TEST BANK Deborah N. Gural Red River College Polytechnic
The World of Psychology Tenth Canadian Edition Samuel E. Wood Ellen Green Wood Denise Boyd Houston Community College Eileen Wood Wilfrid Laurier University Serge Desmarais University of Guelph
ISBN 978-0-13-765593-9
CONTENTS
Chapter 1
Introduction to Psychology
Chapter 2
Biology and Behaviour
Chapter 3
Sensation and Perception
Chapter 4
States of Consciousness
Chapter 5
Learning
Chapter 6
Memory
Chapter 7
Cognition, Language, and Intelligence
Chapter 8
Development
Chapter 9
Motivation and Emotion
Chapter 10
Social Psychology
Chapter 11
Personality Theory and Assessment
Chapter 12
Health and Stress
Chapter 13
Psychological Disorders
Chapter 14
Therapies
Chapter 01: Introduction to Psychology Multiple 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 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 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 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
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QuestionID: 01-1-04 Skill: Factual 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 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 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 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 design 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. Difficulty: 2 QuestionID: 01-1-08 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 design 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 design 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 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 design 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 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 design techniques to prevent teenagers from starting the habit.
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