PSYCH 2035 Chapter 1 Test Bank
Questions with Complete Solutions
Which of the following should you look for in self-help books?
a) Provide explicit directions about how to alter behavior.
b) Focus on a particular kind of problem.
c) Some mention of the theoretical or research basis for the advice.
d) all of these - Answer-d) all of these
You can reasonably expect some assistance from a book that is intended to help you
to
a) lose 20 pounds every month.
b) learn to eat more healthily and gradually include more exercise in your weekly
routine.
c) reject societal expectations for our bodies.
d) find the thin person trapped inside of you. - Answer-b) learn to eat more healthily
and gradually include more exercise in your weekly routine.
Surveys exploring psychotherapists' opinions of self-help books suggest
a) there are some excellent books that offer authentic insights and sound advice
b) there are some good books that offer adequate insights and advice.
c) there are some excellent books that offer good general advice, but very few
that offer good specific advice for particular problems.
d) psychotherapists don't endorse the use of self-help books because it's bad for
business. - Answer-a) there are some excellent books that offer authentic insights
and sound advice
Stephen was trying to choose a good self-help book. He noticed that one book
seemed touchingly human in tone and he found himself thinking the examples of
problems were just like what he was facing. Stephen is most likely to find that
a) this is the right book for him.
b) the book only provides some vague advice or common sense.
c) it will give him sound, explicit advice.
d) all of these. - Answer-b) the book only provides some vague advice or common
sense.
Many self-help books
a) encourage a narcissistic approach to life.
b) encourage a focus on other people.
c) place others first, over the reader.
d) encourage self-effacement. - Answer-a) encourage a narcissistic approach to life.
Which of the following is NOT a guideline to choose a good self-help book?
a) Find out about the author or authors' credentials.
b) Look for books that do not promise too much in the way of immediate
change.
c) Avoid books with explanations of theories or research.
,d) Look for books with detailed directions on how to alter your behavior. - Answer-c)
Avoid books with explanations of theories or research.
Which of the following is NOT one of the underlying assumptions of this textbook?
a) You can change your behavior only by consulting a professional
psychologist.
b) You should think of this text as a resource that can introduce you to other
books, techniques, or therapies.
c) Critical thinking involves skeptical scrutiny.
d) Knowledge of psychological principles may be of value in everyday life. - Answer-
a) You can change your behavior only by consulting a professional
psychologist.
Which of the following is the best definition of psychology?
a) The study of consciousness.
b) The study of behavior and the profession that applies knowledge from these
studies to solving practical problems.
c) The study of abnormal behavior and the profession that applies knowledge
from these studies to diagnosing and treating people with mental illness.
d) The study of motivation, emotion, and memory. - Answer-b) The study of behavior
and the profession that applies knowledge from these studies to solving practical
problems.
"Any overt response or activity by an organism" defines the term
a) behavior
b) empiricism
c) psychology
d) mental process. - Answer-a) behavior
Until the 1950s, psychologists were found almost exclusively in
a) private industry.
b) academic institutions.
c) mental health facilities.
d) the psychiatric wards of hospitals. - Answer-b) academic institutions.
Clinical psychology is primarily concerned with
a) discovering the mechanisms of learning.
b) the physiological processes involved in behavior.
c) research dealing with the structure of consciousness.
d) the diagnosis and treatment of psychological problems. - Answer-d) the diagnosis
and treatment of psychological problems.
The rapid growth of clinical psychology was stimulated mainly by
a) the demands of World War II.
b) the growing interest in self-help approaches.
c) the inability of physicians to cure most psychological disorders.
d) psychological problems resulting from the Great Depression of the 1930s. -
Answer-a) the demands of World War II.
, True or false: Psychology confines itself to the study of human behavior. - Answer-
false
Brenda's mother told her to stop her overt behavior. To which behavior might her
mother be referring?
a) Daydreaming
b) Thinking
c) Dreaming
d) Tapping her foot. - Answer-d) Tapping her foot.
The branch of psychology concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of
psychological problems and disorders is called _____ psychology.
a) social
b) clinical
c) cognitive
d) physiological - Answer-b) clinical
True or false: The process of adjustment involves a person's coping with life
challenges. - Answer-true
The process of adjustment relates to
a) how people deal with stress.
b) behavior in groups.
c) friendship and love.
d) all of these. - Answer-d) all of these.
True or false: When people take an empirical approach, they are asking for
evidence. - Answer-true
Which of the following is the basis of empiricism?
a) Correlation
b) Logic
c) Systematic observation.
d) Common sense. - Answer-c) Systematic observation.
According to your text, the two main types of research methods in psychology are
______ research methods and ______ research methods.
a) biased; unbiased.
b) experimental; control.
c) dependent; independent.
d) experimental; correlational. - Answer-d) experimental; correlational.
An experiment is a research method in which the investigator manipulates the
______ variable and observes whether any changes occur in a(n) ______ variable
as a result.
a) control; experimental
b) experimental; control
c) independent; dependent
d) dependent; independent - Answer-c) independent; dependent
Questions with Complete Solutions
Which of the following should you look for in self-help books?
a) Provide explicit directions about how to alter behavior.
b) Focus on a particular kind of problem.
c) Some mention of the theoretical or research basis for the advice.
d) all of these - Answer-d) all of these
You can reasonably expect some assistance from a book that is intended to help you
to
a) lose 20 pounds every month.
b) learn to eat more healthily and gradually include more exercise in your weekly
routine.
c) reject societal expectations for our bodies.
d) find the thin person trapped inside of you. - Answer-b) learn to eat more healthily
and gradually include more exercise in your weekly routine.
Surveys exploring psychotherapists' opinions of self-help books suggest
a) there are some excellent books that offer authentic insights and sound advice
b) there are some good books that offer adequate insights and advice.
c) there are some excellent books that offer good general advice, but very few
that offer good specific advice for particular problems.
d) psychotherapists don't endorse the use of self-help books because it's bad for
business. - Answer-a) there are some excellent books that offer authentic insights
and sound advice
Stephen was trying to choose a good self-help book. He noticed that one book
seemed touchingly human in tone and he found himself thinking the examples of
problems were just like what he was facing. Stephen is most likely to find that
a) this is the right book for him.
b) the book only provides some vague advice or common sense.
c) it will give him sound, explicit advice.
d) all of these. - Answer-b) the book only provides some vague advice or common
sense.
Many self-help books
a) encourage a narcissistic approach to life.
b) encourage a focus on other people.
c) place others first, over the reader.
d) encourage self-effacement. - Answer-a) encourage a narcissistic approach to life.
Which of the following is NOT a guideline to choose a good self-help book?
a) Find out about the author or authors' credentials.
b) Look for books that do not promise too much in the way of immediate
change.
c) Avoid books with explanations of theories or research.
,d) Look for books with detailed directions on how to alter your behavior. - Answer-c)
Avoid books with explanations of theories or research.
Which of the following is NOT one of the underlying assumptions of this textbook?
a) You can change your behavior only by consulting a professional
psychologist.
b) You should think of this text as a resource that can introduce you to other
books, techniques, or therapies.
c) Critical thinking involves skeptical scrutiny.
d) Knowledge of psychological principles may be of value in everyday life. - Answer-
a) You can change your behavior only by consulting a professional
psychologist.
Which of the following is the best definition of psychology?
a) The study of consciousness.
b) The study of behavior and the profession that applies knowledge from these
studies to solving practical problems.
c) The study of abnormal behavior and the profession that applies knowledge
from these studies to diagnosing and treating people with mental illness.
d) The study of motivation, emotion, and memory. - Answer-b) The study of behavior
and the profession that applies knowledge from these studies to solving practical
problems.
"Any overt response or activity by an organism" defines the term
a) behavior
b) empiricism
c) psychology
d) mental process. - Answer-a) behavior
Until the 1950s, psychologists were found almost exclusively in
a) private industry.
b) academic institutions.
c) mental health facilities.
d) the psychiatric wards of hospitals. - Answer-b) academic institutions.
Clinical psychology is primarily concerned with
a) discovering the mechanisms of learning.
b) the physiological processes involved in behavior.
c) research dealing with the structure of consciousness.
d) the diagnosis and treatment of psychological problems. - Answer-d) the diagnosis
and treatment of psychological problems.
The rapid growth of clinical psychology was stimulated mainly by
a) the demands of World War II.
b) the growing interest in self-help approaches.
c) the inability of physicians to cure most psychological disorders.
d) psychological problems resulting from the Great Depression of the 1930s. -
Answer-a) the demands of World War II.
, True or false: Psychology confines itself to the study of human behavior. - Answer-
false
Brenda's mother told her to stop her overt behavior. To which behavior might her
mother be referring?
a) Daydreaming
b) Thinking
c) Dreaming
d) Tapping her foot. - Answer-d) Tapping her foot.
The branch of psychology concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of
psychological problems and disorders is called _____ psychology.
a) social
b) clinical
c) cognitive
d) physiological - Answer-b) clinical
True or false: The process of adjustment involves a person's coping with life
challenges. - Answer-true
The process of adjustment relates to
a) how people deal with stress.
b) behavior in groups.
c) friendship and love.
d) all of these. - Answer-d) all of these.
True or false: When people take an empirical approach, they are asking for
evidence. - Answer-true
Which of the following is the basis of empiricism?
a) Correlation
b) Logic
c) Systematic observation.
d) Common sense. - Answer-c) Systematic observation.
According to your text, the two main types of research methods in psychology are
______ research methods and ______ research methods.
a) biased; unbiased.
b) experimental; control.
c) dependent; independent.
d) experimental; correlational. - Answer-d) experimental; correlational.
An experiment is a research method in which the investigator manipulates the
______ variable and observes whether any changes occur in a(n) ______ variable
as a result.
a) control; experimental
b) experimental; control
c) independent; dependent
d) dependent; independent - Answer-c) independent; dependent
