Question 1

Historians generally credit the emergence of psychology as a science to:

Accepted Answer

A) Wundt. 
B) Helmholtz. 
C) Watson. 
D) Titchener. 
A) Wundt. 
B) Helmholtz. 
C) Watson. 
D) Titchener.

Question 2

Today,most psychologists would agree with which statement concerning mental processes?

Accepted Answer

A) The scientific method cannot be applied to the study of thinking and emotion. 
B) Mental processes are nonphysical entities that control the brain and body. 
C) Mental processes arise from brain functioning. 
D) Mental processes are the only subject matter worthy of study in psychology. 
A) The scientific method cannot be applied to the study of thinking and emotion. 
B) Mental processes are nonphysical entities that control the brain and body. 
C) Mental processes arise from brain functioning. 
D) Mental processes are the only subject matter worthy of study in psychology.

Question 3

Jamie suffered a stroke and damaged her Broca's area.Jamie will have problems:

Accepted Answer

A) reading out loud. 
B) understanding the plot of her favorite television show. 
C) remembering the names of her family members. 
D) recognizing facial emotions. 
A) reading out loud. 
B) understanding the plot of her favorite television show. 
C) remembering the names of her family members. 
D) recognizing facial emotions.

Question 4

Early psychologists using structuralist methods to the study of psychology attempted to:

Accepted Answer

A) use free association to gain insight into the unconsciousness. 
B) analyze conscious experience into its most basic parts. 
C) use reaction-time measures to map or structure neural networks in the brain. 
D) identify the adaptive functions of mental activity. 
A) use free association to gain insight into the unconsciousness. 
B) analyze conscious experience into its most basic parts. 
C) use reaction-time measures to map or structure neural networks in the brain. 
D) identify the adaptive functions of mental activity.

Question 5

Mariah is a teacher and believes that all her students have an inherent need to develop,grow,and reach their full potential.Mariah's beliefs are best characterized by which approach?

Accepted Answer

A) social-cultural 
B) behaviorism 
C) psychoanalysis 
D) humanistic 
A) social-cultural 
B) behaviorism 
C) psychoanalysis 
D) humanistic

Question 6

The advent of _____ in the 1950s had an enormous conceptual impact on the development of cognitive psychology.

Accepted Answer

A) statistical programming 
B) television 
C) conditioning chambers 
D) computers 
A) statistical programming 
B) television 
C) conditioning chambers 
D) computers

Question 7

Xue does not believe that we have a nonphysical mind.Rather,he believes that the mind is what the brain does.His views are MOST similar to those of:

Accepted Answer

A) Freud. 
B) Plato. 
C) Descartes. 
D) Hobbes. 
A) Freud. 
B) Plato. 
C) Descartes. 
D) Hobbes.

Question 8

Which pioneer of clinical psychology is associated with psychoanalysis?

Accepted Answer

A) Freud 
B) Maslow 
C) Rogers 
D) James 
A) Freud 
B) Maslow 
C) Rogers 
D) James

Question 9

Use the following to answer questions 
Scenario II
Scenario II introduces material from the following publications:
Bowlby,J.(1969/1982).Attachment and loss,Vol.1: Attachment.New York: Basic Books.
Preckel,K. ,Scheele,D. ,Eckstein,M. ,Maier,W. ,& Hurlemann,R.(2015).The influence of oxytocin on volitional and emotional ambivalence.Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience,10(7),987-993.doi:10.1093/scan/nsu147
Catherine is a college freshmen who is shocked at the intensity of the jealousy expressed by her roommate's boyfriend.Interested in understanding the relationship between Tara and Will,she becomes fascinated to learn in introductory psychology that jealousy has been studied from a variety of perspectives.She goes to the library and begins researching this topic.
-Psychology is the scientific study of:

Accepted Answer

A) mind and body. 
B) mind and behavior. 
C) mood and behavior. 
D) mood and body. 
A) mind and body. 
B) mind and behavior. 
C) mood and behavior. 
D) mood and body.

Question 10

The psychological approach that emphasizes that the mind is a collection of specialized components that are designed to overcome problems that our ancestors faced over millions of years is:

Accepted Answer

A) psychoanalysis. 
B) existential psychology. 
C) cultural psychology. 
D) evolutionary psychology. 
A) psychoanalysis. 
B) existential psychology. 
C) cultural psychology. 
D) evolutionary psychology.

Question 11

Norman Triplett reported that children reeled in a fishing line:

Accepted Answer

A) faster if other children were present. 
B) faster if they were by themselves. 
C) at different rates depending on their culture. 
D) at different rates depending on their gender. 
A) faster if other children were present. 
B) faster if they were by themselves. 
C) at different rates depending on their culture. 
D) at different rates depending on their gender.

Question 12

Esa suffered a stroke and damaged her Broca's area.Esa will have problems:

Accepted Answer

A) understanding a verbal instruction. 
B) distinguishing among different dialects. 
C) matching names to faces. 
D) producing speech. 
A) understanding a verbal instruction. 
B) distinguishing among different dialects. 
C) matching names to faces. 
D) producing speech.

Question 13

Which research question is MOST consistent with the historical events that inspired the research of Gordon Allport?

Accepted Answer

A) How does media coverage of racially charged events affect implicit biases or prejudices? 
B) Why what learning experiences lead to the heroism demonstrated by first responders to the World Trade Center attack on September 11,2001? 
C) Why do otherwise decent people commit evil acts when ordered to by a totalitarian regime? 
D) Do people become more liberal or conservative when faced with economic hardship? 
A) How does media coverage of racially charged events affect implicit biases or prejudices? 
B) Why what learning experiences lead to the heroism demonstrated by first responders to the World Trade Center attack on September 11,2001? 
C) Why do otherwise decent people commit evil acts when ordered to by a totalitarian regime? 
D) Do people become more liberal or conservative when faced with economic hardship?

Question 14

A cognitive psychologist who argued that it wasn't an environmental stimulus,but rather the subjective experience-or construal-of the stimulus that led to behavior,was:

Accepted Answer

A) Karl Lashley. 
B) John Watson. 
C) Kurt Lewin. 
D) Noam Chomsky. 
A) Karl Lashley. 
B) John Watson. 
C) Kurt Lewin. 
D) Noam Chomsky.

Question 15

According to Chomsky,which observation of language challenges a behavioral account?

Accepted Answer

A) It is more difficult to learn a second language as one ages. 
B) Deficits in speech production in developing children can be overcome with an intense individualized education plan. 
C) Different languages are spoken around the world. 
D) Speech that has never before been reinforced nevertheless occurs frequently. 
A) It is more difficult to learn a second language as one ages. 
B) Deficits in speech production in developing children can be overcome with an intense individualized education plan. 
C) Different languages are spoken around the world. 
D) Speech that has never before been reinforced nevertheless occurs frequently.

Question 16

When Tori's smart phone beeps,she checks it.The beep is an example of a:

Accepted Answer

A) response. 
B) sensation. 
C) stimulus. 
D) reinforcer. 
A) response. 
B) sensation. 
C) stimulus. 
D) reinforcer.

Question 17

Which factor is LEAST likely to define a culture?

Accepted Answer

A) age 
B) nationality 
C) sexual orientation 
D) diversity 
A) age 
B) nationality 
C) sexual orientation 
D) diversity

Question 18

Reaching conclusions in psychological science requires:

Accepted Answer

A) introspection. 
B) the ability to test a theory. 
C) insights based on personal observations. 
D) philosophical empiricism. 
A) introspection. 
B) the ability to test a theory. 
C) insights based on personal observations. 
D) philosophical empiricism.

Question 19

Plato is to _____ as Aristotle is to _____.

Accepted Answer

A) philosophical structuralism;nativism 
B) nativism;philosophical empiricism 
C) nativism;dualism 
D) dualism;nativism 
A) philosophical structuralism;nativism 
B) nativism;philosophical empiricism 
C) nativism;dualism 
D) dualism;nativism

Question 20

The modern view that the subjective experience of having a mind is the result of brain activity can be traced to which philosopher?

Accepted Answer

A) Hobbes 
B) Plato 
C) Descartes 
D) James 
A) Hobbes 
B) Plato 
C) Descartes 
D) James

Exam 1: Evolution of Psychological Science-Part A

Historians generally credit the emergence of psychology as a science to:

Today,most psychologists would agree with which statement concerning mental processes?

Jamie suffered a stroke and damaged her Broca's area.Jamie will have problems:

Early psychologists using structuralist methods to the study of psychology attempted to:

Mariah is a teacher and believes that all her students have an inherent need to develop,grow,and reach their full potential.Mariah's beliefs are best characterized by which approach?

The advent of _____ in the 1950s had an enormous conceptual impact on the development of cognitive psychology.

Xue does not believe that we have a nonphysical mind.Rather,he believes that the mind is what the brain does.His views are MOST similar to those of:

Which pioneer of clinical psychology is associated with psychoanalysis?

The psychological approach that emphasizes that the mind is a collection of specialized components that are designed to overcome problems that our ancestors faced over millions of years is:

Norman Triplett reported that children reeled in a fishing line:

Esa suffered a stroke and damaged her Broca's area.Esa will have problems:

Which research question is MOST consistent with the historical events that inspired the research of Gordon Allport?

A cognitive psychologist who argued that it wasn't an environmental stimulus,but rather the subjective experience-or construal-of the stimulus that led to behavior,was:

According to Chomsky,which observation of language challenges a behavioral account?

When Tori's smart phone beeps,she checks it.The beep is an example of a:

Which factor is LEAST likely to define a culture?

Reaching conclusions in psychological science requires:

Plato is to _____ as Aristotle is to _____.

The modern view that the subjective experience of having a mind is the result of brain activity can be traced to which philosopher?

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

Social Psychology-Part A

Plato is to _ as Aristotle is to _.