1. Why do psychologists study animals?
a. Animals can reveal basic principles about behavior.
b. Animals can't think like people.
c. Animals are driven to survive.
d. Animals rely on instinct.
ANSWER: a
2. Psychology is a scientific discipline because it relies on
a. the popularity of a specific opinion.
b. evidence.
c. behavioral and mental processes.
d. wisdom gathered by scholars.
ANSWER: b
3. As scientists, psychologists have confidence in theories that
a. are currently being tested.
b. are tied to observable evidence.
c. have been discussed by colleagues.
d. are accepted by a leading scholar.
ANSWER: b
4. Interacting online is a form of
a. science.
b. psychology.
c. thought.
d. social behavior.
,ANSWER: d
5. Psychology is best described as a science that studies
a. the role of the mind in explaining behavior.
b. how the mind controls our behavior.
c. only behavior that can be observed by others.
d. behavior and mental processes.
ANSWER: d
6. Yesterday, Jayne went to school and took several tests. After school, she went to her job in the
gift shop at the hospital. How would you classify all of Jayne’s actions?
a. Mental processes
b. Observable evidence
c. Behaviors
d. Private experiences
ANSWER: c
7. The word "psychology" comes from two Greek roots that mean
a. knowledge and mind.
b. emotion and mind.
c. emotion and spirit.
d. experience and emotion.
ANSWER: a
8. Psychology made the transition from philosophy to an experimental science with which event?
a. When William James changed the field’s focus from structuralism to functionalism
b. When Plato died and interest in the philosophical aspects of psychology died with him
, c. When G. Stanley Hall founded the American Psychological Association
d. When Wundt opened his laboratory in Leipzig
ANSWER: d
9. Your psychology professor asks a student volunteer to concentrate on eating an apple and then
describe the individual elements of that experience. Your professor is demonstrating the
technique of
a. stream of consciousness.
b. introspection.
c. Gestalt.
d. humanism.
ANSWER: b
10. How does a psychologist become confident that a theory is accurate?
a. They talk about it.
b. They debate it with other psychologists.
c. They read about it.
d. They observe it.
ANSWER: d
11. While conducting research, Dr. Sung asked a participant to describe the sensations
experienced when smelling a rose. Dr. Sung is most likely to be a
a. behaviorist.
b. structuralist.
c. psychoanalyst.
d. humanist.
ANSWER: b
, 12. Which of the following is NOT associated with structuralism?
a. Mental structures
b. Conscious experience
c. Introspection
d. Overt behavior
ANSWER: d
13. Wundt is the founder of
a. Gestalt.
b. structuralism.
c. behaviorism.
d. functionalism.
ANSWER: b
14. James is the founder of
a. Gestalt.
b. structuralism.
c. behaviorism.
d. functionalism.
ANSWER: d
15. Who is generally recognized as the founder of American psychology?
a. Hall
b. James
c. Wundt
a. Animals can reveal basic principles about behavior.
b. Animals can't think like people.
c. Animals are driven to survive.
d. Animals rely on instinct.
ANSWER: a
2. Psychology is a scientific discipline because it relies on
a. the popularity of a specific opinion.
b. evidence.
c. behavioral and mental processes.
d. wisdom gathered by scholars.
ANSWER: b
3. As scientists, psychologists have confidence in theories that
a. are currently being tested.
b. are tied to observable evidence.
c. have been discussed by colleagues.
d. are accepted by a leading scholar.
ANSWER: b
4. Interacting online is a form of
a. science.
b. psychology.
c. thought.
d. social behavior.
,ANSWER: d
5. Psychology is best described as a science that studies
a. the role of the mind in explaining behavior.
b. how the mind controls our behavior.
c. only behavior that can be observed by others.
d. behavior and mental processes.
ANSWER: d
6. Yesterday, Jayne went to school and took several tests. After school, she went to her job in the
gift shop at the hospital. How would you classify all of Jayne’s actions?
a. Mental processes
b. Observable evidence
c. Behaviors
d. Private experiences
ANSWER: c
7. The word "psychology" comes from two Greek roots that mean
a. knowledge and mind.
b. emotion and mind.
c. emotion and spirit.
d. experience and emotion.
ANSWER: a
8. Psychology made the transition from philosophy to an experimental science with which event?
a. When William James changed the field’s focus from structuralism to functionalism
b. When Plato died and interest in the philosophical aspects of psychology died with him
, c. When G. Stanley Hall founded the American Psychological Association
d. When Wundt opened his laboratory in Leipzig
ANSWER: d
9. Your psychology professor asks a student volunteer to concentrate on eating an apple and then
describe the individual elements of that experience. Your professor is demonstrating the
technique of
a. stream of consciousness.
b. introspection.
c. Gestalt.
d. humanism.
ANSWER: b
10. How does a psychologist become confident that a theory is accurate?
a. They talk about it.
b. They debate it with other psychologists.
c. They read about it.
d. They observe it.
ANSWER: d
11. While conducting research, Dr. Sung asked a participant to describe the sensations
experienced when smelling a rose. Dr. Sung is most likely to be a
a. behaviorist.
b. structuralist.
c. psychoanalyst.
d. humanist.
ANSWER: b
, 12. Which of the following is NOT associated with structuralism?
a. Mental structures
b. Conscious experience
c. Introspection
d. Overt behavior
ANSWER: d
13. Wundt is the founder of
a. Gestalt.
b. structuralism.
c. behaviorism.
d. functionalism.
ANSWER: b
14. James is the founder of
a. Gestalt.
b. structuralism.
c. behaviorism.
d. functionalism.
ANSWER: d
15. Who is generally recognized as the founder of American psychology?
a. Hall
b. James
c. Wundt
