and Variations 4th Canadian Edition
By Weiten Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
,TABLE OF CONTENT
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CHAPTER 1: The Evolution of Psychology
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w PsychologyCHAPTER 3: The Biological Bases of
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w Behaviour CHAPTER 4: Sensation and
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w Perception
CHAPTER 5: Variations in
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w ConsciousnessCHAPTER 6: Learning w w w
CHAPTER 7: Human Memory
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Thought
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CHAPTER 9: Intelligence and Psychological
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w TestingCHAPTER 10: Motivation and Emotion
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CHAPTER 11: Human Development across the Life
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w Span CHAPTER 12: Personality: Theory, Research, and
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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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1. Which of the following individuals is responsible for establishing
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w psychologyas an independent discipline with its own subject matter?
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a. Wilhelm Wundt w
b. G. Stanley Hall
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c. René Descartes w
d. William James w
ANSWER: A w PTS: ww w 1 REF: p. 4 www w BLM: Remember w
2. According to historians, when and where did the “birth” of psychology
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a. 1859 in England w w
b. 1879 in Germany w w
c. 1883 in the United States
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d. 1909 in Austria w w
ANSWER: B w PTS: ww w 1 REF: p. 4 www w BLM: Remember w
3. According to Wilhelm Wundt, what was the focus of psychology? w w w w w w w w w
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: D w PTS: ww w 1 REF: p. 4 www w BLM: Remember w
4. What did Wilhelm Wundt believe the focus of psychology should be?
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a. studying stimulus-response associations
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b. questioning the nature of existence w w w w
c. examining people’s awareness of their immediate experience
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d. determining people’s unconscious motivation for behaviour
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ANSWER: C w PTS: ww w 1 REF: p. 4 www w BLM: Higher order w w
5. Who established the first psychological research laboratory in the
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a. William James w
b. G. Stanley Hall
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c. John Watson w
d. Edward Titchener w
ANSWER: B w PTS: ww w 1 REF: p. 5 www w BLM: Remember w