Psychology: Themes and Variations – 3rd Canadian Edition by Weiten – Complete Test Bank

TEST BANK For Psychology Themes and
Variations 4th Canadian Edition
By Weiten Chapters 1 - 16, Complete

,TABLE OF CONTENT


CHAPTER 1: The Evolution of Psychology

CHAPTER 2: The Research Enterprise in Psychology

CHAPTER 3: The Biological Bases of Behaviour

CHAPTER 4: Sensation and Perception

CHAPTER 5: Variations in Consciousness

CHAPTER 6: Learning

CHAPTER 7: Human Memory

CHAPTER 8: Language and Thought

CHAPTER 9: Intelligence and Psychological Testing

CHAPTER 10: Motivation and Emotion

CHAPTER 11: Human Development across the Life Span

CHAPTER 12: Personality: Theory, Research, and Assessment

CHAPTER 13: Social Behaviour

CHAPTER 14: Stress, Coping, and Health

CHAPTER 15: Psychological Disorders

CHAPTER 16: Treatment of Psychological Disorder

,Chapter 1—The Evolution of Psychology

MULTIPLE CHOICE

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. WilhelmWundt g




b. G. Stanley Hallg g




c. René Descartes g




d. William James g




ANSWER: A g PTS: 1 gg g REF: p. 4 gg g g BLM: Remember g




2. According to historians, when and where did the “birth” of psychology occur? g g g g g g g g g g g




a. 1859 in England g g




b. 1879 in Germany g g




c. 1883 in the United Statesg g g g




d. 1909 inAustria g g




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3. According to Wilhelm Wundt, what was the focus of psychology? g g g g g g g g g




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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4. What did Wilhelm Wundt believe the focus of psychology should be?
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a. studying stimulus-response associations g g




b. questioning the nature of existence g g g g




c. examining people’s awareness of their immediate experience
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5.Who established the first psychological research laboratory in the United
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Statesand launched that country’s first psychology journal?
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a. William James g




b. G. Stanley Hallg g




c. JohnWatson g




d. Edward Titchener g




ANSWER: B g PTS: 1 gg g REF: p. 5 gg g g BLM: Remember g

, 6. Who was the first president of theAmerican PsychologicalAssociation (APA)?
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a. G. Stanley Hall
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b. JohnWatson g




c. William James g




d. Sigmund Freud g




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7. What is the world’s largest organization devoted to the advancement
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ofpsychology?
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a. Psychologists of North America g g g




b. Western Psychological Society g g




c. WorldPsychology Organization g g




d. American Psychological Association g g




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8. What were the first two major schools of psychology?
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a. functionalism and behaviourism g g




b. behaviourism and psychoanalytic theory g g g




c. behaviourism and Gestalt psychology g g g




d. structuralism and functionalism g g




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Which school of psychology focused on identifying and examining the
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fundamental components of conscious experience, such as sensations, feelings, and images?
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a. humanism
b. structuralism
c. functionalism
d. behaviourism
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10. Which type of psychologist was most likely to use the techniqueg g g g g g g g g g




ofintrospection?
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a. structuralist
b. behaviourist
c. cognitive
d. humanist
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11.Mariska is participating in a study in which she is asked to carefully observeand
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report her conscious reactions to several stimuli. Which type of psychologist is most likely to
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conduct a study like this?
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a. structuralist