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