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1. Psychology is formally defined as
A. the study of the human brain.
B. the subjective study of human behavior.
C. the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
D. the exclusive study of abnormal behavior.
APA Outcome: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Low
Learning Objective: Summarize the scope and goals of psychology.
Page: 4
Topic: Definition of Psychology
2. One way to tell that an explanation is pseudoscientific rather than scientific is to
A. see if the explanation is historically accurate.
B. look at the emotional impact of the explanation on people.
C. see if the explanation has scientific terminology in it.
D. look at how readily proponents of the explanation will accept evidence to the contrary.
APA Outcome: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Summarize the scope and goals of psychology.
Page: 5
Topic: Definition of Psychology
3. Which of the following is an example of a behavior?
A. A man imagines that he is a bat.
B. A student remembers an answer to a question.
C. A woman drives to work.
D. An old man forgets his birthday.
APA Outcome: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Summarize the scope and goals of psychology.
Page: 4
Topic: Definition of Psychology
4. Which of the following scenarios exemplifies a mental process?
A. Rita is angry with her husband.
B. Tim is scolding his daughter.
C. Dave is quarreling with his wife.
D. Madeline is arguing with her son.
APA Outcome: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Apply
Difficulty: High
Learning Objective: Summarize the scope and goals of psychology.
Page: 4
Topic: Definition of Psychology
5. Which of the following actions is a behavior?
A. feeling happy
B. dreaming
C. humming to oneself
D. thinking about the future
APA Outcome: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Summarize the scope and goals of psychology.
Page: 4
Topic: Definition of Psychology
,A. Each of us experiences them publicly.
B. They are considered to be pseudoscientific.
C. They are the same as behaviors.
D. They cannot be observed directly.
APA Outcome: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Summarize the scope and goals of psychology.
Page: 4
Topic: Definition of Psychology
7. According to the science of psychology, which of the following is a mental process?
A. swimming
B. feeling proud
C. crying
D. reading out loud
APA Outcome: 2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Understand
Difficulty: Low
Learning Objective: Summarize the scope and goals of psychology.
Page: 4
Topic: Definition of Psychology
8. Which of the following statements is true of critical thinkers?
A. They do not think objectively.
B. They are willing to readily accept evidence to the contrary.
C. They question and test what some people say are facts.
D. They are not skeptics.
APA Outcome: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Summarize the scope and goals of psychology.
Page: 4
Topic: Critical Thinking
9. Which of the following statements best defines critical thinking in psychology?
A. It is the process of accepting observed events as true.
B. It is the process of reflecting deeply, asking questions, and evaluating evidence.
C. It is a form of thinking intended to create something new and different.
D. It is a form of thinking that has been rejected by contemporary psychologists.
APA Outcome: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Low
Learning Objective: Summarize the scope and goals of psychology.
Page: 4
Topic: Critical Thinking
10. Behaviors differ from mental processes in that behaviors
A. are controlled externally.
B. stem from critical thinking.
C. are expressed privately.
D. can be observed directly.
APA Outcome: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Summarize the scope and goals of psychology.
Page: 4
Topic: Definition of Psychology
11. Which of the following scenarios demonstrates the attitude of skepticism in psychology?
A. Martina asks her pharmacist to repeat the instructions for taking her medication.
B. Doug tells a customer at his clothing boutique that he can buy clothes that are cheaper at another store.
C. Lindsey wonders if the sleeping pill she has been prescribed can really help her sleep.
D. Alex buys the newest exercise ball in the market to help him lose weight in just five days.
, APA Outcome: 2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Apply
Difficulty: High
Learning Objective: Summarize the scope and goals of psychology.
Page: 5
Topic: Critical Thinking
12. Which of the following attitudes are central to the scientific approach to psychology?
A. critical thinking, curiosity, skepticism, and objectivity
B. critical thinking, curiosity, skepticism, and subjectivity
C. critical thinking, curiosity, political correctness, and objectivity
D. critical thinking, curiosity, political correctness, and subjectivity
APA Outcome: 2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Low
Learning Objective: Summarize the scope and goals of psychology.
Page: 4
Topic: Critical Thinking
13. Using the ________ means gaining knowledge through the observation of events, the collection of data, and logical
reasoning.
A. pseudoscientific method
B. empirical method
C. method of intuition
D. creative method
APA Outcome: 2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Low
Learning Objective: Summarize the scope and goals of psychology.
Page: 5
Topic: Critical Thinking
14. Which of the following goals of science does the empirical method best fulfill?
A. expectations
B. objectivity
C. subjectivity
D. political correctness
APA Outcome: 2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Low
Learning Objective: Summarize the scope and goals of psychology.
Page: 5
Topic: Critical Thinking
15. One of the reasons psychologists have reached a more accurate understanding of human behavior is that they
A. are unanimous about why the mind and behavior work as they do.
B. do not need to be objective in their studies of humans.
C. foster debate and controversies.
D. do not follow the empirical method.
APA Outcome: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Summarize the scope and goals of psychology.
Page: 5
Topic: Definition of Psychology
16. Positive psychology is a branch of psychology that emphasizes
A. recovery from sickness.
B. human strengths.
C. repression of unpleasant experiences.
D. psychological problems.
APA Outcome: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Low
Learning Objective: Describe the history and early foundations of psychology.
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