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Chapter 01: Multiple Choice 2r r r r

1. Psychologists attempt to let the facts speak for themselves by using an approach that is best described as
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a. empirical.
b. psychodynamic.
c. introspective.
d. clinical.
ANSWER: a r

2. What is an evidence-based method that draws on both observation and experimentation?
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a. an empirical approach r r

b. critical thinking r

c. structuralism
d. functionalism
ANSWER: a r

3. What does it mean to use an empirical approach?
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a. to examine assumptions, appraise the source, and evaluate evidence
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b. to rely on evidence from both observation and experimentation
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c. to use introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind
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d. to examine how humans adapt, survive, and flourish
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ANSWER: b r

4. Using scientific methods to investigate the claim that an optimistic outlook on life improves people's physical
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health best illustrates
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a. a psychodynamic perspective.
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c. behavior genetics. r

d. functionalism.
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5. As scientists, psychologists adopt an attitude of skepticism because they believe that
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a. people are unlikely to reveal what they are really thinking.
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b. most commonsense ideas about human behavior are wrong.
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c. claims about human behavior need to be supported with evidence.
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6. Heather claims that her dreams accurately predict future events. Her sister, however, insists that Heather's
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belief needs to be empirically tested. Heather's sister best illustrates the scientific attitude of
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a. pride.
b. skepticism.
c. practicality.
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Chapter 01: Multiple Choice 2
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d. introspection.
ANSWER: b r

7. Recognizing that our explanations for our own and others' behaviors may be incorrect best illustrates an
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element of the scientific attitude known as
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a. practicality.
b. self-control.
c. humility.
d. curiosity.
ANSWER: c r

8. Which of the following is NOT a component of the scientific attitude?
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a. curiosity
b. skepticism
c. humility
d. speculation
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9. When psychologists insist that "the rat is always right," they are emphasizing the scientific attitude of
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a. humility.
b. respect for animals. r r

c. curiosity.
d. skepticism.
ANSWER: a r

10. Critical thinkers can best be described as
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a. questioning.
b. cynical.
c. pessimistic.
d. impatient.
ANSWER: a r

11. The term used to indicate smart thinking is
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a. critical thinking. r

b. introspection.
c. speculation.
d. emergent thinking. r

ANSWER: a r

12. A refusal to consider potential evidence that might conflict with one's preconceived ideas best illustrates a
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lack of
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Name: Class: Date: r

Chapter 01: Multiple Choice 2
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a. a psychodynamic perspective.
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b. critical thinking. r

c. culture.
d. introspection.
ANSWER: b r

13. One of your professors has used observational evidence to justify a cause-effect conclusion. Questioning the
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validity of drawing this conclusion from the evidence best illustrates
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a. critical thinking. r

b. a biopsychosocial approach.
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c. Freudian psychology. r

d. introspection.
ANSWER: a r

14. Who was the first to theorize about learning and memory, motivation and emotion, and perception and
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personality?
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a. Wundt
b. James
c. Aristotle
d. Washburn
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15. The first psychological laboratory was established by
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a. John Watson. r

b. Wilhelm Wundt. r

c. Sigmund Freud. r

d. Jean Piaget. r

ANSWER: b r

16. One of the earliest schools of thought in psychology was
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a. psychiatry.
b. structuralism.
c. cognitive neuroscience. r

d. humanistic psychology. r

ANSWER: b r

17. Which school of thought in psychology attempted to identify the basic elements of the mind?
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a. structuralism
b. functionalism
c. behaviorism
d. psychoanalysis
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