, PSY 121 CHAPTER 1 QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!
A ________ has a medical degree and is a medical doctor who specializes in the
diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders. - ANSWER psychiatrist
Which of the following illustrates psychology's goal of control? - ANSWER using
rewards to help a smoker give up cigarettes
Freud believed that we ________ all of our threatening urges and desires. - ANSWER
repress
Freud believed that personality was formed: - ANSWER in the first 6 years of life.
What did Watson believe about behavior? - ANSWER that it is learned
The psychological perspective that is associated with William James is: - ANSWER
functionalism.
John Watson believed that phobias: - ANSWER are learned through the process of
conditioning.
Mrs. Lewis participated in a study in which she was given no treatment for her
condition. Mrs. Lewis was in the ________ group. - ANSWER control
Dr. Edwards wants to show a causal relationship between tobacco smoking and
cancer. Dr. Edwards should: - ANSWER conduct an experiment using animal
participants.
Upon receiving feedback on a research paper she wrote, Kara's professor noted that in
some areas of her paper, Kara failed to make judgments that were logical and well
thought out. The professor was making reference to Kara's inability to effectively use
__________. - ANSWER critical thinking
Mrs. O'Connor participated in a study in which she was told she would try out a new
allergy medicine. She was in the group that received a sugar pill, but she believed that
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!
A ________ has a medical degree and is a medical doctor who specializes in the
diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders. - ANSWER psychiatrist
Which of the following illustrates psychology's goal of control? - ANSWER using
rewards to help a smoker give up cigarettes
Freud believed that we ________ all of our threatening urges and desires. - ANSWER
repress
Freud believed that personality was formed: - ANSWER in the first 6 years of life.
What did Watson believe about behavior? - ANSWER that it is learned
The psychological perspective that is associated with William James is: - ANSWER
functionalism.
John Watson believed that phobias: - ANSWER are learned through the process of
conditioning.
Mrs. Lewis participated in a study in which she was given no treatment for her
condition. Mrs. Lewis was in the ________ group. - ANSWER control
Dr. Edwards wants to show a causal relationship between tobacco smoking and
cancer. Dr. Edwards should: - ANSWER conduct an experiment using animal
participants.
Upon receiving feedback on a research paper she wrote, Kara's professor noted that in
some areas of her paper, Kara failed to make judgments that were logical and well
thought out. The professor was making reference to Kara's inability to effectively use
__________. - ANSWER critical thinking
Mrs. O'Connor participated in a study in which she was told she would try out a new
allergy medicine. She was in the group that received a sugar pill, but she believed that
