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Test Bank for Simply Psychology, 5e by Michael Eysenck (All Chapters)
Chapter 1: Introduction
Question Answer A B C D E What percentage of people accept Psychology is a science, according to Richardson and Lacroix (2021)?
D 88% 89% 90% 91% 92%
Stanley Milgram is most famous for his research into which topic?C The placebo effect Classical conditioning Obedience Change blindness Negative priming Which bias involves unfounded overconfidence in a particular outcome after the event has occurred?E Preattentive processing Recency effect Interpretive bias Precognition Hindsight bias According to Arnett’s (2008) analysis, 96% of participants in studies reported in the top psychology
journals come from:
B Eastern nations WEIRD societies The United States BRIC nations Third-world countries 1 / 4
Question Answer A B C D E The particular values, beliefs, and practices shared by members of a given population can best be described as
forming a(n):
A Culture Cognitive map Schema Alliance Origin story What percentage of people did Triandis et al. (2001) find share the same beliefs as the culture they live in?
C 58% 59% 60% 61% 62%
What according to Miyamoto et al.(2018) predicts freedom to choose one’s own values?D Gender Age Religion Socio-economic status Nationalism The technique of free association was used by Freud and his disciples largely
to:
A Retrieve repressed memories Induce parapraxis Encourage reaction formation Facilitate projection Achieve wish fulfilment Of the forms of therapy reviewed by Marcus et al. (2014), the most effective
treatment is:
E Psychoanalysis Talk therapy Humanistic therapy Gestalt therapy Cognitive- behavioural therapy The most common types of mental disorders tend to be
related to:
D Dementia Schizophrenia Dissociative disorders Mood or anxiety Eating 2 / 4
Question Answer A B C D E Ünal et al (2005) report that the most significant factor in reduced mortality from heart disease
is:
D Improved medical interventions Increased knowledge and understanding Exercise Lifestyle changes Diet What did Simmons et al. (2013) fund to be an effective ay to encourage smoking cessation?B Nicotine patches Making a video that conflicts with their previous views Nicotine gum Education Social skills training Which type of intention is most associated with the creation of instant habits that can be utilised to help one achieve a particular goal?A Implementation Vague Assimilated Episodic Epiphenomenal Which of these factors in improving eating behaviour was not assessed by Hennessy et al.
(2020)?
C Implementation intentions Food diary Following a diet plan Goal setting Self-monitoring Why did members of the Nudge Unit advise the UK government to delay lockdown in March 2020.E The Covid rates were not high enough Cultural differences meant a lockdown could not be achieved in the UK There was no evidence a lockdown would work The country was not ready for lockdown Behavioural fatigue
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Chapter 2: History of Psychology
Question Answer A B C D E Wilhelm Wundt introduced introspection.This is a process that
involves THIS:
D Reporting one's unconscious thoughts Reporting one's behaviour Reporting one's past experiences Reporting one's conscious thoughts Reporting one's memories Watson's criticism of introspection was that it is limited because we are THIS of mental processes.B In control Unaware Unable to control Aware Bored Popper asked his students to
do this:
E Revise Study Evaluate Think Observe What criticism is made by cognitive psychologist of behaviourism?It lacks explanatory power because A Internal mental processes External learned behaviours The inner psyche External mental processes Biological processes .
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