Psych Exam 1
1. _____ was a researcher who proclaimed that the be- A
havioral findings of animal research could be applied
to humans and did so with "Little Albert."
John Watson
Edward Thorndike
Ivan Pavlov
B. F. Skinner
2. What subfield of psychology emphasizes the positive B
potential of humans?
Gestalt psychology
Humanism
Structuralism
Social psychology
3. The _____ approach to psychology emphasized the B
study of mental processes and focused on inner sen-
sations, feelings, and thoughts. introspection
structuralism
functionalism
psychoanalysis
4. Who developed the hierarchy of needs? Jean Pi- Maslow
agetCharles DarwinSigmund FreudAbraham Maslow
5. What did Ivan Pavlov study? classical conditioningthe classical
Pavlovian boxoperant conditioningthe law of effect
6. _____ was the researcher who discovered the "magical C
number 7." Carl RogersB. F. SkinnerGeorge MillerJean
Piaget
7. B
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_____ was a Greek philosopher, who was a nativist, be-
lieving aspects of a person's character and intelligence
were innate and present at birth. AristotlePlatoRené
DescartesFrancis Bacon
8. _____ was the first woman to get a doctorate degree A
in psychology and studied animal behavior. Margaret
Floy WashburnMary Whiton CalkinsIngrid Thorndike-
Mary Washburn
9. _____ was denied her doctorate degree in psychology B
from Harvard. Ingrid ThorndikeMary Whiton Calkins-
Margaret Floy WashburnMary Washburn
10. _____ was a Greek philosopher who was an empiri- B
cist, believing that everything a person knows comes
from experiences and environment. René Descarte-
sAristotleFrancis BaconPlato
11. What subfield of psychology examines the power of B
the social environment? Gestalt psychologySocial psy-
chologyHumanismStructuralism
12. _____ argued that the mind was a blank slate, or tabu- C
la rasa. Charles DarwinFrancis BaconJohn LockeRené
Descartes
13. Who studied perception and cognition in children? D
Carl RogersGeorge MillerB. F. SkinnerJean Piaget
14. Psychology is defined as: B
A. the scientific study of the structure of the brain.
B. the scientific study of mind and behavior.
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C. a field that has gotten smaller as more discoveries
have been made, negating earlier theories.
D. the scientific study of behavior unrelated to envi-
ronment.
15. William James: D
A. disagreed that consciousness could be broken
down into separate elements.
B. argued that consciousness was like a flowing
stream, serving to adapt people to their environ-
ments.
C. studied mental function.
D. All of these choices are correct.
16. Cognitive neuroscientists link brain activity and: A
A. cognitive processes.
B. behavior.
C. evolution.
D. biology.
17. Students using a certain online learning platform ex- Skinner's; reinforcement
perience a game-like environment in which they earn
points for correct answers. These points reflect _____
concept of _____.
Watson's; reinforcement
Skinner's; introspection
Skinner's; reinforcement
Watson's; introspection
18. psychoanalytic
1. _____ was a researcher who proclaimed that the be- A
havioral findings of animal research could be applied
to humans and did so with "Little Albert."
John Watson
Edward Thorndike
Ivan Pavlov
B. F. Skinner
2. What subfield of psychology emphasizes the positive B
potential of humans?
Gestalt psychology
Humanism
Structuralism
Social psychology
3. The _____ approach to psychology emphasized the B
study of mental processes and focused on inner sen-
sations, feelings, and thoughts. introspection
structuralism
functionalism
psychoanalysis
4. Who developed the hierarchy of needs? Jean Pi- Maslow
agetCharles DarwinSigmund FreudAbraham Maslow
5. What did Ivan Pavlov study? classical conditioningthe classical
Pavlovian boxoperant conditioningthe law of effect
6. _____ was the researcher who discovered the "magical C
number 7." Carl RogersB. F. SkinnerGeorge MillerJean
Piaget
7. B
, Psych Exam 1
_____ was a Greek philosopher, who was a nativist, be-
lieving aspects of a person's character and intelligence
were innate and present at birth. AristotlePlatoRené
DescartesFrancis Bacon
8. _____ was the first woman to get a doctorate degree A
in psychology and studied animal behavior. Margaret
Floy WashburnMary Whiton CalkinsIngrid Thorndike-
Mary Washburn
9. _____ was denied her doctorate degree in psychology B
from Harvard. Ingrid ThorndikeMary Whiton Calkins-
Margaret Floy WashburnMary Washburn
10. _____ was a Greek philosopher who was an empiri- B
cist, believing that everything a person knows comes
from experiences and environment. René Descarte-
sAristotleFrancis BaconPlato
11. What subfield of psychology examines the power of B
the social environment? Gestalt psychologySocial psy-
chologyHumanismStructuralism
12. _____ argued that the mind was a blank slate, or tabu- C
la rasa. Charles DarwinFrancis BaconJohn LockeRené
Descartes
13. Who studied perception and cognition in children? D
Carl RogersGeorge MillerB. F. SkinnerJean Piaget
14. Psychology is defined as: B
A. the scientific study of the structure of the brain.
B. the scientific study of mind and behavior.
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C. a field that has gotten smaller as more discoveries
have been made, negating earlier theories.
D. the scientific study of behavior unrelated to envi-
ronment.
15. William James: D
A. disagreed that consciousness could be broken
down into separate elements.
B. argued that consciousness was like a flowing
stream, serving to adapt people to their environ-
ments.
C. studied mental function.
D. All of these choices are correct.
16. Cognitive neuroscientists link brain activity and: A
A. cognitive processes.
B. behavior.
C. evolution.
D. biology.
17. Students using a certain online learning platform ex- Skinner's; reinforcement
perience a game-like environment in which they earn
points for correct answers. These points reflect _____
concept of _____.
Watson's; reinforcement
Skinner's; introspection
Skinner's; reinforcement
Watson's; introspection
18. psychoanalytic
