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1. Which two disciplines provided foundations for the field of psychology?
a. physiology and theology
b. physiology and sociology
c. philosophy and physiology
d. sociology and philosophy
ANSWER: c
2. Matt was just accepted into the University of British Columbia to complete his Ph.D.
in evolutionary psychology. What
topics will Matt least likely be studying?
a. aggression
b. jealousy
c. intelligence
d. mating preferences
ANSWER: c
3. Which of the following aspects of human psychology is easiest to document
empirically?
a. cognition
b. the unconscious mind
c. behaviour
d. emotion
,ANSWER: c
4. While the term “psychology” has existed since at least the early 1700s, when did
psychology come to be considered a
science?
a. the 1750s
b. the early 1800s
c. the late 1800s
d. the 1940s
ANSWER: c
5. Grace was just accepted into the University of Victoria to complete her Ph.D. in
positive psychology. What topics will
Grace least likely be studying?
a. happiness
b. gratitude
c. intelligence
d. kindness
ANSWER: c
6. The emerging field of positive psychology has three areas of interest. Which of the
following is not one of them?
a. positive subjective experiences
b. positive traits
c. positive thoughts
d. positive communities
ANSWER: c
7. Which of the following human virtues is least likely to be studied by a researcher in the
field of positive psychology?
, a. positivity
b. pathology
c. perseverance
d. phobias
ANSWER: b
8. Which of the following is not one of the nine main research areas in modern
psychology?
a. neuroscience
b. physical fitness
c. personality psychology
d. health psychology
ANSWER: b
9. Which of the following is the primary difference between a psychologist and a
psychiatrist?
a. the type of therapy they use
b. the diagnostic tools they use
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Class:
Date:
Chapter 1 - The Evolution of Psychology
1. Which two disciplines provided foundations for the field of psychology?
a. physiology and theology
b. physiology and sociology
c. philosophy and physiology
d. sociology and philosophy
ANSWER: c
2. Matt was just accepted into the University of British Columbia to complete his Ph.D.
in evolutionary psychology. What
topics will Matt least likely be studying?
a. aggression
b. jealousy
c. intelligence
d. mating preferences
ANSWER: c
3. Which of the following aspects of human psychology is easiest to document
empirically?
a. cognition
b. the unconscious mind
c. behaviour
d. emotion
,ANSWER: c
4. While the term “psychology” has existed since at least the early 1700s, when did
psychology come to be considered a
science?
a. the 1750s
b. the early 1800s
c. the late 1800s
d. the 1940s
ANSWER: c
5. Grace was just accepted into the University of Victoria to complete her Ph.D. in
positive psychology. What topics will
Grace least likely be studying?
a. happiness
b. gratitude
c. intelligence
d. kindness
ANSWER: c
6. The emerging field of positive psychology has three areas of interest. Which of the
following is not one of them?
a. positive subjective experiences
b. positive traits
c. positive thoughts
d. positive communities
ANSWER: c
7. Which of the following human virtues is least likely to be studied by a researcher in the
field of positive psychology?
, a. positivity
b. pathology
c. perseverance
d. phobias
ANSWER: b
8. Which of the following is not one of the nine main research areas in modern
psychology?
a. neuroscience
b. physical fitness
c. personality psychology
d. health psychology
ANSWER: b
9. Which of the following is the primary difference between a psychologist and a
psychiatrist?
a. the type of therapy they use
b. the diagnostic tools they use
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