Question 1

Who was the first woman to receive a PhD degree in psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) Rosalie Rayner 
B) Anna Freud 
C) Margaret Floy Washburn 
D) Mary Whiton Calkins 
A) Rosalie Rayner 
B) Anna Freud 
C) Margaret Floy Washburn 
D) Mary Whiton Calkins

Question 2

Research using scanning technology of the brain has demonstrated that when a person who has been deaf from birth learns American Sign Language at an early age, that person uses _____ hemisphere when communicating with American Sign Language.

Accepted Answer

A) the left 
B) the right 
C) both the right and the left 
D) neither the right nor the left 
A) the left 
B) the right 
C) both the right and the left 
D) neither the right nor the left

Question 3

In Pavlov's research, a tone was sounded prior to delivering food to hungry dogs. After a number of trials, what did Pavlov notice?

Accepted Answer

A) The dogs salivated prior to the tone being sounded. 
B) The dogs salivated to the sound of the tone alone. 
C) The dogs salivated only after the food was presented. 
D) The dogs began doing spontaneous tricks as soon as the tone sounded. 
A) The dogs salivated prior to the tone being sounded. 
B) The dogs salivated to the sound of the tone alone. 
C) The dogs salivated only after the food was presented. 
D) The dogs began doing spontaneous tricks as soon as the tone sounded.

Question 4

The modern view that the subjective experience of having a mind is the result of brain activity can be traced to which philosopher?

Accepted Answer

A) Hobbes 
B) Plato 
C) Descartes 
D) James 
A) Hobbes 
B) Plato 
C) Descartes 
D) James

Question 5

Phrenology suggested that specific mental abilities and characteristics were located in specific regions of the brain. It was developed by:

Accepted Answer

A) Descartes. 
B) Flourens. 
C) Gall. 
D) Broca. 
A) Descartes. 
B) Flourens. 
C) Gall. 
D) Broca.

Question 6

What type of psychology explains mind and behavior in terms of the adaptive value of abilities that are preserved over time by natural selection?

Accepted Answer

A) behaviorism 
B) physiological psychology 
C) evolutionary psychology 
D) cognitive neuroscience 
A) behaviorism 
B) physiological psychology 
C) evolutionary psychology 
D) cognitive neuroscience

Question 7

Psychoanalysis focuses on:

Accepted Answer

A) the adaptability of certain psychological disorders. 
B) deconstructing consciousness into its component parts. 
C) bringing unconscious material into conscious awareness. 
D) ways to banish anxiety into the unconscious. 
A) the adaptability of certain psychological disorders. 
B) deconstructing consciousness into its component parts. 
C) bringing unconscious material into conscious awareness. 
D) ways to banish anxiety into the unconscious.

Question 8

The notion that the mind at birth is a tabula rasa is consistent with the views of:

Accepted Answer

A) Plato. 
B) Descartes. 
C) Aristotle. 
D) Gall. 
A) Plato. 
B) Descartes. 
C) Aristotle. 
D) Gall.

Question 9

Penny wanted to find out how long it would take her sister Cathy to remove her finger from the flame of a lighted match. Penny is studying what type of process?

Accepted Answer

A) classical conditioning 
B) introspection 
C) reaction time 
D) stimulus time 
A) classical conditioning 
B) introspection 
C) reaction time 
D) stimulus time

Question 10

In one experiment, Wundt instructed participants in one group to concentrate on perceiving a tone when it sounded before pressing a button. Participants in another group were simply instructed to press the button as soon as the tone sounded. Wundt found that participants in the first group responded slightly more slowly. This experiment was designed to distinguish between:

Accepted Answer

A) the sensation and perception of a stimulus. 
B) reaction time and accuracy. 
C) the perception and interpretation of a stimulus. 
D) the sensation of a stimulus and reaction time. 
A) the sensation and perception of a stimulus. 
B) reaction time and accuracy. 
C) the perception and interpretation of a stimulus. 
D) the sensation of a stimulus and reaction time.

Question 11

_____ pioneered the Gestalt psychology movement.

Accepted Answer

A) Max Wertheimer 
B) Frederic Bartlett 
C) Kurt Lewin 
D) Hermann Ebbinghaus 
A) Max Wertheimer 
B) Frederic Bartlett 
C) Kurt Lewin 
D) Hermann Ebbinghaus

Question 12

A husband and wife observe a toddler throwing a temper tantrum at a toy store. The husband comments under his breath, "What an annoying little beast!" His wife, noticing that the mother of the toddler just gave the boy a toy to calm him down, states "It's not his fault. He's behaving exactly as _____ would predict."

Accepted Answer

A) William James 
B) B. F. Skinner 
C) Ivan Pavlov 
D) John Watson 
A) William James 
B) B. F. Skinner 
C) Ivan Pavlov 
D) John Watson

Question 13

The American Psychological Association was formed at a meeting called by:

Accepted Answer

A) Wilhelm Wundt. 
B) G. Stanley Hall. 
C) Sigmund Freud. 
D) Edward Titchener. 
A) Wilhelm Wundt. 
B) G. Stanley Hall. 
C) Sigmund Freud. 
D) Edward Titchener.

Question 14

Jamie suffered a stroke and damaged her Broca's area. Jamie will have problems:

Accepted Answer

A) reading out loud. 
B) understanding the plot of her favorite television show. 
C) remembering the names of her family members. 
D) recognizing facial emotions. 
A) reading out loud. 
B) understanding the plot of her favorite television show. 
C) remembering the names of her family members. 
D) recognizing facial emotions.

Question 15

Cliff's therapist prescribes Xanax to treat his anxiety. Cliff's therapist is probably a:

Accepted Answer

A) counseling psychologist. 
B) clinical psychologist. 
C) psychiatrist. 
D) health psychologist. 
A) counseling psychologist. 
B) clinical psychologist. 
C) psychiatrist. 
D) health psychologist.

Question 16

Which of these did NOT contribute to the development of social psychology in its early years?

Accepted Answer

A) the invention of the computer 
B) Gestalt psychology 
C) the rise of Nazi Germany 
D) the civil rights movement in the United States 
A) the invention of the computer 
B) Gestalt psychology 
C) the rise of Nazi Germany 
D) the civil rights movement in the United States

Question 17

G. Stanley Hall is to _____ as _____ is to Wilhelm Wundt.

Accepted Answer

A) William James; Charles Darwin 
B) William James; Edward Titchener 
C) Edward Titchener; Charles Darwin 
D) Hermann von Helmholtz; William James 
A) William James; Charles Darwin 
B) William James; Edward Titchener 
C) Edward Titchener; Charles Darwin 
D) Hermann von Helmholtz; William James

Question 18

Kayla doesn't know it yet, but she has just contracted a stomach virus from her roommate, Beverly. Kayla puts on a new dress and goes on a first date with Jermaine, where they eat oysters. Later that night, Kayla becomes violently ill. Kayla is most likely to associate the sickness with:

Accepted Answer

A) the oysters. 
B) Beverly. 
C) Jermaine. 
D) her new dress. 
A) the oysters. 
B) Beverly. 
C) Jermaine. 
D) her new dress.

Question 19

Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Behavior refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) perceptions, thoughts, memories, and feelings. 
B) explanations. 
C) urges. 
D) observable actions of humans and nonhuman animals. 
A) perceptions, thoughts, memories, and feelings. 
B) explanations. 
C) urges. 
D) observable actions of humans and nonhuman animals.

Question 20

Although all 32 of the founding members of the American Psychological Association were White and male, today about half of all APA members are:

Accepted Answer

A) Latino. 
B) non-White. 
C) African American. 
D) female. 
A) Latino. 
B) non-White. 
C) African American. 
D) female.

Exam 1: Section 2: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Who was the first woman to receive a PhD degree in psychology?

Research using scanning technology of the brain has demonstrated that when a person who has been deaf from birth learns American Sign Language at an early age, that person uses _____ hemisphere when communicating with American Sign Language.

In Pavlov's research, a tone was sounded prior to delivering food to hungry dogs. After a number of trials, what did Pavlov notice?

The modern view that the subjective experience of having a mind is the result of brain activity can be traced to which philosopher?

Phrenology suggested that specific mental abilities and characteristics were located in specific regions of the brain. It was developed by:

What type of psychology explains mind and behavior in terms of the adaptive value of abilities that are preserved over time by natural selection?

Psychoanalysis focuses on:

The notion that the mind at birth is a tabula rasa is consistent with the views of:

Penny wanted to find out how long it would take her sister Cathy to remove her finger from the flame of a lighted match. Penny is studying what type of process?

_____ pioneered the Gestalt psychology movement.

The American Psychological Association was formed at a meeting called by:

Jamie suffered a stroke and damaged her Broca's area. Jamie will have problems:

Cliff's therapist prescribes Xanax to treat his anxiety. Cliff's therapist is probably a:

Which of these did NOT contribute to the development of social psychology in its early years?

G. Stanley Hall is to _____ as _____ is to Wilhelm Wundt.

Kayla doesn't know it yet, but she has just contracted a stomach virus from her roommate, Beverly. Kayla puts on a new dress and goes on a first date with Jermaine, where they eat oysters. Later that night, Kayla becomes violently ill. Kayla is most likely to associate the sickness with:

Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Behavior refers to:

Although all 32 of the founding members of the American Psychological Association were White and male, today about half of all APA members are:

Section 1: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 3: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 4 : Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 5: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 6 : Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 1: Methods in Psychology

Section 2: Methods in Psychology

Section 3: Methods in Psychology

Section 4: Methods in Psychology

Section 5: Methods in Psychology

Section 6: Methods in Psychology

Section 1: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 2: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 3: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 4: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 5: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 6: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 1 : Sensation and Perception

Section 2: Sensation and Perception

Section 3: Sensation and Perception

Section 4: Sensation and Perception

Section 5: Sensation and Perception

Section 6: Sensation and Perception

Section 1: Consciousness

Section 2: Consciousness

Section 3: Consciousness

Section 4: Consciousness

Section 5: Consciousness

Section 6: Consciousness

Section 1: Memory

Section 2: Memory

Section 3: Memory

Section 4: Memory

Section 5: Memory

Section 6: Memory

Section 1: Learning

Section 2: Learning

Section 3: Learning

Section 4: Learning

Section 5 : Learning

Section 6: Learning

Section 1: Emotion and Motivation

Section 2: Emotion and Motivation

Section 3: Emotion and Motivation

Section 4: Emotion and Motivation

Section 5: Emotion and Motivation

Section 6: Emotion and Motivation

Section 1: Language and Thought

Section 2: Language and Thought

Section 3: Language and Thought

Section 4: Language and Thought

Section 5: Language and Thought

Section 6: Language and Thought

Section 1: Intelligence

Section 2: Intelligence

Section 3: Intelligence

Section 4 : Intelligence

Section 5: Intelligence

Section 6 : Intelligence

Section 1: Development

Section 2: Development

G. Stanley Hall is to _ as _ is to Wilhelm Wundt.