Exam 1: Discovering Psychology

One of the best measures of the emotional component of test anxiety is:

Behavior is to mental processes as ____ is (are)to ____.

Dr.Klees has her graduate students pretend to faint while in a subway car to see how many people come to their aid.What type of psychologist is Dr.Klees?

Based on the research presented in the textbook,why would autistic individuals have difficulty distinguishing objects from human faces?

Who is most likely to be diagnosed with autism and why?

____ was the first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D.in the United States.

If Max Wertheimer's gravestone had an epitaph written on it,which of the following would be most appropriate given his contributions to psychology?

Introspection was criticized for being too scientific.

People smile.This statement best illustrates the ____ goal of psychology.

Changes in self-esteem through puberty and adolescence would be studied by what type of psychologist?

The evolutionary approach explains behavior and mental processes by focusing on:

According to Module One,some parents blame ____ for their child's autism.

The phi phenomenon was explained by the Gestalt approach as the result of:

Dr.Odland conducts studies on what brain pathways are most affected by alcohol consumption.What type of psychologist is Dr.Odland?

Noelle refuses to study mental processes,and focuses her research solely on the objective,scientific analysis of observable behaviors.Noelle is a:

Who is least likely to have taken a psychology course?

If Wilhelm Wundt asked you to report your sensations and perceptions by looking inward,you would be engaging in:

The Gestalt psychologists were interested in how biology and behavior interact.

If Mark has thoughts that make him feel fearful and guilty,Freud would say these thoughts would be:

Structuralists focused on ____,whereas functionalists focused on ____.