Question 1

Which of the following is characteristic of a humanistic approach to the study of behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) reliance on animal research 
B) interest in unconscious forces and conflicts within the personality 
C) emphasis on conditioned responses 
D) emphasis on the importance of subjective factors, such as one's self-image 
A) reliance on animal research 
B) interest in unconscious forces and conflicts within the personality 
C) emphasis on conditioned responses 
D) emphasis on the importance of subjective factors, such as one's self-image D

Question 2

Students who do well on an intelligence test tend to do well in their school grades.This ability of the IQ tests to forecast future school success illustrates which goal of psychology?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Of the following, who is associated with the Gestalt school of psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) Ivan Pavlov 
B)  B.F.Skinner 
C) Max Wertheimer 
D) John Watson 
A) Ivan Pavlov 
B)  B.F.Skinner 
C) Max Wertheimer 
D) John Watson C

Question 4

Taylor believes his behavior is guided by his own self-image and that he has the power to control his own fate and reach his full potential.Taylor has adopted which psychological perspective?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Which of the following 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 6

A common sense approach to psychology is

Accepted Answer

A) the most reliable. 
B) often contradicted by empirical evidence. 
C) the basis for most psychological theories. 
D) the basis psychologist use when collecting data. 
A) the most reliable. 
B) often contradicted by empirical evidence. 
C) the basis for most psychological theories. 
D) the basis psychologist use when collecting data.

Question 7

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 8

According to the _____ view, the need for love, self-esteem, belonging, self-expression, creativity, and spirituality are as important as biological needs.

Accepted Answer

A) psychodynamic 
B) behavioral 
C) humanistic 
D) cognitive 
A) psychodynamic 
B) behavioral 
C) humanistic 
D) cognitive

Question 9

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 10

According to your psychology textbook, which of the following statements is FALSE regarding women in psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) By 1906 in America, about one psychologist in 10 was a woman. 
B) In recent years nearly 75 percent of the college graduates with a major in psychology are women. 
C) It was not until 1945 that a woman became president of the American Psychological Association for the first time. 
D) Margaret Washburn was the first woman to be awarded a Ph.D.in psychology in 1894. 
A) By 1906 in America, about one psychologist in 10 was a woman. 
B) In recent years nearly 75 percent of the college graduates with a major in psychology are women. 
C) It was not until 1945 that a woman became president of the American Psychological Association for the first time. 
D) Margaret Washburn was the first woman to be awarded a Ph.D.in psychology in 1894.

Question 11

The "whole is greater than the sum of its parts" is the slogan of the

Accepted Answer

A) Gestalt psychologists. 
B) behaviorists. 
C) structuralists. 
D) psychoanalysts. 
A) Gestalt psychologists. 
B) behaviorists. 
C) structuralists. 
D) psychoanalysts.

Question 12

Which of the following statements concerning psychodynamic psychology is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Freud's theories involved learned behaviors resulting from stimulus-response connections. 
B) Psychoanalytic psychology focuses on external sources of motivation and conscious forces. 
C) Neo-Freudians revised parts of Freud's theory, often placing less emphasis on sex and aggression and more on social motives and relationships. 
D) None of these statements are true. 
A) Freud's theories involved learned behaviors resulting from stimulus-response connections. 
B) Psychoanalytic psychology focuses on external sources of motivation and conscious forces. 
C) Neo-Freudians revised parts of Freud's theory, often placing less emphasis on sex and aggression and more on social motives and relationships. 
D) None of these statements are true.

Question 13

In order to permit scientific study, covert behaviors are

Accepted Answer

A) estimated. 
B) not included in the analysis. 
C) prevented from interfering with the experiment. 
D) operationally defined in terms of overt behavior. 
A) estimated. 
B) not included in the analysis. 
C) prevented from interfering with the experiment. 
D) operationally defined in terms of overt behavior.

Question 14

Psychology is best defined as the

Accepted Answer

A) empirical study of the human personality. 
B) study of individual differences in the group behavior of humans and animals. 
C) scientific study of behavior and mental processes. 
D) scientific study of the relationship between mind and body. 
A) empirical study of the human personality. 
B) study of individual differences in the group behavior of humans and animals. 
C) scientific study of behavior and mental processes. 
D) scientific study of the relationship between mind and body.

Question 15

The six steps of the scientific method include observation, defining a problem, proposing a hypothesis, testing they hypothesis, publishing the results, and

Accepted Answer

A) cost-benefit analysis. 
B) anecdotal analysis. 
C) theory building. 
D) consensus review. 
A) cost-benefit analysis. 
B) anecdotal analysis. 
C) theory building. 
D) consensus review.

Question 16

Animal studies have helped us in our understanding of

Accepted Answer

A) stress, learning, obesity, aging, and sleep. 
B) how to care for domestic animals. 
C) how to care for the endangered species in zoos. 
D) all of these. 
A) stress, learning, obesity, aging, and sleep. 
B) how to care for domestic animals. 
C) how to care for the endangered species in zoos. 
D) all of these.

Question 17

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.

Question 18

Psychologists

Accepted Answer

A) are scientists who conduct research. 
B) are practitioners who apply psychology to solve problems in fields like education and medicine. 
C) are teachers. 
D) may be scientists, practitioners, and/or teachers. 
A) are scientists who conduct research. 
B) are practitioners who apply psychology to solve problems in fields like education and medicine. 
C) are teachers. 
D) may be scientists, practitioners, and/or teachers.

Question 19

Psychology became a science in 1879 when psychologists began to

Accepted Answer

A) avoid deductive thinking. 
B) understand the relationship between humans and animals. 
C) use computers to record the behaviors of organisms. 
D) make observations, perform experiments, and seek information. 
A) avoid deductive thinking. 
B) understand the relationship between humans and animals. 
C) use computers to record the behaviors of organisms. 
D) make observations, perform experiments, and seek information.

Question 20

Repression refers to

Accepted Answer

A) thoughts held out of awareness because they are unimportant. 
B) thoughts held out of awareness because they are threatening. 
C) forgetfulness or thoughts held out of awareness unintentionally. 
D) the fact that no thoughts, emotions, and actions are predetermined. 
A) thoughts held out of awareness because they are unimportant. 
B) thoughts held out of awareness because they are threatening. 
C) forgetfulness or thoughts held out of awareness unintentionally. 
D) the fact that no thoughts, emotions, and actions are predetermined.

Exam 1: Extension A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Which of the following is characteristic of a humanistic approach to the study of behavior?

Students who do well on an intelligence test tend to do well in their school grades.This ability of the IQ tests to forecast future school success illustrates which goal of psychology?

Of the following, who is associated with the Gestalt school of psychology?

Taylor believes his behavior is guided by his own self-image and that he has the power to control his own fate and reach his full potential.Taylor has adopted which psychological perspective?

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

A common sense approach to psychology is

Psychologists who advocate the biopsychological view

According to the _____ view, the need for love, self-esteem, belonging, self-expression, creativity, and spirituality are as important as biological needs.

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

According to your psychology textbook, which of the following statements is FALSE regarding women in psychology?

The "whole is greater than the sum of its parts" is the slogan of the

Which of the following statements concerning psychodynamic psychology is TRUE?

In order to permit scientific study, covert behaviors are

Psychology is best defined as the

The six steps of the scientific method include observation, defining a problem, proposing a hypothesis, testing they hypothesis, publishing the results, and

Animal studies have helped us in our understanding of

The first American psychology textbook was written by

Psychologists

Psychology became a science in 1879 when psychologists began to

Repression refers to

Introduction the Psychology

Extension B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension A: Brain and Behavior

Extension B: Brain and Behavior

Extension C: Brain and Behavior

Extension A: Human Development

Extension B: Human Development

Extension C: Human Development

Extension D: Human Development

Extension A: Sensation and Reality

Extension B: Sensation and Reality

Extension A: Perceiving the World

Extension B: Perceiving the World

Extension A: States of Consciousness

Extension B: States of Consciousness

Extension C: States of Consciousness

Extension D: States of Consciousness

Extension A: Conditioning and Learning

Extension B: Conditioning and Learning

Extension C: Conditioning and Learning

Extension A: Memory

Extension B: Memory

Extension C: Memory

Extension A: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension B: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension C: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension D: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension A: Motivation and Emotion

Extension B: Motivation and Emotion

Extension C: Motivation and Emotion

Extension D: Motivation and Emotion

Extension A: Gender and Sexuality

Extension B: Gender and Sexuality

Extension C: Gender and Sexuality

Extension A: Personality

Extension B: Personality

Extension C: Personality

Extension D: Personality

Extension A: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension B: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension C: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension A: Psychological Disorders

Extension B: Psychological Disorders

Extension C: Psychological Disorders

Extension D: Psychological Disorders

Extension A: Therapies

Extension B: Therapies

Extension C: Therapies

Extension D: Therapies

Extension A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension A: Applied Psychology

Extension B: Applied Psychology

Extension C: Applied Psychology