OpenStax Psychology 2e Test Bank – Complete Chapter-by-Chapter MCQs with Answers & Explanations Included New 2026!!!

Test Bank For OpenStax Psychology 2e.

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Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychology Cha
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pter 2: Psychological Research Chapter 3
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: Biopsychology
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Chapter 4: States of Consciousness Chap WD WD WD WD WD




ter 5: Sensation and Perception Chapter 6:
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D Learning
Chapter 7: Thinking and Intelligence Chapt
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er 8: Memory
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Chapter 9: Lifespan Development Chapte WD WD WD WD




r 10: Emotion and Motivation Chapter 11: P
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ersonality
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Chapter 13: Industrial- WD WD




Organizational Psychology Chapter 14: Stress, Lifestyle, a WD WD WD WD WD WD




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Chapter 15: Psychological Disorders Chapt
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er 16: Therapy and Treatment
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,Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychology
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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 WD WD




Explanation: Psychology is formally defined as the scientific study of the mind and beh
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avior. 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 scient
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ific 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 meth
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od called "introspection" to identify the components of consciousness. This perspe
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ctive is known as: WD WD WD




A. Functionalism

B. Behaviorism

C. Structuralism

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Correct Answer: C WD WD




Explanation: Structuralism was the attempt to understand the structure or characteri
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stics of the mind by breaking down conscious experience into its component parts. Fu
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nctionalism (A) focused on the purpose of behavior, while Behaviorism (B) rejected th
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e study 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 WD WD WD




B. Darwin’s Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
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C. Dalton’s Atomic Theory WD WD




D. Einstein’s Theory of Relativity WD WD WD

, Correct Answer: B WD WD




Explanation: Functionalism focused on how mental activities helped an organism fit in
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to its environment. This approach was directly influenced by Charles Darwin’s theory
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of evolution, specifically the idea that traits (including mental ones) are functional a
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nd adaptive.
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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 th
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ought?


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B. Structuralism

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Correct Answer: A WD WD




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 whol
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e is what the individual responds to in perception.
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5. Which of the following psychologists is most closely associated with the
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development of the "hierarchy of needs" and the humanistic perspective? WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD




A. B.F. Skinner WD




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Correct Answer: C WD WD




Explanation: Abraham Maslow is a key figure in humanism, famous for proposing a hier
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archy of human needs in motivating behavior. Skinner (A) was a behaviorist, Freud (B)
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founded 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 e
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ye-witness accuracy and jury selection, is specializing in which subfield?
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A. Counseling Psychology WD