Question 1

A friend of yours has 30 Spanish vocabulary words to learn by tomorrow.Which of the following is the best way for her to use flashcards to study?

Accepted Answer

A) Study each card only once. 
B) Divide the cards into five piles and then study each pile four times before moving on to the next pile. 
C) Go through the entire pile of 30 cards four times. 
D) Divide the cards into 10 piles and then study each pile four times before moving on to the next pile. 
A) Study each card only once. 
B) Divide the cards into five piles and then study each pile four times before moving on to the next pile. 
C) Go through the entire pile of 30 cards four times. 
D) Divide the cards into 10 piles and then study each pile four times before moving on to the next pile. C

Question 2

In general,_________________ are more likely to prescribe drugs when treating mental health concerns and problems,while _________________ are more likely to emphasize psychological approaches such as talk therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) social workers;psychiatrists 
B) psychiatrists;clinical psychologists 
C) clinical psychologists;psychiatrists 
D) social workers;clinical psychologists 
A) social workers;psychiatrists 
B) psychiatrists;clinical psychologists 
C) clinical psychologists;psychiatrists 
D) social workers;clinical psychologists B

Question 3

Ms.Patel is a third-grade teacher.Several children in her class have been having trouble concentrating and sitting still in her class,so she finds several articles from psychology journals on hyperactivity and attention in young children.Although she is not a scientist,Ms.Patel is able to understand the articles and then use the information to redesign her classroom schedule to help improve attention.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) the scientific method. 
B) the biopsychosocial model. 
C) scientific literacy. 
D) empiricism. 
A) the scientific method. 
B) the biopsychosocial model. 
C) scientific literacy. 
D) empiricism. C

Question 4

Which of the following is true about psychiatrists and clinical psychologists?

Accepted Answer

A) Psychiatrists have Psy.D.degrees while clinical psychologists typically have a Ph.D. 
B) Psychiatrists have Ph.D.degrees while clinical psychologists typically have a only a Master's degree. 
C) Psychiatrists have Ph.D.degrees while clinical psychologists typically have a Psy.D. 
D) Psychiatrists have medical degrees while clinical psychologists typically have a Ph.D.or Psy.D. 
A) Psychiatrists have Psy.D.degrees while clinical psychologists typically have a Ph.D. 
B) Psychiatrists have Ph.D.degrees while clinical psychologists typically have a only a Master's degree. 
C) Psychiatrists have Ph.D.degrees while clinical psychologists typically have a Psy.D. 
D) Psychiatrists have medical degrees while clinical psychologists typically have a Ph.D.or Psy.D.

Question 5

Which two physicians developed phrenology?

Accepted Answer

A) Gall and Spurzheim 
B) Broca and Wernicke 
C) Mesmer and Freud 
D) Galton and Wundt 
A) Gall and Spurzheim 
B) Broca and Wernicke 
C) Mesmer and Freud 
D) Galton and Wundt

Question 6

According to the authors of the textbook,what is a key reason why psychology took almost 300 years longer than physics,biology,and chemistry to become scientific?

Accepted Answer

A) Early scientific methodology was too primitive to use to study the mind. 
B) Laws were passed in the 1600s that made studying the mind illegal. 
C) Few people were interested in the mind and behaviour prior to the 20th century. 
D) The zeitgeist of the 1600s prevented people from believing that science could be applied to the study of the mind. 
A) Early scientific methodology was too primitive to use to study the mind. 
B) Laws were passed in the 1600s that made studying the mind illegal. 
C) Few people were interested in the mind and behaviour prior to the 20th century. 
D) The zeitgeist of the 1600s prevented people from believing that science could be applied to the study of the mind.

Question 7

Why was the perspective followed by Wilhelm Wundt and his followers called structuralism?

Accepted Answer

A) They wanted to identify the major brain structures. 
B) Their primary goal was to understand the physiology of the mind. 
C) They focused their efforts on analyzing the elements of the nervous system. 
D) Their primary focus was on describing the structure of conscious experience. 
A) They wanted to identify the major brain structures. 
B) Their primary goal was to understand the physiology of the mind. 
C) They focused their efforts on analyzing the elements of the nervous system. 
D) Their primary focus was on describing the structure of conscious experience.

Question 8

What property do hypotheses and theories share?

Accepted Answer

A) They are both types of educated guesses. 
B) They both integrate numerous findings and observations. 
C) They are both types of opinions or beliefs. 
D) In order to be scientific,they both must be capable of being proven false. 
A) They are both types of educated guesses. 
B) They both integrate numerous findings and observations. 
C) They are both types of opinions or beliefs. 
D) In order to be scientific,they both must be capable of being proven false.

Question 9

Psychophysics is the study of

Accepted Answer

A) how the mind controls the body. 
B) the relationship between the physical world and the mental representation of that world. 
C) the relationship between mental abilities and bumps on the head. 
D) how information is stored in the brain. 
A) how the mind controls the body. 
B) the relationship between the physical world and the mental representation of that world. 
C) the relationship between mental abilities and bumps on the head. 
D) how information is stored in the brain.

Question 10

The belief that behaviour follows lawful,cause-and-effect relationships is known as

Accepted Answer

A) free will. 
B) materialism. 
C) empiricism. 
D) determinism. 
A) free will. 
B) materialism. 
C) empiricism. 
D) determinism.

Question 11

Memory researchers like Herman Ebbinghaus and Frederick Bartlett contributed to the beginning of the ____________ perspective.

Accepted Answer

A) humanistic 
B) psychoanalytic 
C) cognitive 
D) behaviourist 
A) humanistic 
B) psychoanalytic 
C) cognitive 
D) behaviourist

Question 12

Which of the following questions represents the concept of empiricism?

Accepted Answer

A) Would Martin Luther King,Jr. ,have been a good president? 
B) What is the meaning of life? 
C) Was the Civil War necessary? 
D) Is there life on other planets? 
A) Would Martin Luther King,Jr. ,have been a good president? 
B) What is the meaning of life? 
C) Was the Civil War necessary? 
D) Is there life on other planets?

Question 13

Which of the following techniques could be described as massed learning?

Accepted Answer

A) Studying for a test by breaking up your lecture notes into sections and mastering each section before moving on to the next. 
B) Studying for a chapter test by reading through the entire chapter before going back to the beginning and starting over again. 
C) Studying each flash card in a large pile before starting over again. 
D) A football player learning the playbook by reviewing each play once before starting over again. 
A) Studying for a test by breaking up your lecture notes into sections and mastering each section before moving on to the next. 
B) Studying for a chapter test by reading through the entire chapter before going back to the beginning and starting over again. 
C) Studying each flash card in a large pile before starting over again. 
D) A football player learning the playbook by reviewing each play once before starting over again.

Question 14

Wilhelm Wundt is best known for

Accepted Answer

A) establishing the first psychology laboratory in Leipzig,Germany. 
B) writing books on ethics and logic. 
C) establishing phrenology as a science. 
D) training doctors to treat mental illness. 
A) establishing the first psychology laboratory in Leipzig,Germany. 
B) writing books on ethics and logic. 
C) establishing phrenology as a science. 
D) training doctors to treat mental illness.

Question 15

______________ is the belief that knowledge comes through observation and experience.

Accepted Answer

A) Determinism 
B) Parsimony 
C) Skepticism 
D) Empiricism 
A) Determinism 
B) Parsimony 
C) Skepticism 
D) Empiricism

Question 16

Dr.Patel is a school psychologist who has noticed that a fifth-grade student has recently begun to misbehave and fall behind academically.He decides there must be a reason for the student's sudden problems and decides to try to figure out what it is.Dr.Patel's belief that the student's behaviour is the result of some unknown cause is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) determinism. 
B) parsimony. 
C) skepticism. 
D) empiricism. 
A) determinism. 
B) parsimony. 
C) skepticism. 
D) empiricism.

Question 17

Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow were two major figures in the development of which psychological perspective?

Accepted Answer

A) humanistic psychology 
B) functionalism 
C) cognitive psychology 
D) behaviourism 
A) humanistic psychology 
B) functionalism 
C) cognitive psychology 
D) behaviourism

Question 18

Which of the following is true regarding the legacy of Francis Galton?

Accepted Answer

A) Although his ideas have been discredited,his use of statistical methods to measure and study behaviour has had a lasting impact on scientific psychology. 
B) While many of his ideas are still considered valid,Galton failed to use scientific methodology. 
C) Both his ideas and methodology are still considered valid today. 
D) Although important in his time,Galton had almost no lasting impact on scientific psychology. 
A) Although his ideas have been discredited,his use of statistical methods to measure and study behaviour has had a lasting impact on scientific psychology. 
B) While many of his ideas are still considered valid,Galton failed to use scientific methodology. 
C) Both his ideas and methodology are still considered valid today. 
D) Although important in his time,Galton had almost no lasting impact on scientific psychology.

Question 19

Who was an early proponent of functionalism?

Accepted Answer

A) Ivan Pavlov 
B) William James 
C) Wilhelm Wundt 
D) Max Wertheimer 
A) Ivan Pavlov 
B) William James 
C) Wilhelm Wundt 
D) Max Wertheimer

Question 20

The term pseudoscience refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the scientific study of psychology and related phenomena. 
B) hypotheses that have been rejected through observation and testing. 
C) ideas that are presented as science but in fact do not use the basic principles of scientific thinking or procedure. 
D) the belief that the mind is separate from the body. 
A) the scientific study of psychology and related phenomena. 
B) hypotheses that have been rejected through observation and testing. 
C) ideas that are presented as science but in fact do not use the basic principles of scientific thinking or procedure. 
D) the belief that the mind is separate from the body.

Exam 1: B: Introducing Psychological Science

A friend of yours has 30 Spanish vocabulary words to learn by tomorrow.Which of the following is the best way for her to use flashcards to study?

In general,_________________ are more likely to prescribe drugs when treating mental health concerns and problems,while _________________ are more likely to emphasize psychological approaches such as talk therapy.

Which of the following is true about psychiatrists and clinical psychologists?

Which two physicians developed phrenology?

According to the authors of the textbook,what is a key reason why psychology took almost 300 years longer than physics,biology,and chemistry to become scientific?

Why was the perspective followed by Wilhelm Wundt and his followers called structuralism?

What property do hypotheses and theories share?

Psychophysics is the study of

The belief that behaviour follows lawful,cause-and-effect relationships is known as

Memory researchers like Herman Ebbinghaus and Frederick Bartlett contributed to the beginning of the ____________ perspective.

Which of the following questions represents the concept of empiricism?

Which of the following techniques could be described as massed learning?

Wilhelm Wundt is best known for

______________ is the belief that knowledge comes through observation and experience.

Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow were two major figures in the development of which psychological perspective?

Which of the following is true regarding the legacy of Francis Galton?

Who was an early proponent of functionalism?

The term pseudoscience refers to

A: Introducing Psychological Science

C: Introducing Psychological Science

D: Introducing Psychological Science

E: Introducing Psychological Science

A: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

B: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

C: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

D: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

E: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

A: Biological Psychology

B: Biological Psychology

C: Biological Psychology

D: Biological Psychology

E: Biological Psychology

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

E: Sensation and Perception

A: Consciousness

B: Consciousness

C: Consciousness

D: Consciousness

E: Consciousness

A: Learning

B: Learning

C: Learning

D: Learning

E: Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

D: Memory

E: Memory

A: Thought and Language

B: Thought and Language

C: Thought and Language

D: Thought and Language

E: Thought and Language

A: Intelligence Testing

B: Intelligence Testing

C: Intelligence Testing

D: Intelligence Testing

E: Intelligence Testing

A: Lifespan Development

B: Lifespan Development

C: Lifespan Development

D: Lifespan Development

E: Lifespan Development

A: Motivation and Emotion

B: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

D: Motivation and Emotion

Emotivation and Emotion

A: Personality

B: Personality

C: Personality

D: Personality

E: Personality

A: Social Psychology

B: Social Psychology

In general,_ are more likely to prescribe drugs when treating mental health concerns and problems,while _ are more likely to emphasize psychological approaches such as talk therapy.