TEST BANK For Psychology Themes and Variat
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ions 4th Canadian Edition
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By Weiten Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
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,TABLE OF CONTENT x x
CHAPTER 1: The Evolution of Psychology CHAPTER 2: T
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he Research Enterprise in PsychologyCHAPTER 3: The
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Biological Bases of Behaviour CHAPTER 4: Sensation an
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d Perception
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CHAPTER 5: Variations in ConsciousnessCH
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APTER 6: Learning x x
CHAPTER 7: Human Memory CHAPTE x x x x
R 8: Language and Thought
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CHAPTER 9: Intelligence and Psychological TestingCH
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APTER 10: Motivation and Emotion
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CHAPTER 11: Human Development across the Life Span CHAPTE
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R 12: Personality: Theory, Research, and AssessmentCHAPTER 1
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3: Social Behaviour
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CHAPTER 14: Stress, Coping, and HealthCH
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APTER 15: Psychological Disorders
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CHAPTER 16: Treatment of Psychological Disorder
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,Chapter 1—The Evolution of Psychology
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MULTIPLE CHOICEx
1. Which of the following individuals is responsible for establishing psychologyas
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an independent discipline with its own subject matter?
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a. Wilhelm Wundt x
b. G. Stanley Hall
x x
c. René Descartes x
d. William James x
ANSWER: A x PTS: 1 xxx REF: p. 4 xxx x BLM: Remember
x
2. According to historians, when and where did the “birth” of psychology occur?
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a. 1859 in England
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b. 1879 in Germany
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c. 1883 in the United States
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d. 1909 in Austria
x x
ANSWER: B x PTS: 1 xxx REF: p. 4 xxx x BLM: Remember
x
3. According to Wilhelm Wundt, what was the focus of psychology? x x x x x x x x x
a. to understand functions of behaviour
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b. to understand unconscious motivation
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c. the scientific study of observable behaviour
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d. the scientific study of conscious experience
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ANSWER: D x PTS: 1 xxx REF: p. 4 xxx x BLM: Remember
x
4. What did Wilhelm Wundt believe the focus of psychology should be?
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a. studying stimulus-response associations
x x
b. questioning the nature of existence x x x x
c. examining people’s awareness of their immediate experience
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d. determining people’s unconscious motivation for behaviour
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ANSWER: C x PTS: 1 xxx REF: p. 4 xxx x BLM: Higher order
x x
5. Who established the first psychological research laboratory in the United States
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and launched that country’s first psychology journal?
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a. William James x
b. G. Stanley Hall
x x
c. John Watson x
d. Edward Titchener x
ANSWER: B x PTS: 1 xxx REF: p. 5 xxx x BLM: Remember
x
, 6. Who was the first president of the American Psychological Association (APA)?
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a. G. Stanley Hall
x x
b. John Watson x
c. William James x
d. Sigmund Freud x
ANSWER: A x PTS: 1 xxx REF: p. 5 xxx x BLM: Remember x
7. What is the world’s largest organization devoted to the advancement of
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psychology?
a. Psychologists of North America x x x
b. Western Psychological Society x x
c. World Psychology Organization
x x
d. American Psychological Association x x
ANSWER: D x PTS: 1 xxx REF: p. 5 xxx x BLM: Remember x
8. What were the first two major schools of psychology?
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a. functionalism and behaviourism x x
b. behaviourism and psychoanalytic theory x x x
c. behaviourism and Gestalt psychology x x x
d. structuralism and functionalism x x
ANSWER: D x PTS: 1 xxx REF: p. 6 xxx x BLM: Remember x
9. Which school of psychology focused on identifying and examining the fundam
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ental components of conscious experience, such as sensations, feelings, and images?
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a. humanism
b. structuralism
c. functionalism
d. behaviourism
ANSWER: B x PTS: 1 xxx REF: p. 6 xxx x BLM: Remember x
10. Which type of psychologist was most likely to use the technique ofi
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ntrospection?
a. structuralist
b. behaviourist
c. cognitive
d. humanist
ANSWER: A x PTS: 1 xxx REF: p. 6 xxx x BLM: Higher order x x
11. Mariska is participating in a study in which she is asked to carefully observean
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d report her conscious reactions to several stimuli. Which type of psychologist is most likely t
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o conduct a study like this?
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a. structuralist
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ions 4th Canadian Edition
x x x x
By Weiten Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
x x x x x x
,TABLE OF CONTENT x x
CHAPTER 1: The Evolution of Psychology CHAPTER 2: T
x x x x x x x x
he Research Enterprise in PsychologyCHAPTER 3: The
x x x x x x x x
Biological Bases of Behaviour CHAPTER 4: Sensation an
x x x x x x x
d Perception
x
CHAPTER 5: Variations in ConsciousnessCH
x x x x x
APTER 6: Learning x x
CHAPTER 7: Human Memory CHAPTE x x x x
R 8: Language and Thought
x x x x
CHAPTER 9: Intelligence and Psychological TestingCH
x x x x x x
APTER 10: Motivation and Emotion
x x x x
CHAPTER 11: Human Development across the Life Span CHAPTE
x x x x x x x x
R 12: Personality: Theory, Research, and AssessmentCHAPTER 1
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3: Social Behaviour
x x
CHAPTER 14: Stress, Coping, and HealthCH
x x x x x x
APTER 15: Psychological Disorders
x x x
CHAPTER 16: Treatment of Psychological Disorder
x x x x x
,Chapter 1—The Evolution of Psychology
x x x x
MULTIPLE CHOICEx
1. Which of the following individuals is responsible for establishing psychologyas
x x x x x x x x x x x
an independent discipline with its own subject matter?
x x x x x x x
a. Wilhelm Wundt x
b. G. Stanley Hall
x x
c. René Descartes x
d. William James x
ANSWER: A x PTS: 1 xxx REF: p. 4 xxx x BLM: Remember
x
2. According to historians, when and where did the “birth” of psychology occur?
x x x x x x x x x x x
a. 1859 in England
x x
b. 1879 in Germany
x x
c. 1883 in the United States
x x x x
d. 1909 in Austria
x x
ANSWER: B x PTS: 1 xxx REF: p. 4 xxx x BLM: Remember
x
3. According to Wilhelm Wundt, what was the focus of psychology? x x x x x x x x x
a. to understand functions of behaviour
x x x x
b. to understand unconscious motivation
x x x
c. the scientific study of observable behaviour
x x x x x
d. the scientific study of conscious experience
x x x x x
ANSWER: D x PTS: 1 xxx REF: p. 4 xxx x BLM: Remember
x
4. What did Wilhelm Wundt believe the focus of psychology should be?
x x x x x x x x x x
a. studying stimulus-response associations
x x
b. questioning the nature of existence x x x x
c. examining people’s awareness of their immediate experience
x x x x x x
d. determining people’s unconscious motivation for behaviour
x x x x x
ANSWER: C x PTS: 1 xxx REF: p. 4 xxx x BLM: Higher order
x x
5. Who established the first psychological research laboratory in the United States
x x x x x x x x x x x
and launched that country’s first psychology journal?
x x x x x x
a. William James x
b. G. Stanley Hall
x x
c. John Watson x
d. Edward Titchener x
ANSWER: B x PTS: 1 xxx REF: p. 5 xxx x BLM: Remember
x
, 6. Who was the first president of the American Psychological Association (APA)?
x x x x x x x x x x
a. G. Stanley Hall
x x
b. John Watson x
c. William James x
d. Sigmund Freud x
ANSWER: A x PTS: 1 xxx REF: p. 5 xxx x BLM: Remember x
7. What is the world’s largest organization devoted to the advancement of
x x x x x x x x x x x
psychology?
a. Psychologists of North America x x x
b. Western Psychological Society x x
c. World Psychology Organization
x x
d. American Psychological Association x x
ANSWER: D x PTS: 1 xxx REF: p. 5 xxx x BLM: Remember x
8. What were the first two major schools of psychology?
x x x x x x x x
a. functionalism and behaviourism x x
b. behaviourism and psychoanalytic theory x x x
c. behaviourism and Gestalt psychology x x x
d. structuralism and functionalism x x
ANSWER: D x PTS: 1 xxx REF: p. 6 xxx x BLM: Remember x
9. Which school of psychology focused on identifying and examining the fundam
x x x x x x x x x x
ental components of conscious experience, such as sensations, feelings, and images?
x x x x x x x x x x
a. humanism
b. structuralism
c. functionalism
d. behaviourism
ANSWER: B x PTS: 1 xxx REF: p. 6 xxx x BLM: Remember x
10. Which type of psychologist was most likely to use the technique ofi
x x x x x x x x x x x x
ntrospection?
a. structuralist
b. behaviourist
c. cognitive
d. humanist
ANSWER: A x PTS: 1 xxx REF: p. 6 xxx x BLM: Higher order x x
11. Mariska is participating in a study in which she is asked to carefully observean
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
d report her conscious reactions to several stimuli. Which type of psychologist is most likely t
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
o conduct a study like this?
x x x x x
a. structuralist
