Test Bank For OpenStax Psychology 2e.
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychology
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Chapter 2: Psychological Research
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Chapter 3: Biopsychology
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Chapter 4: States of Consciousness
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Chapter 5: Sensation and Perception
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Chapter 6: Learning
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Chapter 7: Thinking and Intelligence
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Chapter 8: Memory
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Chapter 9: Lifespan Development
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Chapter 10: Emotion and Motivation
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Chapter 11: Personality
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Chapter 12: Social Psychology
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Chapter 13: Industrial-Organizational Psychology
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Chapter 14: Stress, Lifestyle, and Health
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Chapter 15: Psychological Disorders
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Chapter 16: Therapy and Treatment
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,Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychology br br br br
1. Which of the following best defines psychology according to the OpenStax text?
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A. The study of the soul and spiritual consciousness
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B. The scientific study of the mind and behavior
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C. The clinical treatment of abnormal mental processes
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D. The biological analysis of brain chemistry and structures
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Correct Answer: B br br
Explanation: Psychology is formally defined as the scientific study of the mind and beha
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vior. While its roots are in philosophy (A) and it includes clinical applications
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(C) and biological foundations (D), the contemporary definition emphasizes the scienti
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fic method applied to both mental processes and observable actions.
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2. Wilhelm Wundt is credited as one of the founders of psychology and used a metho
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d called "introspection" to identify the components of consciousness. This perspecti
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A. Functionalism
B. Behaviorism
C. Structuralism
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Explanation: Structuralism was the attempt to understand the structure or characteris
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tics of the mind by breaking down conscious experience into its component parts. Func
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tionalism (A) focused on the purpose of behavior, while Behaviorism (B) rejected the st
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udy of consciousness entirely.
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3. William James's functionalism was heavily influenced by which scientific theory?
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A. Newton’s Laws of Motion br br br
B. Darwin’s Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
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D. Einstein’s Theory of Relativity br br br
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Explanation: Functionalism focused on how mental activities helped an organism fit int
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o its environment. This approach was directly influenced by Charles Darwin’s theory o
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f evolution, specifically the idea that traits (including mental ones) are functional and
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adaptive.
4. A researcher is interested in how the "whole" of a person's experience is different fro
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m the sum of its individual parts. This researcher most likely follows which school of tho
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ught?
A. Gestalt Psychology br
B. Structuralism
C. Behaviorism
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Explanation: Gestalt psychology operates on the principle that although a sensory experie
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nce can be broken down into individual parts, how those parts relate to each other as a whole
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is what the individual responds to in perception.
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5. Which of the following psychologists is most closely associated with the d
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evelopment of the "hierarchy of needs" and the humanistic perspective? br br br br br br br br br
A. B.F. Skinner br
B. Sigmund Freud br
C. Abraham Maslow br
D. Noam Chomsky br
Correct Answer: C br br
Explanation: Abraham Maslow is a key figure in humanism, famous for proposing a hiera
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rchy of human needs in motivating behavior. Skinner (A) was a behaviorist, Freud (B) f
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ounded psychoanalysis, and Chomsky (D) was a leader in the cognitive revolution.
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6. A psychologist who works in the legal system, providing expert testimony on ey
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e-witness accuracy and jury selection, is specializing in which subfield? br br br br br br br br br
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,Table of content:
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychology
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Chapter 2: Psychological Research
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Chapter 3: Biopsychology
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Chapter 4: States of Consciousness
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Chapter 5: Sensation and Perception
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Chapter 6: Learning
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Chapter 7: Thinking and Intelligence
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Chapter 8: Memory
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Chapter 9: Lifespan Development
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Chapter 10: Emotion and Motivation
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Chapter 11: Personality
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Chapter 12: Social Psychology
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Chapter 13: Industrial-Organizational Psychology
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Chapter 14: Stress, Lifestyle, and Health
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Chapter 15: Psychological Disorders
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Chapter 16: Therapy and Treatment
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,Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychology br br br br
1. Which of the following best defines psychology according to the OpenStax text?
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A. The study of the soul and spiritual consciousness
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B. The scientific study of the mind and behavior
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C. The clinical treatment of abnormal mental processes
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D. The biological analysis of brain chemistry and structures
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Correct Answer: B br br
Explanation: Psychology is formally defined as the scientific study of the mind and beha
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vior. While its roots are in philosophy (A) and it includes clinical applications
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(C) and biological foundations (D), the contemporary definition emphasizes the scienti
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fic method applied to both mental processes and observable actions.
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2. Wilhelm Wundt is credited as one of the founders of psychology and used a metho
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d called "introspection" to identify the components of consciousness. This perspecti
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ve is known as: br br br
A. Functionalism
B. Behaviorism
C. Structuralism
D. Psychoanalytic Theory br
Correct Answer: C br br
Explanation: Structuralism was the attempt to understand the structure or characteris
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tics of the mind by breaking down conscious experience into its component parts. Func
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tionalism (A) focused on the purpose of behavior, while Behaviorism (B) rejected the st
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udy of consciousness entirely.
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3. William James's functionalism was heavily influenced by which scientific theory?
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A. Newton’s Laws of Motion br br br
B. Darwin’s Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
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C. Dalton’s Atomic Theory br br
D. Einstein’s Theory of Relativity br br br
, Correct Answer: B br br
Explanation: Functionalism focused on how mental activities helped an organism fit int
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o its environment. This approach was directly influenced by Charles Darwin’s theory o
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f evolution, specifically the idea that traits (including mental ones) are functional and
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adaptive.
4. A researcher is interested in how the "whole" of a person's experience is different fro
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m the sum of its individual parts. This researcher most likely follows which school of tho
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ught?
A. Gestalt Psychology br
B. Structuralism
C. Behaviorism
D. Biopsychology br
Correct Answer: A br br
Explanation: Gestalt psychology operates on the principle that although a sensory experie
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nce can be broken down into individual parts, how those parts relate to each other as a whole
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is what the individual responds to in perception.
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5. Which of the following psychologists is most closely associated with the d
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evelopment of the "hierarchy of needs" and the humanistic perspective? br br br br br br br br br
A. B.F. Skinner br
B. Sigmund Freud br
C. Abraham Maslow br
D. Noam Chomsky br
Correct Answer: C br br
Explanation: Abraham Maslow is a key figure in humanism, famous for proposing a hiera
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rchy of human needs in motivating behavior. Skinner (A) was a behaviorist, Freud (B) f
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ounded psychoanalysis, and Chomsky (D) was a leader in the cognitive revolution.
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6. A psychologist who works in the legal system, providing expert testimony on ey
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