,To The Instructor
This collection of test questions is designed to supplement the Third Edition of Jeffrey S. Nevid’s Essentials of
Psychology: Concepts and Applications. It contains 2,206 multiple-choice and essay questions—ranging from 132
to 201 per chapter, depending on the amount of content in the chapter.
The Test Bank is organized by chapters and modules to parallel the textbook, and learning objectives are
identified for each chapter. The learning objectives are based on learning goals keyed to the APA Guidelines for
the Undergraduate Psychology Major (see Preface of the text, pages xxvi to xxix). These learning objectives are
framed in terms of action learning verbs incorporated in the IDEA™ Model of course assessment. As described in
the Preface, the IDEA Model™ maps specific learning goals to measurable skills students acquire in their first
exposure to psychology. The action learning verbs are based on the IDEA acronym as follows:
Identify. . . key figures in the history of psychology, parts of nervous system, and so on
Define or Describe . . . key concepts and key features of major psychological theories
Evaluate or Explain . . . underlying processes and mechanisms of behavior and mental processes
Apply . . . psychological concepts to real-world examples
The multiple-choice items in the Test Bank are coded for type of action verb (I, D, E, or A) and designated
learning objective (OBJ).There are multiple items for each specified learning objective and additional items that
measure knowledge of additional material in the chapter. The test bank also includes one or more essay questions
for each module. Each essay question comes with a sample answer.
The Test Bank allows you to select questions by chapter or by module, by specific learning objectives, and by type
of acquired skill based on the particular action verb (Identify, Define or Describe, Evaluate or Explain, or Apply).
In addition, multiple-choice questions are broken down into three types—conceptual questions that ask the student
to formulate an answer based on his or her understanding of a concept, factual questions that ask the student to
recall information from the text, and applied questions that introduce a real-life scenario and ask the student to
apply his or her acquired knowledge.
Multiple-choice items in the Test Bank use the following notation:
ANS: D
OBJ: 1.2
REF: 3
MOD: Module 1-1 Foundations of Modern Psychology
MSC: conceptual
KEY: Identify, Define or Describe, Evaluate or Explain, Apply
NOT: www
The first entry (ANS: ) designates the correct answer. The second entry (OBJ: ) indicates the number of the
learning objective that the item addresses. The third entry (REF:) specifies the page number(s) and the fourth
entry (MOD:) indicates the module in the main textbook where the information is located. The fifth entry
(MSC:) indicates the type of question and KEY: entry designates the type of acquired skill the item assesses. The
last notation (NOT: www), appears with questions that have been put on the book’s website for student quizzing.
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,CHAPTER 1
The Science of Psychology
IDEA MODEL™ OF COURSE ASSESSMENT:
KEYING TEST ITEMS TO ACQUIRED SKILLS
SKILLS Test Items
Identify . . . pioneering figures in psychology, parts of 9, 11, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23,
the nervous system, sensory receptors for various 25, 26, 31, 32, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40,
senses, MSC: s of personality tests, MSC: s of 41, 42, 43, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52,
psychological disorders, methods of treatment, etc. 59, 60, 61, 64, 67, 69, 70, 72, 73,
75, 76, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84,
85, 88, 89, 90, 98, 99, 100, 101,
102, 124, 128, 129, 130
Define or Describe . . . key concepts of sensation 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 12, 13, 17, 21, 27,
28, 30, 33, 45, 63, 65, 66, 68, 86,
and perception, consciousness, learning, memory, 87, 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 103, 104,
cognition, motivation and emotion, personality, social 105, 109, 112, 119, 122, 123, 125,
psychology, health psychology, models of abnormal 126, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136
behavior and psychotherapy, etc.
Evaluate or Explain . . . underlying processes and 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 24, 29, 34,
37, 44, 50, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 62,
mechanisms of behavior and mental processes, research 71, 74, 79, 86, 107, 108, 110, 113,
methods, theoretical concepts, etc. 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 120, 127,
137, 140
Apply. . . psychological concepts to real-life examples, 24, 33, 55, 57, 63, 64, 66, 67, 68,
69, 71, 74, 79, 80, 82, 84, 85, 98,
including applications of psychological knowledge in 102, 103, 110, 111, 121, 126, 129,
daily life. 131, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145
, 2 Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology
Learning Objectives
1.1 Define psychology.
1.2 Explain why psychology is a science.
1.3 Identify early schools of psychology and the important contributors to these
schools.
1.4 Describe the major concepts associated with each school.
1.5 Identify and describe the major contemporary perspectives in psychology.
1.6 Identify and describe the specialty areas or subfields of psychology.
1.7 Describe ethnic and gender characteristics of psychologists today and the
changes that have occurred over time.
1.8 Identify the steps in the scientific method.
1.9 Identify and describe the research methods psychologists use to study
behavior and mental processes
1.10 Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of research methods in psychology.
1.11 Describe the ethical standards that govern research in psychology.
1.12 Apply critical thinking skills to explain claims made by others as well as
online information.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is the most complete definition of psychology?
A) The science of observable behavior and thoughts
B) The science of behavior
C) The science of mental processes
D) The science of behavior and mental processes
E) The art of behavior and mental processes
ANS: D REF: 3 MOD: Module 1-1 Foundations of Modern Psychology
MSC: conceptual OBJ: 1.1 KEY: Define/Describe
2. Psychology is generally defined as:
A) The science of observable behavior and thoughts.
B) The science of behavior.
C) The science of mental processes.
D) The science of behavior and mental processes.
E) The art of behavior and mental processes.
ANS: D REF: 3 MOD: Module 1-1 Foundations of Modern Psychology
MSC: conceptual OBJ: 1.1 KEY: Define/Describe
