Test Bank for Introduction to Psychology, 12th Edition by James W. Kalat
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Psychology - Research Methos
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Psychology - Research Methos
Test Bank for Introduction to Psychology 12e 12th Edition by James W. Kalat. Full Chapters test bank are included - Chapter 1 to 15
1. What Is Psychology?
2. Scientific Methods in Psychology.
3. Biological Psychology.
4. Sensation and Perception.
5. Development.
6. Learning.
7. Memory.
8....
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. What is the motivation for modern-day research on animal learning?
a. to rank-order the animals from most intelligent to least
b. to predict the future evolution of intelligence
c. to understand the mechanisms of behavior
d. to improve our methods of testing human intelligence
2. How did the early history of psychology differ from that of other scientific fields?
a. Other fields began with many contributions by amateurs.
b. Other fields relied on correlational research.
c. Other fields received government research support from the start.
d. Other fields established rigid rules about how to conduct research.
3. How do advocates of determinism explain why we cannot completely predict people’s behavior?
a. Researchers have not yet identified all the genes on human chromosomes.
b. It is impractical to measure all the influences on behavior.
c. People have free will.
d. The mind is independent of the body.
4. Why did the psychology professors of the early 1900s have so little to teach?
a. Ethics committees at the time forbade research on humans.
b. There had been no tradition of amateur psychology research.
c. Textbook publishers refused to publish books on psychology.
d. Most psychology professors at the time had not been to college themselves.
5. Monism and dualism are conflicting views with regard to which issue?
a. the mind-brain problem
b. free will vs. determinism
c. the nature-nurture debate
d. the evolution of species
6. Which of these would a health psychologist be MOST likely to study?
a. genetic influences on behavior
b. effects of exercise, diet, and alcohol on health
c. effects of antidepressant drugs on mental health
d. new and improved ways to deliver psychotherapy
7. Which of the following relates MOST closely to studying the nature-nurture issue?
a. analyzing the relationship between people’s dreams and their motivations
b. watching how people behave differently after sleep deprivation
c. examining cellular structures in different parts of the brain
d. comparing the genes of people who behave differently
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8. Which of the following is LEAST likely to deal with people who have serious emotional problems?
a. a psychiatrist
b. a psychoanalyst
c. a counseling psychologist
d. a clinical psychologist
9. Which of these does an industrial/organizational psychologist MOST often do?
a. advises students about how to prepare a job application
b. helps companies hire the right employees
c. provides counseling to workers with emotional problems
d. helps engineers revise their machinery to be easier to understand
10. Which of the following can you expect to gain from a course in introduction to psychology?
a. the ability to analyze dreams
b. the ability to decipher hidden aspects of people’s personality
c. knowledge about learning, memory, and attention
d. tricks for manipulating other people’s behavior
11. What is the main activity for specialists in human factors (ergonomics)?
a. helping companies hire and train their workers
b. designing machines to help people use them easily
c. facilitating communication between people from different cultures
d. theory and research related to how evolution affects behavior
12. What education must someone have to practice school psychology in the United States?
a. a high-school diploma and a recommendation from a school counselor
b. a two-year degree from a community college
c. a bachelor’s degree plus one year of experience
d. at least a master’s degree
13. Typically, what education does a clinical social worker have?
a. a bachelor’s degree only
b. a master’s degree
c. PsyD.
d. PhD
14. Which field of psychology expanded greatly shortly after World War II?
a. structuralist psychology
b. clinical psychology
c. industrial/organizational psychology
d. forensic psychology
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15. Which kind of psychologist studies how people influence one another?
a. biopsychologist
b. human factors specialist
c. comparative psychologist
d. social psychologist
16. In what way is modern cognitive psychology similar to Titchener’s structuralism?
a. It relies on the same research methods.
b. It considers thought and knowledge, not just behavior.
c. It relates current problem behaviors to childhood experiences.
d. It compares human behavior to that of laboratory animals.
17. A belief in free will opposes which of the following assertions?
a. Introspection is a valid method of understanding thought.
b. Heredity and environment are equally important.
c. Scientific research can explain human behavior.
d. Children advance through several stages of cognitive development.
18. Psychiatrists and clinical psychologists differ MOST clearly in which way?
a. their interest in helping disturbed people
b. their age
c. their theories of personality
d. their education
19. What does a cognitive psychologist study?
a. thinking and problem solving
b. motivation and emotion
c. cooperation and competition
d. the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
20. Most children dislike many vegetables, and also resist swallowing many medicines. Why?
a. Children are more sensitive to bitter tastes than are adults.
b. Children are more sensitive to salty tastes than are adults.
c. Children’s throats are narrower than adults’ throats.
d. Children do not yet have a full set of teeth.
21. Sigmund Freud paid special attention to which aspect of his patients’ experience and behavior?
a. sudden changes in their facial expressions
b. their reports of dreams
c. their eye movements
d. left-right asymmetry in their posture
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22. Which of these explanations would an evolutionary psychologist offer for a behavior?
a. The behavior will continue to increase and improve in the future.
b. The behavior was useful to our ancestors.
c. The behavior develops gradually as a child grows older.
d. The behavior develops as a result of learning and memory.
23. Titchener’s research on structuralism sought to understand which of these?
a. the best explanation of how rats learn mazes
b. the relationship between heredity and environment
c. the sensations and images that compose the mind
d. the childhood experiences that lead to mental illness
24. Why did clinical psychology increase in prominence just after World War II?
a. Sigmund Freud made his first trip to the United States.
b. Returning soldiers needed more help than psychiatrists could provide.
c. American colleges began admitting women on an equal basis with men.
d. The first antidepressant drugs became available.
25. A forensic psychologist consults with what type of person?
a. labor leaders
b. engineers
c. lawyers
d. clergy
26. To evaluate the assumptions of determinism, what would someone test?
a. the predictability of behavior
b. the importance of genetic differences
c. the differences among cultures
d. the effectiveness of motivational speakers
27. A psychiatrist has which educational degree(s)?
a. associate degree only
b. bachelor’s degree only
c. phd or psyd
d. md
28. How would damage to the adrenal glands alter taste preferences?
a. decreased preference for salty tastes
b. increased preference for salty tastes
c. decreased preference for sweet tastes
d. increased preference for sweet tastes
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