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Test Bank for Psychology Themes and Variations, 6th Canadian Edition By DougMc
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Chapterv1 - The Evolution of Psychology
Multiple Choice
1. The term “psychology” comes from the Greek words psyche and logos. What does logos mean?
a. the study of a subject b. the soul
c. logic d. discipline
ANSWER: a
2. Psychological research is sometimes distorted or grossly simplified in media coverage, leading to mi
sinformation or misconceptions. Which of the following statements is NOT one of the popular myths o
rmisconceptions related to psychology, according to yourvtextbook?
a. Most people use only 10 percent of theirvbrain.
b. Hypnosis is useful for retrieving memories of forgotten events.
c. The polygraph (“lie detector”) test is an accurate means of detecting dishonesty.
d. The titles “psychologist” and “psychiatrist” refer to different professions.
ANSWER: d
3. According to historians, when and where did the “birth” of psychology occur?
a. 1859 in England b. 1879 in Germany
c. 1883 in the United States d. 1909 in Austria
ANSWER: b
4. Which of the following people is credited as being the “founder of psychology”?
a. Edward Titchener b. William James
c. Sigmund Freud d. Wilhelm Wundt
ANSWER: d
5. According to Wilhelm Wundt, what was the focus of psychology?
a. to understand functions of behaviour
b. to understand unconscious motivation
c. the scientific study of observable behaviour
d. the scientific study of conscious experience
ANSWER: d
6. What did Wilhelm Wundt believe the focus of psychology should be?
a. studying stimulus-response associations
b. questioning the nature of existence
c. examining people’s awareness of theirvimmediate experience
d. determining people’s unconscious motivation for behaviour
ANSWER: c
7. Edward Titchener, who established one of the first psychological research laboratories in the United States
, isassociated with which of the following schools of psychology?
a. functionalism b. behaviourism
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Test Bank for Psychology Themes and Variations, 6th Canadian Edition By DougMc
Cann
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Name: Class: Date:
Chapterv1 - The Evolution of Psychology
Multiple Choice
1. The term “psychology” comes from the Greek words psyche and logos. What does logos mean?
a. the study of a subject b. the soul
c. logic d. discipline
ANSWER: a
2. Psychological research is sometimes distorted or grossly simplified in media coverage, leading to mi
sinformation or misconceptions. Which of the following statements is NOT one of the popular myths o
rmisconceptions related to psychology, according to yourvtextbook?
a. Most people use only 10 percent of theirvbrain.
b. Hypnosis is useful for retrieving memories of forgotten events.
c. The polygraph (“lie detector”) test is an accurate means of detecting dishonesty.
d. The titles “psychologist” and “psychiatrist” refer to different professions.
ANSWER: d
3. According to historians, when and where did the “birth” of psychology occur?
a. 1859 in England b. 1879 in Germany
c. 1883 in the United States d. 1909 in Austria
ANSWER: b
4. Which of the following people is credited as being the “founder of psychology”?
a. Edward Titchener b. William James
c. Sigmund Freud d. Wilhelm Wundt
ANSWER: d
5. According to Wilhelm Wundt, what was the focus of psychology?
a. to understand functions of behaviour
b. to understand unconscious motivation
c. the scientific study of observable behaviour
d. the scientific study of conscious experience
ANSWER: d
6. What did Wilhelm Wundt believe the focus of psychology should be?
a. studying stimulus-response associations
b. questioning the nature of existence
c. examining people’s awareness of theirvimmediate experience
d. determining people’s unconscious motivation for behaviour
ANSWER: c
7. Edward Titchener, who established one of the first psychological research laboratories in the United States
, isassociated with which of the following schools of psychology?
a. functionalism b. behaviourism
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