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Essentials of Psychology (7 Edition) - Test Bank
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Jeffrey S. Nevid
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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
, Name: Class: Date:
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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TU
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Essentials of Psychology (7 Edition) - Test Bank
U
Jeffrey S. Nevid
SE
M
Chapter 1 The Science of Psychology
Chapter 2 Biological Foundations of Behavior
IS
ED
Chapter 3 Sensation and Perception
O
Chapter 4 Consciousness
N
GE
Chapter 5 Learning
N
Chapter 6 Memory
O
EK
Chapter 7 Thinking, Language, and Intelligence
C
Chapter 8 Motivation and Emotion
ED
_S
Chapter 9 Human Development
Chapter 10 Gender and Sexuality
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TU
Chapter 11 Psychology and Health
Chapter 12 Personality
Chapter 13 Social Psychology
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Chapter 14 Psychological Disorders
A?
Chapter 15 Methods of Therapy
?
,Name: Class: Date:
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.
M
ANSWER: d
2. Which school of thought proposed that psychology should explain how people adapt or fail to adapt to the real world
ED
outside of the laboratory, thus becoming the first applied psychologists?
a. Functionalists
b. Structuralists
c. Behaviorists
GE
d. Psychoanalysts
ANSWER: a
3. Which theory proposed the technique of introspection?
EK
a. Functionalism
b. Structuralism
c. Behaviorism
d. Psychoanalysis
_S
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?
TU
a. Psychoanalytic
b. Functionalism
c. Behaviorism
d. Gestalt psychology
VI
ANSWER: d
5. What was the first formal school of thought in psychology which sought to analyze the basic elements of conscious
A?
mental experience?
a. Structuralism
b. Functionalism
c. Behaviorism
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d. Humanism
ANSWER: a
, Name: Class: Date:
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
M
ANSWER: d
7. Introspection is MOST closely associated with which of the following?
ED
a. Wundt and structuralism
b. James and functionalism
c. Wertheimer and Gestalt psychology
d. Structuralism and psychoanalysis
GE
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?
EK
a. Biological
b. Sociocultural
c. Cognitive
d. Humanistic
_S
ANSWER: d
9. Which approach emphasizes the understanding of mental disorders in terms of unconscious needs, desires,
memories, and conflicts?
TU
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?
A?
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
