Question 1

Which of the following is a goal of psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  translate 
B)  manipulate 
C)  interpolate 
D)  understand 
A)  translate 
B)  manipulate 
C)  interpolate 
D)  understand

Question 2

Which school of psychology used the phi phenomenon to demonstrate its belief about human consciousness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gestalt psychology 
B)  cognitive psychology 
C)  functionalism 
D)  psychoanalysis 
A)  Gestalt psychology 
B)  cognitive psychology 
C)  functionalism 
D)  psychoanalysis

Question 3

Which of the following topics would be studied by a neuroscientist?

Accepted Answer

A)  correlations between behavior and weather patterns 
B)  comparisons of scores on test of psychometrics 
C)  the role of hormones in the regulation of behavior 
D)  how the formation of gender identity differs between cultures 
A)  correlations between behavior and weather patterns 
B)  comparisons of scores on test of psychometrics 
C)  the role of hormones in the regulation of behavior 
D)  how the formation of gender identity differs between cultures

Question 4

Which school of psychology was founded and developed by Sigmund Freud?

Accepted Answer

A)  behaviorism 
B)  humanism 
C)  psychoanalysis 
D)  Gestalt psychology 
A)  behaviorism 
B)  humanism 
C)  psychoanalysis 
D)  Gestalt psychology

Question 5

Why did women participate less in the development of psychology than men?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sexual discrimination prevented women from contributing to psychology. 
B)  Women were not allowed to attend universities at the time psychology was founded. 
C)  Psychology did not intend to address women's issues,so women were not included. 
D)  Because politicians at the time would not let women study any of the sciences. 
A)  Sexual discrimination prevented women from contributing to psychology. 
B)  Women were not allowed to attend universities at the time psychology was founded. 
C)  Psychology did not intend to address women's issues,so women were not included. 
D)  Because politicians at the time would not let women study any of the sciences.

Question 6

Persons born into different cultures

Accepted Answer

A)  have very similar values as children. 
B)  are taught very different values from birth. 
C)  are quite different from other persons in their own culture in terms of habits and beliefs. 
D)  cannot and should not be thought of as having different worldviews. 
A)  have very similar values as children. 
B)  are taught very different values from birth. 
C)  are quite different from other persons in their own culture in terms of habits and beliefs. 
D)  cannot and should not be thought of as having different worldviews.

Question 7

The basic foundation of the sociocultural approach is that our personalities,beliefs,attitudes,and skills are

Accepted Answer

A)  imprinted at birth. 
B)  preprogrammed at conception. 
C)  innate from birth. 
D)  learned from others. 
A)  imprinted at birth. 
B)  preprogrammed at conception. 
C)  innate from birth. 
D)  learned from others.

Question 8

Structuralism is an influential viewpoint in contemporary psychology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What does psychology have in common with all other sciences?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is based on Plato's methods. 
B)  It offers proof of theoretical truths. 
C)  It uses rigorous methods of observation. 
D)  It directly measures thought processes. 
A)  It is based on Plato's methods. 
B)  It offers proof of theoretical truths. 
C)  It uses rigorous methods of observation. 
D)  It directly measures thought processes.

Question 10

Strictly speaking,overt behaviors are actions that

Accepted Answer

A)  are usually considered illegal. 
B)  happen when no one else is around. 
C)  you can directly observe. 
D)  you can infer from careful observation. 
A)  are usually considered illegal. 
B)  happen when no one else is around. 
C)  you can directly observe. 
D)  you can infer from careful observation.

Question 11

In psychology,William James was highly influential in developing the school of thought known as

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalysis. 
B)  Gestalt psychology. 
C)  structuralism. 
D)  functionalism. 
A)  psychoanalysis. 
B)  Gestalt psychology. 
C)  structuralism. 
D)  functionalism.

Question 12

What differentiated Sigmund Freud from most of the other influential founders of psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud was the only founder from a European country. 
B)  Freud was trained as a philosopher and teacher. 
C)  Freud was interested in the unconscious mind. 
D)  Freud was a physician and treated psychological problems. 
A)  Freud was the only founder from a European country. 
B)  Freud was trained as a philosopher and teacher. 
C)  Freud was interested in the unconscious mind. 
D)  Freud was a physician and treated psychological problems.

Question 13

Choose the researchers who provided scientific evidence used by the U.S.Supreme Court to decide the Brown v.Board of Education ruling.

Accepted Answer

A)  Clark and Clark 
B)  Sanchez and Cajal 
C)  Calkins and Ebbinghaus 
D)  Prosser and Brown 
A)  Clark and Clark 
B)  Sanchez and Cajal 
C)  Calkins and Ebbinghaus 
D)  Prosser and Brown

Question 14

You have learned a list of 20 nonsense syllables.You are tested at 20 minutes,1 hour,10 hours,and 24 hours.If you fit Hermann Ebbinghaus's forgetting curve you will

Accepted Answer

A)  remember approximately the same number of syllables at 10 hours and 24 hours. 
B)  have perfect recall only when tested at 20 minutes and 1 hour. 
C)  forget the largest number of syllables between 1 hour and 10 hours. 
D)  not remember any of the syllables after 24 hours. 
A)  remember approximately the same number of syllables at 10 hours and 24 hours. 
B)  have perfect recall only when tested at 20 minutes and 1 hour. 
C)  forget the largest number of syllables between 1 hour and 10 hours. 
D)  not remember any of the syllables after 24 hours.

Question 15

If an early psychologist believed that the study of psychology should focus on the purpose of the mind and not on its raw elements,that psychologist would most likely adhere to the school of thought known as

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Followers of Albert Bandura's viewpoint would best be described as

Accepted Answer

A)  contemporary psychoanalysts. 
B)  social learning theorists. 
C)  Gestalt psychologists. 
D)  neofunctionalists. 
A)  contemporary psychoanalysts. 
B)  social learning theorists. 
C)  Gestalt psychologists. 
D)  neofunctionalists.

Question 17

Dr.Ramirez often prescribes drugs to help relieve clients' depression.Choose the credentials Dr.Ramirez must have to legally treat patients.

Accepted Answer

A)  a psychiatrist with an M.D. 
B)  a clinician with a Psy.D. 
C)  a therapist with an M.S. 
D)  a clinician with a Ph.D. 
A)  a psychiatrist with an M.D. 
B)  a clinician with a Psy.D. 
C)  a therapist with an M.S. 
D)  a clinician with a Ph.D.

Question 18

Alfred Binet's work in psychometrics was initiated by a request from the London Ministry of Education.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Late 19th- and early 20th-century psychology

Accepted Answer

A)  was free of racism/sexism because it was a science. 
B)  became a science because it was free of cultural influences. 
C)  was dominated by conflicting minority opinions of women. 
D)  was dominated by white-male thinking and cultural conditioning. 
A)  was free of racism/sexism because it was a science. 
B)  became a science because it was free of cultural influences. 
C)  was dominated by conflicting minority opinions of women. 
D)  was dominated by white-male thinking and cultural conditioning.

Question 20

Psychologists who are trained to test school children's abilities and consult with teachers would best fit into the category of

Accepted Answer

A)  health psychology. 
B)  basic research. 
C)  developmental psychology. 
D)  applied psychology. 
A)  health psychology. 
B)  basic research. 
C)  developmental psychology. 
D)  applied psychology.

Which of the following is a goal of psychology?

Which school of psychology used the phi phenomenon to demonstrate its belief about human consciousness?

Which of the following topics would be studied by a neuroscientist?

Which school of psychology was founded and developed by Sigmund Freud?

Why did women participate less in the development of psychology than men?

Persons born into different cultures

The basic foundation of the sociocultural approach is that our personalities,beliefs,attitudes,and skills are

Structuralism is an influential viewpoint in contemporary psychology.

What does psychology have in common with all other sciences?

Strictly speaking,overt behaviors are actions that

In psychology,William James was highly influential in developing the school of thought known as

What differentiated Sigmund Freud from most of the other influential founders of psychology?

Choose the researchers who provided scientific evidence used by the U.S.Supreme Court to decide the Brown v.Board of Education ruling.

You have learned a list of 20 nonsense syllables.You are tested at 20 minutes,1 hour,10 hours,and 24 hours.If you fit Hermann Ebbinghaus's forgetting curve you will

If an early psychologist believed that the study of psychology should focus on the purpose of the mind and not on its raw elements,that psychologist would most likely adhere to the school of thought known as

Followers of Albert Bandura's viewpoint would best be described as

Dr.Ramirez often prescribes drugs to help relieve clients' depression.Choose the credentials Dr.Ramirez must have to legally treat patients.

Alfred Binet's work in psychometrics was initiated by a request from the London Ministry of Education.

Late 19th- and early 20th-century psychology

Psychologists who are trained to test school children's abilities and consult with teachers would best fit into the category of

Research Methods in Psychology

Biological Foundations in Behavior

The Interplay of Nature and Nurture

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Basic Principles of Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Developmental Psychology

Motivation and Emotion

Personality Theories and Assessment

Stress and Health

Abnormal Behavior

Therapies

Social Psychology

Psychology Applied to Business and Other Professions

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Exam 1: Introduction to Psychology

Which of the following is a goal of psychology?

Which school of psychology used the phi phenomenon to demonstrate its belief about human consciousness?

Which of the following topics would be studied by a neuroscientist?

Which school of psychology was founded and developed by Sigmund Freud?

Why did women participate less in the development of psychology than men?

Persons born into different cultures

The basic foundation of the sociocultural approach is that our personalities,beliefs,attitudes,and skills are

Structuralism is an influential viewpoint in contemporary psychology.

What does psychology have in common with all other sciences?

Strictly speaking,overt behaviors are actions that

In psychology,William James was highly influential in developing the school of thought known as

What differentiated Sigmund Freud from most of the other influential founders of psychology?

Choose the researchers who provided scientific evidence used by the U.S.Supreme Court to decide the Brown v.Board of Education ruling.

You have learned a list of 20 nonsense syllables.You are tested at 20 minutes,1 hour,10 hours,and 24 hours.If you fit Hermann Ebbinghaus's forgetting curve you will

If an early psychologist believed that the study of psychology should focus on the purpose of the mind and not on its raw elements,that psychologist would most likely adhere to the school of thought known as

Followers of Albert Bandura's viewpoint would best be described as

Dr.Ramirez often prescribes drugs to help relieve clients' depression.Choose the credentials Dr.Ramirez must have to legally treat patients.

Alfred Binet's work in psychometrics was initiated by a request from the London Ministry of Education.

Late 19th- and early 20th-century psychology

Psychologists who are trained to test school children's abilities and consult with teachers would best fit into the category of

Research Methods in Psychology

Biological Foundations in Behavior

The Interplay of Nature and Nurture

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Basic Principles of Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Developmental Psychology

Motivation and Emotion

Personality Theories and Assessment

Stress and Health

Abnormal Behavior

Therapies

Social Psychology

Psychology Applied to Business and Other Professions

Filters