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ASU Beebe- Psychology Chapter 1

Question 1 of 38

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Critical thinking is ________.

Select one of the following:

  • A. applying a set of skills to find information about a controversial topic

  • B. applying a set of skills to understand and evaluate information

  • C. applying information to understand and evaluate social phenomena

  • D. reviewing information on the Internet to develop a critical opinion on it

Explanation

Question 2 of 38

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2. Which of the following defines hypothesis?

Select one of the following:

  • A. idea that proves a theory

  • B. means of explaining social phenomena

  • C. tentative explanation

  • D. way of looking at the world

Explanation

Question 3 of 38

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Psychology refers to the ________.

Select one of the following:

  • A. empirical study of humanity

  • B. experimental study of individuals

  • C. scientific study of the mind

  • D. systematic study of human interaction

Explanation

Question 4 of 38

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Psychology is a social science discipline. Psychologists scientifically study ________.

Select one of the following:

  • A. only behavior

  • B. only the mind

  • C. the mind and behavior

  • D. the soul, the mind, and behavior

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Question 5 of 38

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When was psychology accepted as an academic discipline?

Select one of the following:

  • A. 1600s

  • B. 1700s

  • C. 1800s

  • D. 1900s

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Question 6 of 38

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What is a PsyD?

Select one of the following:

  • A. Doctor of Philosophy

  • B. Doctor of Psychiatry

  • C. Doctor of Psychoanalysis

  • D. Doctor of Psychology

Explanation

Question 7 of 38

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Who was the first person referred to as a psychologist?

Select one of the following:

  • A. Wolfgang Köhler

  • B. Sigmund Freud

  • C. Wilhelm Wundt

  • D. William James

Explanation

Question 8 of 38

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Introspection refers to a process by which someone examines ________ as objectively as possible.

Select one of the following:

  • A. another person’s consciousness

  • B. her own conscious experience

  • C. her own subconscious experience

  • D. the social construction of consciousness

Explanation

Question 9 of 38

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William James was the ________.

Select one of the following:

  • A. author of the first psychology textbook

  • B. father of psychology

  • C. first American psychologist

  • D. first psychoanalyst

Explanation

Question 10 of 38

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Psychoanalytic theory focuses on ________ and early childhood experiences.

Select one of the following:

  • A. a person’s consciousness

  • B. a person’s unconscious

  • C. fetal development

  • D. sexual identity

Explanation

Question 11 of 38

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According to William James, the purpose of psychology was to ________.

Select one of the following:

  • A. interpret dreams

  • B. manipulate human behavior

  • C. study the function of behavior

  • D. study the structure and characteristics of the mind

Explanation

Question 12 of 38

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Which of the following psychologists was a behaviorist?

Select one of the following:

  • A. John Watson

  • B. Sigmund Freud

  • C. Wilhelm Wundt

  • D. William James

Explanation

Question 13 of 38

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15. Behaviorists study ________.

Select one of the following:

  • A. a person’s unconscious mind

  • B. chemical and hormonal changes

  • C. dreams

  • D. learned behavior

Explanation

Question 14 of 38

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________ is a perspective within psychology that emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all humans.

Select one of the following:

  • A. behaviorism

  • B. gestalt

  • C. humanism

  • D. structuralism

Explanation

Question 15 of 38

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What is Abraham Maslow best known for?

Select one of the following:

  • A. classical conditioning

  • B. dream analysis

  • C. proposing a hierarchy of human needs in motivating behavior

  • D. studying the influence of reinforcement and punishment on behavior

Explanation

Question 16 of 38

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Who was the first African American to receive a PhD in psychology in the United States?

Select one of the following:

  • A. Carl Rogers

  • B. Francis Cecil Sumner

  • C. Naomi Weisstein

  • D. Noam Chomsky

Explanation

Question 17 of 38

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Why do scientists refer to Charles Darwin’s ideas about evolution as the theory of evolution?

Select one of the following:

  • A. After numerous hypotheses were developed by Charles Darwin, they were collected together into a theory.

  • B. Contemporary scientists do not accept it as a viable way of looking at the world.

  • C. Evolution only works theoretically.

  • D. It is the best understanding that we have of that part of the natural world.

Explanation

Question 18 of 38

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Which aspect of the scientific method occurs first?

Select one of the following:

  • A. data collection

  • B. experiment

  • C. hypothesis

  • D. observation

Explanation

Question 19 of 38

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Guillermo spends some time each day applying the principles of structuralism to examine his own conscious experience as carefully as possible. Guillermo is engaged in ________.

Select one of the following:

  • A. behaviorism

  • B. client-centered therapy

  • C. introspection

  • D. psychoanalysis

Explanation

Question 20 of 38

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Functionalist psychologists focus on the function of behavior and ________.

Select one of the following:

  • A. explaining the subconscious

  • B. the operation of individual parts of the mind

  • C. the operation of the whole mind rather than the individual parts

  • D. understanding the id, ego, and superego

Explanation

Question 21 of 38

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In Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, the ________ include food, water, and shelter.

Select one of the following:

  • A. basic survival needs

  • B. comfort objects

  • C. higher-level needs

  • D. wants

Explanation

Question 22 of 38

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Marta is pursuing a graduate degree in psychology. As part of her program she must write a long research paper based on the data she spent the last year gathering. What is the long research paper called?

Select one of the following:

  • A. dissertation

  • B. PhD

  • C. postdoctoral

  • D. PsyD

Explanation

Question 23 of 38

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The cognitive revolution created an impetus for psychologists to focus their attention on better understanding ________.

Select one of the following:

  • A. emotions and cultural norms that underlie emotional responses

  • B. genetics and the evolutionary adaptations that underlie behavior

  • C. stimulus-response and the instincts that underlie human reaction to pain

  • D. the mind and mental processes that underlie behavior

Explanation

Question 24 of 38

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Cognitive psychology focuses on studying ________.

Select one of the following:

  • A. genetics and the effect of genetics on behavior

  • B. sensation and the effect of culture on perception

  • C. the effect of gender, race, and class on behavior

  • D. thoughts and their relationship to our experiences and our actions

Explanation

Question 25 of 38

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Which kind of psychological area does the work of Jean Piaget exemplify?

Select one of the following:

  • A. biopsychology

  • B. developmental psychology

  • C. personality psychology

  • D. sensation and perception

Explanation

Question 26 of 38

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Which theorist published research related to the psychology of personality?

Select one of the following:

  • A. Charles Darwin

  • B. Jean Piaget

  • C. Noam Chomsky

  • D. Sigmund Freud

Explanation

Question 27 of 38

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When studying personality traits, someone who is quiet, reserved, and withdrawn will score low on the ________ trait.

Select one of the following:

  • A. agreeableness

  • B. extroversion

  • C. neuroticism

  • D. openness

Explanation

Question 28 of 38

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When studying personality traits, someone who is calm, even-tempered, and secure will score low on the ________ trait.

Select one of the following:

  • A. agreeableness

  • B. conscientiousness

  • C. neuroticism

  • D. openness

Explanation

Question 29 of 38

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Which theorist had the most influence in shaping how clinicians interact with people seeking psychotherapy?

Select one of the following:

  • A. Abraham Maslow

  • B. Carl Rogers

  • C. Wilhelm Wundt

  • D. William James

Explanation

Question 30 of 38

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Ashya wants to focus on the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders and other problematic patterns of behavior. What area of psychology should she work in?

Select one of the following:

  • A. clinical psychology

  • B. cognitive psychology

  • C. organizational psychology

  • D. social psychology

Explanation

Question 31 of 38

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Select the correctly ordered list of psychological perspectives, with the earliest perspective listed first.

Select one of the following:

  • A. humanism, behaviorism, structuralism, functionalism

  • B. humanism, structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism

  • C. structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, humanism

  • D. structuralism, functionalism, humanism, behaviorism

Explanation

Question 32 of 38

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Which of the following is not involved in critical thinking?

Select one of the following:

  • A. knowing your opinion is correct

  • B. maintaining an attitude of skepticism

  • C. making use of logical thinking

  • D. recognizing internal biases

Explanation

Question 33 of 38

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Why is psychology considered a social science?

Select one of the following:

  • A. Because psychologists study groups and how groups interact.

  • B. Because psychology is not considered a hard science.

  • C. Behavior is biological, and our behavior is influenced by our interactions with others.

  • D. Behavior is unpredictable, so scientists study it.

Explanation

Question 34 of 38

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According to Sigmund Freud, all of the following represent ways to access the unconscious mind except through ________.

Select one of the following:

  • A. dream analysis

  • B. examination of the first words that come to someone’s mind

  • C. seemingly innocent slips of the tongue

  • D. the use of reinforcement and punishment

Explanation

Question 35 of 38

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Behaviorists all focus on ________.

Select one of the following:

  • A. individual attitudes

  • B. physiological responses that result in action

  • C. the internal motivation for action

  • D. the subconscious

Explanation

Question 36 of 38

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In developmental psychology, there is an increasing interest in researching cognitive changes that occur later in life. Why?

Select one of the following:

  • A. The elderly are contracting more cognitive diseases.

  • B. People in developed nations revere the elderly.

  • C. Populations of developed nations are living longer.

  • D. Populations of developing nations are dying sooner.

Explanation

Question 37 of 38

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According to the biopsychosocial model, what determines health?

Select one of the following:

  • A. applying biological principles to the psychology of a healthy social life

  • B. interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors

  • C. primarily biology; individual psychology and social factors are sometimes relevant

  • D. successful application of biopsychological principles to social life

Explanation

Question 38 of 38

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79. Which of the following is a feminist criticism of the science of psychology?

Select one of the following:

  • A. Male bias exists in science.

  • B. Male psychologists assume that their results do not apply to women.

  • C. Male psychologists do not pay enough attention to relationships.

  • D. Male psychologists emphasize objective data over subjective data.

Explanation

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