) ―What79is79a79developmental79psychologist?‖
6. When79you79watch79dogs79play79in79the79park79or79watch79how79your79professors79conduct79their79classes,79yo
u79are79engaging79in79a79form79of .
a) case79study79research c)79survey79research
b) naturalistic 79observation d)79psychometric79study
7. A79detailed79description79of79a79particular79individual79being79studied79or79treated79is79called79a .
a) representative 79sample c)79single-blind79study
b) case79study d)79naturalistic 79observation
8. A79negative 79correlation79means79that .
a) high79values79of79one79variable79are79associated79with79low79values79of79the79other
b) high79values79of79one79variable79are79associated79with79high79values79of79the79other
c) low79values79of79one79variable79are79associated79with79low79values79of79the79other
d) there79is79no79relationship 79between79the79two79variables
9.
is79an79experiment79in79which79participants79do79not79know79if79they79are79in79the79experimen
tal79or79the79control79group,79but79the79experimenters79do79know79which79participants 79are79part79of79whic
h79group.
a) The79double-blind79study c)79The79single-blind79study
b) Field79research d)79Correlational79research
10. Experimenters79can79justify79the79use79of79deception79because .
a) there79is79informed79consent c)79it79may79be79necessary79for79the79experiment79to79work
b) research79is79more79important79than79people d)79it79is79not79that79harmful
, Chapter79179–79Quick79Quiz791
Answer79Key
1. d
Explanation:79These79goals79adequately79help79uncover79the79mysteries79of79behav
ior.79(Topic:791.679The79Scientific79Approach,79Skill79Level:79Remember79the79Facts,79Diff
iculty79Level:79Easy,79Learning79Objective:791.679Recall79the79five79steps79of79the79scientif
ic79approach,79APA79Learning79Objective:791.179Describe79key79concepts,79principles, 79an
d79overarching79themes79in79psychology.)
2. b
Explanation:79William79James79was79a79functionalist. 79(Topic:791.179In79the79Beginnin
g:79Wundt,79Titchener,79and79James,79Skill79Level:79Remember79the79Facts,79Difficulty79Level:
79Easy,79Learning79Objective: 791.179Describe 79the 79contributions79of79some79of79the 79early79pio
neers79in79psychology,79APA79Learning79Objective:
1.279Develop79a79working79knowledge79of79psychology‘s79content79domains.)
3. b
Explanation:79Freud79studied79repressed79conflict79and79Watson79studied79observable 79b
ehavior.79(Topic:791.279Three79Influential79Approaches:79Gestalt,79Psychoanalysis, 79and79Behavi
orism,79Skill79Level:79Analyze79It,79Difficulty79Level:79Moderate,79Learning79Objective:791.279S
ummarize79the79basic79ideas79and79the79important79people79behind79the79early79approaches79kno
wn79as79Gestalt,79psychoanalysis, 79and79behaviorism, 79APA79Learning79Objective:791.279Develo
p79a79working79knowledge79of79psychology‘s79content79domains.)
4. b Explanation:79The79humanistic79perspective79focuses79on79free79will79and79self-
actualization. 79(Topic:791.379Modern79Perspectives,79Skill79Level:79Remember79the79Facts,79
Difficulty79Level:79Easy,79Learning79Objective:791.379Summarize79the79basic 79ideas79behind7
9the 79seven79modern79perspectives79in79psychology, 79APA79Learning79Objective: 791.179Descr
ibe79key79concepts,79principles,79and79overarching79themes79in79psychology.)
5. c
Explanation:79Psychiatric 79social79workers79work79with79people79in79conditions79of79po
verty79or79other79types7 9 of79environmental 79situations79leading79to79mental79disorders.79(Topic:
791.479Psychological79Professionals79and79Areas79of79Specialization, 79Skill 79Level:79Apply79Wh
at79You79Know,79Difficulty79Level:79Easy,7 9 Learning79Objective:791.479Differentiate 79between
79the 79various79types79of79professionals79within79the 79field79of79psychology,79APA79Learning79O
bjectives:791.279Develop79a79working79knowledge 79of79psychology‘s7 9 content79domains;791.379
Describe79applications 79of79psychology.)
6. b Explanation:79In79naturalistic79observation, 79you79are79just79watching—
that79is,79observing. 79(Topic:791.779Descriptive79Methods,79Skill79Level:79Apply79What79You7
9Know,79Difficulty79Level:79Easy,79Learning79Objective: 791.779Compare79and 79contrast 79some
79of79the 79methods 79used79to79describe79behavior, 79APA79Learning 79Objectives: 791.379Describ
e79applications 79of79psychology;792.479Interpret,79design,79and79conduct79basic79psychological 7
9research.)
7. b
Explanation:79A79case79study79involves79a79detailed79description79of79a79particular79i
ndividual.79(Topic:791.779Descriptive79Methods,79Skill79Level:79Remember79the79Facts,79Diff
iculty79Level:79Easy,79Learning79Objective:791.779Compare79and79contrast79some79of79the79m
ethods79used79to79describe79behavior,79APA79Learning79Objective:792.479Interpret,79design,79
and79conduct79basic79psychological 79research.)
8. a
Explanation:79A79negative 79correlation79means79that79high79values79of79one79variable79a
re79associated 79with79low79values79of79the79other.79(Topic:791.879Correlations:79Finding79Relatio
nships,79Skill79Level:79Remember79the79Facts,79Difficulty79Level:79Easy,79Learning79Objective:7
91.879Explain79how79researchers79use 79the79correlational79technique 79to79study 79relationships79be
79 79 79 79
th
6 EDITION BY SAUNDRA K. CIC
79 79 79 79 7979
CARELLI J. AND NOLAND79 79 79
WHITE. ISBN-13: 9780135212431
79 7 9 79 79
,TABLE79OF79CONTENTS
1. The79Science79of79Psychology
2. The79Biological79Perspective
3. Sensation79and79Perception
4. Consciousness
5. Learning
6. Memory
7. Cognition:79Thinking,79Intelligence,79and79Language
8. Development79Across79the79Life79Span
9. Motivation79and79Emotion
10. Sexuality79and79Gender
11. Stress79and79Health
12. Social79Psychology
13. Theories79of79Personality
14. Psychological79Disorders
15. Psychological79Therapies
,Name79
Chapter79179–79Quick79Quiz791
1. The79goals79of79psychology79are79to .
a) explore79the79conscious79and79unconscious79functions79of79the79human79mind
b) understand,79compare,79and79analyze79human79behavior
c) improve79psychological 79well-being79in79all79individuals79from79birth79until79death
d) describe,79explain,79predict,79and79control79behavior
2. was79an79early79proponent79of79functionalism.
a) Ivan79Pavlov c)79Wilhelm79Wundt
b) William79James d)79Max79Wertheimer
3. Freud79said79phobias79were ,79whereas79Watson79said79phobias79were .
a) learned;79inherited c)79sexual;79unconscious
b) repressed79conflicts;79learned d)79conditioned;79unconditioned
4. Which79perspective 79focuses79on79free79will79and79self-actualization?
a) psychoanalysis c)79cognitive79perspective
b) humanism d)79behaviorism
5. The79class79is79playing79a79game79of79Jeopardy!79and79it79is79your79turn.79―I‘ll79take79Specialties79in79Psycho
logy79for79$300.‖79The79revealed79answer79is,79―These79psychological 79professionals79work79with79situations7
9in79which79environmental 79conditions 79may79have79an79impact79on79mental 79health.‖ 79What 79will79you79say
?
a) ―What79is79a79neuropsychologist?‖
b) ―What79is79a79forensic79psychologist?‖
c) ―What79is79a79psychiatric 79social79worker?‖
d) ―What79is79a79developmental79psychologist?‖
6. When79you79watch79dogs79play79in79the79park79or79watch79how79your79professors79conduct79their79classes,79yo
u79are79engaging79in79a79form79of .
a) case79study79research c)79survey79research
b) naturalistic 79observation d)79psychometric79study
7. A79detailed79description79of79a79particular79individual79being79studied79or79treated79is79called79a .
a) representative 79sample c)79single-blind79study
b) case79study d)79naturalistic 79observation
8. A79negative 79correlation79means79that .
a) high79values79of79one79variable79are79associated79with79low79values79of79the79other
b) high79values79of79one79variable79are79associated79with79high79values79of79the79other
c) low79values79of79one79variable79are79associated79with79low79values79of79the79other
d) there79is79no79relationship 79between79the79two79variables
9.
is79an79experiment79in79which79participants79do79not79know79if79they79are79in79the79experimen
tal79or79the79control79group,79but79the79experimenters79do79know79which79participants 79are79part79of79whic
h79group.
a) The79double-blind79study c)79The79single-blind79study
b) Field79research d)79Correlational79research
10. Experimenters79can79justify79the79use79of79deception79because .
a) there79is79informed79consent c)79it79may79be79necessary79for79the79experiment79to79work
b) research79is79more79important79than79people d)79it79is79not79that79harmful
, Chapter79179–79Quick79Quiz791
Answer79Key
1. d
Explanation:79These79goals79adequately79help79uncover79the79mysteries79of79behav
ior.79(Topic:791.679The79Scientific79Approach,79Skill79Level:79Remember79the79Facts,79Diff
iculty79Level:79Easy,79Learning79Objective:791.679Recall79the79five79steps79of79the79scientif
ic79approach,79APA79Learning79Objective:791.179Describe79key79concepts,79principles, 79an
d79overarching79themes79in79psychology.)
2. b
Explanation:79William79James79was79a79functionalist. 79(Topic:791.179In79the79Beginnin
g:79Wundt,79Titchener,79and79James,79Skill79Level:79Remember79the79Facts,79Difficulty79Level:
79Easy,79Learning79Objective: 791.179Describe 79the 79contributions79of79some79of79the 79early79pio
neers79in79psychology,79APA79Learning79Objective:
1.279Develop79a79working79knowledge79of79psychology‘s79content79domains.)
3. b
Explanation:79Freud79studied79repressed79conflict79and79Watson79studied79observable 79b
ehavior.79(Topic:791.279Three79Influential79Approaches:79Gestalt,79Psychoanalysis, 79and79Behavi
orism,79Skill79Level:79Analyze79It,79Difficulty79Level:79Moderate,79Learning79Objective:791.279S
ummarize79the79basic79ideas79and79the79important79people79behind79the79early79approaches79kno
wn79as79Gestalt,79psychoanalysis, 79and79behaviorism, 79APA79Learning79Objective:791.279Develo
p79a79working79knowledge79of79psychology‘s79content79domains.)
4. b Explanation:79The79humanistic79perspective79focuses79on79free79will79and79self-
actualization. 79(Topic:791.379Modern79Perspectives,79Skill79Level:79Remember79the79Facts,79
Difficulty79Level:79Easy,79Learning79Objective:791.379Summarize79the79basic 79ideas79behind7
9the 79seven79modern79perspectives79in79psychology, 79APA79Learning79Objective: 791.179Descr
ibe79key79concepts,79principles,79and79overarching79themes79in79psychology.)
5. c
Explanation:79Psychiatric 79social79workers79work79with79people79in79conditions79of79po
verty79or79other79types7 9 of79environmental 79situations79leading79to79mental79disorders.79(Topic:
791.479Psychological79Professionals79and79Areas79of79Specialization, 79Skill 79Level:79Apply79Wh
at79You79Know,79Difficulty79Level:79Easy,7 9 Learning79Objective:791.479Differentiate 79between
79the 79various79types79of79professionals79within79the 79field79of79psychology,79APA79Learning79O
bjectives:791.279Develop79a79working79knowledge 79of79psychology‘s7 9 content79domains;791.379
Describe79applications 79of79psychology.)
6. b Explanation:79In79naturalistic79observation, 79you79are79just79watching—
that79is,79observing. 79(Topic:791.779Descriptive79Methods,79Skill79Level:79Apply79What79You7
9Know,79Difficulty79Level:79Easy,79Learning79Objective: 791.779Compare79and 79contrast 79some
79of79the 79methods 79used79to79describe79behavior, 79APA79Learning 79Objectives: 791.379Describ
e79applications 79of79psychology;792.479Interpret,79design,79and79conduct79basic79psychological 7
9research.)
7. b
Explanation:79A79case79study79involves79a79detailed79description79of79a79particular79i
ndividual.79(Topic:791.779Descriptive79Methods,79Skill79Level:79Remember79the79Facts,79Diff
iculty79Level:79Easy,79Learning79Objective:791.779Compare79and79contrast79some79of79the79m
ethods79used79to79describe79behavior,79APA79Learning79Objective:792.479Interpret,79design,79
and79conduct79basic79psychological 79research.)
8. a
Explanation:79A79negative 79correlation79means79that79high79values79of79one79variable79a
re79associated 79with79low79values79of79the79other.79(Topic:791.879Correlations:79Finding79Relatio
nships,79Skill79Level:79Remember79the79Facts,79Difficulty79Level:79Easy,79Learning79Objective:7
91.879Explain79how79researchers79use 79the79correlational79technique 79to79study 79relationships79be
