Question 1

​Which of the following was one of the founders of behaviorism?

Accepted Answer

A) Alfred Binet 
B) ​John Watson 
C) ​Sigmund Freud 
A) Alfred Binet 
B) ​John Watson 
C) ​Sigmund Freud

Question 2

​What was the focus of psychotherapy as practiced by Sigmund Freud?

Accepted Answer

A) He encouraged his patients to solve their own problems. 
B) ​He developed standardized tests to quantify certain aspects of personality. 
C) ​He tried to relate current behavior to abnormalities in brain functioning. 
D) ​He tried to trace current behavior to early childhood experiences. 
A) He encouraged his patients to solve their own problems. 
B) ​He developed standardized tests to quantify certain aspects of personality. 
C) ​He tried to relate current behavior to abnormalities in brain functioning. 
D) ​He tried to trace current behavior to early childhood experiences.

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of a question for "basic research"?​

Accepted Answer

A) Does all memory use the same mechanism, or do we have several types of memory? 
B) ​What type of educational environment is most effective for a child with disabilities? 
C) ​What is the best way to organize a company to make workers satisfied and productive? 
D) ​What is the best therapy for people with depression? 
A) Does all memory use the same mechanism, or do we have several types of memory? 
B) ​What type of educational environment is most effective for a child with disabilities? 
C) ​What is the best way to organize a company to make workers satisfied and productive? 
D) ​What is the best therapy for people with depression?

Question 4

Why did psychologists of the early 1900s stop defining psychology as the study of mind?​

Accepted Answer

A) Research deals only with the observable. 
B) ​Bigger research grants were available for other topics. 
C) ​Early research proved that many people do not have a mind. 
D) ​Psychologists wanted to concentrate on unconscious thinking. 
A) Research deals only with the observable. 
B) ​Bigger research grants were available for other topics. 
C) ​Early research proved that many people do not have a mind. 
D) ​Psychologists wanted to concentrate on unconscious thinking.

Question 5

Of the following,which one has NOT been increasing in prominence during recent times?​

Accepted Answer

A) Structuralism 
B) ​Positive psychology 
C) ​Cognitive psychology 
D) ​Neuroscience 
A) Structuralism 
B) ​Positive psychology 
C) ​Cognitive psychology 
D) ​Neuroscience

Question 6

​What do sports psychologists do?

Accepted Answer

A) They study the effects of unconscious motivations on athletic performance. 
B) ​They provide psychotherapy to athletes after a defeat. 
C) ​They help other psychologists exercise and develop athletic abilities. 
D) ​They help athletes set goals and concentrate their efforts. 
A) They study the effects of unconscious motivations on athletic performance. 
B) ​They provide psychotherapy to athletes after a defeat. 
C) ​They help other psychologists exercise and develop athletic abilities. 
D) ​They help athletes set goals and concentrate their efforts.

Question 7

Behaviorists of the mid-1900s thought they could discover general laws of behavior by studying what?​

Accepted Answer

A) People's introspections as they experienced various stimuli 
B) ​Brain recordings as people experienced various stimuli 
C) Rats in a maze 
D) ​People's reports of their dreams 
A) People's introspections as they experienced various stimuli 
B) ​Brain recordings as people experienced various stimuli 
C) Rats in a maze 
D) ​People's reports of their dreams

Question 8

​Which of the following is an example of evidence to support monism?

Accepted Answer

A) Most adults show personality similarities to the way they acted as children. 
B) ​Twins resemble each other more closely than other relatives do. 
C) ​On average, people in large cities behave differently from those in small towns. 
D) ​Every mental activity is associated with measurable brain activity. 
A) Most adults show personality similarities to the way they acted as children. 
B) ​Twins resemble each other more closely than other relatives do. 
C) ​On average, people in large cities behave differently from those in small towns. 
D) ​Every mental activity is associated with measurable brain activity.

Question 9

Which of the following is known to influence people's like or dislike of strong tastes?​

Accepted Answer

A) Variations in their ability to distinguish red from green 
B) ​Variations in their number of taste buds 
C) ​Variations in their blood type 
D) ​Variations in their brain size 
A) Variations in their ability to distinguish red from green 
B) ​Variations in their number of taste buds 
C) ​Variations in their blood type 
D) ​Variations in their brain size

Question 10

In the mid-1900s,many psychologists studied rats in mazes.What was their goal?​

Accepted Answer

A) They wanted to perfect their research methods before turning to humans. 
B) ​They were trying to identify genes that control learning. 
C) ​They wanted better ways to exterminate rats. 
D) ​They expected to discover general laws of learning. 
A) They wanted to perfect their research methods before turning to humans. 
B) ​They were trying to identify genes that control learning. 
C) ​They wanted better ways to exterminate rats. 
D) ​They expected to discover general laws of learning.

Question 11

Which of these is most likely to study the effects of brain damage on behavior?​

Accepted Answer

A) Psychoanalyst 
B) ​Cross-cultural psychologist 
C) ​Human factors specialist 
D) ​Biopsychologist 
A) Psychoanalyst 
B) ​Cross-cultural psychologist 
C) ​Human factors specialist 
D) ​Biopsychologist

Question 12

​What was Mary Calkins's importance in the history of psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) She was the first woman to get a PhD from Harvard. 
B) ​She was one of the first important women in psychology. 
C) ​She was the first psychoanalyst in the United States. 
D) ​She was the first forensic psychologist in the United States. 
A) She was the first woman to get a PhD from Harvard. 
B) ​She was one of the first important women in psychology. 
C) ​She was the first psychoanalyst in the United States. 
D) ​She was the first forensic psychologist in the United States.

Question 13

A psychologist examines people in challenging situations and tries to predict or explain their choices.The results are most likely to be relevant to which of these issues?​

Accepted Answer

A) The evolution of behavior 
B) ​The mind-brain issue 
C) ​Free will versus determinism 
D) ​The nature-nurture issue 
A) The evolution of behavior 
B) ​The mind-brain issue 
C) ​Free will versus determinism 
D) ​The nature-nurture issue

Question 14

​What did Edward Titchener call his attempts to understand the components of mental experience?

Accepted Answer

A) Individual psychology 
B) ​Structuralism 
C) ​Psychoanalysis 
D) ​Behaviorism 
A) Individual psychology 
B) ​Structuralism 
C) ​Psychoanalysis 
D) ​Behaviorism

Question 15

​The field of human factors is also known as:

Accepted Answer

A) Forensic psychology 
B) ​Comparative psychology 
C) ​Counseling psychology 
D) ​Ergonomics 
A) Forensic psychology 
B) ​Comparative psychology 
C) ​Counseling psychology 
D) ​Ergonomics

Question 16

​Psychologists made more progress in understanding sensation than emotion or personality.Why?

Accepted Answer

A) Traditionally, psychologists have found sensation to be more interesting. 
B) ​Psychologists can measure sensation more accurately. 
C) ​None of the research on sensation requires expensive equipment. 
D) ​Several theories have been proposed about sensation, but not about personality or emotion. 
A) Traditionally, psychologists have found sensation to be more interesting. 
B) ​Psychologists can measure sensation more accurately. 
C) ​None of the research on sensation requires expensive equipment. 
D) ​Several theories have been proposed about sensation, but not about personality or emotion.

Question 17

​Psychologists specializing in learning and motivation stress which fact about food choice?

Accepted Answer

A) We are born liking certain tastes. 
B) ​We learn to avoid foods that are followed by illness. 
C) ​Most food preferences are inherited. 
D) ​Most learning of food preferences takes place in school. 
A) We are born liking certain tastes. 
B) ​We learn to avoid foods that are followed by illness. 
C) ​Most food preferences are inherited. 
D) ​Most learning of food preferences takes place in school.

Question 18

In contrast to applied research,what type of question does basic research address?​

Accepted Answer

A) Theoretical issues 
B) ​Issues of practical importance 
C) Relatively easy questions 
D) ​More difficult questions 
A) Theoretical issues 
B) ​Issues of practical importance 
C) Relatively easy questions 
D) ​More difficult questions

Question 19

​People who support the idea of free will OPPOSE which of these concepts?

Accepted Answer

A) Human behavior differs from that of animal behavior. 
B) ​Heredity and environment are equally important. 
C) ​Parents should apply discipline to disobedient children. 
D) ​It is possible for scientists to discover the causes of behavior. 
A) Human behavior differs from that of animal behavior. 
B) ​Heredity and environment are equally important. 
C) ​Parents should apply discipline to disobedient children. 
D) ​It is possible for scientists to discover the causes of behavior.

Question 20

Many military psychologists resemble industrial/organizational psychologists in what way?​

Accepted Answer

A) They help identify people suitable for certain jobs. 
B) ​They testify in court about who is mentally competent. 
C) ​They do research to help improve equipment so that people can use it easily. 
D) ​They mediate between management and the labor unions. 
A) They help identify people suitable for certain jobs. 
B) ​They testify in court about who is mentally competent. 
C) ​They do research to help improve equipment so that people can use it easily. 
D) ​They mediate between management and the labor unions.

Exam 1: What Is Psychology

​Which of the following was one of the founders of behaviorism?

​What was the focus of psychotherapy as practiced by Sigmund Freud?

Which of the following is an example of a question for "basic research"?​

Why did psychologists of the early 1900s stop defining psychology as the study of mind?​

Of the following,which one has NOT been increasing in prominence during recent times?​

​What do sports psychologists do?

Behaviorists of the mid-1900s thought they could discover general laws of behavior by studying what?​

​Which of the following is an example of evidence to support monism?

Which of the following is known to influence people's like or dislike of strong tastes?​

In the mid-1900s,many psychologists studied rats in mazes.What was their goal?​

Which of these is most likely to study the effects of brain damage on behavior?​

​What was Mary Calkins's importance in the history of psychology?

A psychologist examines people in challenging situations and tries to predict or explain their choices.The results are most likely to be relevant to which of these issues?​

​What did Edward Titchener call his attempts to understand the components of mental experience?

​The field of human factors is also known as:

​Psychologists made more progress in understanding sensation than emotion or personality.Why?

​Psychologists specializing in learning and motivation stress which fact about food choice?

In contrast to applied research,what type of question does basic research address?​

​People who support the idea of free will OPPOSE which of these concepts?

Many military psychologists resemble industrial/organizational psychologists in what way?​

Scientific Methods in Psychology

A: Scientific Methods in Psychology

Biological Psychology

A: Biological Psychology

Sensation and Perception

A: Sensation and Perception

Development

A: Development

Learning

A: Learning

Memory

A: Memory

Cognition and Language

A: Cognition and Language

Intelligenceintelligence

A: Intelligence Intelligence

Consciousnessconsciousness

A: Consciousnessconsciousness

Motivated Behaviorsmotivated Behaviors

A: Motivated Behaviorsmotivated Behaviors

Part 1 Emotions,stress,and Healthemotions,stress,and Health

A: Emotional,stress,and Healthemotional,stress,and Health

Social Psychologysocial Psychology

A: Social Psychologysocial Psychology

Personalitypersonality

A: Personalitypersonality

Part 1 Abnormal Psychology: Disorders and Treatmentabnormal Psychology: Disorders and Treatment

A: Abnormal Psychology: Disorders and Treatmentabnormal Psychology: Disorders and Treatment

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Which of the following was one of the founders of behaviorism?

What was the focus of psychotherapy as practiced by Sigmund Freud?

Which of the following is an example of a question for "basic research"?

Why did psychologists of the early 1900s stop defining psychology as the study of mind?

Of the following,which one has NOT been increasing in prominence during recent times?

What do sports psychologists do?

Behaviorists of the mid-1900s thought they could discover general laws of behavior by studying what?

Which of the following is an example of evidence to support monism?

Which of the following is known to influence people's like or dislike of strong tastes?

In the mid-1900s,many psychologists studied rats in mazes.What was their goal?

Which of these is most likely to study the effects of brain damage on behavior?

What was Mary Calkins's importance in the history of psychology?

A psychologist examines people in challenging situations and tries to predict or explain their choices.The results are most likely to be relevant to which of these issues?

What did Edward Titchener call his attempts to understand the components of mental experience?

The field of human factors is also known as:

Psychologists made more progress in understanding sensation than emotion or personality.Why?

Psychologists specializing in learning and motivation stress which fact about food choice?

In contrast to applied research,what type of question does basic research address?

People who support the idea of free will OPPOSE which of these concepts?

Many military psychologists resemble industrial/organizational psychologists in what way?