Question 1

Person-centred therapy has its roots in

Accepted Answer

A) humanistic psychology. 
B) the medical model. 
C) psychoanalysis. 
D) the cognitive model. 
A) humanistic psychology. 
B) the medical model. 
C) psychoanalysis. 
D) the cognitive model.

Question 2

___________________ emphasizes that humans are positively motivated and progress toward higher levels of functioning.

Accepted Answer

A) Humanistic psychology 
B) Psychoanalytic theory 
C) Social learning theory 
D) Trait theory 
A) Humanistic psychology 
B) Psychoanalytic theory 
C) Social learning theory 
D) Trait theory

Question 3

Proponents of speed-reading courses hold stubbornly to their beliefs,despite contradictory evidence.Which aspect of pseudoscience is being characterized?

Accepted Answer

A) intolerance of ambiguity 
B) reliance on emotional evdience 
C) lack of self-correction 
D) absence of connectivity 
A) intolerance of ambiguity 
B) reliance on emotional evdience 
C) lack of self-correction 
D) absence of connectivity

Question 4

The first psychology laboratory was founded by __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Wundt 
B) James 
C) Titchener 
D) Watson 
A) Wundt 
B) James 
C) Titchener 
D) Watson

Question 5

Physiological psychologists study __________.

Accepted Answer

A) human mental and physical growth from the prenatal period through childhood,adolescence,adulthood,and old age 
B) the biological basis for human behaviour 
C) the differences among individuals in such traits as anxiety,sociability,self-esteem,the need for achievement,and aggressiveness 
D) how people influence one another 
A) human mental and physical growth from the prenatal period through childhood,adolescence,adulthood,and old age 
B) the biological basis for human behaviour 
C) the differences among individuals in such traits as anxiety,sociability,self-esteem,the need for achievement,and aggressiveness 
D) how people influence one another

Question 6

Researchers who have questioned the effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)therapy argue that supporters have failed to consider that patients are being administered exposure therapy at the same time as EMDR.Furthermore,the apparent effectiveness of EMDR is due to this exposure and not the eye movements.Which principle of critical thinking is best exemplified?

Accepted Answer

A) considering other viewpoints 
B) falsifiability 
C) correlation versus causation 
D) Occam's razor 
A) considering other viewpoints 
B) falsifiability 
C) correlation versus causation 
D) Occam's razor

Question 7

Client-centred therapy was founded by __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Rogers 
B) Wolpe 
C) Adler 
D) Jung 
A) Rogers 
B) Wolpe 
C) Adler 
D) Jung

Question 8

The psychological school that asks,"What are mental processes for?" rather than "What are mental processes?" is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) structuralism 
B) functionalism 
C) humanism 
D) Gestalt 
A) structuralism 
B) functionalism 
C) humanism 
D) Gestalt

Question 9

Psychologists use techniques based on ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) cultural ethnocentrism 
B) objective introspection 
C) philosophical logic 
D) the scientific method 
A) cultural ethnocentrism 
B) objective introspection 
C) philosophical logic 
D) the scientific method

Question 10

Studying the elements of sensations,feelings,and images is most directly associated with which school of psychology?

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 1: D: Introducing Psychological Science

Person-centred therapy has its roots in

___________________ emphasizes that humans are positively motivated and progress toward higher levels of functioning.

Proponents of speed-reading courses hold stubbornly to their beliefs,despite contradictory evidence.Which aspect of pseudoscience is being characterized?

The first psychology laboratory was founded by __________.

Physiological psychologists study __________.

Client-centred therapy was founded by __________.

The psychological school that asks,"What are mental processes for?" rather than "What are mental processes?" is which of the following?

Psychologists use techniques based on ___________.

Studying the elements of sensations,feelings,and images is most directly associated with which school of psychology?

A: Introducing Psychological Science

B: Introducing Psychological Science

C: 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

C: Social Psychology

D: Social Psychology

E: Social Psychology

A: Health, Stress, and Coping

B: Health, Stress, and Coping

C: Health, Stress, and Coping

D: Health, Stress, and Coping

E: Health, Stress, and Coping

A: Psychological Disorders