Question 1

The psychoanalytic theory originated in the work of ___,a Viennese neurologist.

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud 
B)  Maslow 
C)  Jung 
D)  Bandura 
A)  Freud 
B)  Maslow 
C)  Jung 
D)  Bandura A

Question 2

In psychology's early history,how was the mind studied?

Accepted Answer

A)  using brain imaging techniques 
B)  using surgical techniques 
C)  by studying outward behaviour 
D)  by studying people with brain lesions 
A)  using brain imaging techniques 
B)  using surgical techniques 
C)  by studying outward behaviour 
D)  by studying people with brain lesions C

Question 3

A new school of thought that focuses on the more upbeat features of human functioning like happiness and the meaning of life is referred to as ___.

Accepted Answer

positive psychology

Question 4

Zoya falls asleep reading about the history of psychology and dreams that she was accepted as a graduate student in the very first psychology laboratory.Supposing her dream is historically accurate,with whom would she be working?

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles Darwin 
B)  Edward Titchener 
C)  G. Stanley Hall 
D)  Wilhelm Wundt 
A)  Charles Darwin 
B)  Edward Titchener 
C)  G. Stanley Hall 
D)  Wilhelm Wundt

Question 5

Which of the following was a criticism of structuralism?

Accepted Answer

A)  It failed to consider an individual's social context. 
B)  It made no attempt to explain or control mental processes. 
C)  Its emphasis on the whole stimulus ignored bottom-up processes. 
D)  it focused too heavily on experiments with children, animals, and people with mental disorders. 
A)  It failed to consider an individual's social context. 
B)  It made no attempt to explain or control mental processes. 
C)  Its emphasis on the whole stimulus ignored bottom-up processes. 
D)  it focused too heavily on experiments with children, animals, and people with mental disorders.

Question 6

How do counselling psychologists differ from psychiatric social workers?

Accepted Answer

Psychiatric social workers pro

Question 7

How is cognitive psychology different from cognitive neuroscience?

Accepted Answer

While both areas of research investigate

Question 8

Which of the following alternatives best expresses the relationship between the terms psychobiology and neuroscience?

Accepted Answer

A)  The terms are used interchangeably. 
B)  The term 'psychobiology' has replaced the term 'neuroscience.' 
C)  The term 'neuroscience' has replaced the term 'psychobiology.' 
D)  The terms refer to different fields in psychology. 
A)  The terms are used interchangeably. 
B)  The term 'psychobiology' has replaced the term 'neuroscience.' 
C)  The term 'neuroscience' has replaced the term 'psychobiology.' 
D)  The terms refer to different fields in psychology.

Question 9

What area of psychology focused on the potential of individuals and highlighted special human qualities such as free will?

Accepted Answer

A)  humanism 
B)  behaviourism 
C)  psychoanalysis 
D)  cognitive psychology 
A)  humanism 
B)  behaviourism 
C)  psychoanalysis 
D)  cognitive psychology

Question 10

According to Freud,how do childhood experiences contribute to later psychological functioning?

Accepted Answer

Developmental milestones must be achieve

Question 11

What technological development from the 1950s and 1960s contributed to the cognitive psychology revolution?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What technological development from the 1950s and...

Question 12

Describe Wundt's investigation of voluntarism.

Accepted Answer

Wundt studied "will"; he belie

Question 13

Your text lists each of the following as a goal of psychology EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  description. 
B)  control. 
C)  analysis. 
D)  explanation. 
A)  description. 
B)  control. 
C)  analysis. 
D)  explanation.

Question 14

What are the three main branches in psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalytic, behavioural, and humanistic 
B)  experimental, counselling, and applied 
C)  academic, clinical, and applied 
D)  neuroscience, cognitive, and social 
A)  psychoanalytic, behavioural, and humanistic 
B)  experimental, counselling, and applied 
C)  academic, clinical, and applied 
D)  neuroscience, cognitive, and social

Question 15

Which of the following ideas did the humanists reject most explicitly?

Accepted Answer

A)  the notion that human behaviour is driven by basic motives 
B)  the idea that consciousness can be studied objectively 
C)  the notion that humans are just animals 
D)  the idea that the mind is highly subjective 
A)  the notion that human behaviour is driven by basic motives 
B)  the idea that consciousness can be studied objectively 
C)  the notion that humans are just animals 
D)  the idea that the mind is highly subjective

Question 16

Most psychologists work in the counselling or clinical branch of psychology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The roots of psychology's academic,applied,and clinical/counselling branches are found in psychology's early days in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.Which branch of psychology is matched with the theoretical approach most sympathetic to its development?

Accepted Answer

A)  academic psychology - structuralism 
B)  applied psychology - psychoanalytic psychology 
C)  clinical and counselling psychology - Gestalt psychology 
D)  clinical and counselling psychology - structuralism 
A)  academic psychology - structuralism 
B)  applied psychology - psychoanalytic psychology 
C)  clinical and counselling psychology - Gestalt psychology 
D)  clinical and counselling psychology - structuralism

Question 18

The area of psychology that examines the relationship between physical stimuli and their psychological effects is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  tabula rasa. 
B)  physiology. 
C)  psychophysics. 
D)  the scientific method. 
A)  tabula rasa. 
B)  physiology. 
C)  psychophysics. 
D)  the scientific method.

Question 19

When people who are involved in extreme sports such as sky diving,cliff jumping,or ice climbing are asked why they are willing to take such risks,they often respond that they enjoy the "thrill".What level of analysis does this example demonstrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  the brain 
B)  the person 
C)  the group 
D)  the culture 
A)  the brain 
B)  the person 
C)  the group 
D)  the culture

Question 20

Which of the following statements best expresses the aim of the functionalist perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  Functionalism seeks to identify what the mind contains. 
B)  Functionalism seeks to determine the purpose of mental processes. 
C)  Functionalism seeks to determine how mental experience is organized. 
D)  Functionalism seeks to understand the influence of the unconscious mind. 
A)  Functionalism seeks to identify what the mind contains. 
B)  Functionalism seeks to determine the purpose of mental processes. 
C)  Functionalism seeks to determine how mental experience is organized. 
D)  Functionalism seeks to understand the influence of the unconscious mind.

The psychoanalytic theory originated in the work of ___,a Viennese neurologist.

In psychology's early history,how was the mind studied?

A new school of thought that focuses on the more upbeat features of human functioning like happiness and the meaning of life is referred to as ___.

Zoya falls asleep reading about the history of psychology and dreams that she was accepted as a graduate student in the very first psychology laboratory.Supposing her dream is historically accurate,with whom would she be working?

Which of the following was a criticism of structuralism?

How do counselling psychologists differ from psychiatric social workers?

How is cognitive psychology different from cognitive neuroscience?

Which of the following alternatives best expresses the relationship between the terms psychobiology and neuroscience?

What area of psychology focused on the potential of individuals and highlighted special human qualities such as free will?

According to Freud,how do childhood experiences contribute to later psychological functioning?

What technological development from the 1950s and 1960s contributed to the cognitive psychology revolution?

Describe Wundt's investigation of voluntarism.

Your text lists each of the following as a goal of psychology EXCEPT

What are the three main branches in psychology?

Which of the following ideas did the humanists reject most explicitly?

Most psychologists work in the counselling or clinical branch of psychology.

The roots of psychology's academic,applied,and clinical/counselling branches are found in psychology's early days in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.Which branch of psychology is matched with the theoretical approach most sympathetic to its development?

The area of psychology that examines the relationship between physical stimuli and their psychological effects is known as

When people who are involved in extreme sports such as sky diving,cliff jumping,or ice climbing are asked why they are willing to take such risks,they often respond that they enjoy the "thrill".What level of analysis does this example demonstrate?

Which of the following statements best expresses the aim of the functionalist perspective?

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Consciousness

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Personality

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Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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Exam 1: Psychology Yesterday and Today

The psychoanalytic theory originated in the work of ___,a Viennese neurologist.

In psychology's early history,how was the mind studied?

A new school of thought that focuses on the more upbeat features of human functioning like happiness and the meaning of life is referred to as ___.

Zoya falls asleep reading about the history of psychology and dreams that she was accepted as a graduate student in the very first psychology laboratory.Supposing her dream is historically accurate,with whom would she be working?

Which of the following was a criticism of structuralism?

How do counselling psychologists differ from psychiatric social workers?

How is cognitive psychology different from cognitive neuroscience?

Which of the following alternatives best expresses the relationship between the terms psychobiology and neuroscience?

What area of psychology focused on the potential of individuals and highlighted special human qualities such as free will?

According to Freud,how do childhood experiences contribute to later psychological functioning?

What technological development from the 1950s and 1960s contributed to the cognitive psychology revolution?

Describe Wundt's investigation of voluntarism.

Your text lists each of the following as a goal of psychology EXCEPT

What are the three main branches in psychology?

Which of the following ideas did the humanists reject most explicitly?

Most psychologists work in the counselling or clinical branch of psychology.

The roots of psychology's academic,applied,and clinical/counselling branches are found in psychology's early days in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.Which branch of psychology is matched with the theoretical approach most sympathetic to its development?

The area of psychology that examines the relationship between physical stimuli and their psychological effects is known as

When people who are involved in extreme sports such as sky diving,cliff jumping,or ice climbing are asked why they are willing to take such risks,they often respond that they enjoy the "thrill".What level of analysis does this example demonstrate?

Which of the following statements best expresses the aim of the functionalist perspective?

Psychology as a Science

Neuroscience

Human Development

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Language and Thought

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Personality

social Psychology

Stress,coping,and Health

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Filters