Exam 1: Psychology: the Science of Behaviour

Which of these concepts is most closely associated with psychodynamic therapy?

While driving home one day, Abdul is in a serious car accident. Several weeks later, he notices that he is still feeling very tense and anxious. He consults with a psychologist, who informs him that it is common for people who have been in a serious accident to have these kinds of feelings. The psychologist goes on to say that often people also have bad dreams and re-experience the trauma, and that Abdul shouldn't be surprised if this happens. The psychologist's comments are most similar to which goal of psychology?

The behavioural perspective is often traced to ___________, who studied the causes of salivation in dogs.

A clinical psychologist would do which of the following?

Although functionalism no longer exists as a school of thought within psychology, it had an influence on the contemporary fields of ______________ psychologies.

Jorge and Andreas are identical twins. At age 33, Jorge has acquired the mental disorder, schizophrenia. Andreas did not. How can this be since the twins are identical?

A clinical psychologist has been working with a client. The client recently lost the use of both legs in a car crash and understandably has been feeling rather angry and depressed since the accident. Although the psychologist empathizes with the client's current emotions, the psychologist stresses that the client has a choice in terms of how to interpret the current situation and should take personal responsibility for changing the feelings and creating a better life. The psychologist is most likely aligned with which of the following perspectives?

You get especially angry when your boss yells at you, but you never talk back to him. According to psychodynamic theory, you do not talk back because you have _____________ your aggressive drives into your unconscious.

Which of the following statements best summarizes the cross-cultural research conducted by Robert Levine and his colleagues on the topic of love and marriage?

A local psychologist is interested in using precise observation of stimuli and responses. Most likely, he follows the ______ perspective.

When considering the mind-body problem, ancient philosophers who argued that the mind is not separate from the body belonged to which philosophical position?

You are examining an individual suffering from clinical depression. Your analysis is that the problem results from an undersupply of the neurotransmitter dopamine. Your conclusion is at which of the following levels of analysis?

The behavioural psychological perspective owes its' roots to which philosophical perspective?

A researcher who is concerned specifically with the management and analysis of data and the development of mathematical models of behaviour would most likely be in which specialty area of psychology?

When considering the mind-body problem, some philosophers argue that the mind is a separate entity from the body and is not subject to the same physical laws as the body. These individuals would belong to which philosophical position?

Which approach to psychology emphasizes the uses of consciousness instead of its structures?

Which of the following is most similar to the Gestalt perspective?

The fields of sociobiology and evolutionary psychology are example of which psychological perspective?

A psychological researcher states that we will greatly enhance our understanding of how humans think if we are able to simulate or duplicate human cognitive processes using computers. This researcher is most likely working from which perspective?

A psychologist who assumes that people's thought processes function almost like detailed computer programs would most likely be associated with which psychological perspective?