Question 1

The functionalists were interested in how thoughts,feelings,perceptions,and habits help people and animals

Accepted Answer

A)  form meaningful Gestalts. 
B)  introspect and experience the phi phenomenon. 
C)  adapt to their environment. 
D)  form connections between stimuli and responses. 
A)  form meaningful Gestalts. 
B)  introspect and experience the phi phenomenon. 
C)  adapt to their environment. 
D)  form connections between stimuli and responses. C

Question 2

The first American psychology textbook was written by

Accepted Answer

A)  E.B.Titchener. 
B)  John Watson. 
C)  Carl Rogers. 
D)  John Dewey. 
A)  E.B.Titchener. 
B)  John Watson. 
C)  Carl Rogers. 
D)  John Dewey. D

Question 3

The first fully developed psychotherapy or "talking cure" was

Accepted Answer

A)  transactional analysis. 
B)  psychoanalysis. 
C)  logotherapy. 
D)  client-centered therapy. 
A)  transactional analysis. 
B)  psychoanalysis. 
C)  logotherapy. 
D)  client-centered therapy. B

Question 4

Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow belong to which school of thought in psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  humanistic psychology 
B)  psychoanalytical psychology 
C)  behaviorism 
D)  Gestalt psychology 
A)  humanistic psychology 
B)  psychoanalytical psychology 
C)  behaviorism 
D)  Gestalt psychology

Question 5

Wundt's ideas were carried to the United States by

Accepted Answer

A)  Sigmund Freud. 
B)  Edward Titchener. 
C)  Abraham Maslow. 
D)  Fritz Perls. 
A)  Sigmund Freud. 
B)  Edward Titchener. 
C)  Abraham Maslow. 
D)  Fritz Perls.

Question 6

Lindsay's friend answered a magazine ad that claimed that her personality could be analyzed by a computer using her birth sign.She tells Lindsay that her computer-generated profile was very accurate and that Lindsay should send in her money and her birthdate to the company.Lindsay should

Accepted Answer

A)  write the company and request the names of satisfied customers in her area. 
B)  find a good phrenologist instead. 
C)  know that good astrological readings cannot be done by computers. 
D)  consider that her friend may have been taken in by a confirmation bias. 
A)  write the company and request the names of satisfied customers in her area. 
B)  find a good phrenologist instead. 
C)  know that good astrological readings cannot be done by computers. 
D)  consider that her friend may have been taken in by a confirmation bias.

Question 7

You see a psychologist and tell her that you are feeling depressed.The psychologist talks to you about your past and attempts to link your present situation with unconscious patterns
Developed in your childhood as you interacted with your parents.The psychologist would
Probably belong to which school of psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  humanistic psychology 
B)  behaviorism 
C)  psychoanalytic psychology 
D)  Gestalt psychology 
A)  humanistic psychology 
B)  behaviorism 
C)  psychoanalytic psychology 
D)  Gestalt psychology

Question 8

Which school of thought in psychology emphasizes the study of overt,observable behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gestalt psychology 
B)  behaviorism 
C)  structuralism 
D)  functionalism 
A)  Gestalt psychology 
B)  behaviorism 
C)  structuralism 
D)  functionalism

Question 9

Which of the following theorists used introspection as a scientific technique for investigating consciousness?

Accepted Answer

A)  B.F.Skinner 
B)  Ivan Pavlov 
C)  John Watson 
D)  Wilhelm Wundt 
A)  B.F.Skinner 
B)  Ivan Pavlov 
C)  John Watson 
D)  Wilhelm Wundt

Question 10

In a journal article,the researcher reported that statistically significant differences were found between the two groups in the study.This outcome from the investigation would be found in which sections(s)of the research article?

Accepted Answer

A)  results 
B)  introduction 
C)  method 
D)  all of these 
A)  results 
B)  introduction 
C)  method 
D)  all of these

Question 11

Kelly is writing a paper on conformity for her psychology class.In order to find the research articles she needs for the paper,the first step for her would be to get an overview of each of the articles that come up in her computer search.She should first read which part of each article?

Accepted Answer

A)  abstract 
B)  introduction 
C)  method 
D)  discussion review 
A)  abstract 
B)  introduction 
C)  method 
D)  discussion review

Question 12

Which of the following notable events in psychology occurred FIRST?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abraham Maslow publishes "A Theory of Human Motivation." 
B)  First American Ph.D.in psychology awarded. 
C)  Max Wertheimer advances Gestalt viewpoint. 
D)  Ivan Pavlov reports his research on conditioned reflexes. 
A)  Abraham Maslow publishes "A Theory of Human Motivation." 
B)  First American Ph.D.in psychology awarded. 
C)  Max Wertheimer advances Gestalt viewpoint. 
D)  Ivan Pavlov reports his research on conditioned reflexes.

Question 13

To solve problems in your life,a Gestalt psychologist might

Accepted Answer

A)  recommend the use of rewards and punishments. 
B)  suggest that you explore patterns in your behavior as a whole rather than analyzing
Each individual action. 
C)  suggest that you analyze the psychological events in your life into pieces, or
"elements." 
D)  recommend that you examine the unconscious conflicts in your life through a free
Association exercise. 
A)  recommend the use of rewards and punishments. 
B)  suggest that you explore patterns in your behavior as a whole rather than analyzing
Each individual action. 
C)  suggest that you analyze the psychological events in your life into pieces, or
"elements." 
D)  recommend that you examine the unconscious conflicts in your life through a free
Association exercise.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT one of the six elements of the scientific method?

Accepted Answer

A)  defining a problem 
B)  gathering evidence 
C)  publishing results 
D)  consensus review 
A)  defining a problem 
B)  gathering evidence 
C)  publishing results 
D)  consensus review

Question 15

Which of the following statements has empirical evidence shown to be TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  To change people's behavior toward members of ethnic minority groups, we must
First change their attitudes. 
B)  Personality tests reveal your basic motives, including those you may not be aware of. 
C)  The major cause of forgetting is that memory traces decay or fade as time passes,
Resulting in a loss of memory as one ages. 
D)  Psychotherapy has had its greatest success in the treatment of milder disorders, not
With psychotic patients who have lost touch with reality. 
A)  To change people's behavior toward members of ethnic minority groups, we must
First change their attitudes. 
B)  Personality tests reveal your basic motives, including those you may not be aware of. 
C)  The major cause of forgetting is that memory traces decay or fade as time passes,
Resulting in a loss of memory as one ages. 
D)  Psychotherapy has had its greatest success in the treatment of milder disorders, not
With psychotic patients who have lost touch with reality.

Question 16

Dr.Malloy explains to his patient that a person's threatening thoughts are often repressed so that he or she will be unware of them.However,these repressed thoughts might "surface" in
Dreams,expressed emotions,or "slips of the tongue." Dr.Malloy has just explained the ideas of
Which school of thought in psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  structuralism 
B)  psychoanalytic psychology 
C)  humanistic psychology 
D)  Gestalt psychology 
A)  structuralism 
B)  psychoanalytic psychology 
C)  humanistic psychology 
D)  Gestalt psychology

Question 17

Which broad perspective in modern psychology seeks to explain behavior in terms of brain processes,evolution,and genetics?

Accepted Answer

A)  sociocultural 
B)  behavioristic 
C)  psychodynamic 
D)  biological 
A)  sociocultural 
B)  behavioristic 
C)  psychodynamic 
D)  biological

Question 18

The psychological view that combines thinking (and the expectation of the reward)with learning theory is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  psychobehaviorism. 
B)  cognitive behaviorism. 
C)  cognitive functionalism. 
D)  Gestalt psychology. 
A)  psychobehaviorism. 
B)  cognitive behaviorism. 
C)  cognitive functionalism. 
D)  Gestalt psychology.

Question 19

To prevent ethical abuse in psychology research,

Accepted Answer

A)  psychologists have begun to use only computer models for research rather than human or animal subjects. 
B)  psychologists use only animal subjects in research. 
C)  role-play experiments have taken the place of those experiments requiring deception. 
D)  psychology departments have ethics committees to act as watchdogs. 
A)  psychologists have begun to use only computer models for research rather than human or animal subjects. 
B)  psychologists use only animal subjects in research. 
C)  role-play experiments have taken the place of those experiments requiring deception. 
D)  psychology departments have ethics committees to act as watchdogs.

Question 20

When scientists want to find out if there is empirical evidence,they utilize data,which is defined as __________ facts.

Accepted Answer

A)  commonsense 
B)  deduced 
C)  observed 
D)  inferred 
A)  commonsense 
B)  deduced 
C)  observed 
D)  inferred

Exam 1: A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

The functionalists were interested in how thoughts,feelings,perceptions,and habits help people and animals

The first American psychology textbook was written by

The first fully developed psychotherapy or "talking cure" was

Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow belong to which school of thought in psychology?

Wundt's ideas were carried to the United States by

Lindsay's friend answered a magazine ad that claimed that her personality could be analyzed by a computer using her birth sign.She tells Lindsay that her computer-generated profile was very accurate and that Lindsay should send in her money and her birthdate to the company.Lindsay should

Which school of thought in psychology emphasizes the study of overt,observable behavior?

Which of the following theorists used introspection as a scientific technique for investigating consciousness?

In a journal article,the researcher reported that statistically significant differences were found between the two groups in the study.This outcome from the investigation would be found in which sections(s)of the research article?

Kelly is writing a paper on conformity for her psychology class.In order to find the research articles she needs for the paper,the first step for her would be to get an overview of each of the articles that come up in her computer search.She should first read which part of each article?

Which of the following notable events in psychology occurred FIRST?

To solve problems in your life,a Gestalt psychologist might

Which of the following is NOT one of the six elements of the scientific method?

Which of the following statements has empirical evidence shown to be TRUE?

Which broad perspective in modern psychology seeks to explain behavior in terms of brain processes,evolution,and genetics?

The psychological view that combines thinking (and the expectation of the reward)with learning theory is known as

To prevent ethical abuse in psychology research,

When scientists want to find out if there is empirical evidence,they utilize data,which is defined as __________ facts.

B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

A: Brain and Behavior

C: Brain and Behavior

A: Human Development

B: Human Development

C: Human Development

D: Human Development

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

A: States of Consciousness

B: States of Consciousness

C: States of Consciousness

D: States of Consciousness

A: Conditioning and Learning

B: Conditioning and Learning

C: Conditioning and Learning

D: Conditioning and Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

A: Cognition,language,and Creativity

B: Cognition,language,and Creativity

C: Cognition,language,and Creativity

A: Intelligence

B: Intelligence

C: Intelligence

A: Motivation and Emotion

B: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

D: Motivation and Emotion

A: Gender and Sexuality

B: Gender and Sexuality

C: Gender and Sexuality

D: Gender and Sexuality Completion

A: Personality

B: Personality

C: Personality

D: Personality

A: Health,stress,and Coping

B: Health,stress,and Coping

C: Health,stress,and Coping

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

D: Psychological Disorders

A: Therapies

B: Therapies

C: Therapies

D: Therapies

A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

A: Applied Psychology

B: Applied Psychology

C: Applied Psychology