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Original test bank for Essentials of Psychology: Applying the Science of Psychology to Life, 7th Edition by Nevid (2026), covering the core principles of psychology, including scientific methods, biological foundations of behavior, sensation and perception, consciousness, learning, memory, cognition, motivation, human development, personality, social psychology, psychological disorders, and therapeutic approaches. The test bank includes Chapter 1 The Science of Psychology; Chapter 2 Biological Foundations of Behavior; Chapter 3 Sensation and Perception; Chapter 4 Consciousness; Chapter 5 Learning; Chapter 6 Memory; Chapter 7 Thinking, Language, and Intelligence; Chapter 8 Motivation and Emotion; Chapter 9 Human Development; Chapter 10 Gender and Sexuality; Chapter 11 Psychology and Health; Chapter 12 Personality; Chapter 13 Social Psychology; Chapter 14 Psychological Disorders; and Chapter 15 Methods of Therapy, providing comprehensive coverage for introductory psychology, behavioral science, counseling, nursing, education, and social science courses.

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Essentials of Psychology (7 Edition) - Test Bank




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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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ANSWER: a

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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ANSWER: d

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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ANSWER: a

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

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