Question 1

"The whole is greater than the sum of its parts" is a statement that would most appropriately be associated with the ___________ perspective.

Accepted Answer

A)  Gestalt 
B)  behavioral 
C)  psychodynamic 
D)  humanistic 
A)  Gestalt 
B)  behavioral 
C)  psychodynamic 
D)  humanistic

Question 2

What is the official journal of the American Psychological Association?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychology Today 
B)  The Psychology Mirror 
C)  American Psychologist 
D)  The APA Monitor 
A)  Psychology Today 
B)  The Psychology Mirror 
C)  American Psychologist 
D)  The APA Monitor

Question 3

When a person looks at a house,a Gestalt psychologist says that they see

Accepted Answer

A)  an image that is filtered through their need to re-experience their past homes. 
B)  a philosophical mystery regarding the permanence of any object. 
C)  a collection of doors and windows. 
D)  a house. 
A)  an image that is filtered through their need to re-experience their past homes. 
B)  a philosophical mystery regarding the permanence of any object. 
C)  a collection of doors and windows. 
D)  a house.

Question 4

If a research project fails to provide evidence that confirms the researcher's hypothesis	
then it is necessary to discard that experiment and start a new one with a better hypothesis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In the Nature vs.Nurture debate,Morgan falls strictly on the side of 'nurture'.Which of the following statements about human personality might Morgan be most inclined to agree with?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is no such thing as 'personality', but instead we merely demonstrate learned responses, or habits, that make it look like we have a personality. 
B)  Each person has free will, so we have the ability to choose whatever personality we think will bring us the best outcomes. 
C)  We are all born as blank slates, and the personality we develop is a function of our environments and surroundings. 
D)  We are all born with the personality that we will develop, and our surroundings cannot change it. 
A)  There is no such thing as 'personality', but instead we merely demonstrate learned responses, or habits, that make it look like we have a personality. 
B)  Each person has free will, so we have the ability to choose whatever personality we think will bring us the best outcomes. 
C)  We are all born as blank slates, and the personality we develop is a function of our environments and surroundings. 
D)  We are all born with the personality that we will develop, and our surroundings cannot change it.

Question 6

The earliest inquiry into the mind and how it works was performed by Greek philosophers 	T F
as far back as the fifth century BC.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The theories of Sigmund Freud have developed over the years into what is now called 	
the psychodynamic approach.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The three main categories of careers in psychology do not include __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  applied psychology 
B)  academic psychology 
C)  clinical psychology 
D)  experimental psychology 
A)  applied psychology 
B)  academic psychology 
C)  clinical psychology 
D)  experimental psychology

Question 9

The __________ method refers to a process for conducting an objective inquiry through data collection and analysis.

Accepted Answer

A)  investigative 
B)  experimental 
C)  empirical 
D)  scientific 
A)  investigative 
B)  experimental 
C)  empirical 
D)  scientific

Question 10

The evolutionary approach to psychology is based largely on the classic theories of Plato and 	
Aristotle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What scientific limitation was shared by structuralism,functionalism,and psychoanalytic theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  All three theories proposed that women were naturally inferior to men. 
B)  All three theories were difficult, if not impossible, to test scientifically. 
C)  All three theories were developed in Europe, and therefore do not apply to people from other continents. 
D)  All three theories opposed the prevailing religious views of their times. 
A)  All three theories proposed that women were naturally inferior to men. 
B)  All three theories were difficult, if not impossible, to test scientifically. 
C)  All three theories were developed in Europe, and therefore do not apply to people from other continents. 
D)  All three theories opposed the prevailing religious views of their times.

Question 12

In the Nature vs.Nurture debate,Morgan falls strictly on the side of 'nature'.Which of the following statements about human personality might Morgan be most inclined to agree with?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is no such thing as 'personality', but instead we merely demonstrate learned responses, or habits, that make it look like we have a personality. 
B)  Each person has free will, so we have the ability to choose whatever personality we think will bring us the best outcomes. 
C)  We have some genetic influence on our personality, but who we become is really a product of the environment in which we are raised. 
D)  We are all born with the personality that we will develop, and our surroundings cannot change it. 
A)  There is no such thing as 'personality', but instead we merely demonstrate learned responses, or habits, that make it look like we have a personality. 
B)  Each person has free will, so we have the ability to choose whatever personality we think will bring us the best outcomes. 
C)  We have some genetic influence on our personality, but who we become is really a product of the environment in which we are raised. 
D)  We are all born with the personality that we will develop, and our surroundings cannot change it.

Question 13

Which student of Wilhelm Wundt eventually developed the school of psychological thought known as structuralism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Max Wertheimer 
B)  William James. 
C)  John Locke 
D)  Edward Titchener 
A)  Max Wertheimer 
B)  William James. 
C)  John Locke 
D)  Edward Titchener

Question 14

Which pair of scientists shared the most similar views of behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  William James and Wilhelm Wundt 
B)  B.F. Skinner and Max Wertheimer 
C)  Carl Rogers and Edward Titchener 
D)  Ivan Pavlov and John B. Watson 
A)  William James and Wilhelm Wundt 
B)  B.F. Skinner and Max Wertheimer 
C)  Carl Rogers and Edward Titchener 
D)  Ivan Pavlov and John B. Watson

Question 15

Which of the following is the most important reason why researchers should report their results?

Accepted Answer

A)  So that other researchers can use those findings as the basis for future investigation. 
B)  Because research is a "publish or perish" world and failure to report your findings means that you will probably lose your job. 
C)  Because research is not considered valuable until others have lent their support to it. 
D)  So that the subjects who were investigated can go to professional journals and read the findings. 
A)  So that other researchers can use those findings as the basis for future investigation. 
B)  Because research is a "publish or perish" world and failure to report your findings means that you will probably lose your job. 
C)  Because research is not considered valuable until others have lent their support to it. 
D)  So that the subjects who were investigated can go to professional journals and read the findings.

Question 16

Academic psychologists are those who teach but do not carry out research.Research is only	
conducted by experimental psychologists who have the specific training to perform those tasks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Wilhelm Wundt was the founder of Gestalt psychology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Testing a hypothesis is the fourth step in a scientific investigation.This step is derived from which goal of psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  describing 
B)  explaining 
C)  predicting 
D)  controlling 
A)  describing 
B)  explaining 
C)  predicting 
D)  controlling

Question 19

John B.Watson was to __________ as Carl Rogers was to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychodynamic theory; behaviorism 
B)  evolutionary psychology; cognitive psychology 
C)  humanistic psychology; cognitive psychology 
D)  behaviorism; humanistic psychology 
A)  psychodynamic theory; behaviorism 
B)  evolutionary psychology; cognitive psychology 
C)  humanistic psychology; cognitive psychology 
D)  behaviorism; humanistic psychology

Question 20

A psychologist who adheres to the functionalist school of thought is staring at a banana.Which of the following statements is she most likely to make?

Accepted Answer

A)  I see a long, curved, yellow object with a dark stem at one end. 
B)  I think that banana would really take the edge off of my hunger right now. 
C)  I see a banana. 
D)  I see a series of curved lines converging at two points, with the color yellow in between them. There is also a small "u"-shaped line connected to one conversion point for the other lines. The color brown is inside of it. 
A)  I see a long, curved, yellow object with a dark stem at one end. 
B)  I think that banana would really take the edge off of my hunger right now. 
C)  I see a banana. 
D)  I see a series of curved lines converging at two points, with the color yellow in between them. There is also a small "u"-shaped line connected to one conversion point for the other lines. The color brown is inside of it.

"The whole is greater than the sum of its parts" is a statement that would most appropriately be associated with the ___________ perspective.

What is the official journal of the American Psychological Association?

When a person looks at a house,a Gestalt psychologist says that they see

If a research project fails to provide evidence that confirms the researcher's hypothesis then it is necessary to discard that experiment and start a new one with a better hypothesis.

In the Nature vs.Nurture debate,Morgan falls strictly on the side of 'nurture'.Which of the following statements about human personality might Morgan be most inclined to agree with?

The earliest inquiry into the mind and how it works was performed by Greek philosophers T F as far back as the fifth century BC.

The theories of Sigmund Freud have developed over the years into what is now called the psychodynamic approach.

The three main categories of careers in psychology do not include __________.

The __________ method refers to a process for conducting an objective inquiry through data collection and analysis.

The evolutionary approach to psychology is based largely on the classic theories of Plato and Aristotle.

What scientific limitation was shared by structuralism,functionalism,and psychoanalytic theory?

In the Nature vs.Nurture debate,Morgan falls strictly on the side of 'nature'.Which of the following statements about human personality might Morgan be most inclined to agree with?

Which student of Wilhelm Wundt eventually developed the school of psychological thought known as structuralism?

Which pair of scientists shared the most similar views of behavior?

Which of the following is the most important reason why researchers should report their results?

Academic psychologists are those who teach but do not carry out research.Research is only conducted by experimental psychologists who have the specific training to perform those tasks.

Wilhelm Wundt was the founder of Gestalt psychology.

Testing a hypothesis is the fourth step in a scientific investigation.This step is derived from which goal of psychology?

John B.Watson was to as Carl Rogers was to .

A psychologist who adheres to the functionalist school of thought is staring at a banana.Which of the following statements is she most likely to make?

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"The whole is greater than the sum of its parts" is a statement that would most appropriately be associated with the ___________ perspective.

What is the official journal of the American Psychological Association?

When a person looks at a house,a Gestalt psychologist says that they see

If a research project fails to provide evidence that confirms the researcher's hypothesis then it is necessary to discard that experiment and start a new one with a better hypothesis.

In the Nature vs.Nurture debate,Morgan falls strictly on the side of 'nurture'.Which of the following statements about human personality might Morgan be most inclined to agree with?

The earliest inquiry into the mind and how it works was performed by Greek philosophers T F as far back as the fifth century BC.

The theories of Sigmund Freud have developed over the years into what is now called the psychodynamic approach.

The three main categories of careers in psychology do not include __________.

The __________ method refers to a process for conducting an objective inquiry through data collection and analysis.

The evolutionary approach to psychology is based largely on the classic theories of Plato and Aristotle.

What scientific limitation was shared by structuralism,functionalism,and psychoanalytic theory?

In the Nature vs.Nurture debate,Morgan falls strictly on the side of 'nature'.Which of the following statements about human personality might Morgan be most inclined to agree with?

Which student of Wilhelm Wundt eventually developed the school of psychological thought known as structuralism?

Which pair of scientists shared the most similar views of behavior?

Which of the following is the most important reason why researchers should report their results?

Academic psychologists are those who teach but do not carry out research.Research is only conducted by experimental psychologists who have the specific training to perform those tasks.

Wilhelm Wundt was the founder of Gestalt psychology.

Testing a hypothesis is the fourth step in a scientific investigation.This step is derived from which goal of psychology?

John B.Watson was to __________ as Carl Rogers was to __________.

A psychologist who adheres to the functionalist school of thought is staring at a banana.Which of the following statements is she most likely to make?

Research Methods

The Human Brain

Genetics and Evolution

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition and Intelligence

Human Development I: Physical, Cognitive, and Language Development

Sex and Gender

Human Development II: Social Development

Emotion and Motivation

Social Psychology

Health and Stress

Personality and Individual Differences

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

Filters

John B.Watson was to as Carl Rogers was to .