1) Empirical research is
important because it:
A) Can eliminate the flaws of pseudoscience.
B) Tests theories by using good scientific practices.
C) Allows psychology to rely on more than just
speculation.
D) Allows psychology to use data to drive it’s
conclusions.
E) All of the above are correct.
2) The confirmation bias can be
difficult when scientists conduct
research, because:
A) One can never control for all of the extraneous
variables that may interact with the study.
B) They do not use random sampling.
C) They only look for evidence that confirms their
previous beliefs.
D) They know which participants belong to which groups.
E) They are too objective when reviewing the data.
3) Alfred works in a laboratory at The
University of Freud, where he runs rats
through mazes to determine how long it
will take them to form a cognitive map.
Alfred is primarily working in the field
of:
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
Applied psychology.
Industrial/organizational psychology.
School psychology.
Experimental psychology.
Engineering psychology.
4) Dr. Jones is an
industrial/organizational (I/O)
psychologist. Thus, she is most
likely to:
A) Help individuals who have eating disorders, such as
anorexia nervosa.
B) Conduct experiments to determine which studying
strategies work best.
C) Diagnose learning disabilities within a school district.
D) Assist in the design of easy-to-use software for home
computer usage.
E) Help companies determine which questions to ask job
candidates.
5) Which of the following best
illustrates the job of an engineering
psychologist?
A) A person who designs wheelchairs that are easier to
maneuver for those with physical restrictions.
B) A person who drives a train.
C) A person who produces personality tests.
D) A person who works in a hospital helping individuals
who have been in an accident to recover.
E) A person who helps others perform to the best of their
abilities while under pressure.
6) A(n) ______ psychologist would
be most likely to help individuals
overcome their depression.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
Clinical
Industrial/organizational (I/O)
Engineering
School
Social
7) One likely difference between a
psychiatrist and psychologist is that
a psychiatrist would tend to use
more:
A) Talk therapy when dealing with clients having
difficulties.
B) Medicine to treat those suffering from mental illness.
C) Cognitive therapy when dealing with clients’ irrational
thoughts.
D) Behavioral modification with clients.
E) Research than psychologists.
8) Noted Greek philosophers—such
as Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle—
believed that:
A)
B)
C)
D)
Brain damage contributed to most mental disorders.
Emotions were caused by changes in brain chemistry.
Truth was determined by careful testing procedures.
Truth was determined by observation and expert
opinion.
E) Emotions were not worthy of scientific discussion.
9) French philosopher Rene
Descartes most likely would believe
that individuals suffer from
schizophrenia due to:
A) Irrational ways of interpreting events in the world.
B) Unconscious conflicts involving sexuality and
aggression.
C) Whether an individual lives in a destructive society.
D) The upbringing of the person.
E) Unusual activity within the person’s nervous system.
10)Wilhelm Wundt founded the
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
Notion of free will
Approach of radical behaviorism
Psychodynamic approach
First psychology laboratory
First therapy clinic
11) The individual who believed
that consciousness is a “stream of
ideas” rather than elements that
should be broken into smaller parts
was:
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
Wundt.
Plato.
Darwin.
James.
Hall.
12) Gestalt psychology argued that
perception is:
A) Altered by an evolutionary pressure to avoid being eaten.
B) Impossible to study using introspection.
C) A process in which the whole is more than the sum of the
parts.
D) A process found in animals but not humans.
E) A function of our unique streams of consciousness.
13) A behavioral psychologist has
been studying aggression in teens.
Which of the following is most
likely to be the title of his latest
study?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
“The Consequences of Teen Violence”
“The Family Dynamics of Violent Teens”
“Social Pressures that Produce Violent Teens”
“Teens’ Violent Responses to Threat Signals”
“How teens perceive threatening situations and thus
respond violently”
14) The ______ approach views
mental disorder as arising from
conflicts of the unconscious mind.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
Biological
Sociocultural
Behavioristic
Psychoanalytic
Humanistic
15) The school of thought that
investigates the connection
between stimuli and responses is:
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
Psychodynamic.
Humanistic.
Behaviorism.
Cognition.
Sociocultural.
1) E
2) C
3) D
4) E
5) A
6) A
7) B
8) D
9) E
10) D
11) D
12) C
13) E
14) D
15) C