Who wants to be a Who wants to be a Millionaire? Millionaire? Chapter 1 Review Chapter 1 Review
Mar 27, 2015
Who wants to be a Who wants to be a Millionaire?Millionaire?
Chapter 1 ReviewChapter 1 Review
QuestionQuestionWhen psychologists tell a
client to use mental imagery in an attempt to help the person cope with
a problem, she is attempting to reach which
goal of psychology?
OptionsOptions
A)A) DescribeDescribeB) ExplainC) PredictD) Control
Correct AnswerCorrect Answer
D) ControlD) Control
QuestionQuestionA(n) __________ is a
related set of statements about events based on
scientific assumptions about behavior.
OptionsOptionsA)A) ConclusionConclusion
B) TheoryC) Concept
D) hypothesis
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B) TheoryB) Theory
QuestionQuestion
Structuralism Structuralism attempted to attempted to
define experience define experience in terms of …in terms of …
OptionsOptionsA)A) HabitsHabits
B) Person and situational variable
C) Sensations, feelings, and mental images
D) Unconscious ideas and instincts
Correct AnswerCorrect Answer
C) sensations, feelings, and mental images
QuestionQuestion
Who argued that the Who argued that the mind, like light or mind, like light or
sound, was a sound, was a natural event?natural event?
OptionsOptions
A)A)Carl RogersCarl RogersB)B) Sigmund FreudSigmund Freud
C)C)B.F. SkinnerB.F. SkinnerD)D)Wilhelm WundtWilhelm Wundt
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D) Wilhelm WundtD) Wilhelm Wundt
QuestionQuestion
The first modern psychology textbook, The Principles of Psychology, was
written by _______________
OptionsOptionsA)G. Stanley Hall
B)B.F. SkinnerC)William JamesD)Wilhelm Wundt
Correct AnswerCorrect Answer
C) William James
QuestionQuestionWhich early psychologist
asserted that if psychology were to be a natural science, it must limit itself to observable, measurable events of behavior?
OptionsOptions
A)Wilhelm WundtB)Sigmund FreudC)William JamesD)John B. Watson
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D) John B. Watson
QuestionQuestion
Ivan Pavlov’s use of conditioning
belongs to the school of…
OptionsOptions
A) BehaviorismB) Psychoanalysis
C) Gestalt psychologyD) structuralism
Correct AnswerCorrect Answer
A) Behaviorism
QuestionQuestion
B.F. Skinner introduced which concept to behaviorism?
OptionsOptions
a)Conditioningb)Reinforcement
c)Perceptiond)functionalism
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B) Reinforcement
QuestionQuestion
Jean Piaget is associated with
which psychological perspective?
OptionsOptions
a) Biological/structuralb) Humanistic/existentialc) Cognitive/developmental
d) Behavioristic/functional
Correct AnswerCorrect Answer
C) cognitive/developmental
QuestionQuestionDr. Kim is studying the
effects of playing different messages into his research participants’ two ears on their comprehension of the messages’ contents. Dr. Kim is probably a(n) ______ psychologist.
OptionsOptions
A)subliminalB) Developmental
C) CognitiveD) environmental
Correct AnswerCorrect Answer
C) Cognitive
QuestionQuestionStudying human Studying human diversity is diversity is important to important to psychologists psychologists because…because…
OptionsOptionsA)differences between ethnic
groups are more significant than differences within ethnic groups
B) Mental illnesses is more prevalent among minority groups
C) By doing so, they are better able to appreciate the history and cultural heritage of various ethnic groups
Correct AnswerCorrect Answer
C) By doing so, they are better able to
appreciate the history and cultural heritage of various ethnic groups
QuestionQuestionThe study of _______
involves the relationship between social roles, sex,
and cultural expectations.
OptionsOptionsA)ethnopyschologyB) Behaviorism
C) Gender differences
D) biopsychology
Correct AnswerCorrect Answer
C) Gender differences
QuestionQuestion_________ psychologists are most directly concerned with the investigation of issues related to gender roles, processes such as repression, and the development of traits.
OptionsOptions
A)personalityB) Clinical
C) OrganizationalD) school
Correct AnswerCorrect Answer
A) Personality
QuestionQuestionDr. Sato is conducting a research project to investigate whether family economic status affects the motivation to learn in children. Dr. Sato is probably a(n) ______psychologist.
OptionsOptions
A)clinicalB) BehavioralC) EducationalD) Counseling
Correct AnswerCorrect Answer
C) educational