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1. Today,mpsychologymismformallymdefinedmasmthemscientificmstudymof and .
a. behavior;mmentalmprocesses
b. consciousness;munconsciousness
c. freemwill;mmotivation
d. structuralism;mfunctionalism
ANSWER:ma
2. Taylor’smnewmpuppymismamverymquickmlearner.mInmjustmamweek,mTaylormhasmbeenmablemtomteachmtheirmpuppymt
omsit,mshake,mandmrollmover!mTaylormwondersmhowmtheirmnewmpuppymcanmlearnmandmremembermthesemnewmbehav
iorsmsomquickly.mWhichmfieldmofmstudymismTaylormMOSTmlikelyminterestedmin?
a. biologymbecausemthempuppy’smgeneticsmmakemitmpossiblemformitmtomlearnmnewmbehaviors
b. sociologymbecausemsocietymhelpsmthempuppymlearnmnewmbehaviors
c. psychology,mbecausemofmthempuppy’smnewlymlearnedmbehaviorsmandmmentalmprocessmofmrememberingm
saidmbehaviors
d. chemistrymbecausemthempuppymismablemtomlearnmnewmbehaviorsmandmremembermthemmbasedmonmthemstruct
uremofmtheirmelementsmandmcompounds
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3. WhichmstatementmaboutmpsychologistsmismTRUE?
a. Theymfocusmexclusivelymonmtreatingmpsychologicalmdisordersmandmproblems.
b. Theymareminterestedminmbothmnormalmandmabnormalmbehaviors.
c. Allmpsychologistsmcanmprescribemmedication.
d. Allmpsychologistsmhavemamdoctorateminmtheirmfieldmofmstudy.
ANSWER:mb
4. WhichmofmthesemBESTmrepresentsmpsychology'smbasicmgoals?
a. investigatemandmtreatmmentalmillness
b. describe,mexplain,mpredict,mandminfluencembehavior
c. listenmto,mcounsel,mandmconsolempeoplemwithmproblems
d. applymthemfindingsmofmanimalmresearchmtomabnormalmbehavior
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5. Jamiemisminterestedminmwhymtheirmfriend,mSam,mbingemwatchesmthemshow,mThemOffice,mrepeatedly.mSammclaimsmt
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watchingmitmprovidesmamfeelingmofmrelaxation.mSpecifically,mJamiemwantsmtomknowmwhymSammdoesmthismbehavior.
mWhichmofmthemfourmbasicmgoalsmofmpsychologymismJamiemMOSTmlikelymfollowing?
a. describe
b. predict
c. explain
d. control
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6. WhichmfamousmGreekmphilosophermwrotemextensivelymaboutmpsychologicalmtopicsmsuchmasmsleepmandmdreami
ng,mthemsenses,mandmmemory?
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a. Aristotle
b. Descartes
c. Calkins
d. James
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7. Thismphilosophermproposedmthatmthemmindmandmbodymaremseparatembutminteractmtomcreatemconsciousmexperiences.
a. Descartes
b. Aristotle
c. Socrates
d. Plato
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8. Inmthinkingmaboutmpsychologymandmconsciousness,mthemideamthatmthemmindmandmthembodymaremseparatementitiesm
thatminteractmmakesmamlotmofmsensemtomyou.mYoumMOSTmlikelymsharemthemviewmof:
a. Aristotle.
b. Descartes.
c. Watson.
d. Skinner.
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9. Aaliyahmhasmfoundmthatmwhenmshemdoesmnotmgetmenoughmsleepmbeforemanmexam,mshe’smnotmablemtomthinkmasmcle
arlymandmhermbodymaches,mwhichmresultsminmamlowermexammscore.mWhichmphilosophermwouldmagreemwithmAaliyah’
smassessment,mthatmhermmindmandmbodyminteractedmtomproducemthemconsciousmexperiencemofmfeelingmachymandmtir
ed?
a. Aristotle
b. Descartes
c. Socrates
d. Plato
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10. Inmtermsmofmthemnature–nurturemissue,mmanympsychologistsmtodaymconcludemthat:
a. itmismnotmpossiblemtomcompletelymseparatemthemnature–nurturemissue.
b. naturemismthemdrivingmforcemofmhumanmexperience.
c. nurturemismthemdrivingmforcemofmhumanmexperience.
d. whilembothmaremimportant,mnurturemdefinesmpersonalitymmoremthanmnature.
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11. Thaismwasmbornmintomamwealthymhouseholdmandmhadmeverymresourcemimaginablemwhilemgrowingmup.mHowe
ver,mThais’smparentsmrarelymplayedmwithmThaismormheldmThaismasmamtoddler.mNow,mThaismismamteenagermandmismst
artingmtomrebelmagainstmauthoritymfigures.mIsmthemfactmthatmThaismismrebellingmasmamteenagermthemresultmofmnaturem
ormnurtureminmthismexample?
a. nature,mbecausemthesemaremenvironmentalminfluences
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b. nature,mbecausemthesemareminbornminfluences
c. nurture,mbecausemthesemaremenvironmentalminfluences
d. nurture,mbecausemthesemareminbornminfluences
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12. Formcenturies,mphilosophersmdebatedmwhichmwasmmoremimportant:mtheminborn
ofmthemindividualmormthemenvironmentalminfluencesmthat themindividual.
a. nature;mnurture
b. nurture;mnaturalize
c. experience;mcondition
d. evolution;mcondition
ANSWER:ma
13. Themestablishedmsciencemmostmresponsiblemformthememergencemofmpsychologymasmamscientificmdisciplinemwas:
a. physiology.
b. physics.
c. chemistry.
d. introspection.
ANSWER:ma
14. m ismambranchmofmbiologymthatmstudiesmthemfunctionsmandmpartsmofmlivingmorganisms.
a. Psychology
b. Physiology
c. Philosophy
d. Physics
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15. Howmdidmphysiologymcontributemtomthememergencemofmpsychologymasmamseparatemscientificmdiscipline?
a. Inmdefiningmthemboundariesmofmtheirmscience,mphysiologistsmrejectedmthemstudymofmmentalmprocessesmandmbehavior.
b. Physiologistsminmthemlatemnineteenthmcenturymproposedmthatmpsychologymshouldmbemamseparatemsubdiscipli
nemofmphilosophy.
c. Physiologistsmdemonstratedmthatmscientificmmethodsmcouldmbemappliedmtomunderstandingmhumanmbehaviorm
andmmentalmprocesses.
d. Physiologistsminmthemlatemnineteenthmcenturymweremunablemtomapplymscientificmmethodsmtomthemstudymofmh
umanmbehaviormandmthinking,mandmconsequentlympsychologymwasmnomlongermpartmofmthatmdiscipline.
ANSWER:mc
16. Youmaremparticipatingminmampsychologicalmexperiment.mInmthismexperiment,myoumaremaskedmtomraisemyourmrig
htmhandmwhenmamredmsquaremismpresentedmonmthemcomputermscreen,mandmtomraisemyourmleftmhandmwhenmamblackmsq
uaremismpresented.mYourmreactionmtimemformraisingmyourmhandmismautomaticallymrecorded.mThismexperimentmwoul
dmlikelymhavembeenmconductedminmwhosemlab?
a. Titchener’s,mbecausemyoumarembreakingmdownmyourmexperiencemintomtheirmcomponentmparts
b. Wundt’s,mbecausemyoumaremmeasuringmamfundamentalmpsychologicalmprocess,mreactionmtime
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a. behavior;mmentalmprocesses
b. consciousness;munconsciousness
c. freemwill;mmotivation
d. structuralism;mfunctionalism
ANSWER:ma
2. Taylor’smnewmpuppymismamverymquickmlearner.mInmjustmamweek,mTaylormhasmbeenmablemtomteachmtheirmpuppymt
omsit,mshake,mandmrollmover!mTaylormwondersmhowmtheirmnewmpuppymcanmlearnmandmremembermthesemnewmbehav
iorsmsomquickly.mWhichmfieldmofmstudymismTaylormMOSTmlikelyminterestedmin?
a. biologymbecausemthempuppy’smgeneticsmmakemitmpossiblemformitmtomlearnmnewmbehaviors
b. sociologymbecausemsocietymhelpsmthempuppymlearnmnewmbehaviors
c. psychology,mbecausemofmthempuppy’smnewlymlearnedmbehaviorsmandmmentalmprocessmofmrememberingm
saidmbehaviors
d. chemistrymbecausemthempuppymismablemtomlearnmnewmbehaviorsmandmremembermthemmbasedmonmthemstruct
uremofmtheirmelementsmandmcompounds
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3. WhichmstatementmaboutmpsychologistsmismTRUE?
a. Theymfocusmexclusivelymonmtreatingmpsychologicalmdisordersmandmproblems.
b. Theymareminterestedminmbothmnormalmandmabnormalmbehaviors.
c. Allmpsychologistsmcanmprescribemmedication.
d. Allmpsychologistsmhavemamdoctorateminmtheirmfieldmofmstudy.
ANSWER:mb
4. WhichmofmthesemBESTmrepresentsmpsychology'smbasicmgoals?
a. investigatemandmtreatmmentalmillness
b. describe,mexplain,mpredict,mandminfluencembehavior
c. listenmto,mcounsel,mandmconsolempeoplemwithmproblems
d. applymthemfindingsmofmanimalmresearchmtomabnormalmbehavior
ANSWER:mb
5. Jamiemisminterestedminmwhymtheirmfriend,mSam,mbingemwatchesmthemshow,mThemOffice,mrepeatedly.mSammclaimsmt
hatmre-
watchingmitmprovidesmamfeelingmofmrelaxation.mSpecifically,mJamiemwantsmtomknowmwhymSammdoesmthismbehavior.
mWhichmofmthemfourmbasicmgoalsmofmpsychologymismJamiemMOSTmlikelymfollowing?
a. describe
b. predict
c. explain
d. control
ANSWER:mc
6. WhichmfamousmGreekmphilosophermwrotemextensivelymaboutmpsychologicalmtopicsmsuchmasmsleepmandmdreami
ng,mthemsenses,mandmmemory?
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a. Aristotle
b. Descartes
c. Calkins
d. James
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7. Thismphilosophermproposedmthatmthemmindmandmbodymaremseparatembutminteractmtomcreatemconsciousmexperiences.
a. Descartes
b. Aristotle
c. Socrates
d. Plato
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8. Inmthinkingmaboutmpsychologymandmconsciousness,mthemideamthatmthemmindmandmthembodymaremseparatementitiesm
thatminteractmmakesmamlotmofmsensemtomyou.mYoumMOSTmlikelymsharemthemviewmof:
a. Aristotle.
b. Descartes.
c. Watson.
d. Skinner.
ANSWER:mb
9. Aaliyahmhasmfoundmthatmwhenmshemdoesmnotmgetmenoughmsleepmbeforemanmexam,mshe’smnotmablemtomthinkmasmcle
arlymandmhermbodymaches,mwhichmresultsminmamlowermexammscore.mWhichmphilosophermwouldmagreemwithmAaliyah’
smassessment,mthatmhermmindmandmbodyminteractedmtomproducemthemconsciousmexperiencemofmfeelingmachymandmtir
ed?
a. Aristotle
b. Descartes
c. Socrates
d. Plato
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10. Inmtermsmofmthemnature–nurturemissue,mmanympsychologistsmtodaymconcludemthat:
a. itmismnotmpossiblemtomcompletelymseparatemthemnature–nurturemissue.
b. naturemismthemdrivingmforcemofmhumanmexperience.
c. nurturemismthemdrivingmforcemofmhumanmexperience.
d. whilembothmaremimportant,mnurturemdefinesmpersonalitymmoremthanmnature.
ANSWER:ma
11. Thaismwasmbornmintomamwealthymhouseholdmandmhadmeverymresourcemimaginablemwhilemgrowingmup.mHowe
ver,mThais’smparentsmrarelymplayedmwithmThaismormheldmThaismasmamtoddler.mNow,mThaismismamteenagermandmismst
artingmtomrebelmagainstmauthoritymfigures.mIsmthemfactmthatmThaismismrebellingmasmamteenagermthemresultmofmnaturem
ormnurtureminmthismexample?
a. nature,mbecausemthesemaremenvironmentalminfluences
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b. nature,mbecausemthesemareminbornminfluences
c. nurture,mbecausemthesemaremenvironmentalminfluences
d. nurture,mbecausemthesemareminbornminfluences
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12. Formcenturies,mphilosophersmdebatedmwhichmwasmmoremimportant:mtheminborn
ofmthemindividualmormthemenvironmentalminfluencesmthat themindividual.
a. nature;mnurture
b. nurture;mnaturalize
c. experience;mcondition
d. evolution;mcondition
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13. Themestablishedmsciencemmostmresponsiblemformthememergencemofmpsychologymasmamscientificmdisciplinemwas:
a. physiology.
b. physics.
c. chemistry.
d. introspection.
ANSWER:ma
14. m ismambranchmofmbiologymthatmstudiesmthemfunctionsmandmpartsmofmlivingmorganisms.
a. Psychology
b. Physiology
c. Philosophy
d. Physics
ANSWER:mb
15. Howmdidmphysiologymcontributemtomthememergencemofmpsychologymasmamseparatemscientificmdiscipline?
a. Inmdefiningmthemboundariesmofmtheirmscience,mphysiologistsmrejectedmthemstudymofmmentalmprocessesmandmbehavior.
b. Physiologistsminmthemlatemnineteenthmcenturymproposedmthatmpsychologymshouldmbemamseparatemsubdiscipli
nemofmphilosophy.
c. Physiologistsmdemonstratedmthatmscientificmmethodsmcouldmbemappliedmtomunderstandingmhumanmbehaviorm
andmmentalmprocesses.
d. Physiologistsminmthemlatemnineteenthmcenturymweremunablemtomapplymscientificmmethodsmtomthemstudymofmh
umanmbehaviormandmthinking,mandmconsequentlympsychologymwasmnomlongermpartmofmthatmdiscipline.
ANSWER:mc
16. Youmaremparticipatingminmampsychologicalmexperiment.mInmthismexperiment,myoumaremaskedmtomraisemyourmrig
htmhandmwhenmamredmsquaremismpresentedmonmthemcomputermscreen,mandmtomraisemyourmleftmhandmwhenmamblackmsq
uaremismpresented.mYourmreactionmtimemformraisingmyourmhandmismautomaticallymrecorded.mThismexperimentmwoul
dmlikelymhavembeenmconductedminmwhosemlab?
a. Titchener’s,mbecausemyoumarembreakingmdownmyourmexperiencemintomtheirmcomponentmparts
b. Wundt’s,mbecausemyoumaremmeasuringmamfundamentalmpsychologicalmprocess,mreactionmtime
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