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Variations 4th Canadian Edition
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By Weiten Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
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,TABLE aOF aCONTENT
CHAPTER a1: aThe aEvolution aof aPsychology aCHAPTER
2: aThe aResearch aEnterprise ain aPsychologyaCHAPTER
a
3: aThe aBiological aBases aof aBehaviour aCHAPTER a4:
a
Sensation aand aPerception
a
CHAPTER a5: aVariations ain aConsciousness
CHAPTER a6: aLearning
a
CHAPTER a7: aHuman aMemory
CHAPTER a8: aLanguage aand aThought
a
CHAPTER a9: aIntelligence aand aPsychological aTesting
CHAPTER a10: aMotivation aand aEmotion
a
CHAPTER a11: aHuman aDevelopment aacross athe aLife aSpan
CHAPTER a12: aPersonality: aTheory, aResearch, aand
a
AssessmentaCHAPTER a13: aSocial aBehaviour
a
CHAPTER a14: aStress, aCoping, aand aHealth
CHAPTER a15: aPsychological aDisorders
a
CHAPTER a16: aTreatment aof aPsychological aDisorder
,Chapter 1—The Evolution of Psychology
a a a a
MULTIPLE aCHOICE
1. Which aof athe afollowing aindividuals ais aresponsible afor aestablishing
apsychologyaas aan aindependent adiscipline awith aits aown asubject amatter?
a. Wilhelm aWundt
b. G. aStanley aHall
c. René aDescartes
d. William aJames
ANSWER: a A PTS: a a a 1 REF: a a ap. a4 BLM: a Remember
2. According ato ahistorians, awhen aand awhere adid athe a“birth” aof apsychology
aoccur?
a. 1859 ain aEngland
b. 1879 ain aGermany
c. 1883 ain athe aUnited aStates
d. 1909 ain aAustria
ANSWER: a B PTS: a a a 1 REF: a a ap. a4 BLM: a Remember
3. According ato aWilhelm aWundt, awhat awas athe afocus aof apsychology?
a. to aunderstand afunctions aof abehaviour
b. to aunderstand aunconscious amotivation
c. the ascientific astudy aof aobservable abehaviour
d. the ascientific astudy aof aconscious aexperience
ANSWER: a D PTS: a a a 1 REF: a a ap. a4 BLM: a Remember
4. What adid aWilhelm aWundt abelieve athe afocus aof apsychology ashould abe?
a. studying astimulus-response aassociations
b. questioning athe anature aof aexistence
c. examining apeople’s aawareness aof atheir aimmediate aexperience
d. determining apeople’s aunconscious amotivation afor abehaviour
ANSWER: a C PTS: a a a 1 REF: a a ap. a4 BLM: a Higher aorder
5. Who aestablished athe afirst apsychological aresearch alaboratory ain athe aUnited
aStatesaand alaunched athat acountry’s afirst apsychology ajournal?
a. William aJames
b. G. aStanley aHall
c. John aWatson
d. Edward aTitchener
ANSWER: a B PTS: a a a 1 REF: a a ap. a5 BLM: a Remember
, 6. Who awas athe afirst apresident aof athe aAmerican aPsychological aAssociation a(APA)?
a. G. aStanley aHall
b. John aWatson
c. William aJames
d. Sigmund aFreud
ANSWER: a A PTS: a a a 1 REF: a a ap. a5 BLM: a Remember
7. What ais athe aworld’s alargest aorganization adevoted ato athe
aadvancement aofapsychology?
a. Psychologists aof aNorth aAmerica
b. Western aPsychological aSociety
c. World aPsychology aOrganization
d. American aPsychological aAssociation
ANSWER: a D PTS: a a a 1 REF: a a ap. a5 BLM: a Remember
8. What awere athe afirst atwo amajor aschools aof apsychology?
a. functionalism aand abehaviourism
b. behaviourism aand apsychoanalytic atheory
c. behaviourism aand aGestalt apsychology
d. structuralism aand afunctionalism
ANSWER: a D PTS: a a a 1 REF: a a ap. a6 BLM: a Remember
9. Which aschool aof apsychology afocused aon aidentifying aand aexamining athe
afundamental acomponents aof aconscious aexperience, asuch aas asensations, afeelings, aand
aimages?
a. humanism
b. structuralism
c. functionalism
d. behaviourism
ANSWER: a B PTS: a a a 1 REF: a a ap. a6 BLM: a Remember
10. Which atype aof apsychologist awas amost alikely ato ause athe
atechnique aofaintrospection?
a. structuralist
b. behaviourist
c. cognitive
d. humanist
ANSWER: a A PTS: a a a 1 REF: a a ap. a6 BLM: a Higher aorder
11. Mariska ais aparticipating ain aa astudy ain awhich ashe ais aasked ato acarefully
aobserveaand areport aher aconscious areactions ato aseveral astimuli. aWhich atype aof
apsychologist ais amost alikely ato aconduct aa astudy alike athis?
a. structuralist
a a a a a
Variations 4th Canadian Edition
a a a a a
By Weiten Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
a a a a a a
,TABLE aOF aCONTENT
CHAPTER a1: aThe aEvolution aof aPsychology aCHAPTER
2: aThe aResearch aEnterprise ain aPsychologyaCHAPTER
a
3: aThe aBiological aBases aof aBehaviour aCHAPTER a4:
a
Sensation aand aPerception
a
CHAPTER a5: aVariations ain aConsciousness
CHAPTER a6: aLearning
a
CHAPTER a7: aHuman aMemory
CHAPTER a8: aLanguage aand aThought
a
CHAPTER a9: aIntelligence aand aPsychological aTesting
CHAPTER a10: aMotivation aand aEmotion
a
CHAPTER a11: aHuman aDevelopment aacross athe aLife aSpan
CHAPTER a12: aPersonality: aTheory, aResearch, aand
a
AssessmentaCHAPTER a13: aSocial aBehaviour
a
CHAPTER a14: aStress, aCoping, aand aHealth
CHAPTER a15: aPsychological aDisorders
a
CHAPTER a16: aTreatment aof aPsychological aDisorder
,Chapter 1—The Evolution of Psychology
a a a a
MULTIPLE aCHOICE
1. Which aof athe afollowing aindividuals ais aresponsible afor aestablishing
apsychologyaas aan aindependent adiscipline awith aits aown asubject amatter?
a. Wilhelm aWundt
b. G. aStanley aHall
c. René aDescartes
d. William aJames
ANSWER: a A PTS: a a a 1 REF: a a ap. a4 BLM: a Remember
2. According ato ahistorians, awhen aand awhere adid athe a“birth” aof apsychology
aoccur?
a. 1859 ain aEngland
b. 1879 ain aGermany
c. 1883 ain athe aUnited aStates
d. 1909 ain aAustria
ANSWER: a B PTS: a a a 1 REF: a a ap. a4 BLM: a Remember
3. According ato aWilhelm aWundt, awhat awas athe afocus aof apsychology?
a. to aunderstand afunctions aof abehaviour
b. to aunderstand aunconscious amotivation
c. the ascientific astudy aof aobservable abehaviour
d. the ascientific astudy aof aconscious aexperience
ANSWER: a D PTS: a a a 1 REF: a a ap. a4 BLM: a Remember
4. What adid aWilhelm aWundt abelieve athe afocus aof apsychology ashould abe?
a. studying astimulus-response aassociations
b. questioning athe anature aof aexistence
c. examining apeople’s aawareness aof atheir aimmediate aexperience
d. determining apeople’s aunconscious amotivation afor abehaviour
ANSWER: a C PTS: a a a 1 REF: a a ap. a4 BLM: a Higher aorder
5. Who aestablished athe afirst apsychological aresearch alaboratory ain athe aUnited
aStatesaand alaunched athat acountry’s afirst apsychology ajournal?
a. William aJames
b. G. aStanley aHall
c. John aWatson
d. Edward aTitchener
ANSWER: a B PTS: a a a 1 REF: a a ap. a5 BLM: a Remember
, 6. Who awas athe afirst apresident aof athe aAmerican aPsychological aAssociation a(APA)?
a. G. aStanley aHall
b. John aWatson
c. William aJames
d. Sigmund aFreud
ANSWER: a A PTS: a a a 1 REF: a a ap. a5 BLM: a Remember
7. What ais athe aworld’s alargest aorganization adevoted ato athe
aadvancement aofapsychology?
a. Psychologists aof aNorth aAmerica
b. Western aPsychological aSociety
c. World aPsychology aOrganization
d. American aPsychological aAssociation
ANSWER: a D PTS: a a a 1 REF: a a ap. a5 BLM: a Remember
8. What awere athe afirst atwo amajor aschools aof apsychology?
a. functionalism aand abehaviourism
b. behaviourism aand apsychoanalytic atheory
c. behaviourism aand aGestalt apsychology
d. structuralism aand afunctionalism
ANSWER: a D PTS: a a a 1 REF: a a ap. a6 BLM: a Remember
9. Which aschool aof apsychology afocused aon aidentifying aand aexamining athe
afundamental acomponents aof aconscious aexperience, asuch aas asensations, afeelings, aand
aimages?
a. humanism
b. structuralism
c. functionalism
d. behaviourism
ANSWER: a B PTS: a a a 1 REF: a a ap. a6 BLM: a Remember
10. Which atype aof apsychologist awas amost alikely ato ause athe
atechnique aofaintrospection?
a. structuralist
b. behaviourist
c. cognitive
d. humanist
ANSWER: a A PTS: a a a 1 REF: a a ap. a6 BLM: a Higher aorder
11. Mariska ais aparticipating ain aa astudy ain awhich ashe ais aasked ato acarefully
aobserveaand areport aher aconscious areactions ato aseveral astimuli. aWhich atype aof
apsychologist ais amost alikely ato aconduct aa astudy alike athis?
a. structuralist
