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Chapter 01: The Evolution of Psychology
Multiple Choice
1. What is the essential similarity between the structuralists and the functionalists?
a. the individual’s need for introspection b. an emphasis on unconscious experience
c. the study of the purpose of behaviour d. the focus on one’s conscious experience
ANSWER: d
2. Who is considered the “father of psychology”?
a. Sigmund Freud b. Edward Titchener
c. Wilhelm Wundt d. John Watson
ANSWER: c
3. If you believe that human consciousness could be broken down into parts, just like matter can be broken down into
atoms, you would MOST likely be a proponent of which school of psychology?
a. structuralism b. functionalism
c. behaviourism d. psychoanalysis
ANSWER: a
4. Anna wants to read Principles of Psychology by William James so that she can better understand the foundation of
which of the following?
a. voluntarism b. structuralism
c. functionalism d. behaviourism
ANSWER: c
5. In order to understand the school of structuralism, Ahmed should study the work of which psychologist?
a. Wilhelm Wundt b. Edward Titchener
c. Sigmund Freud d. John B. Watson
ANSWER: b
6. When discussing consciousness, structuralism is to functionalism as:
a. stream is to mountain. b. mountain is to air.
c. air is to particle. d. particle is to stream.
ANSWER: d
7. Why did Titchener call his perspective structuralism?
a. It focused on describing the structure of conscious experience.
b. It focused on identifying the major brain structures.
c. It focused on understanding the physiology of the mind.
d. It focused on analyzing the elements of the nervous system.
ANSWER: a
8. A participant seated in an otherwise dark room stares at a flickering candle and reports on her objective experiences,
such as the visual experience of the candle flickering and the haptic sensation of warmth. Which of the following
psychologists is most likely to be conducting this experiment?
a. Freud, using psychoanalysis b. Wundt, using introspection
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Chapter 01: The Evolution of Psychology
Multiple Choice
1. What is the essential similarity between the structuralists and the functionalists?
a. the individual’s need for introspection b. an emphasis on unconscious experience
c. the study of the purpose of behaviour d. the focus on one’s conscious experience
ANSWER: d
2. Who is considered the “father of psychology”?
a. Sigmund Freud b. Edward Titchener
c. Wilhelm Wundt d. John Watson
ANSWER: c
3. If you believe that human consciousness could be broken down into parts, just like matter can be broken down into
atoms, you would MOST likely be a proponent of which school of psychology?
a. structuralism b. functionalism
c. behaviourism d. psychoanalysis
ANSWER: a
4. Anna wants to read Principles of Psychology by William James so that she can better understand the foundation of
which of the following?
a. voluntarism b. structuralism
c. functionalism d. behaviourism
ANSWER: c
5. In order to understand the school of structuralism, Ahmed should study the work of which psychologist?
a. Wilhelm Wundt b. Edward Titchener
c. Sigmund Freud d. John B. Watson
ANSWER: b
6. When discussing consciousness, structuralism is to functionalism as:
a. stream is to mountain. b. mountain is to air.
c. air is to particle. d. particle is to stream.
ANSWER: d
7. Why did Titchener call his perspective structuralism?
a. It focused on describing the structure of conscious experience.
b. It focused on identifying the major brain structures.
c. It focused on understanding the physiology of the mind.
d. It focused on analyzing the elements of the nervous system.
ANSWER: a
8. A participant seated in an otherwise dark room stares at a flickering candle and reports on her objective experiences,
such as the visual experience of the candle flickering and the haptic sensation of warmth. Which of the following
psychologists is most likely to be conducting this experiment?
a. Freud, using psychoanalysis b. Wundt, using introspection
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