Exam 1: Psychology: the Science of Behaviour

A central belief of the dualism position is that it suggests:

Research on depression in various cultures has found that the symptom patterns of depression are different in various cultures and that the relative occurrence of depression is ______________ in various cultures.

Positive psychology movement was discussed in the context of the behavioural perspective.

Sigmund Freud speculated that people are afraid to acknowledge their sexual desires because these desires are:

According to the sociocultural perspective,the rules that specify what is and is not acceptable behaviour for members of a group (such as what men and women should wear or how to act in different social situations)are called:

According to the text,one of the most important differences between any two cultures from a psychological perspective is the extent to which they are:

Since he was a little boy,Niko wanted to help people be healthy and he always thought he would be a doctor when he grew up.Now in university,Niko is reluctant to commit to pre-medical studies because he has seen the overuse of medication,and he believes he can help people without drugs.Which of the following career paths in psychology might Niko consider?

Jerry and his psychologist often discuss how Jerry finds personal meaning in his life.The psychologist also focuses on the power of choice and free will.This psychologist most likely believes in which psychological perspective?

Sigmund Freud based some of his psychoanalytic theory on his investigation of which psychological disorder?

Behaviour geneticists use which of the following research methods to investigate the role of genetic factors in behaviour?

Structuralism,functionalism,and Gestalt psychology were all schools of thought that played important roles in the origin of which psychological perspective?

Jean Piaget and Noam Chomsky were mentioned as theorists who have had a strong impact on which psychological perspective?

Collectivistic cultures place a strong emphasis on personal goals and accomplishments.

William James helped develop which school of thought?

The notion of "tabula rasa" is most consistent with which of the following statements?

British empiricism could be considered as an example of:

A psychologist who acknowledges the importance of both the environment and internal thoughts in determining human behaviour would likely be associated with which of the following perspectives of psychology?

The fields of sociobiology and evolutionary psychology are example of which psychological perspective?

The dualism position assumes that the mind and body are one,while the monism position asserts that the mind is in fact separate from the body.

Levine and colleague's research on whether individuals would marry someone they didn't love most clearly demonstrates the influence of: