Test Bank for Psychology ,Themes and Variations, 8e, Weiten

Test Bank for Psychology ,Themes and Variations, 8e, Weiten TEST BANK FOR PSYCHOLOGY: THEMES AND VARIATIONS, 8TH EDITION, WAYNE WEITEN, ISBN-10: 7, ISBN-13: 1975 SOLUTION MANUAL ALL CHAPTERS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR REVISION SUCCESS A+ Chapter 1 A--The Evolution of Psychology Student: 1. Psychology's intellectual parents are the disciplines of A. physics and physiology. B. philosophy and physiology. C. chemistry and physics. D. philosophy and chemistry. 2. The person responsible for establishing psychology as an independent discipline with its own subject matter is A. G. Stanley Hall. B. René Descartes. C. William James. D. Wilhelm Wundt. 3. According to historians, the "birth" of psychology occurred in A. 1859 in England. B. 1879 in Germany. C. 1883 in the United States. D. 1909 in the United States. 4. The notion that the subject matter of psychology should be the scientific study of conscious experience is MOST closely linked with A. William James. B. Wilhelm Wundt. C. Sigmund Freud. D. John B. Watson. 5. According to Wilhelm Wundt, the focus of psychology was on the scientific study of A. observable behavior. B. conscious experience. C. unconscious motivation. D. the functions of behavior. 6. Wilhelm Wundt believed the focus of psychology should be A. questioning the nature of existence. B. studying stimulus-response associations. C. determining people's unconscious motivation for behavior. D. examining people's awareness of their immediate experience. 7. According to your textbook author, one factor that contributed to both the birth of psychology in Germany and the rapid growth of psychology in the United States toward the end of the 19th century is that A. intellectual climates in both countries favored the development of new nonscientific approaches. B. many American students choose to study in Germany. C. resources were available for expansion and universities climates were open to the development of new disciplines. D. Wilhelm Wundt was a tireless scholar who generated numerous books and articles while establishing the APA in 1892. 8. The two disciplines from which psychology developed were A. sociology and philosophy. B. philosophy and physiology. C. physiology and theology. D. physiology and sociology. 9. While the term psychology has existed since at LEAST the early 1700s, psychology did not come to be considered a science until A. the 1750s. B. the early 1800s. C. the late 1800s. D. the 1940s. 10. The "birth" of psychology as a science occurred in when . A. 1859; Darwin published the theory of natural selection B. 1879; Wundt established the first laboratory for psychological research C. 1890; James published the textbook Principles of Psychology D. 1900; Freud first described the unconscious 11. Wundt defined psychology as A. the scientific study of behavior. B. the scientific study of the unconscious. C. the scientific study of the brain. D. the scientific study of conscious experience. 12. The person who established America's first psychological research laboratory and who launched America's first psychology journal was A. John Watson. B. William James. C. G. Stanley Hall. D. Edward Titchener. 13. The first president of the American Psychological Association (APA) was A. Sigmund Freud. B. G. Stanley Hall. C. William James. D. John Watson. 14. The world's largest organization devoted to the advancement of psychology is the A. World Psychology Organization. B. American Psychological Society. C. American Psychological Association. D. Psychologists of North America. 15. Kesha is a member of the world's largest organization devoted to the advancement of psychology. Kesha is MOST likely a member of the A. World Psychology Organization. B. American Psychological Society. C. Psychologists of North America. D. American Psychological Association. 16. Which of the followings is NOT one of the major contributions of G. Stanley Hall? A. He established the first American psychological journal. B. He established the first research laboratory for psychology in America. C. He received the first Ph.D. in psychology in America. D. He was the first president of the American Psychological Association. 17. The psychologist who established the first psychology research laboratory in America, founded the first American psychological journal, and was the first president of the American Psychological Association was A. G. Stanley Hall. B. William James. C. John Watson. D. Wilhelm Wundt. 18. In a discussion with your professor she tells you that she believes that the focus of psychological study should be to break the conscious experience into its basic elements. Which of the following historical schools of thought is your professor's idea MOST indicative of? A. behaviorism B. functionalism C. structuralism D. psychoanalysis 19. The school of psychology that focused on identifying and examining the fundamental components of conscious experience, such as sensations, feelings, and images was A. humanism. B. behaviorism. C. structuralism. D. functionalism. 20. Introspection was MOST likely to be used by A. humanist psychologists. B. behaviorist psychologists. C. structuralist psychologists. D. functionalist psychologists. 21. Melissa is participating in a study in which she is asked to carefully observe and report her conscious reactions to several stimuli. Melissa is MOST likely participating in a study conducted by a A. humanist psychologist. B. behaviorist psychologist. C. structuralist psychologist. D. psychoanalytic psychologist. 22. Isabel is listening to a piece of classical music and tape recording all her feelings and impressions as she experiences them. Isabel is using a technique similar to the research methodology of A. structuralism. B. functionalism. C. behaviorism. D. humanism. 23. In an attempt to learn something about his conscious experience, William looked at an abstract painting and wrote down all of his impressions as they came to him. This technique is called A. introspection. B. retrospection. C. empiricism. D. psychoanalysis. 24. The method used to examine the contents of consciousness by early psychologists that involved the careful systematic self-observation of your own conscious experience is known as A. introspection. B. behaviorism. C. structuralism. D. natural selection. 25. Wundt and Titchener believed that psychology should A. only study observable behavior. B. analyze conscious experience into its basic elements. C. focus on unconscious determinants of behavior. D. study the function or purpose of consciousness. 26. Dr. Asgaard believes that in order to fully understand complex processes, such as auditory processing, it is first necessary to understand all the separate component parts. Dr. Asgaard's views are MOST consistent with those of A. William James. B. Ivan Pavlov. C. Carl Rogers. D. Edward Titchener. 27. The "school" of psychology that states that the task of psychology is to analyze conscious experience into its basic elements is A. behaviorism. B. functionalism. C. psychoanalysis. D. structuralism. 28. If you take a sip of a soft drink and concentrate on what you are experiencing (cold, bubbly, sweet, etc.) you would be utilizing the technique of A. introspection. B. behaviorism. C. functionalism. D. empiricism. 29. If while watching an exquisite sunset you stop and analyze your sensations, thoughts, and feelings, you would be performing introspection as the once did. A. structuralists B. behaviorists C. functionalists D. psychoanalysts 30. The school of psychology associated with understanding the purpose of behavior was A. functionalism. B. behaviorism. C. neodynamism. D. psychoanalysis. 31. Dr. Lee is studying pain perception using a functionalist perspective. It is MOST likely that Dr. Lee would suggest that we can only understand the conscious experience of pain A. if all the component parts that make up the experience of pain are understood. B. by observing the outward expression of pain in response to different stimuli. C. if we first understand the role of pain in human survival and adaptation. D. if we understand the unconscious processes that initiate the sensation of pain. 32. Stressing that psychology should study the purpose of consciousness rather than its structure is associated with the school of psychology known as A. structuralism. B. functionalism. C. psychoanalysis. D. Gestalt psychology. 33. William James, who was a pioneer in the development of functionalism, was MOST heavily influenced by A. Charles Darwin. B. Sigmund Freud. C. John Watson. D. B. F. Skinner. 34. Dr. Yang is studying pain perception. She argues that we can only understand the conscious experience of pain if we first understand the role of pain in human survival and adaptation. Which early school of psychology is Dr. Yang's views MOST like? A. structuralism B. behaviorism C. functionalism D. humanism 35. Dr. Smythe believes that in order to fully understand complex processes, such as taste, it is necessary to understand the purpose that taste plays in survival, not the elementary components that combine to produce taste sensations. Dr. Smythe's views are MOST consistent with A. the behaviorist approach to psychology. B. the functionalist approach to psychology. C. the structuralist approach to psychology. D. the psychoanalytic approach to psychology. 36. Dr. Rice believes that it is not possible to fully understand emotions unless we understand the purpose that the conscious experiences associated with emotions play in survival and adaptation. Dr. Rice's views are MOST consistent with those of A. Edward Titchener. B. Ivan Pavlov. C. Carl Rogers. D. William James. 37. The term used by William James to describe a continuous flow of thoughts was A. existential awareness. B. stream of consciousness. C. transcendental meditation. D. phenomenological flow. 38. Of the following, the concept that is LEAST closely associated with functionalism is A. mental testing. B. stream of consciousness. C. adapting to the environment. D. elements of consciousness. 39. Which of the following was LEAST likely to be the focus of study for the functionalists? A. mental testing B. development in children C. sensation and perception D. the effectiveness of educational practices 40. The first woman to serve as president of the American Psychological Association was A. Mary Calkins. B. Margaret Washburn. C. Leta Hollingworth. D. Anna Freud. 41. The early approach in psychology that fostered the development of modern-day applied psychology was A. structuralism. B. behaviorism. C. functionalism. D. pragmatism. 42. Although functionalism faded away as a theoretical force in psychology, historians credit it with two important contributions to the discipline that includes the development of A. behaviorism and applied psychology. B. psychoanalysis and behaviorism. C. behaviorism and introspection. D. women psychologists and applied psychology. 43. James believed that psychology should A. only study observable behavior. B. analyze conscious experience into its basic elements. C. focus on unconscious determinants of behavior. D. study the function or purpose of consciousness. 44. Functionalism was founded by A. John Watson. B. Sigmund Freud. C. William James. D. Wilhelm Wundt