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




CHAPTER 1: The Evolution of Psychology
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vv PsychologyCHAPTER 3: The Biological Bases of
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vv Behaviour CHAPTER 4: Sensation and Perception
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CHAPTER 5: Variations in vv vv vv




vv ConsciousnessCHAPTER 6: Learning v vv vv




CHAPTER 7: Human Memory vv vv vv




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Thought
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CHAPTER 9: Intelligence and Psychological
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vv TestingCHAPTER 10: Motivation and Emotion
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CHAPTER 11: Human Development across the Life Span
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vv CHAPTER 12: Personality: Theory, Research, and
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vv AssessmentCHAPTER 13: Social Behaviour
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CHAPTER 14: Stress, Coping, and
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HealthCHAPTER 15: Psychological
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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 CHOICE vv




Which of the following individuals is responsible for establishing
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psychologyas an independent discipline with its own subject matter?
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a. Wilhelm Wundt vv




b. G. Stanley Hall
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c. René Descartes vv




d. William James vv




ANSWER: v v A PTS: vv vv v v 1 REF: vv vv vv p. 4 vv BLM: Remember v v




2. According to historians, when and where did the ―birth‖ of psychology occur?
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a. 1859 vvin England
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b. 1879 vvin Germany
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c. 1883 vvin the United States
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d. 1909 vvin Austria
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ANSWER: v v B PTS: vv vv v v 1 REF: vv vv vv p. 4 vv BLM: Remember v v




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




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: v v D PTS: vv vv v v 1 REF: vv vv vv p. 4 vv BLM: Remember v v




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




b. questioning the nature of existence vv vv vv vv




c. examining people‘s awareness of their immediate experience
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d. determining people‘s unconscious motivation for behaviour vv vv vv vv vv




ANSWER: v v C PTS: vv vv v v 1 REF: vv vv vv p. 4 vv BLM: Higher order v v vv




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 vv




b. G. Stanley Hall
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c. John Watson vv




d. Edward Titchener vv




ANSWER: v v B PTS: vv vv v v 1 REF: vv vv vv p. 5 vv BLM: Remember v v

, 6. Who was the first president of the American Psychological Association (APA)?
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a. G. Stanley Hall
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b. John Watson vv




c. William James vv




d. Sigmund Freud vv




ANSWER: v v A PTS: vv vv v v 1 REF: vv vv vv p. 5 vv BLM: Remember v v




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 vv vv vv




b. Western Psychological Society vv vv




c. World Psychology Organizationvv vv




d. American Psychological Association vv vv




ANSWER: v v D PTS: vv vv v v 1 REF: vv vv vv p. 5 vv BLM: Remember v v




8. What were the first two major schools of psychology? vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv




a. functionalism and behaviourism vv vv




b. behaviourism and psychoanalytic theory vv vv vv




c. behaviourism and Gestalt psychology vv vv vv




d. structuralism and functionalism vv vv




ANSWER: v v D PTS: vv vv v v 1 REF: vv vv vv p. 6 vv BLM: Remember v v




9. Which school of psychology focused on identifying and examining thevv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv vv




fundamental components of conscious experience, such as sensations, feelings, and
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images?
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a. humanism
b. structuralism
c. functionalism
d. behaviourism
ANSWER: v v B PTS: vv vv v v 1 REF: vv vv vv p. 6 vv BLM: Remember v v




10. Which type of psychologist was most likely to use the technique
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vv ofintrospection?
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a. structuralist
b. behaviourist
c. cognitive
d. humanist
ANSWER: v v A PTS: vv vv v v 1 REF: vv vv vv p. 6 vv BLM: Higher order v v vv




11. Mariska is participating in a study in which she is asked to carefully
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vv observeand report her conscious reactions to several stimuli. Which type of psychologist
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vv is most likely to conduct a study like this?
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a. structuralist

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Wayne Weiten, Douglas McCann Psychology
Publisher: 2015 ISBN: 9780176531713 Edition: Unknown

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