OpenStax Psychology Chapters 1-4
Multiple Choice Exam questions with
correct answers
Which of the following was mentioned as a
skill to which psychology students would be
exposed?
a. critical thinking
b. use of the scientific method
c. critical evaluation of sources of information
d. all of the above - correct answer -D. All of the above
Psyche is a Greek word meaning ________.
a. essence
b. soul
c. behavior
d. love - correct answer -B. Soul
Before psychology became a recognized
academic discipline, matters of the mind were
undertaken by those in ________.
a. biology
b. chemistry
c. philosophy
d. physics - correct answer -C. Philosphy
In the scientific method, a hypothesis is a(n)
________.
,a. observation
b. measurement
c. test
d. proposed explanation - correct answer -D. Proposed explanation
Based on your reading, which theorist would
have been most likely to agree with this statement:
Perceptual phenomena are best understood as a
combination of their components.
a. William James
b. Max Wertheimer
c. Carl Rogers
d. Noam Chomsky - correct answer -B. Max Wertheimer
. ________ is most well-known for proposing his
hierarchy of needs.
a. Noam Chomsky
b. Carl Rogers
c. Abraham Maslow
d. Sigmund Freud - correct answer -c. Abraham Maslow
Rogers believed that providing genuineness,
empathy, and ________ in the therapeutic
environment for his clients was critical to their
being able to deal with their problems.
a. structuralism
b. functionalism
c. Gestalt
d. unconditional positive regard - correct answer -d. unconditional positive regard
, The operant conditioning chamber (aka
________ box) is a device used to study the
principles of operant conditioning.
a. Skinner
b. Watson
c. James
d. Koffka - correct answer -a. Skinner
A researcher interested in how changes in the
cells of the hippocampus (a structure in the brain
related to learning and memory) are related to
memory formation would be most likely to
identify as a(n) ________ psychologist.
a. biological
b. health
c. clinical
d. social - correct answer -a. biological
An individual's consistent pattern of thought
and behavior is known as a(n) ________.
a. psychosexual stage
b. object permanence
c. personality
d. perception - correct answer -c. personality
In Milgram's controversial study on
obedience, nearly ________ of the participants
were willing to administer what appeared to be
Multiple Choice Exam questions with
correct answers
Which of the following was mentioned as a
skill to which psychology students would be
exposed?
a. critical thinking
b. use of the scientific method
c. critical evaluation of sources of information
d. all of the above - correct answer -D. All of the above
Psyche is a Greek word meaning ________.
a. essence
b. soul
c. behavior
d. love - correct answer -B. Soul
Before psychology became a recognized
academic discipline, matters of the mind were
undertaken by those in ________.
a. biology
b. chemistry
c. philosophy
d. physics - correct answer -C. Philosphy
In the scientific method, a hypothesis is a(n)
________.
,a. observation
b. measurement
c. test
d. proposed explanation - correct answer -D. Proposed explanation
Based on your reading, which theorist would
have been most likely to agree with this statement:
Perceptual phenomena are best understood as a
combination of their components.
a. William James
b. Max Wertheimer
c. Carl Rogers
d. Noam Chomsky - correct answer -B. Max Wertheimer
. ________ is most well-known for proposing his
hierarchy of needs.
a. Noam Chomsky
b. Carl Rogers
c. Abraham Maslow
d. Sigmund Freud - correct answer -c. Abraham Maslow
Rogers believed that providing genuineness,
empathy, and ________ in the therapeutic
environment for his clients was critical to their
being able to deal with their problems.
a. structuralism
b. functionalism
c. Gestalt
d. unconditional positive regard - correct answer -d. unconditional positive regard
, The operant conditioning chamber (aka
________ box) is a device used to study the
principles of operant conditioning.
a. Skinner
b. Watson
c. James
d. Koffka - correct answer -a. Skinner
A researcher interested in how changes in the
cells of the hippocampus (a structure in the brain
related to learning and memory) are related to
memory formation would be most likely to
identify as a(n) ________ psychologist.
a. biological
b. health
c. clinical
d. social - correct answer -a. biological
An individual's consistent pattern of thought
and behavior is known as a(n) ________.
a. psychosexual stage
b. object permanence
c. personality
d. perception - correct answer -c. personality
In Milgram's controversial study on
obedience, nearly ________ of the participants
were willing to administer what appeared to be
