Question 1

Skinner is associated with __________.

Accepted Answer

A) structuralism 
B) behaviourism 
C) Gestalt psychology 
D) existentialism 
A) structuralism 
B) behaviourism 
C) Gestalt psychology 
D) existentialism

Question 2

Cognitive psychologists are a subgroup of experimental psychologists who are concerned primarily with:

Accepted Answer

A) neurobiological events that underlie behaviour. 
B) the function of age on behaviour. 
C) mental events that intervene between stimuli and responses. 
D) how people are affected by social situations. 
A) neurobiological events that underlie behaviour. 
B) the function of age on behaviour. 
C) mental events that intervene between stimuli and responses. 
D) how people are affected by social situations.

Question 3

Freud's theories differed radically from the views of his predecessors because of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) their extensive use of laboratory research to support their claims 
B) the emphasis they placed on Eastern philosophies and culture 
C) the emphasis they placed on unconscious processes 
D) their emphasis on environmental learning as the source for most personality characteristics 
A) their extensive use of laboratory research to support their claims 
B) the emphasis they placed on Eastern philosophies and culture 
C) the emphasis they placed on unconscious processes 
D) their emphasis on environmental learning as the source for most personality characteristics

Question 4

The first psychology laboratory was opened by __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Wundt 
B) James 
C) Titchener 
D) Watson 
A) Wundt 
B) James 
C) Titchener 
D) Watson

Question 5

Which of the following is the correct order that psychologists use in studying a particular behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A) describe,explain,predict,control 
B) explain,describe,predict,control 
C) predict,describe,explain,control 
D) describe,predict,explain,control 
A) describe,explain,predict,control 
B) explain,describe,predict,control 
C) predict,describe,explain,control 
D) describe,predict,explain,control

Question 6

Cognitive psychology is contributing to the development of ________,which attempts to make computers learn and solve problems the way people do.

Accepted Answer

A) educational technology 
B) forensic psychology 
C) virtual reality 
D) artificial intelligence 
A) educational technology 
B) forensic psychology 
C) virtual reality 
D) artificial intelligence

Question 7

The school of thought that became known as behaviourism was founded by __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Watson 
B) Titchener 
C) James 
D) Wundt 
A) Watson 
B) Titchener 
C) James 
D) Wundt

Question 8

A group of psychologists study how adults change and grow,both psychologically and physiologically,as they age.These psychologists are most like ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) personality psychologists 
B) social psychologists 
C) organizational psychologists 
D) developmental psychologists 
A) personality psychologists 
B) social psychologists 
C) organizational psychologists 
D) developmental psychologists

Question 9

John Watson was a behaviourist who argued that the science of psychology must concern itself only with:

Accepted Answer

A) experiences as whole units. 
B) observable events. 
C) unconscious mental processes. 
D) early childhood experiences. 
A) experiences as whole units. 
B) observable events. 
C) unconscious mental processes. 
D) early childhood experiences.

Question 10

As a science,psychology is approximately how old?

Accepted Answer

A) 50 years 
B) 125 years 
C) 175 years 
D) 2500 years,since the field dates back to the ancient Greeks 
A) 50 years 
B) 125 years 
C) 175 years 
D) 2500 years,since the field dates back to the ancient Greeks

Question 11

B.F.Skinner is most closely associated with which school of psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive 
B) humanistic 
C) functionalism 
D) behaviourism 
A) cognitive 
B) humanistic 
C) functionalism 
D) behaviourism

Exam 1: Psychology and Life

Skinner is associated with __________.

Cognitive psychologists are a subgroup of experimental psychologists who are concerned primarily with:

Freud's theories differed radically from the views of his predecessors because of __________.

The first psychology laboratory was opened by __________.

Which of the following is the correct order that psychologists use in studying a particular behaviour?

Cognitive psychology is contributing to the development of ________,which attempts to make computers learn and solve problems the way people do.

The school of thought that became known as behaviourism was founded by __________.

A group of psychologists study how adults change and grow,both psychologically and physiologically,as they age.These psychologists are most like ___________.

John Watson was a behaviourist who argued that the science of psychology must concern itself only with:

As a science,psychology is approximately how old?

B.F.Skinner is most closely associated with which school of psychology?

A: Psychology and Life

Research Methods in Psychology

A: Research Methods in Psychology

The Biological Bases of Behaviour

A: Evolutionary Psychology

Sensation and Perception

A: the Biological Bases of Behaviour

Mind,consciousness,and Alternate States

A: Sensation and Perception

Learning and Bahaviour Analysis

A: Mind,consciousness,and Alternate States

Memory

A: Learning and Bahaviour Analysis

Cognitive Processes

A: Memory

Intelligence and Intelligence Assessment

A: Cognitive Processes

Human Development Across the Life Span

A: Intelligence and Intelligence Assessment

Motivation

A: Human Development Across the Life Span

Emotion,stress,and Health

A: Emotion,stress,and Health

Understanding Human Personality

A: Understanding Human Personality

Psychological Disorders

A: Psychological Disorders

Social Psychology

A: Social Psychology

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