PSYC 290 Unit 1 and Unit 2 UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which school of psychology stressed that psychology should study the purpose of
consciousness rather its structure?
a. psychanalysis
b. structuralism
c. Gestalt psychology
d. functionalism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- d. functionalism
With which of the following statements would a behaviourist agree?
a. conscious experiences can be studied in an objective, precise way
b. to understand behaviour, one must understand the motive behind the behaviour
c. behaviour can only be explained in terms of phenomenology, that is, an individuals
interpretation of experience
d. psychology should be the science of behaviour that can be observed by others - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- d. psychology should be the science of behaviour that can be observed by
others
Psychologists need to define all their research variables clearly, so that other researchers can
objectively evaluate the results of the research. Which underlying theme does this aspect of
psychology illustrate?
a. behaviour is deteremined by mulitple causes
b. ones experience of the world is highly subjective
c. psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context.
d. psychology is empirical - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- d. psychology is empirical
Caroline conducts research in which she systematically changes some aspects of the
environment and then measures changes in observable behaviour. This approach to research
is consistent with the basic ideas of the ______ psychological perspective.
a. cogntive
b. humanist
,c. behaviourist
d. psychoanalytic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- c. behaviourist
Which of the following statements regarding the difference the difference between a clinical
psychologist and a psychiatrist is most accurate?
a. both clinical psychologists and psychiatrists receive medical training
b. clinical psychologists tend to take an non-medical approach to the treatment of
psychological disorders
c. psychiatrists cannot prescribe drugs
d. a clinical psychologist has a medical degree - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- b. clinical
psychologists tend to take an non-medical approach to the treatment of psychological
disorders
Which of the following is good advice for someone about to take a multiple choice test?
a. do the most difficult and time consuming questions first
b. stick with your first answer
c. always read each question completely
d. as you read the question, try to avoid the temptation to anticipate the answer - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- c. always read each questions completely
Which psychologist approach contends that psychology must study internal mental events in
order to fully understand behaviour?
a. cognitive psychology
b. humanism
c. evoluntionary psychology
d. behaviourism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a. cognitive psychology
Araidne believed that individuals learn to be either aggressive or non-aggressive as a result of
their experiences. With which type of psychology are Araidne's views most consistent?
a. functionalist
b. structuralist
c. psychoanalytic
, d. behaviourist - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- d. behaviourist
According to Sigmund Freud, an individual's personality is largely determined by...
a. self-actualizing tendencies
b. forces in the environment
c. striving for superiority
d. forces in the unconscious - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- d. forces in the unconscious
Dr. Escher believes that individuals may inherit a predisposition for some psychological
disorders, but that the disorders will not actually develop unless there is some stressful event
that acts as a trigger. Dr. Escher's views reflect the underlying theme of ....
a. theoretical diversity is an important component in science
b. cultural background exerts a considerable influence over behaviour
c. motives and expectations can color experiences
d. genetic factors and experiences interact to shape behaviour - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- d.
genetic factors and experiences interact to shape behaviour
Which of the following statements about the current status of Freud's psychoanalytic theory is
most accurate?
a. Freud's views exert a tremendous influence on other disciplines, but not on psychology
b. Freud's views have been largely abandoned and they exert relatively little, if any, influence
on current mainstream psychology
c. many psychoanalytic concepts have filtered into the mainstream of psychology
d. Freud's views exert a tremendous influence on developmental and abnormal psychology,
but not on other areas of mainstream psychology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- c. Many
psychoanalytic concepts have filtered into the mainstream of psychology
The SQ3R method is effective because...
a. it requires you to read the text over and over
b. with this method, you only have to skim the reading assignment to pick out the main points
c. it allows you to memorize and recite great quantities of material even if you do not fully
understand it
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which school of psychology stressed that psychology should study the purpose of
consciousness rather its structure?
a. psychanalysis
b. structuralism
c. Gestalt psychology
d. functionalism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- d. functionalism
With which of the following statements would a behaviourist agree?
a. conscious experiences can be studied in an objective, precise way
b. to understand behaviour, one must understand the motive behind the behaviour
c. behaviour can only be explained in terms of phenomenology, that is, an individuals
interpretation of experience
d. psychology should be the science of behaviour that can be observed by others - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- d. psychology should be the science of behaviour that can be observed by
others
Psychologists need to define all their research variables clearly, so that other researchers can
objectively evaluate the results of the research. Which underlying theme does this aspect of
psychology illustrate?
a. behaviour is deteremined by mulitple causes
b. ones experience of the world is highly subjective
c. psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context.
d. psychology is empirical - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- d. psychology is empirical
Caroline conducts research in which she systematically changes some aspects of the
environment and then measures changes in observable behaviour. This approach to research
is consistent with the basic ideas of the ______ psychological perspective.
a. cogntive
b. humanist
,c. behaviourist
d. psychoanalytic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- c. behaviourist
Which of the following statements regarding the difference the difference between a clinical
psychologist and a psychiatrist is most accurate?
a. both clinical psychologists and psychiatrists receive medical training
b. clinical psychologists tend to take an non-medical approach to the treatment of
psychological disorders
c. psychiatrists cannot prescribe drugs
d. a clinical psychologist has a medical degree - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- b. clinical
psychologists tend to take an non-medical approach to the treatment of psychological
disorders
Which of the following is good advice for someone about to take a multiple choice test?
a. do the most difficult and time consuming questions first
b. stick with your first answer
c. always read each question completely
d. as you read the question, try to avoid the temptation to anticipate the answer - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- c. always read each questions completely
Which psychologist approach contends that psychology must study internal mental events in
order to fully understand behaviour?
a. cognitive psychology
b. humanism
c. evoluntionary psychology
d. behaviourism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a. cognitive psychology
Araidne believed that individuals learn to be either aggressive or non-aggressive as a result of
their experiences. With which type of psychology are Araidne's views most consistent?
a. functionalist
b. structuralist
c. psychoanalytic
, d. behaviourist - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- d. behaviourist
According to Sigmund Freud, an individual's personality is largely determined by...
a. self-actualizing tendencies
b. forces in the environment
c. striving for superiority
d. forces in the unconscious - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- d. forces in the unconscious
Dr. Escher believes that individuals may inherit a predisposition for some psychological
disorders, but that the disorders will not actually develop unless there is some stressful event
that acts as a trigger. Dr. Escher's views reflect the underlying theme of ....
a. theoretical diversity is an important component in science
b. cultural background exerts a considerable influence over behaviour
c. motives and expectations can color experiences
d. genetic factors and experiences interact to shape behaviour - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- d.
genetic factors and experiences interact to shape behaviour
Which of the following statements about the current status of Freud's psychoanalytic theory is
most accurate?
a. Freud's views exert a tremendous influence on other disciplines, but not on psychology
b. Freud's views have been largely abandoned and they exert relatively little, if any, influence
on current mainstream psychology
c. many psychoanalytic concepts have filtered into the mainstream of psychology
d. Freud's views exert a tremendous influence on developmental and abnormal psychology,
but not on other areas of mainstream psychology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- c. Many
psychoanalytic concepts have filtered into the mainstream of psychology
The SQ3R method is effective because...
a. it requires you to read the text over and over
b. with this method, you only have to skim the reading assignment to pick out the main points
c. it allows you to memorize and recite great quantities of material even if you do not fully
understand it
