Exam 1: Introduction

For most of human history, Western scholars believed that the mind and body were separate and that humans were unique because:

The nature in the nature/nurture debate refers to:

Which of the following is NOT a true statement regarding the development of psychological therapy?

To gain an accurate understanding of what is being studied, the scientific method relies on all but which of the following?

The expression "a penny for your thoughts (or given inflation make that a dollar)" or asking "what's on your mind?" would be LEAST likely to come from which of the following?

According to ___________ theory, the brain has evolved over millions of years to solve problems related to survival and reproduction.

What is the best definition of the interdisciplinary approach to psychological science?

In a modified game of Trivial Pursuit, people who first thought about __________ did better than people who first thought about __________.

Field theory in social psychology refers to:

In a study of vision, researchers placed infants who were mature enough to crawl on a "visual cliff" (i.e., a clear plastic surface with one side looking firm and the other side looking as if it dropped off). The researchers discovered that the child would:

Schizophrenia is an example of a disorder that:

Wolfgang Köhler's problem solving experiment with the chimpanzee, the banana, and the box was important because:

Trying to understand the connection between the actions of neurons and a thought illustrates the underlying goal of psychological science in establishing:

What change did John Stuart Mill advocate for the field of psychology?

Which of the following psychologists is most closely associated with the school of structuralism?

Which of the following is NOT considered one of the three developments in the biological revolution that helped guide psychological science?

The theories of Sigmund Freud and his followers:

Who first proposed that psychology should be a science of observation and experimentation in order to discover the laws of the mind?

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways in which functionalism has been applied to the real world?

In Chapter 1 of the text, the introductory vignette describes an incident in which Robert Dziekañski arrived in the Vancouver International Airport to meet his mother. He spoke no English and expressed frustration and agitation after a long series of meetings with immigration officials. Four RCMP officers arrived on the scene and when Mr. Dziekañski picked up a stapler they Tasered him five times and he died. Researchers in psychology might be interested in this incident because: