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Psychology
Peter Gray and David Bjorklund
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8th Edition
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Psychology (8th Edition) - Test Bank
Peter O. Gray and David F. Bjorklund
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Chapter 1 Background to the Study of Psychology
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Chapter 2 Methods of Psychology
Chapter 3 Genetics and Evolutionary Foundations of Behavior
Chapter 4 The Neural Control of Behavior
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Chapter 5 Mechanisms of Motivation and Emotion
Chapter 6 Smell, Taste, Pain, Hearing, and Psychophysics
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Chapter 7 The Psychology of Vision
Chapter 8 Basic Processes of Learning
Chapter 9 Memory, Attention, and Consciousness
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Chapter 10 Solving Problems: Reasoning and Intelligence
Chapter 11 The Development of Body, Thought, and Language
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Chapter 12 Social Development
Chapter 13 Social Psychology
Chapter 14 Personality
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Chapter 15 Psychological Disorders
Chapter 16 Treatment of Psychological Disorders
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Chapter 1 - Web Quiz 1
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Which of the following statements about psychologists is true?
a. They focus exclusively on treating psychological disorders and problems.
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b. They are interested in both normal and abnormal behaviors.
c. All psychologists can prescribe medication.
d. All psychologists have a doctorate in their field of study.
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ANSWER: b
2. WilliamWundt:
a. was Sigmund Freud and Erik Erikson's mentor.
b. proposed a doctrine called "interactive dualism"—the idea that mind and body were separate entities.
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c. was the founder of physiology—a branch of biology that studies the functions and parts of living
organisms.
d. defined psychology as the study of consciousness and emphasized the use of experimental methods to
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study and measure it.
ANSWER: d
3. Edward Titchener is associated with which early approach or "school" of psychology?
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a. behaviorism
b. structuralism
c. functionalism
d. psychoanalysis
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ANSWER: b
4. Mary Whiton Calkins:
a. founded the first psychology laboratory in the United States at Yale University.
b. studied with Sigmund Freud and became the first female psychoanalyst in the United States.
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c. is best known for her pioneering research on comparative psychology and her book The Animal
Mind.
d. conducted research on personality, dreams, and memory, and was the first woman elected president of
the American Psychological Association.
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ANSWER: d
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Chapter 1 - Web Quiz 1
5. Sigmund Freud's school of thought, called " ," emphasized the role of unconscious conflicts in
determining behavior and personality.
a. structuralism
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b. functionalism
c. psychoanalysis
d. behaviorism
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ANSWER: c
6. Which of the following individuals was NOT a key scientist in the development of behaviorism?
a. Sigmund Freud
b. Ivan Pavlov
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c. John B. Watson
d. B.F. Skinner
ANSWER: a
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7. Behaviorists believe that psychology should focus strictly on:
a. unconscious processes.
b. individual motives.
c. observable behavior.
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d. mentalillness.
ANSWER: c
8. While Freud emphasized , Rogers emphasized .
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a. unconscious conflicts; conscious experiences
b. overt, measurable behavior; unconscious conflicts
c. development; sexuality
d. favorable mental health; mental illness
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ANSWER: a
9. Professor Diaz is studying the development of the human brain from infancy to early adulthood. She takes the
perspective and her specialty area is psychology.
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a. humanistic; social
b. evolutionary; cognitive
c. behavioral; social
d. biological; developmental
ANSWER: d
Psychology
Peter Gray and David Bjorklund
ST
──────────────────────────────────────────────────
8th Edition
UV
IA
_A
PP
RO
VE
D?
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Psychology (8th Edition) - Test Bank
Peter O. Gray and David F. Bjorklund
ST
Chapter 1 Background to the Study of Psychology
UV
Chapter 2 Methods of Psychology
Chapter 3 Genetics and Evolutionary Foundations of Behavior
Chapter 4 The Neural Control of Behavior
IA
Chapter 5 Mechanisms of Motivation and Emotion
Chapter 6 Smell, Taste, Pain, Hearing, and Psychophysics
_A
Chapter 7 The Psychology of Vision
Chapter 8 Basic Processes of Learning
Chapter 9 Memory, Attention, and Consciousness
PP
Chapter 10 Solving Problems: Reasoning and Intelligence
Chapter 11 The Development of Body, Thought, and Language
RO
Chapter 12 Social Development
Chapter 13 Social Psychology
Chapter 14 Personality
VE
Chapter 15 Psychological Disorders
Chapter 16 Treatment of Psychological Disorders
D?
, Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 1 - Web Quiz 1
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Which of the following statements about psychologists is true?
a. They focus exclusively on treating psychological disorders and problems.
ST
b. They are interested in both normal and abnormal behaviors.
c. All psychologists can prescribe medication.
d. All psychologists have a doctorate in their field of study.
UV
ANSWER: b
2. WilliamWundt:
a. was Sigmund Freud and Erik Erikson's mentor.
b. proposed a doctrine called "interactive dualism"—the idea that mind and body were separate entities.
IA
c. was the founder of physiology—a branch of biology that studies the functions and parts of living
organisms.
d. defined psychology as the study of consciousness and emphasized the use of experimental methods to
_A
study and measure it.
ANSWER: d
3. Edward Titchener is associated with which early approach or "school" of psychology?
PP
a. behaviorism
b. structuralism
c. functionalism
d. psychoanalysis
RO
ANSWER: b
4. Mary Whiton Calkins:
a. founded the first psychology laboratory in the United States at Yale University.
b. studied with Sigmund Freud and became the first female psychoanalyst in the United States.
VE
c. is best known for her pioneering research on comparative psychology and her book The Animal
Mind.
d. conducted research on personality, dreams, and memory, and was the first woman elected president of
the American Psychological Association.
D?
ANSWER: d
, Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 1 - Web Quiz 1
5. Sigmund Freud's school of thought, called " ," emphasized the role of unconscious conflicts in
determining behavior and personality.
a. structuralism
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b. functionalism
c. psychoanalysis
d. behaviorism
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ANSWER: c
6. Which of the following individuals was NOT a key scientist in the development of behaviorism?
a. Sigmund Freud
b. Ivan Pavlov
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c. John B. Watson
d. B.F. Skinner
ANSWER: a
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7. Behaviorists believe that psychology should focus strictly on:
a. unconscious processes.
b. individual motives.
c. observable behavior.
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d. mentalillness.
ANSWER: c
8. While Freud emphasized , Rogers emphasized .
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a. unconscious conflicts; conscious experiences
b. overt, measurable behavior; unconscious conflicts
c. development; sexuality
d. favorable mental health; mental illness
VE
ANSWER: a
9. Professor Diaz is studying the development of the human brain from infancy to early adulthood. She takes the
perspective and her specialty area is psychology.
D?
a. humanistic; social
b. evolutionary; cognitive
c. behavioral; social
d. biological; developmental
ANSWER: d
