Question 1

Clinical programs leading to a PsyD focus on professional practice and do not usually require a research dissertation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which modern psychological perspective focuses on how people reason, remember, understand language, and solve problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  the learning perspective 
B)  the cognitive perspective 
C)  the sociocultural perspective 
D)  the psychodynamic perspective 
A)  the learning perspective 
B)  the cognitive perspective 
C)  the sociocultural perspective 
D)  the psychodynamic perspective

Question 3

Critical thinkers try to:

Accepted Answer

A)  use anecdotes to support their arguments. 
B)  base their arguments on emotional convictions. 
C)  identify unspoken assumptions. 
D)  avoid uncertainty at all costs. 
A)  use anecdotes to support their arguments. 
B)  base their arguments on emotional convictions. 
C)  identify unspoken assumptions. 
D)  avoid uncertainty at all costs.

Question 4

Why is Wilhelm Wundt especially revered by psychologists?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 5

Unlike modern psychologists, great thinkers of the past:

Accepted Answer

A)  relied primarily on observations based on anecdotes and descriptions of individual cases. 
B)  wanted to describe, predict, understand, and modify behavior. 
C)  relied heavily on empirical evidence. 
D)  wanted to know what motivated people's actions. 
A)  relied primarily on observations based on anecdotes and descriptions of individual cases. 
B)  wanted to describe, predict, understand, and modify behavior. 
C)  relied heavily on empirical evidence. 
D)  wanted to know what motivated people's actions.

Question 6

Sigmund Freud argued that many of his patients' symptoms had undiagnosed physical causes rather than mental causes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Theorizing that competition between group members promotes anxiety about failure is consistent with the sociocultural perspective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

_______________ is the study of psychological issues that have direct practical significance.

Accepted Answer

A)  Basic psychology 
B)  Clinical psychology 
C)  Applied psychology 
D)  Educational psychology 
A)  Basic psychology 
B)  Clinical psychology 
C)  Applied psychology 
D)  Educational psychology

Question 9

_______________ established the first psychological laboratory in 1879.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sigmund Freud 
B)  John Locke 
C)  William James 
D)  Wilhelm Wundt 
A)  Sigmund Freud 
B)  John Locke 
C)  William James 
D)  Wilhelm Wundt

Question 10

_______________ had the opinion that searching for building blocks of experience was a waste of time because the brain and the mind are constantly changing.

Accepted Answer

A)  William James 
B)  Wilhelm Wundt 
C)  Sigmund Freud 
D)  E. B. Titchener 
A)  William James 
B)  Wilhelm Wundt 
C)  Sigmund Freud 
D)  E. B. Titchener

Question 11

The formal discipline of psychology, as we know it today, began:

Accepted Answer

A)  in Ancient Greece. 
B)  in the Middle Ages. 
C)  in the 1600s. 
D)  in the 1800s. 
A)  in Ancient Greece. 
B)  in the Middle Ages. 
C)  in the 1600s. 
D)  in the 1800s.

Question 12

A _______________ is a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental disorders and takes a more biological approach than other psychotherapists.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychiatrist 
B)  psychoanalyst 
C)  LCSW 
D)  MFCC 
A)  psychiatrist 
B)  psychoanalyst 
C)  LCSW 
D)  MFCC

Question 13

"I may never know for sure whether some of my childhood memories are real or accurate." Which of the following critical thinking guidelines does this example illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  avoid emotional reasoning 
B)  don't oversimplify 
C)  tolerate uncertainty 
D)  ask questions and be willing to wonder 
A)  avoid emotional reasoning 
B)  don't oversimplify 
C)  tolerate uncertainty 
D)  ask questions and be willing to wonder

Question 14

Which modern psychological perspective is behaviorism a part of?

Accepted Answer

A)  biological 
B)  cognitive 
C)  sociocultural 
D)  learning 
A)  biological 
B)  cognitive 
C)  sociocultural 
D)  learning

Question 15

The learning perspective of psychology emphasizes the dynamics of unconscious motives and conflicts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Learning theorists would agree that anxious people often think about the future in distorted ways.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Functionalism was an early psychological approach that emphasized the analysis of an immediate experience into basic elements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Jacob studies how people change and grow over time physically, mentally, and socially. He is a(n) _______________ psychologist.

Accepted Answer

A)  industrial/organizational 
B)  developmental 
C)  educational 
D)  psychometric 
A)  industrial/organizational 
B)  developmental 
C)  educational 
D)  psychometric

Question 19

Not all psychologists do clinical work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Sam, a business-owner, sought the help of a friend to find out which employees were likely to be loyal and honest if hired. The friend examined the bumps on the heads of all applicants and gave Sam a list of the employees he should hire. Sam's friend is a _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  sociologist 
B)  alchemist 
C)  psychiatrist 
D)  phrenologist 
A)  sociologist 
B)  alchemist 
C)  psychiatrist 
D)  phrenologist

Clinical programs leading to a PsyD focus on professional practice and do not usually require a research dissertation.

Which modern psychological perspective focuses on how people reason, remember, understand language, and solve problems?

Critical thinkers try to:

Why is Wilhelm Wundt especially revered by psychologists?

Unlike modern psychologists, great thinkers of the past:

Sigmund Freud argued that many of his patients' symptoms had undiagnosed physical causes rather than mental causes.

Theorizing that competition between group members promotes anxiety about failure is consistent with the sociocultural perspective.

_______________ is the study of psychological issues that have direct practical significance.

_______________ established the first psychological laboratory in 1879.

_______________ had the opinion that searching for building blocks of experience was a waste of time because the brain and the mind are constantly changing.

The formal discipline of psychology, as we know it today, began:

A _______________ is a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental disorders and takes a more biological approach than other psychotherapists.

"I may never know for sure whether some of my childhood memories are real or accurate." Which of the following critical thinking guidelines does this example illustrate?

Which modern psychological perspective is behaviorism a part of?

The learning perspective of psychology emphasizes the dynamics of unconscious motives and conflicts.

Learning theorists would agree that anxious people often think about the future in distorted ways.

Functionalism was an early psychological approach that emphasized the analysis of an immediate experience into basic elements.

Jacob studies how people change and grow over time physically, mentally, and socially. He is a(n) _______________ psychologist.

Not all psychologists do clinical work.

Sam, a business-owner, sought the help of a friend to find out which employees were likely to be loyal and honest if hired. The friend examined the bumps on the heads of all applicants and gave Sam a list of the employees he should hire. Sam's friend is a _______________.

How Psychologists Do Research

Genes, Evolution, and Environment

The Brain and Nervous System

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

Learning and Conditioning

Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

Thinking and Intelligence

Memory

Emotion, Stress, and Health

Motivation

Development Over the Life Span

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

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Exam 1: What Is Psychology

Clinical programs leading to a PsyD focus on professional practice and do not usually require a research dissertation.

Which modern psychological perspective focuses on how people reason, remember, understand language, and solve problems?

Critical thinkers try to:

Why is Wilhelm Wundt especially revered by psychologists?

Unlike modern psychologists, great thinkers of the past:

Sigmund Freud argued that many of his patients' symptoms had undiagnosed physical causes rather than mental causes.

Theorizing that competition between group members promotes anxiety about failure is consistent with the sociocultural perspective.

_______________ is the study of psychological issues that have direct practical significance.

_______________ established the first psychological laboratory in 1879.

_______________ had the opinion that searching for building blocks of experience was a waste of time because the brain and the mind are constantly changing.

The formal discipline of psychology, as we know it today, began:

A _______________ is a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental disorders and takes a more biological approach than other psychotherapists.

"I may never know for sure whether some of my childhood memories are real or accurate." Which of the following critical thinking guidelines does this example illustrate?

Which modern psychological perspective is behaviorism a part of?

The learning perspective of psychology emphasizes the dynamics of unconscious motives and conflicts.

Learning theorists would agree that anxious people often think about the future in distorted ways.

Functionalism was an early psychological approach that emphasized the analysis of an immediate experience into basic elements.

Jacob studies how people change and grow over time physically, mentally, and socially. He is a(n) _______________ psychologist.

Not all psychologists do clinical work.

Sam, a business-owner, sought the help of a friend to find out which employees were likely to be loyal and honest if hired. The friend examined the bumps on the heads of all applicants and gave Sam a list of the employees he should hire. Sam's friend is a _______________.

How Psychologists Do Research

Genes, Evolution, and Environment

The Brain and Nervous System

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

Learning and Conditioning

Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

Thinking and Intelligence

Memory

Emotion, Stress, and Health

Motivation

Development Over the Life Span

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

Filters