Test bank for psychology concepts and connections 10th edition by rathus

The study of behavior and mental processesa. The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.. When a psychologist tells a client to use mental imagery in an attempt to help the pe

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Chapter 1

What is Psychology?

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Psychology is defined as the scientific study of

a. behavior and mental processes

b. diagnosis and treatment of behavioral disorders

c. conscious and unconscious mental processes

d. the mind

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2. Which of the following is the best definition of psychology?

a. The study of behavior and mental processes

b. The study of why people behave in abnormal and unique ways

c. The scientific study of behavior and mental processes

d. The study of how the mind works

d sociology and psychology.

5. Topics of interest to a psychologist would include all except which of the following?

a. Growth and development c. Global warming

b. Personality d. Stress and health

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6. When a psychologist tells a client to use mental imagery in an attempt to help the person cope with a problem, she is attempting to reach which goal of psychology?

10. Cody’s ACT score suggests he will do well in a particular university Which goal of

psychology does this represent?

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11. When a psychologist forms conclusions regarding a client’s chance of recovery, he is

attempting to reach which goal of psychology?

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12. Psychologists often help judges and juries decide whether a criminal in jail will commit another crime if released Which goal of psychology does this example represent?

a. decide the treatment

b. help the client meet his or her goals in treatment

c. allow the client a narrow range of options for his or her behavior

d. use a database to formulate a treatment for the client

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14. Which of the following is not true of psychological theories?

a. Theories make assumptions about behavior

b. Theories explain behavior and mental processes

c. Predictions are derived from theories

d. Theories are always discarded as new observations are made

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15. A conception of apparent relationships among observed events defines

b. theory d. the school of psychology

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16. Theories are likely to include statements of all of the following except:

b. biological processes d. environmental processes

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17. A satisfactory theory of mental illness should allow psychologists to predict

a. the types of individuals who are at risk for developing this problem

b. what type of treatment that would be useful in treating a specific mental illness

c. what type of behaviors related to a mental illness might be dangerous

d. all of these answers are true

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18. According to the text’s author theories which do not help in predicting or explaining behavior should be

a. revised or replaced c. ignored

ANS: A DIF: 3 REF: 1-4 OBJ: 1.1

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19. Dr Rossini is developing a training program to help a young woman with mental retardation

to sort clothes in the laundry of the residential facility in which she lives Whenever she performs her job correctly, she receives a reward If she does not stay on task, she receives no reward This is an example of

a. pure research

b. applied research

c. basic research

d the practice of psychology.

21. Applied research is research undertaken

a. with humans c. for its own sake

b. with lower animals d. to find solutions to specific problems

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22. The difference between pure and applied research is the difference between

a. prediction and control

b. practice and theory

c. research for its own sake and research to solve specific problems

d. application and explanation

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23. Research using computers to understand artificial intelligence is considered research

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25. research has no immediate application to personal or social problems and has been characterized as research for its own sake

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29. Students are students who are being mentored by an experienced psychologist are known as students

30. Which of the following statements is true regarding pure research?

a. Pure research never has an application to the real world

b. Pure research always has an application to real world problems

c. Pure research adds to the knowledge base of psychology which may have

applications to real world problems

d. Pure research adds to the knowledge base of psychology which does not have

applications to real world problems

31. Dr Cherne teaches undergraduate psychology students at a local university while continuing her own research in the area of play therapy Dr Cherne is involved in which areas of

psychology?

a. pure research c. practice and research

b. teaching and research d. applied research

32. A counseling psychologist is most likely involved in which form of psychology?

33. Dr Langer is treating a college student for depression in his private practice Most likely Dr Langer is a(n) psychologist

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34. Jean, recently married Harry, a widower with a teenage daughter From the onset of her relationship with Harry, Jean had difficulty in relating to his daughter Once married, the family problems between stepmother and stepdaughter became exacerbated Who might be consulted?

a. a developmental psychologist c. a counseling psychologist

b. an educational psychologist d. a psychiatric social worker

36. Dr Wang has just prescribed antidepressants for her patient She must be a

a. clinical psychologist c. school psychologist

b. psychotherapist d. psychiatrist

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37. are medical doctors who specialize in the treatment of psychological disorders

a. Clinical psychologists c. School psychologists

b. Psychotherapists d. Psychiatrists

38. According the American Psychologist Association, the largest subgroup of PhD level

psychologists are

a. clinical psychologists c. school psychologists

b. psychotherapists d. psychiatrists

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39. Adrienne is studying for the Ph.D in psychology As a part of her studies, she will be required

to do all except which of the following?

a. Study research methods c. Produce a doctoral dissertation

b. Learn how to provide psychotherapy d. Conduct original research

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40. One of the primary differences between a Ph.D and a Psy.D is the

a. cost of graduate school c. emphasis on applied methods

b. number of required graduate hours d. requirement of a medical degree

41. The following psychologists work with clients who have adjustment problems but not serious psychological disorders

psychologist is he most likely seeing?

a. clinical c. industrial organizational

b. educational d. counseling psychologist

43. Which of the following is a difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist?

a. Treating people with psychological problems

ANS: D DIF: 2 REF: 1-7 OBJ: 1.2

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45. School psychologists are employed by school districts to

a. develop achievement and aptitude tests

b. identify and assist students who have problems that interfere with their learning

c. assess the development of children in the school system

d. development curriculum for teachers to deliver

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46. Interpretation of a client’s symptoms is to a clinical psychologist as the development of an achievement test is to a(n) psychologist

a. course planning c. motivation research

b. instructional methods d. problems which interfere with

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49. Dr James has just completed a study examining the effects of aggressive television programs

on preschoolers She is most likely a psychologist

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52. A psychologist who is studying the relationship between loud construction noise and the learning of children in a nearby school might which type of psychologist?

a. developmental c. environmental

53. Which of the following psychologists is most likely to conduct pure research?

b. organizational d. human factors

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54. The design of the instrument layout of a new helicopter was carried out by industrial

engineers in consultation with psychologists

b. experimental d. human factors

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55. After an advertising campaign with a catchy jingle failed to generate sales for a new shampoo,the advertising director hired Faith Broadside to analyze the defective campaign and to propose an alternative approach Faith is most likely a psychologist

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59. A psychologist would most likely work with a professional bowler to develop better cognitive strategies to improve his game

d American medical doctors.

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61. Yolanda gives a careful description of all of her thoughts, experiences, and emotions after she underwent a near-death experience in which she felt herself leaving her body The method Yolanda and the researcher are using is called

a. the five senses

b. the study of mental illness

c. the nature of cause and effect

d. human’s capacity for rational thought

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63. Wilhelm Wundt founded the school of psychology called

a. Sigmund Freud c. Wilhelm Wundt

b. William James d. Erik Erikson

66. Under the school of structuralism, an analytic study of objective sensations and subjective feelings is accomplished through the method called

a. conditioning c. introspection

b. psychoanalysis d. insight

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67. What distinguished Wilhelm Wundt’s contribution from other contributions to psychology?

a. He wrote the first textbook of psychology

b. He defined psychology as the science of behavior

c. He established psychology as a laboratory science

d. He studied insight in lower animals

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b. focus on the continuity between conscious experience and behavior

c. analyze the relation between sensory stimuli and behavior

d. determine the functions of conscious experience

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69. The main method used in the school of structuralism was

a. introspection c. observation

b. stream of consciousness d. perception

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70. Structuralism defined experience in terms of

a. behavioral tendencies and habits

b. the continuity of consciousness and unconscious processes

c. the functions of consciousness

d. sensations, feelings, and mental images

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71. Functionalism was established by

a. G Stanley Hall c. John Watson

b. Wilhelm Wundt d. William James

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72. Which of the following statements is most likely to have been made by a functionalist psychologist?

a. The mind is composed of discrete elements

b. Perception is greater than the sum of its parts

c. The only object of psychology is the study of behavior

d. Adaptation to the environment is the purpose of mental processes and behavior

ANS: D DIF: 3 REF: 10 – 11 OBJ: 1.3

74. A functionalist would agree with which of the following statements?

a. Consciousness can be broken down into elemental parts

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b. Consciousness is a continuous process

c. Both a and b

d. None of these

ANS: B DIF: 2 REF: 10 –11 OBJ: 1.3

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75. One similarity between structuralism and functionalism is

a. unconscious behavior c. introspection

b. both focused on real world situations d. observable behavior

ANS: C DIF: 2 REF: 10 – 11 OBJ: 1.3

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76. has been called the first true American psychologist

a. Sigmund Freud c. Wilhelm Wundt

b. William James d. Erik Erikson

77. Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution predicted that organisms that survived and reproduced were than those less fit

a. more intelligent c. more conscious of their surroundings

b. better adapted to the environment d. better at problem solving

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78. The functionalists expanded the study of psychology to include behavior as well as

consciousness and asked how mental processes and behavior

a. were broken down into sensations, feelings, and thoughts

b. were part of the unconscious

c. led the individual to self-knowledge

d. assisted the organism to adapt to the environment

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79. are acts that at first require one’s full attention but over time become automatic

a. Stream of consciousness c. Measurable behavior

80. John B Watson established as a school of psychology

b. functionalism d. psychoanalysis

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81. John Watson proposed a definition of psychology that omitted all except

a. mental processes c. consciousness

b. observable behavior d. feelings and thoughts

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82. became rich by applying his principles of conditioning to the world of advertising

b. B.F Skinner d. Sigmund Freud

83. B F Skinner made major contributions to

a. structuralism c. behaviorism

b. functionalism d. Gestalt psychology

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84. Watson and Skinner had one objective in common—the

a. treatment of disorders

b. acquisition of behavior through conditioning/reinforcement

c. use of mental imagery

d. discovery of unconscious conflicts

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85. Peter taught his dog to turn in a circle every time he waved his hand in a circular motion After the response Peter would pet the dog and give it a treat From Skinner’s perspective, the treat would be considered a

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a. reinforcement c. introspection

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87. Behaviorism is to learning theory as Gestalt psychology is to

a. psychotherapy c. perception

b. adaptation to the environment d. habit

ANS: C DIF: 2 REF: 11 – 14 OBJ: 1.3

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88. The school of psychology that emphasized the organization of perceptual experience into wholes and the integration of separate stimuli into meaningful patterns is termed

a. psychoanalysis c. structuralism

b. functionalism d. Gestalt psychology

90. The German word Gestalt translates roughly to

a. introspection c. organized whole

b. reinforcement d. behavior pattern

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91. For the Gestalt psychologists, learning was largely a matter of

a. trial and error c. rote practice and repetition

b. insight and understanding d. habit and environmental adaptation

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92. Lisa, while contemplating her fourth failed relationship, came to the conclusion that maybe allmen aren’t jerks but that she was making poor decision Gestalt psychologists would call this

b. introspection d. perceptual congruity

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93. While historians rank as the most significant figure in the history of psychology, popular culture places at the top of its list of psychologists

a. John Watson; William James c. Wilhelm Wundt; William James

b. William James; Sigmund Freud d. Wilhelm Wundt; Sigmund Freud

b. humanism-existentialism d. Gestalt psychology

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97. At the center of psychodynamic theory of human motivation is

b. the unconscious d. introspection

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98. Psychoanalysis differs from structuralism, functionalism and behaviorism in that it is also a method of

a. scientific inquiry c. self-knowledge

b. introspection d. psychotherapy

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99. Freud’s technique of psychotherapy is called

a. reality therapy c. psychoanalysis

b. insight therapy d. behavior therapy

a. Unconscious processes have the greatest impact on behavior

b. Learning is the basis of behavior

c. Humans are potentially good

d. The sum of the parts is more important than the separate parts

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102. Greg has just undergone several months discussing his early childhood with her therapist He has revealed traumas involving toilet training, relationships with his parents and separation issues Greg was involved in

a. insight training c. psychoanalysis

b. introspection d. humanistic counseling

103. Which one of the following perspective of psychology no longer exists today?

a. psychoanalysis

b. humanisms

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