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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

Correct AnswerCorrect Answer

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

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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