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Chapter 01: Introduction to PsychologyMultiple Choice Questions
1. According to the text, psychology is the scientific study of
A) human and animal behaviour.
B) thought, perception, and emotion.
C) conscious and unconscious processes.
D) behaviour and mental processes.
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 01-1-01
Page-Reference: 3
Skill: Factual
Objective: 1.1 Define psychology.
Answer: D) behaviour and mental processes.
2. Which of the following is considered the subject matter of psychology?
A) Behaviour and mental processes.
B) Mental and biological processes.
C) Emotional and biological processes.
D) Emotional and behaviour processes.
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 01-1-02
Page-Reference: 3
Skill: Factual
Objective: 1.1 Define psychology.
Answer: A) Behaviour and mental processes.
3. Why is psychology considered a science?
A) Because of the nature of its body of knowledge.
B) Because it uses the scientific method.
C) Because researchers in psychology have a science background.
D) Because psychological research findings are published in scientific journals.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-1-03
Page-Reference: 4
Skill: Conceptual
Objective: 1.1 Define psychology.
Answer: B) Because it uses the scientific method.
4. An understanding of any behaviour or mental process usually begins with
A) influence.
B) explanation.
C) prediction.
D) description.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-1-04
Page-Reference: 4
Skill: Factual
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,Objective: 1.2 Identify and explain psychology's four primary goals.
Answer: D) description.
5. When researchers can specify the conditions under which a behaviour or event is likely to occur, they have
accomplished the goal of
A) explanation.
B) influence.
C) description.
D) prediction.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-1-05
Page-Reference: 4
Skill: Conceptual
Objective: 1.2 Identify and explain psychology's four primary goals.
Answer: D) prediction.
6. Understanding the conditions under which a given behaviour occurs enables researchers to state the causes
of the behaviour. This is a requirement of the goal of
A) influence.
B) description.
C) prediction.
D) explanation.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-1-06
Page-Reference: 4
Skill: Conceptual
Objective: 1.2 Identify and explain psychology's four primary goals.
Answer: D) explanation.
7. When researchers have learned how to apply a principle or change a condition in order to prevent unwanted
occurrences or to bring about desired outcomes, they have met the fundamental goal of
A) description.
B) influence.
C) prediction.
D) explanation.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-1-07
Page-Reference: 4
Skill: Conceptual
Objective: 1.2 Identify and explain psychology's four primary goals.
Answer: B) influence.
8. Which of the following best reflects psychology's goal of influence?
A) Researchers have examined hundreds of cases of dissociative identity disorder (multiple personality) in order to
provide a clear picture of the disorder.
B) Researchers have studied how smoking habits develop so that they may develop techniques to prevent teenagers
from starting the habit.
C) Researchers have developed a test that shows which individuals are likely to develop Alzheimer's disease.
D) Researchers have identified a gene involved in many cases of obesity.
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,Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-1-08
Page-Reference: 4
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.2 Identify and explain psychology's four primary goals.
Answer: B) Researchers have studied how smoking habits develop so that they may develop techniques to prevent
teenagers from starting the habit.
9. Which of the following best reflects psychology's goal of explanation?
A) Researchers have developed a test that shows which individuals are likely to develop Alzheimer's disease.
B) Researchers have studied how smoking habits develop so that they may develop techniques to prevent teenagers
from starting the habit.
C) Researchers have identified a gene involved in many cases of obesity.
D) Researchers have examined hundreds of cases of dissociative identity disorder (multiple personality) in order to
provide a clear picture of the disorder.
Difficulty: 3
QuestionID: 01-1-09
Page-Reference: 4
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.2 Identify and explain psychology's four primary goals.
Answer: C) Researchers have identified a gene involved in many cases of obesity.
10. Which of the following best reflects psychology's goal of prediction?
A) Researchers have developed a test that shows which individuals are likely to develop Alzheimer's disease.
B) Researchers have examined hundreds of cases of dissociative identity disorder (multiple personality) in order to
provide a clear picture of the disorder.
C) Researchers have studied how smoking habits develop so that they may develop techniques to prevent teenagers
from starting the habit.
D) Researchers have identified a gene involved in many cases of obesity.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-1-10
Page-Reference: 4
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.2 Identify and explain psychology's four primary goals.
Answer: A) Researchers have developed a test that shows which individuals are likely to develop Alzheimer's disease.
11. Which of the following best reflects psychology's goal of description?
A) Researchers have studied how smoking habits develop so that they may develop techniques to prevent teenagers
from starting the habit.
B) Researchers have developed a test that shows which individuals are likely to develop Alzheimer's disease.
C) Researchers have examined hundreds of cases of dissociative identity disorder (multiple personality) in order to
provide a clear picture of the disorder.
D) Researchers have identified a gene involved in many cases of obesity.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-1-11
Page-Reference: 4
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.2 Identify and explain psychology's four primary goals.
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, Answer: C) Researchers have examined hundreds of cases of dissociative identity disorder (multiple personality) in order
to provide a clear picture of the disorder.
12. The goals of psychology are to
A) understand human and animal behaviour fully.
B) study and control human behaviour.
C) compare, analyze, and control behaviour and mental processes.
D) describe, explain, predict, and influence behaviour and mental processes.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-1-12
Page-Reference: 4
Skill: Factual
Objective: 1.2 Identify and explain psychology's four primary goals.
Answer: D) describe, explain, predict, and influence behaviour and mental processes.
13. According to the text, which of the following is not a major goal of psychology?
A) describing and explaining behaviour
B) predicting behaviour
C) influencing behaviour
D) comparing human and animal behaviour
Difficulty: 3
QuestionID: 01-1-13
Page-Reference: 4
Skill: Factual
Objective: 1.2 Identify and explain psychology's four primary goals.
Answer: D) comparing human and animal behaviour
14. According to the text, which of the following is not a major goal of psychology?
A) reconstruction
B) influence
C) prediction
D) description
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-1-14
Page-Reference: 4
Skill: Factual
Objective: 1.2 Identify and explain psychology's four primary goals.
Answer: A) reconstruction
15. When a researcher utilizes a general principle or set of principles to explain how a number of separate facts
are related to one another, the researcher is using
A) a theory.
B) basic research.
C) a hypothesis.
D) applied research.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-1-15
Page-Reference: 5
Skill: Conceptual
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