Answer: d
Difficulty: Difficult
Topic: Applying Psychology to Everyday Life: Thinking Critically About Critical Thinking
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective (LO): 1.12 Recall the basic criteria for critical thinking that people can use in their everyday lives
Bloom’s taxonomy: Comprehension
51. Which of the following examples is an accurate representation of mental processes as applied to the definition of psychology?
a. Darren asks his teacher a question about a psychological concept.
b. Uma paints an abstract picture while listening to music.
c. Tyler reads a book with his little sister.
d. Kaleb feels depressed after receiving a poor grade on his homework.
Answer: d
Difficulty: Moderate
Topic: The History of Psychology
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective (LO): 1.1 Describe the contributions of some of the early pioneers in psychology.
Bloom’s taxonomy: Application
52. Dr. Mason observes that the students in her class who read both the text and visual aid presentations tend to perform better on her exams than the students who simply read the text or visual aids alone. Dr. Mason’s observation best depicts which goal of psychology?
a. Description c. Explanation
b. Control d. Prediction
Answer: a
Difficulty: Moderate
Topic: The History of Psychology
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective (LO): 1.5 Recall the five steps of the scientific approach.
Bloom’s taxonomy: Application
53. Chen is interested in studying the effects of physical exercise on levels of concentration. He hypothesizes that aerobic exercise will improve an individual’s ability to concentrate on various tasks. Chen is demonstrating which goal of psychology?
a. Description c. Explanation
b. Control d. Prediction
Answer: d
Difficulty: Moderate
Topic: Scientific Research
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective (LO): 1.5 Recall the five steps of the scientific approach.
Bloom’s taxonomy: Application
54. Dr. Garfield believes that while poverty can be detrimental to society, it does provide employment for many in fields such as social work, medicine, psychology, politics, and non-profit organizations. Dr. Garfield’s belief relates best to which early field of psychology?
a. Structuralism c. Functionalism
b. Functionalism d. Psychoanalysis
Answer: b
Difficulty: Moderate
Topic: The History of Psychology
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective (LO): 1.1 Describe the contributions of some of the early pioneers in psychology.
Bloom’s taxonomy: Application
55. Doreena is seeing a psychologist because of her intense fear of closed-in spaces. Doreena’s therapist believes that her fear is the result of unresolved conflicts regarding her parents, as well as childhood experiences she had with them. To which school of psychology does Doreena’s therapist most likely belong?
a. Gestalt c. Behaviorism