Test bank for Psychology 4th Edition by Daniel L. Schacter

1. Psychology is the scientific study of: A) mind and body. B) mind and behaviour. C) mood and behaviour. D) mood and body. 2. Psychology is the _____ study of mind and behaviour. A) dualistic B) phrenological C) scientific D) subjective 3. Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behaviour. Behaviour refers to: A) perceptions, thoughts, memories, and feelings. B) explanations. C) urges. D) observable actions of humans and nonhuman animals. 4. _____ refers to the private inner experience of perception, thoughts, memories, and feelings. A) Mind B) Dualism C) Behaviour D) Empiricism 5. Attempts to develop a scientific approach to psychology related the mind to the: A) unconscious. B) spirit. C) brain. D) soul. 6. Today, psychologists believe that thoughts and feelings: A) arise from electrical and chemical activities of the brain. B) arise from a nonphysical mind interacting with the pineal gland in the brain. C) are not proper subject matter for science research. D) usually are not adaptive in helping us function effectively in the world. 7. Today, most psychologists would agree with which statement concerning mental processes? A) The scientific method cannot be applied to the study of thinking and emotion. Page 1 B) Mental processes are nonphysical entities that control the brain and body. C) Mental processes arise from brain functioning. D) Mental processes are the only subject matter worthy of study in psychology. 8. Which statement is compatible with modern psychological science? A) The scientific method cannot be applied to the study of thinking and emotion. B) Thoughts, feelings, and behaviour arise from electrical and chemical events in the brain. C) Psychologists should confine their analyses to the study of observable behaviour. D) Mental processes are the only subject matter worthy of study in psychology. 9. The early roots of psychology are firmly planted in physiology and in: A) anatomy. B) logic. C) dualism. D) philosophy. 10. Among the first to struggle with how the mind works were the: A) Greek philosophers. B) dualists led by Descartes. C) 18th-century phrenologists. D) 18th-century German physiologists. 11. Some early philosophers believed that certain kinds of knowledge were innate or inborn, a theory known as: A) functionalism. B) nativism. C) philosophical empiricism. D) structuralism. 12. The older position of nativism is reflected in psychological views that emphasize the effect of _____ on behaviour. A) nurture B) intuition C) schemas D) nature 13. Which early philosopher was interested in certain kinds of knowledge as being innate or inborn? A) Hippocrates Page 2 B) Plato C) Aristotle D) Descartes 14. Which early philosopher advocated the philosophical view of nativism? A) Hippocrates B) Plato C) Aristotle D) Descartes 15. Plato is to _____ as Aristotle is to _____. A) philosophical structuralism; nativism B) nativism; philosophical empiricism C) nativism; dualism D) dualism; nativism 16. Nature is to nurture as nativism is to: A) experience. B) adaptation. C) behaviourism. D) phrenology. 17. Some early philosophers believed that all knowledge was acquired through experience, an idea now known as: A) functionalism. B) philosophical empiricism. C) structuralism. D) nativism. 18. Which early philosopher advocated philosophical empiricism? A) Hippocrates B) Plato C) Aristotle D) Descartes 19. The notion that the mind at birth is a tabula rasa is consistent with the views of: A) Plato. B) Descartes. C) Aristotle. D) Gal