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1. Which two disciplines provided foundations for the field of psychology?
a. physiology and theology b. physiology and sociology
c. philosophy and physiology d. sociology and philosophy
ANSWER: c
2. While the term “psychology” has existed since at least the early 1700s, when did psychology come to be considered a
science?
a. the 1750s b. the early 1800s
c. the late 1800s d. the 1940s
ANSWER: c
3. Which event marked the “birth” of psychology as a science?
a. Wilhelm Wundt established the first laboratory for psychological research.
b. Sigmund Freud first described the unconscious.
c. Charles Darwin published the theory of natural selection.
d. William James published the textbook Principles of Psychology.
ANSWER: a
4. How did Wilhelm Wundt define psychology?
a. the scientific study of the unconscious
b. the scientific study of conscious experience
c. the scientific study of behaviour
d. the scientific study of the brain
ANSWER: b
5. What are the two Greek words that make up “psychology”?
a. psyche, meaning the brain and logos, referring to the study of a subject
b. psyche, meaning the brain and logos, referring to research
c. psyche, meaning the soul and logos, referring to the study of a subject
d. psyche, meaning the soul and logos, referring to the history of a subject
ANSWER: c
6. Who established the first experimental psychology lab in the British Empire at the University of Toronto in 1891?
a. James Mark Baldwin b. Donald Hebb
c. William Wundt d. Brenda Milner
ANSWER: a
7. Which school of psychology stated that the task of psychology is to analyze conscious experience into its basic
elements?
a. functionalism b. psychoanalysis
c. behaviourism d. structuralism
ANSWER: d
8. What did both Wilhelm Wundt and Edward Titchener believe should be the focus of psychology?
a. observable behaviour b. the function or purpose of consciousness
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c. unconscious determinants of behaviour d. basic elements of conscious experience
ANSWER: d
9. Which technique would you be using if you take a sip of a soft drink and concentrate on what you are experiencing
(cold, bubbly, sweet, etc.)?
a. empiricism b. behaviourism
c. introspection d. functionalism
ANSWER: c
10. What technique would you be using if, while watching a sunset, you stop and analyze your sensations, thoughts, and
feelings?
a. dehaviourism b. introspection
c. psychoanalysis d. functionalism
ANSWER: b
11. What did William James believe should be the focus of psychology?
a. the function or purpose of consciousness b. basic elements of conscious experience
c. observable behaviour d. unconscious determinants of behaviour
ANSWER: a
12. Which individual is known as the founder of functionalism?
a. Sigmund Freud b. John Watson
c. Wilhelm Wundt d. William James
ANSWER: d
13. Which statement best illustrates the difference in psychology in Canada when compared to psychology in the United
States?
a. There are more psychologists per capita in Canada.
b. The nature of the impact of Canadian cultural diversity on the area of cultural psychology differs to that in the
United States.
c. Psychologists in the United States receive better training.
d. Canadian psychologists tend to place less emphasis on neuroscience than American psychologists.
ANSWER: b
14. Which statement does NOT accurately describe the Canadian Psychological Association?
a. It was formed in 1939.
b. It has mostly male members.
c. It has over 7000 members and affiliates.
d. It is Canada’s largest organization for psychology.
ANSWER: b
15. Which school of psychology stated that consciousness developed in humans because it serves a useful purpose?
a. humanism b. functionalism
c. behaviourism d. structuralism
ANSWER: b
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16. Which school of psychology had a practical focus and was interested in how people adapted their behaviour to the
demands of the world?
a. functionalism b. behaviourism
c. psychoanalysis d. structuralism
ANSWER: a
17. Who is associated with the concept of “stream of consciousness”?
a. William James b. Wilhelm Wundt
c. Sigmund Freud d. John Watson
ANSWER: a
18. Two scientists from another planet, Poz and Zog, visit earth and are attempting to study our computers. Poz focuses on
how the computer is used for work and for play, while Zog concentrates on the construction of each component of the
computer. If you were to compare their approaches to the original schools of psychology, which of the following
analogies is most accurate?
a. Poz’s approach is similar to functionalism.
b. Zog’s approach is similar to behaviourism.
c. Zog’s approach is similar to psychoanalysis.
d. Poz’s approach is similar to structuralism.
ANSWER: a
19. Which statement best describes the enduring influence of structuralism and functionalism on psychology today?
a. Neither structuralism nor functionalism exerted a long-lasting influence on psychology.
b. Both structuralism and functionalism exerted equivalent influences on psychology.
c. Structuralism has exerted the greatest influence on psychology.
d. Functionalism has exerted the greatest influence on psychology.
ANSWER: d
20. Who is known as the founder of behaviourism?
a. John Watson b. Carl Rogers
c. Wilhelm Wundt d. Sigmund Freud
ANSWER: a
21. How did John Watson define psychology?
a. the scientific study of the brain
b. the scientific study of the unconscious
c. the scientific study of behaviour
d. the scientific study of conscious experience
ANSWER: c
22. Which school of psychology made a clear distinction between observable behaviours and unobservable thoughts and
feelings?
a. functionalism b. behaviourism
c. psychoanalysis d. structuralism
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1. Which two disciplines provided foundations for the field of psychology?
a. physiology and theology b. physiology and sociology
c. philosophy and physiology d. sociology and philosophy
ANSWER: c
2. While the term “psychology” has existed since at least the early 1700s, when did psychology come to be considered a
science?
a. the 1750s b. the early 1800s
c. the late 1800s d. the 1940s
ANSWER: c
3. Which event marked the “birth” of psychology as a science?
a. Wilhelm Wundt established the first laboratory for psychological research.
b. Sigmund Freud first described the unconscious.
c. Charles Darwin published the theory of natural selection.
d. William James published the textbook Principles of Psychology.
ANSWER: a
4. How did Wilhelm Wundt define psychology?
a. the scientific study of the unconscious
b. the scientific study of conscious experience
c. the scientific study of behaviour
d. the scientific study of the brain
ANSWER: b
5. What are the two Greek words that make up “psychology”?
a. psyche, meaning the brain and logos, referring to the study of a subject
b. psyche, meaning the brain and logos, referring to research
c. psyche, meaning the soul and logos, referring to the study of a subject
d. psyche, meaning the soul and logos, referring to the history of a subject
ANSWER: c
6. Who established the first experimental psychology lab in the British Empire at the University of Toronto in 1891?
a. James Mark Baldwin b. Donald Hebb
c. William Wundt d. Brenda Milner
ANSWER: a
7. Which school of psychology stated that the task of psychology is to analyze conscious experience into its basic
elements?
a. functionalism b. psychoanalysis
c. behaviourism d. structuralism
ANSWER: d
8. What did both Wilhelm Wundt and Edward Titchener believe should be the focus of psychology?
a. observable behaviour b. the function or purpose of consciousness
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c. unconscious determinants of behaviour d. basic elements of conscious experience
ANSWER: d
9. Which technique would you be using if you take a sip of a soft drink and concentrate on what you are experiencing
(cold, bubbly, sweet, etc.)?
a. empiricism b. behaviourism
c. introspection d. functionalism
ANSWER: c
10. What technique would you be using if, while watching a sunset, you stop and analyze your sensations, thoughts, and
feelings?
a. dehaviourism b. introspection
c. psychoanalysis d. functionalism
ANSWER: b
11. What did William James believe should be the focus of psychology?
a. the function or purpose of consciousness b. basic elements of conscious experience
c. observable behaviour d. unconscious determinants of behaviour
ANSWER: a
12. Which individual is known as the founder of functionalism?
a. Sigmund Freud b. John Watson
c. Wilhelm Wundt d. William James
ANSWER: d
13. Which statement best illustrates the difference in psychology in Canada when compared to psychology in the United
States?
a. There are more psychologists per capita in Canada.
b. The nature of the impact of Canadian cultural diversity on the area of cultural psychology differs to that in the
United States.
c. Psychologists in the United States receive better training.
d. Canadian psychologists tend to place less emphasis on neuroscience than American psychologists.
ANSWER: b
14. Which statement does NOT accurately describe the Canadian Psychological Association?
a. It was formed in 1939.
b. It has mostly male members.
c. It has over 7000 members and affiliates.
d. It is Canada’s largest organization for psychology.
ANSWER: b
15. Which school of psychology stated that consciousness developed in humans because it serves a useful purpose?
a. humanism b. functionalism
c. behaviourism d. structuralism
ANSWER: b
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16. Which school of psychology had a practical focus and was interested in how people adapted their behaviour to the
demands of the world?
a. functionalism b. behaviourism
c. psychoanalysis d. structuralism
ANSWER: a
17. Who is associated with the concept of “stream of consciousness”?
a. William James b. Wilhelm Wundt
c. Sigmund Freud d. John Watson
ANSWER: a
18. Two scientists from another planet, Poz and Zog, visit earth and are attempting to study our computers. Poz focuses on
how the computer is used for work and for play, while Zog concentrates on the construction of each component of the
computer. If you were to compare their approaches to the original schools of psychology, which of the following
analogies is most accurate?
a. Poz’s approach is similar to functionalism.
b. Zog’s approach is similar to behaviourism.
c. Zog’s approach is similar to psychoanalysis.
d. Poz’s approach is similar to structuralism.
ANSWER: a
19. Which statement best describes the enduring influence of structuralism and functionalism on psychology today?
a. Neither structuralism nor functionalism exerted a long-lasting influence on psychology.
b. Both structuralism and functionalism exerted equivalent influences on psychology.
c. Structuralism has exerted the greatest influence on psychology.
d. Functionalism has exerted the greatest influence on psychology.
ANSWER: d
20. Who is known as the founder of behaviourism?
a. John Watson b. Carl Rogers
c. Wilhelm Wundt d. Sigmund Freud
ANSWER: a
21. How did John Watson define psychology?
a. the scientific study of the brain
b. the scientific study of the unconscious
c. the scientific study of behaviour
d. the scientific study of conscious experience
ANSWER: c
22. Which school of psychology made a clear distinction between observable behaviours and unobservable thoughts and
feelings?
a. functionalism b. behaviourism
c. psychoanalysis d. structuralism
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