TEST BANK FOR PSYCHOLOGY THEMES AND VARIATIONS 3RD CANADIAN EDITION BY WEITEN

TEST BANK For Psychology Themes and
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By Weiten Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
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,TABLE OF CONTENT
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CHAPTER 1: The Evolution of Psychology CHAPTER 2:
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s The Research Enterprise in PsychologyCHAPTER 3: The
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s Biological Bases of Behaviour CHAPTER 4: Sensation
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and Perception
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CHAPTER 5: Variations in Consciousness
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CHAPTER 6: Learning
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CHAPTER 7: Human Memory
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s CHAPTER 8: Language and Thought
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CHAPTER 9: Intelligence and Psychological Testing
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CHAPTER 10: Motivation and Emotion
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CHAPTER 11: Human Development across the Life Span
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s CHAPTER 12: Personality: Theory, Research, and Assessment
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CHAPTER 13: Social Behaviour
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CHAPTER 14: Stress, Coping, and Health
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CHAPTER 15: Psychological Disorders
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CHAPTER 16: Treatment of Psychological Disorder
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,Chapter 1—The Evolution of Psychology
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MULTIPLECHOICE s




1. Which of the following individuals is responsible for establishing psychologyas
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s an independent discipline with its own subject matter?
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a. WilhelmWundt s




b. G. Stanley Hall
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c. René Descartes s




d. William James s




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2. According to historians, when and where did the “birth” of psychology occur? s s s s s s s s s s s




a. 1859 in England s s




b. 1879 in Germany s s




c. 1883 in the United States
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d. 1909 inAustria s s




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3. According to Wilhelm Wundt, what was the focus of psychology? s s s s s s s s s




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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4. What did Wilhelm Wundt believe the focus of psychology should be?
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a. studying stimulus-response associations s s




b. questioning the nature of existence s s s s




c. examining people’s awareness of their immediate experience
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d. determining people’s unconscious motivation for behaviour s s s s s




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Who established the first psychological research laboratory in the United States
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and launched that country’s first psychology journal?
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a. William James s




b. G. Stanley Hall
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c. JohnWatson s




d. EdwardTitchener s




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, 6. Who was the first president of theAmerican PsychologicalAssociation (APA)?
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a. G. Stanley Hall
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c. William James s




d. Sigmund Freud s




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7. What is the world’s largest organization devoted to the advancement of
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psychology?
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a. Psychologists of NorthAmerica s s s




b. WesternPsychologicalSociety s s




c. WorldPsychologyOrganization s s




d. American PsychologicalAssociation s s




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8. What were the first two major schools of psychology? s s s s s s s s




a. functionalism and behaviourism s s




b. behaviourism and psychoanalytic theory s s s




c. behaviourism and Gestalt psychology s s s




d. structuralism and functionalism s s




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9. Which school of psychology focused on identifying and examining the s s s s s s s s s




s fundamental components of conscious experience, such as sensations, feelings, and images?
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a. humanism
b. structuralism
c. functionalism
d. behaviourism
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10. Which type of psychologist was most likely to use the technique of
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introspection?
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a. structuralist
b. behaviourist
c. cognitive
d. humanist
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11. Mariska is participating in a study in which she is asked to carefully observeand
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s report her conscious reactions to several stimuli. Which type of psychologist is most likely to
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s conduct a study like this?
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a. structuralist