Question 1

The first college psychology course was taught by

Accepted Answer

A)  Edward Titchener. 
B)  John Watson. 
C)  William James. 
D)  B.F.Skinner 
A)  Edward Titchener. 
B)  John Watson. 
C)  William James. 
D)  B.F.Skinner

Question 2

When current knowledge about an individual and his or her environment can be used to accurately forecast behavior at another time or in another setting,the scientific goal of __________ has been achieved.

Accepted Answer

A)  description 
B)  understanding 
C)  prediction 
D)  control 
A)  description 
B)  understanding 
C)  prediction 
D)  control

Question 3

You see a psychologist and tell her that you are feeling depressed.She talks to you about the goals you have for yourself,about your image of yourself,and about the choices that you can make in your life so that you can realize your potential.This psychologist would probably belong to the __________ school of psychology.

Accepted Answer

A)  humanistic 
B)  psychodynamic 
C)  behavioristic 
D)  Gestalt 
A)  humanistic 
B)  psychodynamic 
C)  behavioristic 
D)  Gestalt

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a reason that some topics in psychology are difficult to study?

Accepted Answer

A)  It would be unethical to study the topic. 
B)  There is no practical way that the research can be conducted. 
C)  There is no suitable research method available to study the topic. 
D)  There is a lack of interest in understanding some aspects of human behavior. 
A)  It would be unethical to study the topic. 
B)  There is no practical way that the research can be conducted. 
C)  There is no suitable research method available to study the topic. 
D)  There is a lack of interest in understanding some aspects of human behavior.

Question 5

Which of the following descriptions of common sense is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Opposites attract" and "Birds of a feather flock together" would both be considered
Commonsense statements. 
B)  Commonsense statements tend to work best after the fact. 
C)  Common sense requires planned and systematic observations. 
D)  Common sense often provides vague and inconsistent pieces of information. 
A)  "Opposites attract" and "Birds of a feather flock together" would both be considered
Commonsense statements. 
B)  Commonsense statements tend to work best after the fact. 
C)  Common sense requires planned and systematic observations. 
D)  Common sense often provides vague and inconsistent pieces of information.

Question 6

Frame of reference is

Accepted Answer

A)  another name for one's self-image. 
B)  one's image of others. 
C)  a mental perspective used for evaluating events. 
D)  a determinist perspective that is involved in shaping one's personality. 
A)  another name for one's self-image. 
B)  one's image of others. 
C)  a mental perspective used for evaluating events. 
D)  a determinist perspective that is involved in shaping one's personality.

Question 7

In a comparison of pseudopsychologies and valid psychological principles,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pseudopsychologies are more of a nuisance and rarely do any harm. 
B)  Valid psychological principles are based on observation and evidence, not opinions. 
C)  Astrology's popularity shows that many people have difficulty separating valid psychology from systems that seem valid but are not. 
D)  The pseudopsychology of graphology has been used to determine who is hired, given bank credit, or selected for juries. 
A)  Pseudopsychologies are more of a nuisance and rarely do any harm. 
B)  Valid psychological principles are based on observation and evidence, not opinions. 
C)  Astrology's popularity shows that many people have difficulty separating valid psychology from systems that seem valid but are not. 
D)  The pseudopsychology of graphology has been used to determine who is hired, given bank credit, or selected for juries.

Question 8

The process of fully developing one's personal potential and becoming the best person one can become is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  introspection. 
B)  determinism. 
C)  conditioning. 
D)  self-actualization. 
A)  introspection. 
B)  determinism. 
C)  conditioning. 
D)  self-actualization.

Question 9

Wundt's ideas were carried to the United States by Edward Titchener with these ideas forming the school of thought known as

Accepted Answer

A)  structuralism. 
B)  functionalism. 
C)  humanism. 
D)  behaviorism. 
A)  structuralism. 
B)  functionalism. 
C)  humanism. 
D)  behaviorism.

Question 10

A psychologist uses systematic desensitization to assist a student in overcoming test anxiety.This illustrates the goal of

Accepted Answer

A)  description. 
B)  prediction. 
C)  control. 
D)  understanding. 
A)  description. 
B)  prediction. 
C)  control. 
D)  understanding.

Question 11

When a person remembers or notices only things that back up his or her expectations and forgets the rest,he or she is experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  the Barnum Effect. 
B)  the confirmation bias. 
C)  astrologer's dilemma. 
D)  uncritical acceptance. 
A)  the Barnum Effect. 
B)  the confirmation bias. 
C)  astrologer's dilemma. 
D)  uncritical acceptance.

Question 12

Which school of thought in psychology emphasizes the study of thinking,learning,and perception in whole units,not by analyzing experiences into parts?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Psychologists who advocate the biopsychological view

Accepted Answer

A)  limit the scope of their study to animals. 
B)  are concerned primarily with environmental influences on behavior. 
C)  explore interactions between humans and other living things. 
D)  attempt to explain behavior in terms of physical processes. 
A)  limit the scope of their study to animals. 
B)  are concerned primarily with environmental influences on behavior. 
C)  explore interactions between humans and other living things. 
D)  attempt to explain behavior in terms of physical processes.

Question 14

Which psychologist realized that he could study the overt behavior of animals by simply observing the relationship between stimuli and an animal's responses?

Accepted Answer

A)  John B.Watson 
B)  Wilhelm Wundt 
C)  Abraham Maslow 
D)  Max Wertheimer 
A)  John B.Watson 
B)  Wilhelm Wundt 
C)  Abraham Maslow 
D)  Max Wertheimer

Question 15

The more general the prediction a fortune teller or palmist makes,the more believable are the results.This fact has been called the

Accepted Answer

A)  Guilford effect. 
B)  phenologist's fallacy. 
C)  Barnum effect. 
D)  Gall fallacy. 
A)  Guilford effect. 
B)  phenologist's fallacy. 
C)  Barnum effect. 
D)  Gall fallacy.

Question 16

Regarding women and persons of color in the field of psychology,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  By 2000, over 70 percent of all undergraduate and graduate degrees in psychology
Have awarded to women. 
B)  By 2000, one quarter of all undergraduate degrees and sixteen percent of doctorates
In psychology were awarded to persons of color. 
C)  In 1920, Francis Cecil Sumner became the first African-American to earn a doctoral
Degree in psychology. 
D)  Margaret Washburn became the first African-American female to be awarded a
Ph)D.in 1933. 
A)  By 2000, over 70 percent of all undergraduate and graduate degrees in psychology
Have awarded to women. 
B)  By 2000, one quarter of all undergraduate degrees and sixteen percent of doctorates
In psychology were awarded to persons of color. 
C)  In 1920, Francis Cecil Sumner became the first African-American to earn a doctoral
Degree in psychology. 
D)  Margaret Washburn became the first African-American female to be awarded a
Ph)D.in 1933.

Question 17

The fortune teller who studies your palm carefully before announcing that great fortune is in your immediate future is practicing

Accepted Answer

A)  palmistry. 
B)  phrenology. 
C)  graphology. 
D)  forensic psychology. 
A)  palmistry. 
B)  phrenology. 
C)  graphology. 
D)  forensic psychology.

Question 18

After the psychologist makes his or her initial observations regarding the stress experienced by game designers,the second step in the scientific method involves

Accepted Answer

A)  theory building. 
B)  defining the problem. 
C)  testing the hypothesis. 
D)  critiquing anecdotal evidence. 
A)  theory building. 
B)  defining the problem. 
C)  testing the hypothesis. 
D)  critiquing anecdotal evidence.

Question 19

Any false and unscientific system of beliefs and practices that is offered as an explanation of behavior is called

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalysis. 
B)  pseudopsychology. 
C)  social learning. 
D)  humanism. 
A)  psychoanalysis. 
B)  pseudopsychology. 
C)  social learning. 
D)  humanism.

Question 20

After your traumatic breakup with your girlfriend,you are having trouble remembering her phone number,her birthday,and other bits of information concerning your two-year
Relationship.A friend tells you that you are experiencing repression and these bits of
Information have been pushed into your unconscious mind.Your friend is interpreting your
Situation based on the theories of

Accepted Answer

A)  Sigmund Freud. 
B)  Carl Rogers. 
C)  Max Wertheimer. 
D)  Abraham Maslow. 
A)  Sigmund Freud. 
B)  Carl Rogers. 
C)  Max Wertheimer. 
D)  Abraham Maslow.

Exam 1: A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

The first college psychology course was taught by

When current knowledge about an individual and his or her environment can be used to accurately forecast behavior at another time or in another setting,the scientific goal of __________ has been achieved.

Which of the following is NOT a reason that some topics in psychology are difficult to study?

Which of the following descriptions of common sense is FALSE?

Frame of reference is

In a comparison of pseudopsychologies and valid psychological principles,which of the following statements is FALSE?

The process of fully developing one's personal potential and becoming the best person one can become is known as

Wundt's ideas were carried to the United States by Edward Titchener with these ideas forming the school of thought known as

A psychologist uses systematic desensitization to assist a student in overcoming test anxiety.This illustrates the goal of

When a person remembers or notices only things that back up his or her expectations and forgets the rest,he or she is experiencing

Which school of thought in psychology emphasizes the study of thinking,learning,and perception in whole units,not by analyzing experiences into parts?

Psychologists who advocate the biopsychological view

Which psychologist realized that he could study the overt behavior of animals by simply observing the relationship between stimuli and an animal's responses?

The more general the prediction a fortune teller or palmist makes,the more believable are the results.This fact has been called the

Regarding women and persons of color in the field of psychology,which of the following statements is FALSE?

The fortune teller who studies your palm carefully before announcing that great fortune is in your immediate future is practicing

After the psychologist makes his or her initial observations regarding the stress experienced by game designers,the second step in the scientific method involves

Any false and unscientific system of beliefs and practices that is offered as an explanation of behavior is called

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