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Chapter 1 Multiple Choice
1. Today,48psychology48is48formally48defined48as48the48scientific48study48of48 and48 .
a. behavior;48mental48processes
b. consciousness;48 unconsciousness
c. free48will;48motivation
d. structuralism;48 functionalism
ANSWER:4 8 a
2. Taylor’s48new48puppy48is48a48very48quick48learner.48In48just48a48week,48Taylor48has48been48able48to48teach4
8their48puppy48to48sit,48shake,48and48roll48over!48Taylor48wonders48how48their48new48puppy48can48learn48and4
8remember48these48new48behaviors48so48quickly.48Which48field48of48study48is48Taylor48MOST48likely48intere
sted48in?
a. biology48because48the48puppy’s48genetics48make48it48possible48for48it48to48learn48new48behaviors
b. sociology48because48society48helps48the48puppy48learn48new48behaviors
c. psychology,48because48of48the48puppy’s48newly48learned48behaviors48and48mental48process48of48re
membering48said48behaviors
d. chemistry48because48the48puppy48is48able48to48learn48new48behaviors48and48remember48them48based4
8on48the48structure48of48their48elements48and48compounds
ANSWER:4 8 c
3. Which48statement48about48psychologists48is48TRUE?
a. They48focus48exclusively48on48treating48psychological48disorders48and48problems.
b. They48are48interested48in48both48normal48and48abnormal48behaviors.
c. All48psychologists48can48prescribe48medication.
d. All48psychologists48have48a48doctorate48in48their48field48of48study.
ANSWER:4 8 b
4. Which48of48these48BEST48represents48psychology's48basic48goals?
a. investigate48and48treat48mental48illness
b. describe,48explain,48predict,48and48influence48behavior
c. listen48to,48counsel,48and48console48people48with48problems
d. apply48the48findings48of48animal48research48to48abnormal48behavior
ANSWER:4 8 b
5. Jamie48is48interested48in48why48their48friend,48Sam,48binge48watches48the48show,48The48Office,48repeatedly.48
Sam48claims48that48re-
watching48it48provides48a48feeling48of48relaxation.48Specifically,48Jamie48wants48to48know48why48Sam48does48t
his48behavior.48Which48of48the48four48basic48goals48of48psychology48is48Jamie48MOST48likely48following?
a. describe
b. predict
c. explain
d. control
ANSWER:4 8 c
6. Which48famous48Greek48philosopher48wrote48extensively48about48psychological48topics48such48as48sleep48an
d48dreaming,48the48senses,48and48memory?
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a. Aristotle
b. Descartes
c. Calkins
d. James
ANSWER:4 8 a
7. This48philosopher48proposed48that48the48mind48and48body48are48separate48but48interact48to48create48conscious4
8experiences.
a. Descartes
b. Aristotle
c. Socrates
d. Plato
ANSWER:4 8 a
8. In48thinking48about48psychology48and48consciousness,48the48idea48that48the48mind48and48the48body48are48separ
ate48entities48that48interact48makes48a48lot48of48sense48to48you.48You48MOST48likely48share48the48view48of:
a. Aristotle.
b. Descartes.
c. Watson.
d. Skinner.
ANSWER:4 8 b
9. Aaliyah48has48found48that48when48she48does48not48get48enough48sleep48before48an48exam,48she’s48not48able48t
o48think48as48clearly48and48her48body48aches,48which48results48in48a48lower48exam48score.48Which48philosopher
48would48agree48with48Aaliyah’s48assessment,48that48her48mind48and48body48interacted48to48produce48the48cons
cious48experience48of48feeling48achy48and48tired?
a. Aristotle
b. Descartes
c. Socrates
d. Plato
ANSWER:4 8 b
10. In48terms48of48the48nature–nurture48issue,48many48psychologists48today48conclude48that:
a. it48is48not48possible48to48completely48separate48the48nature–nurture48issue.
b. nature48is48the48driving48force48of48human48experience.
c. nurture48is48the48driving48force48of48human48experience.
d. while48both48are48important,48nurture48defines48personality48more48than48nature.
ANSWER:4 8 a
11. Thais48was48born48into48a48wealthy48household48and48had48every48resource48imaginable48while48growing4
8up.48However,48Thais’s48parents48rarely48played48with48Thais48or48held48Thais48as48a48toddler.48Now,48Thais
48is48a48teenager48and48is48starting48to48rebel48against48authority48figures.48Is48the48fact48that48Thais48is48rebell
ing48as48a48teenager48the48result48of48nature48or48nurture48in48this48example?
a. nature,48because48these48are48environmental48influences
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b. nature,48because48these48are48inborn48influences
c. nurture,48because48these48are48environmental48influences
d. nurture,48because48these48are48inborn48influences
ANSWER:4 8 c
12. For48centuries,48philosophers48debated48which48was48more48important:48the48inborn48
of48the48individual48or48the48environmental48influences48that48 the48individual.
a. nature;48nurture
b. nurture;48naturalize
c. experience;48condition
d. evolution;48condition
ANSWER:4 8 a
13. The48established48science48most48responsible48for48the48emergence48of48psychology48as48a48scientific48discip
line48was:
a. physiology.
b. physics.
c. chemistry.
d. introspection.
ANSWER:4 8 a
14. is48a48branch48of48biology48that48studies48the48functions48and48parts48of48living48organisms.
a. Psychology
b. Physiology
c. Philosophy
d. Physics
ANSWER:4 8 b
15. How48did48physiology48contribute48to48the48emergence48of48psychology48as48a48separate48scientific48discipli
ne?
a. In48defining48the48boundaries48of48their48science,48physiologists48rejected48the48study48of48mental48processes48a
nd48behavior.
b. Physiologists48in48the48late48nineteenth48century48proposed48that48psychology48should48be48a48separate
48subdiscipline48of48philosophy.
c. Physiologists48demonstrated48that48scientific48methods48could48be48applied48to48understanding48human
48behavior48and48mental48processes.
d. Physiologists48in48the48late48nineteenth48century48were48unable48to48apply48scientific48methods48to48th
e48study48of48human48behavior48and48thinking,48and48consequently48psychology48was48no48longer48p
art48of48that48discipline.
ANSWER:4 8 c
16. You48are48participating48in48a48psychological48experiment.48In48this48experiment,48you48are48asked48to48rai
se48your48right48hand48when48a48red48square48is48presented48on48the48computer48screen,48and48to48raise48your48l
eft48hand48when48a48black48square48is48presented.48Your48reaction48time48for48raising48your48hand48is48automa
tically48recorded.48This48experiment48would48likely48have48been48conducted48in48whose48lab?
a. Titchener’s,48because48you48are48breaking48down48your48experience48into48their48component48parts
b. Wundt’s,48because48you48are48measuring48a48fundamental48psychological48process,48reaction48time
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1. Today,48psychology48is48formally48defined48as48the48scientific48study48of48 and48 .
a. behavior;48mental48processes
b. consciousness;48 unconsciousness
c. free48will;48motivation
d. structuralism;48 functionalism
ANSWER:4 8 a
2. Taylor’s48new48puppy48is48a48very48quick48learner.48In48just48a48week,48Taylor48has48been48able48to48teach4
8their48puppy48to48sit,48shake,48and48roll48over!48Taylor48wonders48how48their48new48puppy48can48learn48and4
8remember48these48new48behaviors48so48quickly.48Which48field48of48study48is48Taylor48MOST48likely48intere
sted48in?
a. biology48because48the48puppy’s48genetics48make48it48possible48for48it48to48learn48new48behaviors
b. sociology48because48society48helps48the48puppy48learn48new48behaviors
c. psychology,48because48of48the48puppy’s48newly48learned48behaviors48and48mental48process48of48re
membering48said48behaviors
d. chemistry48because48the48puppy48is48able48to48learn48new48behaviors48and48remember48them48based4
8on48the48structure48of48their48elements48and48compounds
ANSWER:4 8 c
3. Which48statement48about48psychologists48is48TRUE?
a. They48focus48exclusively48on48treating48psychological48disorders48and48problems.
b. They48are48interested48in48both48normal48and48abnormal48behaviors.
c. All48psychologists48can48prescribe48medication.
d. All48psychologists48have48a48doctorate48in48their48field48of48study.
ANSWER:4 8 b
4. Which48of48these48BEST48represents48psychology's48basic48goals?
a. investigate48and48treat48mental48illness
b. describe,48explain,48predict,48and48influence48behavior
c. listen48to,48counsel,48and48console48people48with48problems
d. apply48the48findings48of48animal48research48to48abnormal48behavior
ANSWER:4 8 b
5. Jamie48is48interested48in48why48their48friend,48Sam,48binge48watches48the48show,48The48Office,48repeatedly.48
Sam48claims48that48re-
watching48it48provides48a48feeling48of48relaxation.48Specifically,48Jamie48wants48to48know48why48Sam48does48t
his48behavior.48Which48of48the48four48basic48goals48of48psychology48is48Jamie48MOST48likely48following?
a. describe
b. predict
c. explain
d. control
ANSWER:4 8 c
6. Which48famous48Greek48philosopher48wrote48extensively48about48psychological48topics48such48as48sleep48an
d48dreaming,48the48senses,48and48memory?
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a. Aristotle
b. Descartes
c. Calkins
d. James
ANSWER:4 8 a
7. This48philosopher48proposed48that48the48mind48and48body48are48separate48but48interact48to48create48conscious4
8experiences.
a. Descartes
b. Aristotle
c. Socrates
d. Plato
ANSWER:4 8 a
8. In48thinking48about48psychology48and48consciousness,48the48idea48that48the48mind48and48the48body48are48separ
ate48entities48that48interact48makes48a48lot48of48sense48to48you.48You48MOST48likely48share48the48view48of:
a. Aristotle.
b. Descartes.
c. Watson.
d. Skinner.
ANSWER:4 8 b
9. Aaliyah48has48found48that48when48she48does48not48get48enough48sleep48before48an48exam,48she’s48not48able48t
o48think48as48clearly48and48her48body48aches,48which48results48in48a48lower48exam48score.48Which48philosopher
48would48agree48with48Aaliyah’s48assessment,48that48her48mind48and48body48interacted48to48produce48the48cons
cious48experience48of48feeling48achy48and48tired?
a. Aristotle
b. Descartes
c. Socrates
d. Plato
ANSWER:4 8 b
10. In48terms48of48the48nature–nurture48issue,48many48psychologists48today48conclude48that:
a. it48is48not48possible48to48completely48separate48the48nature–nurture48issue.
b. nature48is48the48driving48force48of48human48experience.
c. nurture48is48the48driving48force48of48human48experience.
d. while48both48are48important,48nurture48defines48personality48more48than48nature.
ANSWER:4 8 a
11. Thais48was48born48into48a48wealthy48household48and48had48every48resource48imaginable48while48growing4
8up.48However,48Thais’s48parents48rarely48played48with48Thais48or48held48Thais48as48a48toddler.48Now,48Thais
48is48a48teenager48and48is48starting48to48rebel48against48authority48figures.48Is48the48fact48that48Thais48is48rebell
ing48as48a48teenager48the48result48of48nature48or48nurture48in48this48example?
a. nature,48because48these48are48environmental48influences
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b. nature,48because48these48are48inborn48influences
c. nurture,48because48these48are48environmental48influences
d. nurture,48because48these48are48inborn48influences
ANSWER:4 8 c
12. For48centuries,48philosophers48debated48which48was48more48important:48the48inborn48
of48the48individual48or48the48environmental48influences48that48 the48individual.
a. nature;48nurture
b. nurture;48naturalize
c. experience;48condition
d. evolution;48condition
ANSWER:4 8 a
13. The48established48science48most48responsible48for48the48emergence48of48psychology48as48a48scientific48discip
line48was:
a. physiology.
b. physics.
c. chemistry.
d. introspection.
ANSWER:4 8 a
14. is48a48branch48of48biology48that48studies48the48functions48and48parts48of48living48organisms.
a. Psychology
b. Physiology
c. Philosophy
d. Physics
ANSWER:4 8 b
15. How48did48physiology48contribute48to48the48emergence48of48psychology48as48a48separate48scientific48discipli
ne?
a. In48defining48the48boundaries48of48their48science,48physiologists48rejected48the48study48of48mental48processes48a
nd48behavior.
b. Physiologists48in48the48late48nineteenth48century48proposed48that48psychology48should48be48a48separate
48subdiscipline48of48philosophy.
c. Physiologists48demonstrated48that48scientific48methods48could48be48applied48to48understanding48human
48behavior48and48mental48processes.
d. Physiologists48in48the48late48nineteenth48century48were48unable48to48apply48scientific48methods48to48th
e48study48of48human48behavior48and48thinking,48and48consequently48psychology48was48no48longer48p
art48of48that48discipline.
ANSWER:4 8 c
16. You48are48participating48in48a48psychological48experiment.48In48this48experiment,48you48are48asked48to48rai
se48your48right48hand48when48a48red48square48is48presented48on48the48computer48screen,48and48to48raise48your48l
eft48hand48when48a48black48square48is48presented.48Your48reaction48time48for48raising48your48hand48is48automa
tically48recorded.48This48experiment48would48likely48have48been48conducted48in48whose48lab?
a. Titchener’s,48because48you48are48breaking48down48your48experience48into48their48component48parts
b. Wundt’s,48because48you48are48measuring48a48fundamental48psychological48process,48reaction48time
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