Test bank for Psychology 4th Edition by Daniel L. Schacter I. Psychology is the scientific study of: A) mind and body. B) mind and behaviour. C) mood and behaviour. D) mood and body. 2. Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behaviour. Behaviour refers to: A) perceptions, thoughts, memories...
Test bank for Psychology 4th Edition by Daniel L. Schacter
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l.
Psychology is the scientific study of:
A) mind and body
B) mind and behaviour
C) mood and behaviour.
D) mood and body.
2. Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behaviour Behaviour refers to‘
A) perceptions, thoughts, memories, and feelings.
B) explanations.
C) urges.
D) observable actions of“humans and nonhuman animals.
3 Today, psychologists believe that mental processes:
A) arise from electrical and chemical activities of the brain
B) arise from a nonphysical mind interacting with the pineal gland in the brain,
C) are not proper subject matter for science research
D) usually are not adaptive in helping us function effectively in the world.
4. Today, most psychologists would agree with which statement concerning mental
processes?
A) The scientific method cannot be applied to mental processes.
B) Mental processes are nonphysical entities that control the brain and body.
C) Mental processes arise from brain functioning
D) Mental processes are the only subject matter worthy of study in psychology.
Using Krings et at (2000) demonstrated that the brains of professional
piano players were active than novice players when both groups made
finger movements like those involved in piano play.
A) fMRl; more
B) fMRl; less
C) CT scans; more
D) CT scans; less
6 The case of Elliot, as documented by Damasio ( 1994), suggests that:
A) cognitive functioning can be severely impaired while emotion remains unaffected.
B) emotions usually interfere with adaptive behaviour
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C) even negative emotions such as anxiety and sorrow have adaptive functions.
D) emotion and intelligence share a common neural substrate.
7 William James (1890) believed that the influence of could help
explain absentmindedness.
A) habit
B) sleep deprlVñtlOR
C) emotions
D) personality
8 Which is the primary reason why modern psychologists study lapses, errors, and
mistakes in behaviour and cognition?
A) They are more intriguing than normal psychological functioning.
B) They allow us to learn at›out the normal operations of mental life and behaviour.
C) They provide a window into the sexual urges of the unconscious
D) They vividly illustrate the fact that most psychological functioning is not adaptive.
9. The early roots of psychology are firmly planted in physiology and in:
A) anatomy,
B) logic
C) dualism
D) philosophy
10. Some early philosophers believed that certain kinds of knowledge were innate or inborn,
a theory known as:
A) functionalism,
B) nativism
C) philosophical empiricism
D) structuralism
11. Which early philosopher was inte rested in certain kinds of knowledge as being
innate or inborn?
A) Hippocrates
B) Plato
C) Aristotle
D) Descartes
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12. The older position of nativism is reflected in psychological views that emphasize
the effect of on behaviour
A) nurture
B) intuition
C) schemas
D) nature
l3. Plato is to as Aristotle is to
A) philosophical structuralism; nativism
B) nativism; philosophical empiricism
C) nativism; dualism
D) dualism; nativism
14. Nature is to nurture as nativism is to:
A) experience.
B) adaptation
C) behaviourism
D) phrenology
l5. Some early philosophers believed that all knowledge was acquired through
experience, an idea now known as:
A) functionalism.
B) philosophical empiricism.
C) structuralism
16. The notion that the mind at birth is a tabula rare is consistent with the views of:
A) Plab
B) Decades
C) Aristotle
D) GaII.
17. The fact that very young children almost universally master the basics of
language without formal training is most consistent with:
A) Plato's nativism.
B) Gall's phrenology.
C) Aristotle's philosophical empiricism.
D) Locke’s tabula rasa.
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18 The major limitation of the works of the classical Greek philosophers to an
understanding of human behaviour is that:
A) much of these works remains lost to history.
B) differences among translations have fueled misunderstanding and debate.
C) the works tended to underestimate the role of nurture in shaping human behaviour.
D) these philosophers did not develop ways to test their theories
19. believed that the mind and body are different from each other, and linked by the
pineal gland
A) Gall.
B) Hobbes.
C) Descartes,
D) Aristotle
20, Descartes believed that the mind influences the body through the:
A) pituitary gland.
B) hippocampus
C) prefrontal cortex.
D) pineal gland
21. A spiritual leader believes that the soul and the body are fundamentally different from
each other, but are linked via a special structure in the brain. His beliefs are similar
to those of
A) Gall.
B) Descartes.
C) Hobbes.
D) Broca.
22. The modem view that the subjective experience of having a mind is the result of
brain activity can be traced to which philosopher?
A) Hobbes
B) Plato
C) Descartes
D) James
23. The problem of dualism refers to how:
A) different areas in the brain control different types of behaviour and cognition,
B) mental activity can be reconciled and coordinated with physical behaviour.
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