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Psych Ch 1 Set 1
Test Description: Prep for the chapter 1 test
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1) Understanding psychology
A
can provide useful insights into human behavior.
B
is all smoke and mirrors.
C
is a good way to control other people's minds.
D
is the title of the textbook, but has no real meaning otherwise.
2) Applied science is
A
the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake.
B
how scientists get jobs.
C
using scientific findings to accomplish practical goals.
D
a method of skipping the hypothesis portion of the scientific method.
3) A goal of psychologists is to
A
convince the general public of the psychologists' findings by using big words the public doesn't understand.
B
predict behavior using accumulated knowledge about the ways humans act in various situations.
C
gain many clients so their couches get worn out.
D
read people's minds.
4) The first psychology laboratory was founded by
A
Sigmund Freud.
B
Wilhelm Wundt.
C
Abraham Maslow.
D
Jean Piaget.
5) The procedure of ____ led the way to the development and use of the scientific method in psychology.
A
operant conditioning.
B
psychobabble.
C
psychoanalysis.
D
introspection.
6) Sir Francis Galton led the way in the field of _____ when he studied biographies, heredity, and individual intelligence.
A
Gestalt psychology
B
differential psychology
C
psychoanalysis
D
biopsychological perspective
7) Psychologists who studied the function of consciousness became known as
A
psychoanalysts.
B
behavioralists.
C
humanists.
D
functionalists.
8) Humanistic psychologists such as Rollo May, Abraham Maslow, and Carl Rogers describe human nature as
A
developing randomly without much input from the human in question.
B
evolving and self-directed.
C
determined by the subconscious mind.
D
largely determined by the fates.
9) Clinical psychology is a subfield of medicine and therefore clinical psychologists must earn a medical degree before treating patients.
A
False: Psychiatry is a specialty of medicine and psychiatrists must earn a medical degree.
B
True: By definition clinical psychologists work in clinics, making medical degrees necessary.
C
False: Psychology degrees are exceedingly difficult to obtain, so medical licensure is unnecessary.
D
True: Clinical psychologists work alongside other doctors in a medical setting and must earn the same credentials.
10) Forensic psychology applies psychological principles to
A
the legal system.
B
the education system.
C
the employment system.
D
the healthcare system.
11) Specialists in developmental psychology study
A
methods to boost production.
B
the effects of the environment on people.
C
changes that occur throughout life.
D
topics related to teaching children and young adults.
12) Normal physical activities are known as
A
behavioral.
B
cognitive.
C
empirical.
D
physiological.
13) The end product of an experimental study is
A
hypothesis.
B
insight.
C
intuition.
D
a theory.
14) Instead of applying principles of psychology to studies of human behavior, a scientist engaged in basic science
A
ignores those principles.
B
is not a psychologist.
C
studies only animal behavior.
D
discovers those principles.
15) In what way is psychology connected to other natural sciences?
A
It proved that human behavior is the result of biology.
B
It explores biological explanations for human behavior.
C
It explores the influences of society on individuals and their behavior.
D
It explores the influences of society on group behavior.
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