Sarah is observing high school students use Facebook and Skype. Her purpose is to see how these
students perceive information, how they acquire and use language, and how these media change the way
they communicate in the society. She is most likely a student of:
A.
anthropology.
B.
human resource management.
C.
psychology.
D.
history.
2. ______________ helps us understand people through its methods of storytelling, character exploration,
setting, and imagery.
A. History
B. Anthropology
C. Literature
D. Psychology
3. ______________ helps us understand people through description and analysis of past events and
artifacts.
A. Literature
B. History
C. Sociology
D. Anthropology
4.
______________ can be best defined as the study of human culture and origins.
A. Anthropology
B. Psychology
C.
Literature
D. Archaeology
,5. ______________ seeks to understand people in terms of large-scale social forces and with a focus on
groups rather than individuals.
A. Archaeology
B. Sociology
C.
Literature
D. Psychology
6. ______________ is the science of understanding individuals—animals as well as people.
A. Archaeology
B. Sociology
C. Anthropology
D. Psychology
7. Psychology is most accurately defined as the _____________.
A. study of people through description and analysis of past events and artifacts
B. study of people in terms of large-scale social forces and with a focus on groups rather than individuals
C. scientific study of thought and behavior
D. scientific study of human culture and origins
8.
Psyche, the root word of "psychology," comes from the Greek for _____________.
A. heart
B. soul
C. mind
D. personality
9. Which of the following statements is true of psychology?
A.
Modern psychology is more likely to study the brain and behavior than the mind.
B.
It does not have any other disciplines organized around it.
C.
It is a core science, along with medicine, physics, and math.
D.
It is not a science, but a clinical practice.
10. ______________ psychology is also known as folk psychology.
A. Research
B. Clinical
C. Scientific
D. Popular
, 11.
A writer from a popular fashion magazine has penned an article titled "Dating in the 21st Century." She
analyzed her own dating experiences and incorporated them into this piece. This type of psychology is
known as _____________.
A. folk psychology
B. health psychology
C. consumer psychology
D. forensic psychology
12. Common sense, rather than the scientific method, is used by:
A. research psychologists.
B. clinical psychologists.
C. folk psychologists.
D. social psychologists.
13. Core sciences are those that:
A. have many other disciplines organized around them.
B. are a combination of several different sciences.
C.
are always drawn from common sense.
D. are the simplest to understand.
14. ______________ is the study of how we perceive information, how we learn and remember, how we
acquire and use language, and how we solve problems.
A. Social psychology
B. Cognitive psychology
C. Clinical psychology
D. Educational psychology
15. Dr. Hughes conducts laboratory studies of the thought processes involved in problem solving. Which of
the following types of psychologists is she most likely to be?
A. Cognitive
B. Evolutionary
C. Educational
D. Social
16. In which of the following subdisciplines of psychology are researchers often referred to as experimental
psychologists?
A. Social psychology
B. Cognitive psychology
C. Clinical psychology
D. Educational psychology
17. Which of the following questions is most likely to be discussed by a cognitive psychologist?
A. How do people visualize objects in their minds?
B. How does the presence of other people change an individual's thoughts, feeling, or perceptions?
C. Why are we attracted to particular kinds of people?
D. How does parent-infant bonding affect adult relationships?
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