Deck 4: Ideas

Question 1

Application of Skills
Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 4 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage.
Research Areas in Psychology
¹ Although most psychologists receive broad training that provides them with knowledge about so many areas of psychology, they usually specialize when it comes to doing research. Such specialization is necessary because the subject matter of psychology has become so vast over the years. Today it is virtually impossible for anyone to stay abreast of the new research in all specialties. Specialization is also necessary because specific skills and training are required to do research in some areas.
² The seven major research areas in modern psychology are (1) developmental psychology, (2) social psychology, (3) experimental psychology, (4) physiological psychology, (5) cognitive psychology, (6) personality, and (7) psychometrics.
-adapted from Weiten , Psychology: Themes and Variations , 7^th ed., p. 19
Choose the answer below that best describes the topic of the reading passage.

A) developmental psychology
B) broad training in psychology
C) research specialization in psychology
D) psychometrics

Answer 1

research specialization in psychology

Question 2

A writer should identify the best details to support his points before selecting a focus.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. An inference is a logical conclusion that ________________.

A) the author states at the end of the text.
B) the author states in the thesis or topic sentence.
C) the reader makes about something that is not actually stated.
D) the reader makes about something that is stated directly.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following can be used as support in writing?

A) quotations
B) examples
C) facts
D) all of the above

Question 5

Application of Skills
Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 4 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage.
Research Areas in Psychology
¹ Although most psychologists receive broad training that provides them with knowledge about so many areas of psychology, they usually specialize when it comes to doing research. Such specialization is necessary because the subject matter of psychology has become so vast over the years. Today it is virtually impossible for anyone to stay abreast of the new research in all specialties. Specialization is also necessary because specific skills and training are required to do research in some areas.
² The seven major research areas in modern psychology are (1) developmental psychology, (2) social psychology, (3) experimental psychology, (4) physiological psychology, (5) cognitive psychology, (6) personality, and (7) psychometrics.
-adapted from Weiten , Psychology: Themes and Variations , 7^th ed., p. 19
Choose the best alternate thesis statement for the reading passage.

A) Modern psychology has seven major research areas.
B) Because modern psychology is very complex, it has seven major research areas.
C) Because modern psychology is very complex, psychologists usually specialize in one of seven research areas.
D) Because modern psychology has seven major research areas, most psychologists do not pursue research.

Question 6

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. Minor details clarify ___________.

A) major details
B) the focus
C) the topic sentence
D) minor supporting points

Question 7

The main idea in some texts may be implied or suggested rather than directly stated.

Question 8

A topic sentence or thesis statement contains a topic and…

A) a detail that supports the topic
B) a particular feature, part, or claim about the topic
C) an example that illustrates the topic
D) a definition that clarifies the topic

Question 9

In most texts, the topic is identified in the title, in the first few sentences, or in the first few paragraphs.

Question 10

Choose the correct order for selecting a topic:

A) specific topic, narrow the subject, general subject area
B) general subject area, specific topic, narrow the subject
C) narrow the subject, general subject area, specific topic
D) general subject area, narrow the subject, specific topic

Question 11

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 4 to select the best answer to the questions about the following cluster diagram.

What is the best answer below for the bubble marked "X"?

A) peer tutor
B) attorney
C) doctor
D) professor

Question 12

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 4 to select the best answer to the questions about the following cluster diagram.

What is the topic of the cluster diagram?

A) retail sales
B) jobs for college students
C) food service
D) office clerk

Question 13

Major details explain or illustrate a main idea or main point.

Question 14

What strategies can the reader use to discover the main idea when it is implied instead of stated directly?

A) Identify the topic.
B) Pay close attention to details in the text.
C) Write down the important idea that covers all the details.
D) All of the above.

Question 15

Application of Skills
Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 4 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage.
Research Areas in Psychology
¹ Although most psychologists receive broad training that provides them with knowledge about so many areas of psychology, they usually specialize when it comes to doing research. Such specialization is necessary because the subject matter of psychology has become so vast over the years. Today it is virtually impossible for anyone to stay abreast of the new research in all specialties. Specialization is also necessary because specific skills and training are required to do research in some areas.
² The seven major research areas in modern psychology are (1) developmental psychology, (2) social psychology, (3) experimental psychology, (4) physiological psychology, (5) cognitive psychology, (6) personality, and (7) psychometrics.
-adapted from Weiten , Psychology: Themes and Variations , 7^th ed., p. 19
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. The main idea in the passage above is ________________.

A) implied
B) stated in the title
C) stated indirectly
D) none of the above

Question 16

Having a strong focus helps a writer decide what information to include and in what order.

Question 17

A cluster diagram is useful for brainstorming when you have a topic but need to establish a main idea.

Question 18

Choose the best focus for the topic teenage milestones .

A) becoming a teenager
B) getting a driver's license
C) growing up
D) none of the above

Question 19

What category is the topic graphic novels about war ?

A) a problem
B) a policy
C) a concept
D) none of the above

Question 20

Application of Skills
Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 4 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passage.
Research Areas in Psychology
¹ Although most psychologists receive broad training that provides them with knowledge about so many areas of psychology, they usually specialize when it comes to doing research. Such specialization is necessary because the subject matter of psychology has become so vast over the years. Today it is virtually impossible for anyone to stay abreast of the new research in all specialties. Specialization is also necessary because specific skills and training are required to do research in some areas.
² The seven major research areas in modern psychology are (1) developmental psychology, (2) social psychology, (3) experimental psychology, (4) physiological psychology, (5) cognitive psychology, (6) personality, and (7) psychometrics.
-adapted from Weiten , Psychology: Themes and Variations , 7^th ed., p. 19
The topic of the reading passage is not announced until the second paragraph.

Question 21

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 4 to select the best answer to the questions about the following cluster diagram.

What is the best answer below for the bubble marked "Y"?

A) filing papers in a local law office
B) stocking shelves at a hardware store
C) washing dishes in the school cafeteria
D) none of the above