Question 1

Which of the following is true about school psychologists?

Accepted Answer

A) They only work with students who have moderate to severe cognitive disabilities. 
B) They typically spend most of their time doing experimental research. 
C) Most school psychologists have only a Bachelor's degree. 
D) They usually work in coordination with teachers,parents,and counsellors. 
A) They only work with students who have moderate to severe cognitive disabilities. 
B) They typically spend most of their time doing experimental research. 
C) Most school psychologists have only a Bachelor's degree. 
D) They usually work in coordination with teachers,parents,and counsellors.

Question 2

What two things do most members of the helping profession (i.e. ,mental health professionals)have in common?

Accepted Answer

A) They have graduate degrees and focus on improving the life of the patient and/or his/her family. 
B) They perform research and work at universities. 
C) They have a Ph.D.and a federal certificate to practise psychotherapy. 
D) They can prescribe medication and have people committed to psychiatric hospitals. 
A) They have graduate degrees and focus on improving the life of the patient and/or his/her family. 
B) They perform research and work at universities. 
C) They have a Ph.D.and a federal certificate to practise psychotherapy. 
D) They can prescribe medication and have people committed to psychiatric hospitals.

Question 3

Which founding contributors to psychology helped develop behaviourism?

Accepted Answer

A) Gestalt and Wundt 
B) Freud and Watson 
C) Watson and Pavlov 
D) Pavlov and Wundt 
A) Gestalt and Wundt 
B) Freud and Watson 
C) Watson and Pavlov 
D) Pavlov and Wundt

Question 4

A person is asked to break down all the different components of taste when biting into an orange.This type of research would be typical in which of the following schools of psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) psychoanalysis 
B) functionalism 
C) behaviourism 
D) structuralism 
A) psychoanalysis 
B) functionalism 
C) behaviourism 
D) structuralism

Question 5

Psychology has been a science since

Accepted Answer

A) around 470 BCE. 
B) the early 1600s. 
C) the late 1800s. 
D) the mid 1900s. 
A) around 470 BCE. 
B) the early 1600s. 
C) the late 1800s. 
D) the mid 1900s.

Question 6

Vido has a Master's degree and has been studying how family dynamics and a person's socioeconomic situation can affect wellbeing and mental health.What type of professional is Vido most likely to become?

Accepted Answer

A) human factors psychologist 
B) psychiatrist 
C) school psychologist 
D) social worker 
A) human factors psychologist 
B) psychiatrist 
C) school psychologist 
D) social worker

Question 7

B.F.Skinner is most associated with which perspective?

Accepted Answer

A) behaviourism 
B) cognitivism 
C) functionalism 
D) psychoanalysis 
A) behaviourism 
B) cognitivism 
C) functionalism 
D) psychoanalysis

Question 8

Which of the following is a good scientific hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A) Everything happens for a reason. 
B) Happiness is the meaning of life. 
C) People born with the zodiac sign Taurus have higher IQ scores on average than others. 
D) All humans are connected by an unseen force that cannot be measured or observed. 
A) Everything happens for a reason. 
B) Happiness is the meaning of life. 
C) People born with the zodiac sign Taurus have higher IQ scores on average than others. 
D) All humans are connected by an unseen force that cannot be measured or observed.

Question 9

In a given culture,certain periods of its history are dominated by a general set of beliefs and attitudes known as

Accepted Answer

A) zeitgeist. 
B) metaperspective. 
C) parsimony. 
D) gestalt. 
A) zeitgeist. 
B) metaperspective. 
C) parsimony. 
D) gestalt.

Question 10

Liam mentions to a friend that he is currently taking an introduction to psychology course."Why would you want to do that?" asks his friend."Psychology is mostly therapists analyzing people's problems and self-help gurus selling books." What should Liam's response be?

Accepted Answer

A) "No,psychology has nothing to do with helping people." 
B) "Actually,psychology is a vast discipline that covers much more than mental health and self-help." 
C) "Ok,those self-help gurus usually aren't real psychologists,but all real psychologists are trained to really help people improve their lives." 
D) "Psychology is actually about studying how chemicals in the brain interact." 
A) "No,psychology has nothing to do with helping people." 
B) "Actually,psychology is a vast discipline that covers much more than mental health and self-help." 
C) "Ok,those self-help gurus usually aren't real psychologists,but all real psychologists are trained to really help people improve their lives." 
D) "Psychology is actually about studying how chemicals in the brain interact."

Question 11

Psychology can be considered a collection of many related fields of study.What is one feature that all of these fields have in common?

Accepted Answer

A) the use of the scientific method 
B) the study of mental illness 
C) the belief that the unconscious mind determines human behaviour 
D) the use of introspection 
A) the use of the scientific method 
B) the study of mental illness 
C) the belief that the unconscious mind determines human behaviour 
D) the use of introspection

Question 12

________________ psychology involves work with students with special needs,such as emotional,social,or academic problems.

Accepted Answer

A) Forensic 
B) Academic 
C) Clinical 
D) School 
A) Forensic 
B) Academic 
C) Clinical 
D) School

Question 13

All types of psychology involve

Accepted Answer

A) interactions between patients and therapists. 
B) replicating what is already known via common sense. 
C) treating people's behavioural and emotional problems. 
D) the use of scientific method. 
A) interactions between patients and therapists. 
B) replicating what is already known via common sense. 
C) treating people's behavioural and emotional problems. 
D) the use of scientific method.

Question 14

Which of the following is a forensic psychologist most likely to do?

Accepted Answer

A) train and evaluate police officers 
B) profile criminals 
C) help detectives investigate a crime 
D) read the body language of suspects 
A) train and evaluate police officers 
B) profile criminals 
C) help detectives investigate a crime 
D) read the body language of suspects

Question 15

The belief that the unconscious mind has an influence on one's behaviour is part of what early approach to psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) structuralism 
B) functionalism 
C) psychoanalysis 
D) behaviourism 
A) structuralism 
B) functionalism 
C) psychoanalysis 
D) behaviourism

Question 16

Dr.Barnouti has a Ph.D.in psychology and works for the military.His goal is to find a way to keep soldiers alert and focused during long missions where they get little to no sleep.Dr.Barnouti would best be described as a _________ psychologist.

Accepted Answer

A) basic 
B) research 
C) forensic 
D) academic 
A) basic 
B) research 
C) forensic 
D) academic

Question 17

In America,Wilhelm Wundt's ideas were popularized by one of his students,_______________,who gave Wundt's approach the name "structuralism."

Accepted Answer

A) Sigmund Freud 
B) John Watson 
C) William James 
D) Edward Titchener 
A) Sigmund Freud 
B) John Watson 
C) William James 
D) Edward Titchener

Question 18

According to the authors of the textbook,scholars in the 1600s did not apply scientific methodology to the study of the mind and human behaviour because of what belief?

Accepted Answer

A) that scientific methodology did not work 
B) that science needed more time to develop 
C) that humans were not just physical machines,and could not be studied using science 
D) that it was a religious sin to try to understand the nature of the mind 
A) that scientific methodology did not work 
B) that science needed more time to develop 
C) that humans were not just physical machines,and could not be studied using science 
D) that it was a religious sin to try to understand the nature of the mind

Question 19

Freud stressed the importance of

Accepted Answer

A) early life experiences. 
B) adolescence. 
C) early adulthood. 
D) middle adulthood. 
A) early life experiences. 
B) adolescence. 
C) early adulthood. 
D) middle adulthood.

Question 20

A research psychologist is interested in whether children who play violent videogames display above average violent behaviour in real life.Which approach to this question could the psychologist take that would be consistent with the principles of empiricism?

Accepted Answer

A) Use common sense to determine if there is a connection. 
B) Ask children to speculate about the connection. 
C) Carefully measure the type and amount of videogame play in children and observe their behaviour. 
D) Ask parents and teachers to speculate about the connection. 
A) Use common sense to determine if there is a connection. 
B) Ask children to speculate about the connection. 
C) Carefully measure the type and amount of videogame play in children and observe their behaviour. 
D) Ask parents and teachers to speculate about the connection.

Exam 1: B: Introducing Psychological Science

Which of the following is true about school psychologists?

What two things do most members of the helping profession (i.e. ,mental health professionals)have in common?

Which founding contributors to psychology helped develop behaviourism?

A person is asked to break down all the different components of taste when biting into an orange.This type of research would be typical in which of the following schools of psychology?

Psychology has been a science since

Vido has a Master's degree and has been studying how family dynamics and a person's socioeconomic situation can affect wellbeing and mental health.What type of professional is Vido most likely to become?

B.F.Skinner is most associated with which perspective?

Which of the following is a good scientific hypothesis?

In a given culture,certain periods of its history are dominated by a general set of beliefs and attitudes known as

Liam mentions to a friend that he is currently taking an introduction to psychology course."Why would you want to do that?" asks his friend."Psychology is mostly therapists analyzing people's problems and self-help gurus selling books." What should Liam's response be?

Psychology can be considered a collection of many related fields of study.What is one feature that all of these fields have in common?

________________ psychology involves work with students with special needs,such as emotional,social,or academic problems.

All types of psychology involve

Which of the following is a forensic psychologist most likely to do?

The belief that the unconscious mind has an influence on one's behaviour is part of what early approach to psychology?

Dr.Barnouti has a Ph.D.in psychology and works for the military.His goal is to find a way to keep soldiers alert and focused during long missions where they get little to no sleep.Dr.Barnouti would best be described as a _________ psychologist.

In America,Wilhelm Wundt's ideas were popularized by one of his students,_______________,who gave Wundt's approach the name "structuralism."

According to the authors of the textbook,scholars in the 1600s did not apply scientific methodology to the study of the mind and human behaviour because of what belief?

Freud stressed the importance of

A research psychologist is interested in whether children who play violent videogames display above average violent behaviour in real life.Which approach to this question could the psychologist take that would be consistent with the principles of empiricism?

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