TEST BANK FOR PSYCHOLOGY
THEMES AND VARIATIONS 6TH
CANADIAN EDITION BY WEITEN
CHAPTERS 1 - 16, COMPLETE
LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026 A+
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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 Psychology
As An Independent Discipline With Its Own Subject Matter?
A. Wilhelm Wundt
B. G. Stanley Hall
C. René Descartes
D. William James
CORRECT ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: P. 4 BLM: Remember
2. According To Historians, When And Where Did The “Birth” Of Psychology Occur?
A. 1859 In England
B. 1879 In Germany
C. 1883 In The United States
D. 1909 In Austria
CORRECT ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: P. 4 BLM: Remember
3. According To Wilhelm Wundt, What Was The Focus Of Psychology?
A. To Understand Functions Of Behaviour
B. To Understand Unconscious Motivation
C. The Scientific Study Of Observable Behaviour
D. The Scientific Study Of Conscious Experience
CORRECT ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: P. 4 BLM: Remember
4. What Did Wilhelm Wundt Believe The Focus Of Psychology Should Be?
A. Studying Stimulus-Response Associations
B. Questioning The Nature Of Existence
C. Examining People‟s Awareness Of Their Immediate Experience
D. Determining People‟s Unconscious Motivation For Behaviour
CORRECT ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: P. 4 BLM: Higher Order
5. Who Established The First Psychological Research Laboratory In The United
StatesAnd Launched That Country‟s First Psychology Journal?
A. William James
B. G. Stanley Hall
C. John Watson
D. Edward Titchener
CORRECT ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: P. 5 BLM: Remember
, 6. Who Was The First President Of The American Psychological Association (APA)?
A. G. Stanley Hall
B. John Watson
C. William James
D. Sigmund Freud
CORRECT ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: P. 5 BLM: Remember
7. What Is The World‟s Largest Organization Devoted To The Advancement Of
Psychology?
A. Psychologists Of North America
B. Western Psychological Society
C. World Psychology Organization
D. American Psychological Association
CORRECT ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: P. 5 BLM: Remember
8. What Were The First Two Major Schools Of Psychology?
A. Functionalism And Behaviourism
B. Behaviourism And Psychoanalytic Theory
C. Behaviourism And Gestalt Psychology
D. Structuralism And Functionalism
CORRECT ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: P. 6 BLM: Remember
9. Which School Of Psychology Focused On Identifying And Examining The
Fundamental Components Of Conscious Experience, Such As Sensations, Feelings, And
Images?
A. Humanism
B. Structuralism
C. Functionalism
D. Behaviourism
CORRECT ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: P. 6 BLM: Remember
10. Which Type Of Psychologist Was Most Likely To Use The Technique Of
Introspection?
A. Structuralist
B. Behaviourist
C. Cognitive
D. Humanist
CORRECT ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: P. 6 BLM: Higher Order
11. Mariska Is Participating In A Study In Which She Is Asked To Carefully Observe
And Report Her Conscious Reactions To Several Stimuli. Which Type Of Psychologist Is Most
Likely To Conduct A Study Like This?
A. Structuralist
THEMES AND VARIATIONS 6TH
CANADIAN EDITION BY WEITEN
CHAPTERS 1 - 16, COMPLETE
LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026 A+
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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 Psychology
As An Independent Discipline With Its Own Subject Matter?
A. Wilhelm Wundt
B. G. Stanley Hall
C. René Descartes
D. William James
CORRECT ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: P. 4 BLM: Remember
2. According To Historians, When And Where Did The “Birth” Of Psychology Occur?
A. 1859 In England
B. 1879 In Germany
C. 1883 In The United States
D. 1909 In Austria
CORRECT ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: P. 4 BLM: Remember
3. According To Wilhelm Wundt, What Was The Focus Of Psychology?
A. To Understand Functions Of Behaviour
B. To Understand Unconscious Motivation
C. The Scientific Study Of Observable Behaviour
D. The Scientific Study Of Conscious Experience
CORRECT ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: P. 4 BLM: Remember
4. What Did Wilhelm Wundt Believe The Focus Of Psychology Should Be?
A. Studying Stimulus-Response Associations
B. Questioning The Nature Of Existence
C. Examining People‟s Awareness Of Their Immediate Experience
D. Determining People‟s Unconscious Motivation For Behaviour
CORRECT ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: P. 4 BLM: Higher Order
5. Who Established The First Psychological Research Laboratory In The United
StatesAnd Launched That Country‟s First Psychology Journal?
A. William James
B. G. Stanley Hall
C. John Watson
D. Edward Titchener
CORRECT ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: P. 5 BLM: Remember
, 6. Who Was The First President Of The American Psychological Association (APA)?
A. G. Stanley Hall
B. John Watson
C. William James
D. Sigmund Freud
CORRECT ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: P. 5 BLM: Remember
7. What Is The World‟s Largest Organization Devoted To The Advancement Of
Psychology?
A. Psychologists Of North America
B. Western Psychological Society
C. World Psychology Organization
D. American Psychological Association
CORRECT ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: P. 5 BLM: Remember
8. What Were The First Two Major Schools Of Psychology?
A. Functionalism And Behaviourism
B. Behaviourism And Psychoanalytic Theory
C. Behaviourism And Gestalt Psychology
D. Structuralism And Functionalism
CORRECT ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: P. 6 BLM: Remember
9. Which School Of Psychology Focused On Identifying And Examining The
Fundamental Components Of Conscious Experience, Such As Sensations, Feelings, And
Images?
A. Humanism
B. Structuralism
C. Functionalism
D. Behaviourism
CORRECT ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: P. 6 BLM: Remember
10. Which Type Of Psychologist Was Most Likely To Use The Technique Of
Introspection?
A. Structuralist
B. Behaviourist
C. Cognitive
D. Humanist
CORRECT ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: P. 6 BLM: Higher Order
11. Mariska Is Participating In A Study In Which She Is Asked To Carefully Observe
And Report Her Conscious Reactions To Several Stimuli. Which Type Of Psychologist Is Most
Likely To Conduct A Study Like This?
A. Structuralist
