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1. Sarah is observing high school students use Facebook and Skype. Her purpose is to see how these students perceive information, how they acquire
and use language, and how these media change the way they communicate in the society. She is most likely a student of
A. anthropology.
B. human resource management.
C. psychology.
D. history.
Page: 5
APA Outcome: 1.3 Describe applications of psychology
APA Outcome: 2.4 Interpret, design, and conduct basic psychological research
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Apply
Difficulty: High
Learning Objective: Define psychology.
Topic: Definition of Psychology
2. ________ helps us understand people through storytelling, character exploration, development of setting, and use of imagery.
A. History
B. Anthropology
C. Literature
D. Psychology
Page: 5
APA Outcome: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Apply
Difficulty: Low
Learning Objective: Define psychology.
Topic: Definition of Psychology
3. _________ helps us understand people through description and analysis of past events and artifacts.
A. Literature
B. History
C. Sociology
D. Anthropology
Page: 5
APA Outcome: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Apply
Difficulty: Low
Learning Objective: Define psychology.
Topic: Definition of Psychology
4. _________ can be best defined as the study of human culture and origins.
A. Anthropology
B. Psychology
C. Literature
D. Archaeology
Page: 5
APA Outcome: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Apply
Difficulty: Low
Learning Objective: Define psychology.
Topic: Definition of Psychology
5. _________ seeks to understand people in terms of large-scale social forces and with a focus on groups rather than individuals.
A. Archaeology
B. Sociology
C. Literature
D. Psychology
Page: 5
APA Outcome: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Apply
Difficulty: Low
Learning Objective: Define psychology.
Topic: Definition of Psychology
6. _________ is the science of understanding individuals—animals as well as people.
A. Archaeology
,B. Sociology
C. Anthropology
D. Psychology
Page: 5
APA Outcome: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Apply
Difficulty: Low
Learning Objective: Define psychology.
Topic: Definition of Psychology
7. Psychology is most accurately defined as the
A. study of people through description and analysis of past events and artifacts.
B. study of people in terms of large-scale social forces and with a focus on groups rather than individuals.
C. scientific study of thought and behavior.
D. scientific study of human culture and origins.
Page: 5
APA Outcome: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Apply
Difficulty: Low
Learning Objective: Define psychology.
Topic: Definition of Psychology
8. Psyche, the root word of "psychology," comes from the Greek for
A. heart.
B. soul.
C. mind.
D. personality.
Page: 5
APA Outcome: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Apply
Difficulty: Low
Learning Objective: Define psychology.
Topic: Definition of Psychology
9. Which of the following statements is true of psychology?
A. Modern psychology is more likely to study the brain and behavior than the mind.
B. It does not have any other disciplines organized around it.
C. It is a core science, along with medicine, physics, and math.
D. It is not a science, but a clinical practice.
Page: 6
APA Outcome: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
APA Outcome: 2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Apply
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Define psychology.
Topic: Definition of Psychology
10. Core sciences are those that
A. have many other disciplines organized around them.
B. are a combination of several different sciences.
C. are always drawn from common sense.
D. are the simplest to understand.
Page: 6
APA Outcome: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
APA Outcome: 2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Apply
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Define psychology.
Topic: Definition of Psychology
11. In the context of the subdisciplines of psychology, which of the following is the study of how people perceive information, how they learn and
remember, how they acquire and use language, and how they solve problems?
A. Developmental psychology
B. Cognitive psychology
C. Behavioral neuroscience
D. Personality psychology
, Page: 8
APA Outcome: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
APA Outcome: 2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Apply
Difficulty: Low
Learning Objective: Identify areas of specialization and careers in psychology.
Topic: Subfields of Psychology
12. Dr. Hughes conducts laboratory studies of the thought processes involved in problem solving. Which of the following types of psychologists is
she most likely to be?
A. A cognitive psychologist
B. An evolutionary psychologist
C. An educational psychologist
D. A social psychologist
Page: 8
APA Outcome: 1.3 Describe applications of psychology
APA Outcome: 2.4 Interpret, design, and conduct basic psychological research
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Apply
Difficulty: High
Learning Objective: Identify areas of specialization and careers in psychology.
Topic: Subfields of Psychology
13. In which of the following subdisciplines of psychology are researchers often referred to as experimental psychologists?
A. Social psychology
B. Cognitive psychology
C. Clinical psychology
D. Educational psychology
Page: 8
APA Outcome: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
APA Outcome: 2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Apply
Difficulty: Low
Learning Objective: Identify areas of specialization and careers in psychology.
Topic: Subfields of Psychology
14. Which of the following questions is most likely to be discussed by a cognitive psychologist?
A. How do people visualize objects in their minds?
B. How does the presence of other people change an individual's thoughts, feelings, or perceptions?
C. Why are we attracted to particular kinds of people?
D. How does parent-infant bonding affect adult relationships?
Page: 8
APA Outcome: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
APA Outcome: 2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Apply
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Identify areas of specialization and careers in psychology.
Topic: Subfields of Psychology
15. In the context of the subdisciplines of psychology, a researcher who is studying how people visualize objects in their minds is most likely
studying
A. behavioral neuroscience.
B. cognitive psychology.
C. clinical psychology.
D. personality psychology.
Page: 8
APA Outcome: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
APA Outcome: 2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Apply
Difficulty: Low
Learning Objective: Identify areas of specialization and careers in psychology.
Topic: Subfields of Psychology
16. Developmental psychology can be best described as the study of
A. how we perceive information, how we learn and remember, how we acquire and use language, and how we solve problems.
B. the links among brain, mind, and behavior.
C. the relationship between bodily systems and chemicals and their relationship to behavior and thought.
D. how thought and behavior change and show stability across the life span.
Page: 8
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