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Essentials of Psychology: Applying the
Science of Psychology to Life
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Jeffrey S. Nevid
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Essentials of Psychology (7 Edition) - Test Bank
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Jeffrey S. Nevid
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Chapter 1 The Science of Psychology
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Chapter 2 Biological Foundations of Behavior
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Chapter 3 Sensation and Perception
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Chapter 4 Consciousness
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Chapter 5 Learning N
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Chapter 6 Memory
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Chapter 7 Thinking, Language, and Intelligence
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Chapter 8 Motivation and Emotion
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Chapter 9 Human Development
Chapter 10 Gender and Sexuality
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Chapter 11 Psychology and Health
Chapter 12 Personality
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Chapter 13 Social Psychology
Chapter 14 Psychological Disorders
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Chapter 15 Methods of Therapy
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Chapter 01 - The Science of Psychology
1. The first psychology laboratory was founded by
a. William James.
b. John B. Watson.
c. Edward Titchener.
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d. Wilhelm Wundt.
ANSWER: d
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2. Which school of thought proposed that psychology should explain how people adapt or fail to adapt to the real world
outside of the laboratory, thus becoming the first applied psychologists?
a. Functionalists
b. Structuralists
c. Behaviorists
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d. Psychoanalysts
ANSWER: a
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3. Which theory proposed the technique of introspection?
a. Functionalism
b. Structuralism
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c. Behaviorism
d. Psychoanalysis
ANSWER: b
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4. Which early perspective of psychology focused more on the perception of patterns and whole figures than the
individual aspects of a stimulus?
a. Psychoanalytic
b. Functionalism
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c. Behaviorism
d. Gestalt psychology
ANSWER: d
5. What was the first formal school of thought in psychology which sought to analyze the basic elements of conscious
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mental experience?
a. Structuralism
b. Functionalism
c. Behaviorism
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d. Humanism
ANSWER: a
, Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01 - The Science of Psychology
6. Skinner’s work in which school of thought had a powerful influence on modern psychology?
a. Cognitive
b. Humanistic
c. Evolutionary
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d. Behavioral
ANSWER: d
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7. Introspection is MOST closely associated with which of the following?
a. Wundt and structuralism
b. James and functionalism
c. Wertheimer and Gestalt psychology
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d. Structuralism and psychoanalysis
ANSWER: a
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8. In breaking away from the psychoanalytic and behavioral perspectives, psychologists developed which perspective
that focused on people’s unique characteristics and perspectives?
a. Biological
b. Sociocultural
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c. Cognitive
d. Humanistic
ANSWER: d
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9. Which approach emphasizes the understanding of mental disorders in terms of unconscious needs, desires,
memories, and conflicts?
a. Psychoanalytic
b. Biological
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c. Behavioral
d. Humanistic
ANSWER: a
10. According to the scientific method, which is a characteristic of all hypotheses?
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a. They are true.
b. They are testable.
c. They are formulated only after completion of a study.
d. They are vague.
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ANSWER: b
Essentials of Psychology: Applying the
Science of Psychology to Life
ST
Jeffrey S. Nevid
──────────────────────────────────────────────────
UV
7th Edition
IA
?_
AP
PR
OV
ED
? ?
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
R
Essentials of Psychology (7 Edition) - Test Bank
U
Jeffrey S. Nevid
ST
SE
Chapter 1 The Science of Psychology
UV
Chapter 2 Biological Foundations of Behavior
IS
Chapter 3 Sensation and Perception
O
Chapter 4 Consciousness
IA
Chapter 5 Learning N
N
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Chapter 6 Memory
O
Chapter 7 Thinking, Language, and Intelligence
C AP
Chapter 8 Motivation and Emotion
ED
Chapter 9 Human Development
Chapter 10 Gender and Sexuality
PR
M
Chapter 11 Psychology and Health
Chapter 12 Personality
OV
Chapter 13 Social Psychology
Chapter 14 Psychological Disorders
ED
Chapter 15 Methods of Therapy
??
,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01 - The Science of Psychology
1. The first psychology laboratory was founded by
a. William James.
b. John B. Watson.
c. Edward Titchener.
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d. Wilhelm Wundt.
ANSWER: d
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2. Which school of thought proposed that psychology should explain how people adapt or fail to adapt to the real world
outside of the laboratory, thus becoming the first applied psychologists?
a. Functionalists
b. Structuralists
c. Behaviorists
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d. Psychoanalysts
ANSWER: a
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3. Which theory proposed the technique of introspection?
a. Functionalism
b. Structuralism
AP
c. Behaviorism
d. Psychoanalysis
ANSWER: b
PR
4. Which early perspective of psychology focused more on the perception of patterns and whole figures than the
individual aspects of a stimulus?
a. Psychoanalytic
b. Functionalism
OV
c. Behaviorism
d. Gestalt psychology
ANSWER: d
5. What was the first formal school of thought in psychology which sought to analyze the basic elements of conscious
ED
mental experience?
a. Structuralism
b. Functionalism
c. Behaviorism
??
d. Humanism
ANSWER: a
, Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01 - The Science of Psychology
6. Skinner’s work in which school of thought had a powerful influence on modern psychology?
a. Cognitive
b. Humanistic
c. Evolutionary
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d. Behavioral
ANSWER: d
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7. Introspection is MOST closely associated with which of the following?
a. Wundt and structuralism
b. James and functionalism
c. Wertheimer and Gestalt psychology
IA
d. Structuralism and psychoanalysis
ANSWER: a
?_
8. In breaking away from the psychoanalytic and behavioral perspectives, psychologists developed which perspective
that focused on people’s unique characteristics and perspectives?
a. Biological
b. Sociocultural
AP
c. Cognitive
d. Humanistic
ANSWER: d
PR
9. Which approach emphasizes the understanding of mental disorders in terms of unconscious needs, desires,
memories, and conflicts?
a. Psychoanalytic
b. Biological
OV
c. Behavioral
d. Humanistic
ANSWER: a
10. According to the scientific method, which is a characteristic of all hypotheses?
ED
a. They are true.
b. They are testable.
c. They are formulated only after completion of a study.
d. They are vague.
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ANSWER: b
