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,1 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGYMultiple-Choice Questions
1. When referring to the essence of life, Aristotle used the term ______ translated from the Greek, meaning mind.
A) ludus
B) psyche
C) venus
D) cheiras
Answer: B
Book: Lahey
Difficulty: Low
Page: 2
Style: Factual
2. The writings of Aristotle are important to psychology’s origins because they were concerned with the nature of
A) light.
B) life.
C) evolution.
D) energy.
Answer: B
Book: Lahey
Difficulty: Low
Page: 2
Style: Factual
3. Aristotle is important to psychology, because he believed that to achieve full understanding of anything we must
A) use Plato's philosophical methods.
B) use introspective techniques.
C) think and observe.
D) disregard outward behavior.
Answer: C
Book: Lahey
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 2
Style: Conceptual
4. The term “psyche” when translated from the Greek is most closely associated with the term
A) habit.
B) life.
C) study.
D) mind.
Answer: D
Book: Lahey
Difficulty: Low
Page: 2
Style: Factual
5. Why is psychology a science?
A) It attempts to separate the elements of the mind.
B) It uses rigorous methods of observation.
C) It has more than one research method.
D) It uses thought to achieve understanding.
,Answer: B
Book: Lahey
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 2
Style: Factual
6.Which of the following is a key term in the definition of psychology?
A) behavior
B) habit
C) introspection
D) induction
Answer: A
Book: Lahey
Difficulty: Low
Page: 2
Style: Factual
7. Strictly speaking, overt behaviors are actions that
A) are usually considered illegal.
B) happen when no one else is around.
C) you can directly observe.
D) you can infer from careful observation.
Answer: C
Book: Lahey
Difficulty: Low
Page: 2
Style: Factual
8. What does psychology have in common with all other sciences?
A) It is based on Plato's methods.
B) It offers proof of theoretical truths.
C) It uses rigorous methods of observation.
D) It directly measures thought processes.
Answer: C
Book: Lahey
Difficulty: Low
Page: 2
Style: Conceptual
9. Which goal of psychology are clinical psychologists attempting when giving recommendations to parole boards
about which prisoners to release early?
A) prediction
B) description
C) influencing
D) understanding
Answer: A
Book: Lahey
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 3
Style: Applied
10. Behaviors refer to actions that are ______ and mental processes refer to events that are ______.
A) public; private
B) legal; illegal
C) private; public
D) illegal; legal
, Answer: A
Book: Lahey
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 3
Style: Conceptual
11. Industrial psychologists who design tests to screen new job candidates for various companies in order to hire
workers who should perform best are attempting which goal?
A) prediction
B) description
C) influencing
D) understanding
Answer: A
Book: Lahey
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 3
Style: Conceptual
12. Workers are surveyed about their years of experience and level of job satisfaction. The goal of psychology best
illustrated by this survey is
A) description.
B) prediction.
C) understanding.
D) influencing.
Answer: A
Book: Lahey
Difficulty: Medium
Page: 3
Style: Applied
13. In psychology, the words describe, predict, understand, and influence relate to
A) descriptive methods.
B) correlational methods.
C) areas of psychology.
D) the goals of psychology.
Answer: D
Book: Lahey
Difficulty: Low
Page: 3
Style: Factual
14. Which of the following is a goal of psychology?
A) translate
B) manipulate
C) interpolate
D) understand
Answer: D
Book: Lahey
Difficulty: Low
Page: 3
Style: Factual
15. Which of the following best describes truth and theory?
A) It takes at least three consistent truths to comprise a theory.
B) Theories that are upheld for at least 20 years are considered truths.
C) Truths are tentative conclusions at best.
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