Question 1

When did psychology begin as a deliberate attempt to build a new science?​

Accepted Answer

A)  During the time of Aristotle
B)  ​During the Middle Ages
C)  ​During the late 1800s
D)  ​During the late 1900s

Question 2

​Which of the following is an example of a question related to the nature-nurture issue?​

Accepted Answer

A)  To what extent can unconscious influences alter people's behavior?
B)  ​How much of the difference between boys and girls depends on their genes?
C)  ​Which brain areas are most important for learning and memory?
D)  ​Are certain behaviors completely random or unpredictable?

Question 3

​A cognitive psychologist mainly studies which aspect of behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Motivationc
B)  ​Thinking
C)  Cooperation
D)  ​Competition

Question 4

​What evidence did Francis Galton state to argue that heredity is important for intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Certain brain areas are larger than average in high-IQ people.
B)  ​Several identifiable genes are more common than average in high-IQ people.
C)  ​On average, twins have similar scores on IQ tests.
D)  ​Many of the sons of eminent men become eminent also.

Question 5

​Which type of psychologist is most likely to study changes in children's taste preferences as they grow older?

Accepted Answer

A)  Human factors specialist
B)  ​Forensic psychologist
C)  ​Psychoanalyst 
D)  ​Developmental psychologist

Question 6

The study of the role of heredity and environment relates to which of these issues?​

Accepted Answer

A)  The nature-nurture issue
B)  The mind-brain relationship
C)  ​The issue of determinism versus free will
D)  ​The issue of how we should classify types of mental disorder

Question 7

What do psychologists and philosophers mean by the "mind-body" question?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Is the mind aware of what goes on in the body?
B)  ​How does brain activity relate to mental experience?
C)  ​Which is more important, mind or body?
D)  ​Do you mind what I do with your body?

Question 8

​What can a psychiatrist do that a clinical psychologist cannot do,in most states?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hypnotize people
B)  ​Supervise sessions of Alcoholics Anonymous
C)  ​Prescribe drugs
D)  ​Conduct research

Question 9

Which of the following is a major concern of cross-cultural psychologists?​

Accepted Answer

A)  In what ways human behavior differs from that of other animal species
B)  ​What is part of human nature, and what varies depending on our background
C)  ​To what extent people understand the causes of their own behavior
D)  ​What is the best way to teach children to behave ethically

Question 10

Which of these does an evolutionary psychologist try to explain?​

Accepted Answer

A)  How we can overcome our biological urges
B)  ​Which brain areas are most important for certain functions
C)  ​How rapidly people will become more intelligent in the future
D)  ​In what way certain behaviors were useful to our ancestors

Question 11

​Which type of psychologist specializes in the study of thought and knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A)  Organizational psychologist
B)  ​Behavioristc
C)  ​Cognitive psychologistc
D)  ​Human factors specialist

Question 12

​Which kind of psychologist is most concerned with how other people influence our behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Evolutionary psychologist
B)  ​Social psychologist
C)  ​Forensic psychologist
D)  ​Biopsychologist

Question 13

​What did early comparative psychologists discover about animal intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Animal intelligence is directly related to the volume of the cerebral cortex.
B)  ​A species that seems intelligent on one task might do poorly on another.
C)  Animal intelligence continues to increase, generation by generation.
D)  ​Using a set of five tasks, it is possible to rank-order animals in intelligence.

Question 14

Which of these does the concept of free will imply?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Everything we do has a cause.
B)  ​Mind and body are inseparable.
C)  ​Scientific research could never explain human behavior.
D)  ​The factors that influence behavior vary from one culture to another.

Question 15

Which type of psychologist specializes in the psychological condition of students?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Comparative psychologist
B)  ​Forensic psychologist
C)  ​Human factors specialist
D)  ​School psychologist

Question 16

​Which type of psychologist would be most interested in the role of genetics,brain function,and body chemistry?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social psychologist
B)  ​Cognitive psychologist
C)  ​Forensic psychologist
D)  ​Biological psychologistc

Question 17

The word psychology was derived from the Greek words psyche and logos,meaning __________.​

Accepted Answer

A)  word and study
B)  ​mind and word
C)  ​depth and mind
D)  ​mind and body

Question 18

​What education is necessary for a psychologist to provide mental health services?

Accepted Answer

A)  A high-school diploma only
B)  ​A bachelor's degree with a major in psychology
C)  ​A bachelor's degree plus one year of supervised practice
D)  ​At least a master's degree

Question 19

What is one of the main activities of an industrial/organizational psychologist?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Help engineers redesign equipment to make it easier to understand
B)  ​Help a company hire and train the best workers
C)  ​Provide therapy when a worker experiences job burnout
D)  ​Study the effects of cultural differences on mental health

Question 20

​Social psychologists concentrate mainly on which of these topics?

Accepted Answer

A)  What is the best way to organize companies or industries
B)  ​How learning and memory develop over age
C)  ​How people influence one another
D)  ​How evolution shaped human behavior

Exam 1: What Is Psychology

What is one of the main activities of an industrial/organizational psychologist?​

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The word psychology was derived from the Greek words psyche and logos,meaning __________.​

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​What can a psychiatrist do that a clinical psychologist cannot do,in most states?

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The study of the role of heredity and environment relates to which of these issues?​

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Which type of psychologist specializes in the psychological condition of students?​

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What do psychologists and philosophers mean by the "mind-body" question?​

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​Social psychologists concentrate mainly on which of these topics?

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Which of these does the concept of free will imply?​

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​Which kind of psychologist is most concerned with how other people influence our behavior?

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​What evidence did Francis Galton state to argue that heredity is important for intelligence?

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Which of the following is a major concern of cross-cultural psychologists?​

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​Which type of psychologist would be most interested in the role of genetics,brain function,and body chemistry?

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​A cognitive psychologist mainly studies which aspect of behavior?

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​Which type of psychologist specializes in the study of thought and knowledge?

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When did psychology begin as a deliberate attempt to build a new science?​

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​What education is necessary for a psychologist to provide mental health services?

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​Which type of psychologist is most likely to study changes in children's taste preferences as they grow older?

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Which of these does an evolutionary psychologist try to explain?​

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​Which of the following is an example of a question related to the nature-nurture issue?​

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​What did early comparative psychologists discover about animal intelligence?

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