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Chapter 1
ASSESSMENT
The Science of Psychology
GUIDE
Factual Conceptual Applied Short
Learning True/False Essay
(Multiple (Multiple (Multiple Answer
Objectives Questions Questions
Choice) Choice) Choice) Questions
QUICK QUIZ 1 3, 6, 8 1, 2, 9 4, 5, 7, 10
1.1 – What defines 1, 2, 5, 7- 10, 13, 16 3, 4, 6, 11, 15 187-188 215-216
psychology as a 12, 14
field of study, and
what are
psychology’s four
primary goals?
1.2 – How did 17, 19, 21, 20, 22, 24, 25, 18, 28, 30 189-190 217 233-234
structuralism and 23, 26, 27, 29
functionalism
differ, and who 31-34
were the important
people in these
early fields?
1.3 –
35, 36, 39, 37, 38, 41, 42, 49, 54, 59 191-192 217-218 233-235
What were the
basic ideas and 40, 43, 44, 45, 53, 55, 57,
who were the 46, 47, 48, 58
important 50 - 52, 56
people behind
the early
approaches
known as
Gestalt,
psychoanalysis,
and
behaviorism?
1.4 – What are the
62, 63, 65, 60, 61, 67, 68, 64, 69, 72-74, 193-195 219-221 236
basic ideas behind
the seven modern 66, 71, 75, 70, 78 77, 79, 81
perspectives, as 76, 80
well as the
important
contributions of
Skinner, Maslow,
and Rogers?
,1.5 – How does
82, 84 -86 89 83, 87, 88, 90- 196-199 222
a psychiatrist differ
from a psychologist, 92
and what are the other
types of professionals
who work in the
various areas of
psychology?
, Factual Conceptual Applied Short
Learning True/False Essay
(Multiple (Multiple (Multiple Answer
Objectives Questions Questions
Choice) Choice) Choice) Questions
1.6 – Why is 93, 94, 100, 95, 96, 98, 101, 97, 99 200 237
psychology 102, 103 104
considered a
science, and what
are the steps in the
scientific method?
1.7 – How are 106, 107, 108 105, 110, 111- 201-202 223-224 238
naturalistic and 109 115
laboratory settings used
to describe behavior, and
what are some of the
advantages and
disadvantages associated
with these settings?
1.8 – How are case
studies and surveys
used to describe 117, 121, 119, 120, 125, 116, 118, 122 203-204 223-224 238
behavior, and what 127 126 - 124, 128
are some
drawbacks to each
of these methods?
1.9 – What is the
correlational
technique, and 129-133, 135, 136, 138, 134, 137, 140, 205-206 223-226 238
what does it tell 139, 141 143, 145 142, 144, 146
researchers about
relationships?
1.10 – How are
operational
definitions, 148, 149- 147, 154, 157 151, 152, 155, 207-208 224, 227- 238
independent and 150, 153, 156, 158 – 162 229
dependent variables, 163
experimental and
control groups, and
random assignment
used in designing
an experiment?
, Factual Conceptual Applied Short
Learning True/False Essay
(Multiple (Multiple (Multiple Answer
Objectives Questions Questions
Choice) Choice) Choice) Questions
1.11 – How do the 164, 165, 166, 167 209 224 238
placebo and 168-171
experimenter
effects cause
problems in an
experiment, and
how can single-
blind and double-
blind studies
control for these
effects?
1.12 – What are the 174 172, 173 210-212 230
basic elements of a
real-world
experiment?
1.13 – What are 175-178 179, 180 213 231
some ethical
concerns that can
occur when
conducting
research with
people and
animals?
1.14 – What are the 182, 183 184, 186 181, 185 201 232 239
basic principles of
critical thinking,
and how can
critical thinking be
useful in everyday
life?
Chapter 1
ASSESSMENT
The Science of Psychology
GUIDE
Factual Conceptual Applied Short
Learning True/False Essay
(Multiple (Multiple (Multiple Answer
Objectives Questions Questions
Choice) Choice) Choice) Questions
QUICK QUIZ 1 3, 6, 8 1, 2, 9 4, 5, 7, 10
1.1 – What defines 1, 2, 5, 7- 10, 13, 16 3, 4, 6, 11, 15 187-188 215-216
psychology as a 12, 14
field of study, and
what are
psychology’s four
primary goals?
1.2 – How did 17, 19, 21, 20, 22, 24, 25, 18, 28, 30 189-190 217 233-234
structuralism and 23, 26, 27, 29
functionalism
differ, and who 31-34
were the important
people in these
early fields?
1.3 –
35, 36, 39, 37, 38, 41, 42, 49, 54, 59 191-192 217-218 233-235
What were the
basic ideas and 40, 43, 44, 45, 53, 55, 57,
who were the 46, 47, 48, 58
important 50 - 52, 56
people behind
the early
approaches
known as
Gestalt,
psychoanalysis,
and
behaviorism?
1.4 – What are the
62, 63, 65, 60, 61, 67, 68, 64, 69, 72-74, 193-195 219-221 236
basic ideas behind
the seven modern 66, 71, 75, 70, 78 77, 79, 81
perspectives, as 76, 80
well as the
important
contributions of
Skinner, Maslow,
and Rogers?
,1.5 – How does
82, 84 -86 89 83, 87, 88, 90- 196-199 222
a psychiatrist differ
from a psychologist, 92
and what are the other
types of professionals
who work in the
various areas of
psychology?
, Factual Conceptual Applied Short
Learning True/False Essay
(Multiple (Multiple (Multiple Answer
Objectives Questions Questions
Choice) Choice) Choice) Questions
1.6 – Why is 93, 94, 100, 95, 96, 98, 101, 97, 99 200 237
psychology 102, 103 104
considered a
science, and what
are the steps in the
scientific method?
1.7 – How are 106, 107, 108 105, 110, 111- 201-202 223-224 238
naturalistic and 109 115
laboratory settings used
to describe behavior, and
what are some of the
advantages and
disadvantages associated
with these settings?
1.8 – How are case
studies and surveys
used to describe 117, 121, 119, 120, 125, 116, 118, 122 203-204 223-224 238
behavior, and what 127 126 - 124, 128
are some
drawbacks to each
of these methods?
1.9 – What is the
correlational
technique, and 129-133, 135, 136, 138, 134, 137, 140, 205-206 223-226 238
what does it tell 139, 141 143, 145 142, 144, 146
researchers about
relationships?
1.10 – How are
operational
definitions, 148, 149- 147, 154, 157 151, 152, 155, 207-208 224, 227- 238
independent and 150, 153, 156, 158 – 162 229
dependent variables, 163
experimental and
control groups, and
random assignment
used in designing
an experiment?
, Factual Conceptual Applied Short
Learning True/False Essay
(Multiple (Multiple (Multiple Answer
Objectives Questions Questions
Choice) Choice) Choice) Questions
1.11 – How do the 164, 165, 166, 167 209 224 238
placebo and 168-171
experimenter
effects cause
problems in an
experiment, and
how can single-
blind and double-
blind studies
control for these
effects?
1.12 – What are the 174 172, 173 210-212 230
basic elements of a
real-world
experiment?
1.13 – What are 175-178 179, 180 213 231
some ethical
concerns that can
occur when
conducting
research with
people and
animals?
1.14 – What are the 182, 183 184, 186 181, 185 201 232 239
basic principles of
critical thinking,
and how can
critical thinking be
useful in everyday
life?
