Test Bank For Psychology in Action, 12th Edition All Chapters - 9781119394839

Test Bank For Psychology in Action, 12th Edition Chapter 1. Introduction and Research Methods Multiple Choice 1. Modern-day psychology emphasizes ________, which involves objectively evaluating, comparing, analyzing, and synthesizing information. a) common sense b) pseudoscience c) controlling behavior d) critical thinking Ans: d Section ref: Introducing Psychology Difficulty: Easy Objective: 1.1 Objective Text: Summarize psychology’s past, modern perspectives, and what psychologists do. Bloom’s Level: Knowledge 2. In your text, psychology is defined as the _____. a) science of conscious and unconscious forces on behavior b) scientific study of behavior c) scientific study of the mind d) scientific study of behavior and mental processes Ans: d Section Ref: Introducing Psychology Difficulty: Easy Objective: 1.1 Objective Text: Summarize psychology’s past, modern perspectives, and what psychologists do. Bloom’s Level: Knowledge 3. In your textbook, the process of objectively evaluating, comparing, analyzing, and synthesizing information is called _____. a) empiricism b) science c) critical thinking d) mental processing Ans: c Section Ref: Introducing Psychology Difficulty: Medium Objective Text: Summarize psychology’s past, modern perspectives, and what psyc hologists do. Objective: 1.1 Bloom’s Level: Knowledge 4. A newspaper website recently posted an article analyzing the handwriting of the President of the United States. “Experts” were cited who discussed conclusions about the President’s personality base d on 1 Test Bank For Psychology in Action, 12th Edition Chapter 1. Introduction and Research Methods the way he signs his name. This area of study, called graphology, is an example of _______ _, because it is based more on unfounded beliefs than genuine, research -supported data. a) parapsychology b) psychology c) philosophy d) pseudopsychology Ans: d Section Ref: Introducing Psychology Difficulty: Medium Objective: 1.1 Objective Text: Summarize psychology’s past, modern perspectives, and what psychologists do. Bloom’s Level: Application 5. Dr. Kaplan makes up her responses to radio listeners, using m ostly her own ‘common sense’, personal beliefs, and values instead of information based on scientific research. This practice is more like _____ than _____. a) psychology; pseudopsychology b) pseudopsychology; psychology c) philosophy, parapsychology d) parapsychology; psychology Ans: b Section Ref: Introducing Psychology Difficulty: Hard Objective: 1.1 Objective Text: Summarize psychology’s past, modern perspectives, and what psychologists do. Bloom’s Level: Application 6. Which of the following is a n example of a mental process? a) Remembering b) Speaking c) Reading d) Crying Ans: a Section Ref: Introducing Psychology Difficulty: Medium Objective: 1.1 Objective Text: Summarize psychology’s past, modern perspectives, and what psychologists do. Bloom’s Level: Application 7. If you were assigned a term paper examining the life of the “father of psychology,” which name should you begin researching? a) Wilhelm Wundt b) Charles Darwin 2 Test Bank For Psychology in Action, 12th Edition Chapter 1. Introduction and Research Methods c) Edward Titchener d) Sigmund Freud Ans: a Section Ref: Introducing Psychology Difficulty: Hard Objective: 1.1 Objective Text: Summarize psychology’s past, modern perspectives, and what psychologists do. Bloom’s Level: Knowledge 8. The science of psychology began in 1879 in Germany with ___________. a) B.F. Skinner b) Wilhelm Wundt c) William James d) Sigmund Freud Ans: b Section Ref: Introducing Psychology Difficulty: Medium Objective: 1.1 Objective Text: Summarize psychology’s past, modern perspectives, and what psychologists do. Bloom’s Level: Knowledge 9. Diane is keeping an in -depth record of her conscious awareness , including the basic sensations, images, feelings, and thoughts that she is aware of experiencing. Diane is practicing what Wundt would call _________. a) psychoanalysis b) empiricism c) functionalism d) introspection Ans: d Section Ref: Introducing Psychology Difficulty: Hard Objective: 1.1 Objective Text: Summarize psychology’s past, modern perspectives, and what psychologists do. Bloom’s Level: Application 10. The psychological school of thought called structuralism is associated with _____ and engages in the method of studying experience called _____. a) Wundt and James; introspection b) Titchener and James; Gestalting c) Freud and Jung; introspection d) Wundt and Titchener; Gestalting Ans: d 3