Type:
Test Bank
Resource:
Psychology Perspectives and Connections
Edition:
5th Edition
Author(s):
Gregory J. Feist Erika Rosenberg
Student name:__________ 1) 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 storytelling, character exploration, development of setting, and use of 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.
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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.
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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)
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.
11) In the context of the subdisciplines of psychology, which of the following is the study of how people perceive information, how they learn and remember, how they acquire and use language, and how they solve problems?
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A) developmental psychology B) cognitive psychology C) behavioral neuroscience D) personality psychology
12) 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) a cognitive psychologist B) an evolutionary psychologist C) an educational psychologist D) a social psychologist
13) 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
14) 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, feelings, 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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