Question 1

Edward Titchener is to _____ as William James is to _____.

Accepted Answer

A) functionalism;behaviorism 
B) functionalism;structuralism 
C) structuralism;behaviorism 
D) structuralism;functionalism 
A) functionalism;behaviorism 
B) functionalism;structuralism 
C) structuralism;behaviorism 
D) structuralism;functionalism

Question 2

Cliff's therapist prescribes Xanax to treat his anxiety.Cliff's therapist is probably a:

Accepted Answer

A) counseling psychologist. 
B) clinical psychologist. 
C) psychiatrist. 
D) health psychologist. 
A) counseling psychologist. 
B) clinical psychologist. 
C) psychiatrist. 
D) health psychologist.

Question 3

Based on his functionalist views,William James might be MOST interested in which research question related to test-taking anxiety?

Accepted Answer

A) Is test-taking anxiety related to generalized anxiety disorder? 
B) Does anxiety provided motivation for increased study? 
C) What do participants report when they introspect about failing an exam? 
D) What brain regions are active when anxiety is experienced? 
A) Is test-taking anxiety related to generalized anxiety disorder? 
B) Does anxiety provided motivation for increased study? 
C) What do participants report when they introspect about failing an exam? 
D) What brain regions are active when anxiety is experienced?

Question 4

Psychoanalysis became quite controversial in American culture because it:

Accepted Answer

A) proposed that behavior was governed,in part,by unconscious sexual desires. 
B) lacked empirical support for its effectiveness. 
C) denied the existence of the mind and human free will. 
D) focused only on observable behavior and ignored the role of cognition. 
A) proposed that behavior was governed,in part,by unconscious sexual desires. 
B) lacked empirical support for its effectiveness. 
C) denied the existence of the mind and human free will. 
D) focused only on observable behavior and ignored the role of cognition.

Question 5

Gestalt psychologists used _____ to show how perception of a whole object or scene can influence judgments about its individual elements.

Accepted Answer

A) illusions 
B) visual hallucinations 
C) reinforcement 
D) dream analysis 
A) illusions 
B) visual hallucinations 
C) reinforcement 
D) dream analysis

Question 6

Structuralism,functionalism,and psychoanalysis all were similar in that advocates of position:

Accepted Answer

A) sought to identify the building blocks of consciousness. 
B) believed that consciousness was best described metaphorically as a flowing river. 
C) attempted to understand the inner workings of the mind. 
D) believed that human behavior was determined largely by unconscious forces. 
A) sought to identify the building blocks of consciousness. 
B) believed that consciousness was best described metaphorically as a flowing river. 
C) attempted to understand the inner workings of the mind. 
D) believed that human behavior was determined largely by unconscious forces.

Question 7

Leslie thinks that we learn to act in certain ways because of the consequences of our behavior.Her belief is probably influenced by the findings of:

Accepted Answer

A) William James. 
B) Sigmund Freud. 
C) B.F.Skinner. 
D) Abraham Maslow. 
A) William James. 
B) Sigmund Freud. 
C) B.F.Skinner. 
D) Abraham Maslow.

Question 8

Dr.O'Leary believes that most young men prefer to choose young,healthy women for their life partners because so doing boosts their chances for producing healthy offspring.This outlook illustrates the _____ perspective.

Accepted Answer

A) cultural 
B) evolutionary 
C) behavioral 
D) developmental 
A) cultural 
B) evolutionary 
C) behavioral 
D) developmental

Question 9

One of the first psychologists interested in the contributions of culture to psychology was:

Accepted Answer

A) Karl Lashley. 
B) Noam Chomsky. 
C) B.F.Skinner. 
D) Wilhelm Wundt. 
A) Karl Lashley. 
B) Noam Chomsky. 
C) B.F.Skinner. 
D) Wilhelm Wundt.

Question 10

Dee and Soleila watch a YouTube clip of "Mrs.Memory" reciting pi for thousands of digits.Dee is impressed but Soleila wonders if Mrs.Memory can remember what her husband asked her to purchase at the grocery store.Soleila's concern echoes _____ critique of the research of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Noam Chomsky's;B.F.Skinner 
B) John Watson's;William James 
C) Frederic Bartlett's;Hermann Ebbinghaus 
D) Kurt Lewin's;B.F.Skinner 
A) Noam Chomsky's;B.F.Skinner 
B) John Watson's;William James 
C) Frederic Bartlett's;Hermann Ebbinghaus 
D) Kurt Lewin's;B.F.Skinner

Question 11

Some early psychological theorists believed that all of human behavior was learned;that is,our behavior is much more determined by nurture than our nature.This view is MOST consistent with:

Accepted Answer

A) Plato's nativism. 
B) Gall's phrenology. 
C) Aristotle's philosophical empiricism. 
D) James's functionalism. 
A) Plato's nativism. 
B) Gall's phrenology. 
C) Aristotle's philosophical empiricism. 
D) James's functionalism.

Question 12

Which psychologist is MOST associated with stimulus-response psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) B.F.Skinner 
B) William James 
C) John Watson 
D) Margaret Floy Washburn 
A) B.F.Skinner 
B) William James 
C) John Watson 
D) Margaret Floy Washburn

Question 13

A train is passing by,but Jean's view of it is partially obstructed by traffic.According to Gestalt psychologists,he nevertheless perceives a unified single train because:

Accepted Answer

A) a long train conjures repressed sexuality in the unconscious. 
B) in the past,he has been reinforced for perceiving in this way. 
C) the train stimulus simply evoked this sensory response. 
D) the mind imposes organization on what it perceives. 
A) a long train conjures repressed sexuality in the unconscious. 
B) in the past,he has been reinforced for perceiving in this way. 
C) the train stimulus simply evoked this sensory response. 
D) the mind imposes organization on what it perceives.

Question 14

According to Kurt Lewin,a construal is:

Accepted Answer

A) a physical property of the stimulus. 
B) the observable response to the stimulus. 
C) a perceptual illusion that commonly occurs to visual stimuli. 
D) the subjective meaning of the stimulus. 
A) a physical property of the stimulus. 
B) the observable response to the stimulus. 
C) a perceptual illusion that commonly occurs to visual stimuli. 
D) the subjective meaning of the stimulus.

Question 15

Which early neuropsychologist trained rats to run mazes,surgically removed parts of their brains,and then measured how well they could run the maze again?

Accepted Answer

A) Noam Chomsky 
B) Karl Lashley 
C) Jean Piaget 
D) Paul Broca 
A) Noam Chomsky 
B) Karl Lashley 
C) Jean Piaget 
D) Paul Broca

Question 16

Which research question is MOST consistent with the historical events that inspired the research of Solomon Asch?

Accepted Answer

A) Why do people support and join terrorist organizations? 
B) What types of discrimination do immigrants face? 
C) Are Democrats or Republicans more likely to donate to charity? 
D) How does generational poverty affect rates of depression and anxiety? 
A) Why do people support and join terrorist organizations? 
B) What types of discrimination do immigrants face? 
C) Are Democrats or Republicans more likely to donate to charity? 
D) How does generational poverty affect rates of depression and anxiety?

Question 17

A trance-like state characterized by suggestibility is termed:

Accepted Answer

A) amnesia. 
B) neurosis. 
C) hysteria. 
D) hypnosis. 
A) amnesia. 
B) neurosis. 
C) hysteria. 
D) hypnosis.

Question 18

G.Stanley Hall is associated with which accomplishment?

Accepted Answer

A) opening the first psychological laboratory in Leipzig,Germany in 1879 
B) founding the first psychological clinic 
C) measuring the speed of a nervous impulse 
D) serving as the first president of the American Psychological Association 
A) opening the first psychological laboratory in Leipzig,Germany in 1879 
B) founding the first psychological clinic 
C) measuring the speed of a nervous impulse 
D) serving as the first president of the American Psychological Association

Question 19

B.F.Skinner's Verbal Behavior (1957)attempts to provide a(n)_____ account of language.

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive 
B) evolutionary 
C) behavioral 
D) sociocultural 
A) cognitive 
B) evolutionary 
C) behavioral 
D) sociocultural

Question 20

What is a hub science?

Accepted Answer

A) a "hard" science involving laboratory research 
B) any social science where research usually is conducted in the field 
C) any science whose primary goal is clinical in nature 
D) a large field of science that links with and influences smaller subfields 
A) a "hard" science involving laboratory research 
B) any social science where research usually is conducted in the field 
C) any science whose primary goal is clinical in nature 
D) a large field of science that links with and influences smaller subfields

Exam 1: Evolution of Psychological Science-Part A

Edward Titchener is to _____ as William James is to _____.

Cliff's therapist prescribes Xanax to treat his anxiety.Cliff's therapist is probably a:

Based on his functionalist views,William James might be MOST interested in which research question related to test-taking anxiety?

Psychoanalysis became quite controversial in American culture because it:

Gestalt psychologists used _____ to show how perception of a whole object or scene can influence judgments about its individual elements.

Structuralism,functionalism,and psychoanalysis all were similar in that advocates of position:

Leslie thinks that we learn to act in certain ways because of the consequences of our behavior.Her belief is probably influenced by the findings of:

Dr.O'Leary believes that most young men prefer to choose young,healthy women for their life partners because so doing boosts their chances for producing healthy offspring.This outlook illustrates the _____ perspective.

One of the first psychologists interested in the contributions of culture to psychology was:

Dee and Soleila watch a YouTube clip of "Mrs.Memory" reciting pi for thousands of digits.Dee is impressed but Soleila wonders if Mrs.Memory can remember what her husband asked her to purchase at the grocery store.Soleila's concern echoes _____ critique of the research of _____.

Some early psychological theorists believed that all of human behavior was learned;that is,our behavior is much more determined by nurture than our nature.This view is MOST consistent with:

Which psychologist is MOST associated with stimulus-response psychology?

A train is passing by,but Jean's view of it is partially obstructed by traffic.According to Gestalt psychologists,he nevertheless perceives a unified single train because:

According to Kurt Lewin,a construal is:

Which early neuropsychologist trained rats to run mazes,surgically removed parts of their brains,and then measured how well they could run the maze again?

Which research question is MOST consistent with the historical events that inspired the research of Solomon Asch?

A trance-like state characterized by suggestibility is termed:

G.Stanley Hall is associated with which accomplishment?

B.F.Skinner's Verbal Behavior (1957)attempts to provide a(n)_____ account of language.

What is a hub science?

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part B

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part C

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part D

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part E

Methods in Psychology-Part A

Methods in Psychology-Part B

Methods in Psychology-Part C

Methods in Psychology-Part D

Methods in Psychology-Part E

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part A

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part B

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part C

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part D

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part E

Sensation and Perception-Part A

Sensation and Perception-Part B

Sensation and Perception-Part C

Sensation and Perception-Part D

Sensation and Perception-Part E

Consciousness-Part A

Consciousness-Part B

Consciousness-Part C

Consciousness-Part D

Consciousness-Part E

Memory-Part A

Memory-Part B

Memory-Part C

Memory-Part D

Memory-Part E

Learning-Part A

Learning-Part B

Learning-Part C

Learning-Part D

Learning-Part E

Emotion and Motivation-Part A

Emotion and Motivation-Part B

Emotion and Motivation-Part C

Emotion and Motivation-Part D

Emotion and Motivation-Part E

Language and Thought-Part A

Language and Thought-Part B

Language and Thought-Part C

Language and Thought-Part D

Language and Thought-Part E

Intelligence-Part A

Intelligence-Part B

Intelligence-Part C

Intelligence-Part D

Intelligence-Part E

Development-Part A

Development-Part B

Development-Part C

Development-Part D

Development-Part E

Personality-Part A

Personality-Part B

Personality-Part C

Personality-Part D

Personality-Part E

Edward Titchener is to _ as William James is to _.

Dee and Soleila watch a YouTube clip of "Mrs.Memory" reciting pi for thousands of digits.Dee is impressed but Soleila wonders if Mrs.Memory can remember what her husband asked her to purchase at the grocery store.Soleila's concern echoes _ critique of the research of _.