Studying psychology Complete Test Bank Chapter.1

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 1

1) Which of the following statements is true of popular psychology

a. Popular psychology is not necessarily incorrect or inferior to academic psychology

b. Popular psychology is inferior to academic psychology

c. Popular psychology is written for psychologists and psychology students

d. Popular psychology is based closely on referenced psychological theory and research

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 2

2) One critique of popular psychology is

a. they tend to present ideas as facts, often without any indication of where these ‘facts’ come from

b. they are typically written for a layperson audience

c. they often contain technical terms which are hard to understand

d. they focus too much on theory and not practice

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 3

3) Which of the following statements is true of academic psychology

a. Academic psychology is superior to popular

b. Academic psychology is inferior to academic psychology

c. Academic psychology is typically written for the layperson

d. Academic psychology is based closely on referenced psychological theory and research

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 4

4) Unlike psychologists, when writing articles, Journalists may

a. present a balanced and critical argument

b. be writing with a political agenda

c. have a more nuanced understanding of psychological issues

d. communicate psychological ideas in a way that is only understood from experts in the field

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 5

5) One core difference between academic psychology and popular psychology is that

a. Psychologist are much more cautious about identifying ‘facts’

b. Journalists are much more cautious about identifying ‘facts’

c. Academic psychologists are less cautious about identifying ‘facts’

d. Journalists are better able to identify ‘facts’

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 6

6) General psychology texts are often helpful for

a. Providing detail of individual studies

b. Providing an overview of psychology

c. The whole duration of your degree

d. More complex understanding

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 7

7) Specialist psychology tests are often helpful for

a. Providing an overview of a specialist area of psychology

b. Providing an overview of psychology

c. The whole duration of your degree

d. More complex understanding

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 8

8) Review articles may typically be published in all EXCEPT:

a. magazines

b. research journals

c. publications

d. the newspaper

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 9

9) The authors that contribute to review articles are often

a. journalists

b. undergraduate students

c. experts in the field

d. layperson

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 10

10) Research journal articles and conference papers are sometimes called

a. Superior sources

b. Secondary sources

c. Primary sources

d. Review articles

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 11

11) This method is typically the first point at which the results and conclusions of scientific research are published.

a. Research journal articles and conference papers

b. Review articles

c. General psychology texts

d. Specialist psychology texts

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 12

12) One caution when using search engines such as google to find sources is that

a. This may be a time consuming process

b. You cannot always be clear of the quality-assurance of the hits you get

c. You are likely to not find anything relevant

d. This will only pull up academic journals

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 13

13) Which of the following is TRUE for academic journals

a. Most academic journals are not available online

b. Academic journals are often long

c. It is difficult to find relevant academic journals

d. Many academic journals are now available online

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 14

14) Academic conferences often publish abstracts or full papers on conference websites, one should be cautious however because

a. They are difficult to find

b. They vary in quality

c. They are likely to be too complex

d. They are secondary sources

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 15

15) Which of these statements is TRUE of pre-degree study of Psychology

a. It does not necessarily develop the sort of skills needed for degree level

b. It is the same as your first year of your undergraduate degree

c. It is essential for studying degree level psychology

d. it is more analytical than degree level psychology

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 16

16) Moving from pre-degree to undergraduate psychology encompasses challenges, such as

a. Moving away from a single textbook to multiple sources of information

b. Developing your skills of evaluation

c. Becoming more up to date in your understanding of psychology

d. All of the above

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 17

17) Primary sources are

a. biased accounts of theory and research

b. where theory and research are first published

c. books that outline a previously developed theory

d. the first stage in the research process

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 18

18) When searching for specialist and primary sources you should:

a. Refer to your textbook

b. Look on Wikipedia

c. Use a range of online search databases and repositories (e.g., PsycINFO)

d. Ask a friend on your course

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 19

19) When you want to know more about a topic, you should:

a. Use your pre-degree textbook

b. Read a newspaper article

c. Search for contemporary papers

d. Ask a friend on your course

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 20

20) When you hear about a study or theory in a lecture or textbook and want to know more, you should:

a. Find the original source

b. Re-read your lecture notes and/or the textbook

c. Ask a friend on your course

d. None of the above

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 21

21) Analytic (critical) thinking involves:

a. applying your understanding of a concept, theory, or research findings in psychology to understanding or intervening in a real-life situation.

b. breaking down a theory or study in order to identify its strengths and limitations.

c. putting ideas together rather than picking them apart and is closely related to the idea of creativity.

d. considering where the study took place

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 22

22) Synthetic thinking involves:

a. applying your understanding of a concept, theory, or research findings in psychology to understanding or intervening in a real-life situation.

b. breaking down a theory or study in order to identify its strengths and limitations.

c. putting ideas together rather than picking them apart and is closely related to the idea of creativity.

d. considering where the study took place

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 23

23) Practical thinking involves:

a. applying your understanding of a concept, theory, or research findings in psychology to understanding or intervening in a real-life situation.

b. breaking down a theory or study in order to identify its strengths and limitations.

c. putting ideas together rather than picking them apart and is closely related to the idea of creativity.

d. considering where the study took place

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 24

24) Parsimony is the

a. extent to which different elements of a complex theory hang together logically

b. usefulness of a theory as a tool to help people think about a complex issue

c. simplicity of a theory.

d. extent to which a theory can be considered scientific

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 25

25) Internal consistency is the

a. extent to which different elements of a complex theory hang together logically

b. usefulness of a theory as a tool to help people think about a complex issue

c. simplicity of a theory.

d. extent to which a theory can be considered scientific

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 26

26) Heuristic value concerns the

a. extent to which different elements of a complex theory hang together logically

b. usefulness of a theory as a tool to help people think about a complex issue

c. simplicity of a theory.

d. extent to which a theory can be considered scientific

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 27

27) Within a university context, Psychology is considered:

a. as a pure science

b. as a non-science

c. as a humanities

d. as an art

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 28

28) At undergraduate level you are being trained to

a. be a clinical psychologist

b. be a competent researcher

c. work with others

d. read what other people are thinking

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 29

29) One common criticism of pre-psychology degree is that

a. It encourages description rather than analysis

b. It encourages analysis rather than description

c. It lacks ecological validity

d. It provides a solid basis for further study

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 30

30) Degree level psychology requires you to

a. think more deeply about the theories and/or studies you are looking at when evaluating them

b. think in shallow terms about the theories and/or studies you are looking at when evaluating them

c. describe rather than provide analysis

d. read what other people are thinking

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 31

31) McGhee suggests that a good psychologist must be able to

a. think like a scientist

b. think like a scientist, but also on occasion like an anthropologist, a historian, a philosopher and a therapist

c. think like a therapist

d. think like a philosopher

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 32

32) Why might as a psychologist is help to think like a philosopher on occasion

a. It helps us to take a step back and evaluate the importance, availability and credibility of ideas and their evidence

b. It helps to be able to think about the extent to which ideas are helpful to people

c. It helps to make psychologists seem more approachable

d. It helps generate new theories and hypotheses

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 33

33) The sample is important to consider when thinking critically about research because

a. It allows us to consider the extent to which results can be generalized to other populations

b. it allows us to consider any potential confounding variables

c. It allows us to consider the representativeness of measures used

d. It allows us to assess the credibility of the findings against previous work

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 34

34) The design is important to consider when thinking critically about research because

a. It allows us to consider the extent to which results can be generalized to other populations

b. it allows us to consider any potential confounding variables

c. It allows us to consider the representativeness of measures used

d. It allows us to assess the credibility of the findings against previous work

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 35

35) The measures are important to consider when thinking critically about research because

a. It allows us to consider the extent to which results can be generalized to other populations

b. it allows us to consider any potential confounding variables

c. It allows us to consider the representativeness of measures used

d. It allows us to assess the credibility of the findings against previous work

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 36

36) Corroborating evidence is important to consider when thinking critically about research because

a. It allows us to consider the extent to which results can be generalized to other populations

b. it allows us to consider any potential confounding variables

c. It allows us to consider the representativeness of measures used

d. It allows us to assess the credibility of the findings against previous work

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 37

37) When critically evaluating a theory, which of the following statements refers to, the extent to which a theory makes logical sense.

a. Logical characteristics of the theory

b. Origins of the theory

c. Testability of the theory

d. Completeness

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 38

38) When critically evaluating a theory, which of the following statements refers to, the extent to which a theory can explain all aspects of a situation

a. heuristic value

b. completeness

c. origins of the theory

d. testability of the theory

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 39

39) When critically evaluating a theory, which of the following statements refers to, the extent to which a theory can be applied in the real world

a. heuristic value

b. completeness

c. origins of the theory

d. practical application

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 40

40) This term defines the extent to which different elements of complex theory hand together logically

a. validity

b. face validity

c. parsimony

d. heuristic value

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 41

41) This term concerns the usefulness of a theory as a tool to help people think about a complex issue

a. validity

b. reliability

c. parsimony

d. heuristic value

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 42

42) This term is best associated with the idea of Occam’s razor

a. validity

b. reliability

c. parsimony

d. heuristic value

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 43

43) Sally wants to know whether a theory helps us to understand or think about something. She is interested in the

a. completeness

b. ecological validity

c. reliability

d. heuristic value

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 44

44) Your first year at university is an opportunity to

a. Abandon your pre-degree textbook

b. Start making user of primary sources

c. Start operating more like a psychologist

d. All of the above

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 45

45) In order to study psychology you need to be able to think

a. sociologically

b. mathematically

c. psychologically

d. like a layperson

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 46

46) One way to develop your creative thinking skills in psychology is

a. to collate abstracts of different articles

b. by practising generating predictions from theories and designing studies to test these

c. to use your pre-degree textbook

d. to join a club or society

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 47

47) Which of the following is true of degree level psychology?

a. There will be a lot more practical work

b. There will be a lot less practical work

c. There will be much less emphasis on analysis

d. Degree level psychology requires similar skills to pre-degree psychology

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 48

48) Psychology is

a. Definitely a science

b. Sometimes considered a science

c. Not a science

d. The same as psychiatry

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 49

49) The OSCA principle highlights the need to use

a. Original sources and catchy articles

b. Objective science and critical analysis

c. Original sources and contemporary articles

d. Objective science and classical assumptions

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Part 1, Chapter 1, Question 50

50) Some authors have strong views on particular issues in psychology, this could mean that

a. issues may be presented in a biased way

b. the authors do not have a scientific grounding

c. they are more likely to produce a balanced argument

d. the articles are more readily available

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 1 - Question 51

51) Academic psychology is another term for popular psychology

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 1 - Question 52

52) Psychology is a science

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 1 - Question 53

53) Research journal articles and conference papers are sometimes called primary sources

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 1 - Question 54

54) Degree level psychology encourages description rather than analysis

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 1 - Question 55

55) Analytical thinking involves putting ideas together rather than picking them apart, and is closely related to the idea of creativity

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 1 - Question 56

56) Scientific thinking can be described as the logical process of thinking about how to generate and evaluate evidence for an idea

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 1 - Question 57

57) Internal consistency concerns the usefulness of a theory as a tool to help people think about a complex issue

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 1 - Question 58

58) Parsimony is the simplicity of a theory

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 1 - Question 59

59) When you hear about a study or theory in a lecture or textbook and want to know more, always go back to the original source

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 1 - Question 60

60) Popular psychology and stories of psychology in the media tend to present ideas as facts but often the evidence is lacking or at best mixed

a. True

b. False

Type: fill-in-blank

Title: Chapter 1 - Question 61

61) __ are the first point at which the results and conclusions of scientific research are published

a. Primary sources

b.

Type: fill-in-blank

Title: Chapter 1 - Question 62

62) In order to study psychology you need to be able to think _

a. psychologically

b. scientifically

Type: fill-in-blank

Title: Chapter 1 - Question 63

63) __ is the extent to which different elements of a complex theory hand together logically

a. Internal consistency

b.

Type: fill-in-blank

Title: Chapter 1 - Question 64

64) For degree level psychology your writing needs to become less _ and more _

a. descriptive; analytical

b.

Type: fill-in-blank

Title: Chapter 1 - Question 65

65) You can develop your creative thinking by practicing generating predictions from theory and __ to test these

a. designing studies

b.

Type: fill-in-blank

Title: Chapter 1 - Question 66

66) The OSCA principle highlights the need to use __ and __

a. Original sources; contemporary articles

b.

Type: fill-in-blank

Title: Chapter 1 - Question 67

67) __ literature is written for psychologists and psychology students, and its aim is to provide an account of psychology closely based closely on referenced psychological theory and research.

a. Academic psychology

b.

Type: fill-in-blank

Title: Chapter 1 - Question 68

68) _ thinking involves breaking down a theory or study in order to identify its strengths and limitations

a. Analytic

b. Critical

Type: fill-in-blank

Title: Chapter 1 - Question 69

69) __ concerns the usefulness of a theory as a tool to help people understand a complex issue

a. Heuristic value

b.

Type: fill-in-blank

Title: Chapter 1 - Question 70

70) _ refers to the extent to which a theory can explain all aspects of a situation

a. Completeness

b.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 1, Question 71

71) Explain the differences between popular psychology and academic psychology.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 1, Question 72

72) What is meant by psychological thinking? In your answer make reference to Robert Sternberg (1997) model.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 1, Question 73

73) Describe and evaluate the different sources you may use throughout your degree. Make reference with how best to use them

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 1, Question 74

74) Explain the key differences between pre-degree psychology and psychology at degree level.