Test Bank for Myers' Psychology for the AP® Course Third Edition David G. Myers; C. Nathan DeWall (All Chapters)

TEST BANK FOR MYERS'
PSYCHOLOGY FOR THE AP®
COURSE THIRD EDITION DAVID G.
MYERS

, Chapter 1


1 Which of the following best describes the view of the mind held
by Plato and Socrates?
 The mind should be studied through careful, empirical
observations. Incorrect
 The mind is an illusion produced by the brain. Incorrect
 The mind is separate from the body and continues after the
body dies. (True Answer )Correct
 The mind is made up of knowledge that is a result of our
experiences. Incorrect
 The mind results from biological processes produced by
neural transmissions. Incorrect

2 Which philosopher was the first to conclude that knowledge




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results from our memories of our experiences?




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 Plato Incorrect



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 Socrates Incorrect
 Kant Incorrect ta
 Descartes Incorrect
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 Aristotle (True Answer )Correct
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3 Descartes theory of how our brain controlled our reflexes
involved which of the following?

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structuralism and functionalism Incorrect
 brain fluid and “animal spirits” (True Answer )Correct
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 blank slate and empiricism Incorrect
 astrology and tabula rasa Incorrect
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 innate knowledge and experimental data Incorrect
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4 Which philosopher is most well known for theorizing that the
mind at birth is tabula rasa or a “blank slate”?
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 Plato Incorrect
 John Locke (True Answer )Correct
 Immanuel Kant Incorrect
 René Descartes Incorrect
 Aristotle Incorrect

5 The ideas that most directly helped form modern empiricism
were proposed by

 Plato and Socrates. Incorrect

,  John Locke and Francis Bacon. (True Answer )Correct
 Plato and René Descartes. Incorrect
 Socrates and Confucius. Incorrect
 Aristotle and Socrates. Incorrect

6 Which philosopher would have been most enthusiastic about
modern empiricism?

 Plato Incorrect
 Socrates Incorrect
 Aristotle (True Answer )Correct
 René Descartes Incorrect




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 Immanuel Kant Incorrect




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7 The first psychological laboratory was established by




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 William James. Incorrect



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 John Watson. Incorrect
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Wilhelm Wundt. (True Answer )Correct
 Sigmund Freud. Incorrect
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 Jean Piaget. Incorrect
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8 Wilhelm Wundt's laboratory work involved experimental
studies of
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 animal intelligence. Incorrect
 personality development. Incorrect
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 learning and memory. Incorrect
 reactions to sensory stimulation. (True Answer )Correct
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 association and generalization. Incorrect
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9 Which of the following innovations differentiated Wilhelm
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Wundt's research the most from any psychologist before him?

 empiricism Incorrect
 structuralism Incorrect
 tabula rasa Incorrect
 laboratory research (True Answer )Correct
 separation of mind and body Incorrect

10 Wilhelm Wundt's early experiments were attempts to
investigate which area of psychology?

,  the causes of mental illnesses Incorrect
 social conformity Incorrect
 the simplest mental processes (True Answer )Correct
 childhood development Incorrect
 causes of aggression Incorrect

11 Why is Wilhelm Wundt often considered the first scientific
psychological researcher?
 His scientific philosophy was carefully built on Descartes' idea
about mind-body dualism. Incorrect
 He gathered data through experiments in his lab. (True




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Answer )Correct
 He treated patients with mental illnesses using a medical




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model for the first time. Incorrect
 His attention to genetic causes was ahead of his




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time. Incorrect



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 He analyzed data from his studies using inferential
statistics. Incorrect ta
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12 In Wilhelm Wundt's experiments, participants were asked to
press a key as soon as they were consciously aware of perceiving
a sound. By asking participants to examine and report their
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conscious experiences, Wundt was making use of which of the
following?
 structuralism Incorrect
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 empiricism Incorrect
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 tabula rasa Incorrect
 introspection (True Answer )Correct
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 functionalism Incorrect
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13 Who used the method of introspection to scientifically identify
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basic elements of mind?

 Aristotle Incorrect
 John Locke Incorrect
 Edward Titchener (True Answer )Correct
 John Watson Incorrect
 Socrates Incorrect

14 The self-reflective observation of one's own sensations and
feelings is called

 clinical psychology. Incorrect