TEST BANK For Psychology Themes and
Variations 4th Canadian Edition
By Weiten Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
,TABLE67OF67CONTENT
CHAPTER671:67The67Evolution67of67Psychology67C
HAPTER672:67The67Research67Enterprise67in67Psycho
logy67CHAPTER673:67The67Biological67Bases67of67Be
haviour67CHAPTER674:67Sensation67and67Perception
CHAPTER675:67Variations67in67Conscious
ness67CHAPTER676:67Learning
CHAPTER677:67Human67Memory67C
HAPTER678:67Language67and67Thou
ght
CHAPTER679:67Intelligence67and67Psychological67T
esting67CHAPTER6710:67Motivation67and67Emotion
CHAPTER6711:67Human67Development67across67the67Life67Sp
an67CHAPTER6712:67Personality:67Theory,67Research,67and67A
ssessment67CHAPTER6713:67Social67Behaviour
CHAPTER6714:67Stress,67Coping,67and67H
ealth67CHAPTER6715:67Psychological67Dis
orders
CHAPTER6716:67Treatment67of67Psychological67Disorder
,Chapter671—The67Evolution67of67Psychology
MULTIPLE67CHOICE
1. Which67of67the67following67individuals67is67responsible67for67establishing67p
sychology67as67an67independent67discipline67with67its67own67subject67matter?
a. Wilhelm67Wundt
b. G.67Stanley67Hall
c. René67Descartes
d. William67James
ANSWER:6 7 A PTS:67676 7 1 REF:676767p.674 BLM:6 7 Remember
2. According67to67historians,67when67and67where67did67the67“birth”67of67psychology6
7occur?
a. 185967in67England
b. 187967in67Germany
c. 188367in67the67United67States
d. 190967in67Austria
ANSWER:6 7 B PTS:67676 7 1 REF:676767p.674 BLM:6 7 Remember
3. According67to67Wilhelm67Wundt,67what67was67the67focus67of67psychology?
a. to67understand67functions67of67behaviour
b. to67understand67unconscious67motivation
c. the67scientific67study67of67observable67behaviour
d. the67scientific67study67of67conscious67experience
ANSWER:6 7 D PTS:67676 7 1 REF:676767p.674 BLM:6 7 Remember
4. What67did67Wilhelm67Wundt67believe67the67focus67of67psychology67should67be?
a. studying67stimulus-response67associations
b. questioning67the67nature67of67existence
c. examining67people’s67awareness67of67their67immediate67experience
d. determining67people’s67unconscious67motivation67for67behaviour
ANSWER:6 7 C PTS:67676 7 1 REF:676767p.674 BLM:6 7 Higher67order
5. Who67established67the67first67psychological67research67laboratory67in67the67Uni
ted67States67and67launched67that67country’s67first67psychology67journal?
a. William67James
b. G.67Stanley67Hall
c. John67Watson
d. Edward67Titchener
ANSWER:6 7 B PTS:67676 7 1 REF:676767p.675 BLM:6 7 Remember
, 6. Who67was67the67first67president67of67the67American67Psychological67Association67
(APA)?
a. G.67Stanley67Hall
b. John67Watson
c. William67James
d. Sigmund67Freud
ANSWER:6 7 A PTS:67676 7 1 REF:676767p.675 BLM:6 7 Remember
7. What67is67the67world’s67largest67organization67devoted67to67the67advanc
ement67of67psychology?
a. Psychologists67of67North67America
b. Western67Psychological67Society
c. World67Psychology67Organization
d. American67Psychological67Association
ANSWER:6 7 D PTS:67676 7 1 REF:676767p.675 BLM:6 7 Remember
8. What67were67the67first67two67major67schools67of67psychology?
a. functionalism67and67behaviourism
b. behaviourism67and67psychoanalytic67theory
c. behaviourism67and67Gestalt67psychology
d. structuralism67and67functionalism
ANSWER:6 7 D PTS:67676 7 1 REF:676767p.676 BLM:6 7 Remember
9. Which67school67of67psychology67focused67on67identifying67and67examining6
7the67fundamental67components67of67conscious67experience,67such67as67sensations,67feelings
,67and67images?
a. humanism
b. structuralism
c. functionalism
d. behaviourism
ANSWER:6 7 B PTS:67676 7 1 REF:676767p.676 BLM:6 7 Remember
10. Which67type67of67psychologist67was67most67likely67to67use67the67te
chnique67of67introspection?
a. structuralist
b. behaviourist
c. cognitive
d. humanist
ANSWER:6 7 A PTS:67676 7 1 REF:676767p.676 BLM:6 7 Higher67order
11. Mariska67is67participating67in67a67study67in67which67she67is67asked67to67caref
ully67observe67and67report67her67conscious67reactions67to67several67stimuli.67Which67type67o
f67psychologist67is67most67likely67to67conduct67a67study67like67this?
a. structuralist
Variations 4th Canadian Edition
By Weiten Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
,TABLE67OF67CONTENT
CHAPTER671:67The67Evolution67of67Psychology67C
HAPTER672:67The67Research67Enterprise67in67Psycho
logy67CHAPTER673:67The67Biological67Bases67of67Be
haviour67CHAPTER674:67Sensation67and67Perception
CHAPTER675:67Variations67in67Conscious
ness67CHAPTER676:67Learning
CHAPTER677:67Human67Memory67C
HAPTER678:67Language67and67Thou
ght
CHAPTER679:67Intelligence67and67Psychological67T
esting67CHAPTER6710:67Motivation67and67Emotion
CHAPTER6711:67Human67Development67across67the67Life67Sp
an67CHAPTER6712:67Personality:67Theory,67Research,67and67A
ssessment67CHAPTER6713:67Social67Behaviour
CHAPTER6714:67Stress,67Coping,67and67H
ealth67CHAPTER6715:67Psychological67Dis
orders
CHAPTER6716:67Treatment67of67Psychological67Disorder
,Chapter671—The67Evolution67of67Psychology
MULTIPLE67CHOICE
1. Which67of67the67following67individuals67is67responsible67for67establishing67p
sychology67as67an67independent67discipline67with67its67own67subject67matter?
a. Wilhelm67Wundt
b. G.67Stanley67Hall
c. René67Descartes
d. William67James
ANSWER:6 7 A PTS:67676 7 1 REF:676767p.674 BLM:6 7 Remember
2. According67to67historians,67when67and67where67did67the67“birth”67of67psychology6
7occur?
a. 185967in67England
b. 187967in67Germany
c. 188367in67the67United67States
d. 190967in67Austria
ANSWER:6 7 B PTS:67676 7 1 REF:676767p.674 BLM:6 7 Remember
3. According67to67Wilhelm67Wundt,67what67was67the67focus67of67psychology?
a. to67understand67functions67of67behaviour
b. to67understand67unconscious67motivation
c. the67scientific67study67of67observable67behaviour
d. the67scientific67study67of67conscious67experience
ANSWER:6 7 D PTS:67676 7 1 REF:676767p.674 BLM:6 7 Remember
4. What67did67Wilhelm67Wundt67believe67the67focus67of67psychology67should67be?
a. studying67stimulus-response67associations
b. questioning67the67nature67of67existence
c. examining67people’s67awareness67of67their67immediate67experience
d. determining67people’s67unconscious67motivation67for67behaviour
ANSWER:6 7 C PTS:67676 7 1 REF:676767p.674 BLM:6 7 Higher67order
5. Who67established67the67first67psychological67research67laboratory67in67the67Uni
ted67States67and67launched67that67country’s67first67psychology67journal?
a. William67James
b. G.67Stanley67Hall
c. John67Watson
d. Edward67Titchener
ANSWER:6 7 B PTS:67676 7 1 REF:676767p.675 BLM:6 7 Remember
, 6. Who67was67the67first67president67of67the67American67Psychological67Association67
(APA)?
a. G.67Stanley67Hall
b. John67Watson
c. William67James
d. Sigmund67Freud
ANSWER:6 7 A PTS:67676 7 1 REF:676767p.675 BLM:6 7 Remember
7. What67is67the67world’s67largest67organization67devoted67to67the67advanc
ement67of67psychology?
a. Psychologists67of67North67America
b. Western67Psychological67Society
c. World67Psychology67Organization
d. American67Psychological67Association
ANSWER:6 7 D PTS:67676 7 1 REF:676767p.675 BLM:6 7 Remember
8. What67were67the67first67two67major67schools67of67psychology?
a. functionalism67and67behaviourism
b. behaviourism67and67psychoanalytic67theory
c. behaviourism67and67Gestalt67psychology
d. structuralism67and67functionalism
ANSWER:6 7 D PTS:67676 7 1 REF:676767p.676 BLM:6 7 Remember
9. Which67school67of67psychology67focused67on67identifying67and67examining6
7the67fundamental67components67of67conscious67experience,67such67as67sensations,67feelings
,67and67images?
a. humanism
b. structuralism
c. functionalism
d. behaviourism
ANSWER:6 7 B PTS:67676 7 1 REF:676767p.676 BLM:6 7 Remember
10. Which67type67of67psychologist67was67most67likely67to67use67the67te
chnique67of67introspection?
a. structuralist
b. behaviourist
c. cognitive
d. humanist
ANSWER:6 7 A PTS:67676 7 1 REF:676767p.676 BLM:6 7 Higher67order
11. Mariska67is67participating67in67a67study67in67which67she67is67asked67to67caref
ully67observe67and67report67her67conscious67reactions67to67several67stimuli.67Which67type67o
f67psychologist67is67most67likely67to67conduct67a67study67like67this?
a. structuralist
