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By Weiten Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
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CHAPTER 1: The Evolution of Psychology
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CHAPTER 2: The Research Enterprise in
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PsychologyCHAPTER 3: The Biological Bases of
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Behaviour CHAPTER 4: Sensation and Perception
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CHAPTER 5: Variations in
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ConsciousnessCHAPTER 6: Learning
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CHAPTER 7: Human Memory
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CHAPTER 8: Language and
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Thought
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CHAPTER 9: Intelligence and Psychological
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TestingCHAPTER 10: Motivation and Emotion
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CHAPTER 11: Human Development across the Life Span
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CHAPTER 12: Personality: Theory, Research, and
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AssessmentCHAPTER 13: Social Behaviour
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CHAPTER 14: Stress, Coping, and
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HealthCHAPTER 15: Psychological
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Disorders
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CHAPTER 16: Treatment of Psychological Disorder
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,Chapter 1—The Evolution of Psychology
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MULTIPLE CHOICE h
Which of the following individuals is responsible for establishing
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psychologyas an independent discipline with its own subject matter?
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a. Wilhelm Wundt h
b. G. Stanley Hall h h
c. René Descartes h
d. William James h
ANSWER: A h PTS: hh h 1 REF: p. 4 hhh h BLM: Remember
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2. According to historians, when and where did the ―birth‖ of psychology occur? h h h h h h h h h h h
a. 1859 in England h h
b. 1879 in Germany h h
c. 1883 in the United Statesh h h h
d. 1909 in Austria h h
ANSWER: B h PTS: hh h 1 REF: p. 4 hhh h BLM: Remember
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3. According to Wilhelm Wundt, what was the focus of psychology? h h h h h h h h h
a. to understand functions of behaviour
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b. to understand unconscious motivation
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c. the scientific study of observable behaviour
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d. the scientific study of conscious experience
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ANSWER: D h PTS: hh h 1 REF: p. 4 hhh h BLM: Remember
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4. What did Wilhelm Wundt believe the focus of psychology should be?
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a. studying stimulus-response associations h h
b. questioning the nature of existence h h h h
c. examining people‘s awareness of their immediate experience
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d. determining people‘s unconscious motivation for behaviourh h h h h
ANSWER: C h PTS: hh h 1 REF: p. 4 hhh h BLM: Higher order
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Who established the first psychological research laboratory in the United
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Statesand launched that country‘s first psychology journal?
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a. William James h
b. G. Stanley Hallh h
c. John Watson h
d. Edward Titchener h
ANSWER: B h PTS: hh h 1 REF: p. 5 hhh h BLM: Remember
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, 6. Who was the first president of the American Psychological Association (APA)?
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a. G. Stanley Hall
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b. John Watson h
c. William James h
d. Sigmund Freud h
ANSWER: A h PTS: hh h 1 REF: p. 5 hhh h BLM: Remember h
What is the world‘s largest organization devoted to the advancement
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ofpsychology?
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a. Psychologists of North America h h h
b. Western Psychological Society h h
c. World Psychology Organization
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d. American Psychological Association h h
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8. What were the first two major schools of psychology?
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a. functionalism and behaviourism h h
b. behaviourism and psychoanalytic theory h h h
c. behaviourism and Gestalt psychology h h h
d. structuralism and functionalism h h
ANSWER: D h PTS: hh h 1 REF: p. 6 hhh h BLM: Remember h
Which school of psychology focused on identifying and examining the
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fundamental components of conscious experience, such as sensations, feelings, and images?
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a. humanism
b. structuralism
c. functionalism
d. behaviourism
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10. Which type of psychologist was most likely to use the technique
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ofintrospection?
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a. structuralist
b. behaviourist
c. cognitive
d. humanist
ANSWER: A h PTS: hh h 1 REF: p. 6 hhh h BLM: Higher order h h
Mariska is participating in a study in which she is asked to carefully
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observeand report her conscious reactions to several stimuli. Which type of psychologist is
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most likely to conduct a study like this?
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a. structuralist
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Variations 4th Canadian Edition
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By Weiten Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
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,TABLE OF CONTENT
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CHAPTER 1: The Evolution of Psychology
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CHAPTER 2: The Research Enterprise in
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PsychologyCHAPTER 3: The Biological Bases of
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Behaviour CHAPTER 4: Sensation and Perception
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CHAPTER 5: Variations in
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ConsciousnessCHAPTER 6: Learning
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CHAPTER 7: Human Memory
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CHAPTER 8: Language and
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Thought
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CHAPTER 9: Intelligence and Psychological
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TestingCHAPTER 10: Motivation and Emotion
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CHAPTER 11: Human Development across the Life Span
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CHAPTER 12: Personality: Theory, Research, and
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AssessmentCHAPTER 13: Social Behaviour
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CHAPTER 14: Stress, Coping, and
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HealthCHAPTER 15: Psychological
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Disorders
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CHAPTER 16: Treatment of Psychological Disorder
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,Chapter 1—The Evolution of Psychology
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MULTIPLE CHOICE h
Which of the following individuals is responsible for establishing
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psychologyas an independent discipline with its own subject matter?
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a. Wilhelm Wundt h
b. G. Stanley Hall h h
c. René Descartes h
d. William James h
ANSWER: A h PTS: hh h 1 REF: p. 4 hhh h BLM: Remember
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2. According to historians, when and where did the ―birth‖ of psychology occur? h h h h h h h h h h h
a. 1859 in England h h
b. 1879 in Germany h h
c. 1883 in the United Statesh h h h
d. 1909 in Austria h h
ANSWER: B h PTS: hh h 1 REF: p. 4 hhh h BLM: Remember
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3. According to Wilhelm Wundt, what was the focus of psychology? h h h h h h h h h
a. to understand functions of behaviour
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b. to understand unconscious motivation
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c. the scientific study of observable behaviour
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d. the scientific study of conscious experience
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ANSWER: D h PTS: hh h 1 REF: p. 4 hhh h BLM: Remember
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4. What did Wilhelm Wundt believe the focus of psychology should be?
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a. studying stimulus-response associations h h
b. questioning the nature of existence h h h h
c. examining people‘s awareness of their immediate experience
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d. determining people‘s unconscious motivation for behaviourh h h h h
ANSWER: C h PTS: hh h 1 REF: p. 4 hhh h BLM: Higher order
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Who established the first psychological research laboratory in the United
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Statesand launched that country‘s first psychology journal?
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a. William James h
b. G. Stanley Hallh h
c. John Watson h
d. Edward Titchener h
ANSWER: B h PTS: hh h 1 REF: p. 5 hhh h BLM: Remember
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, 6. Who was the first president of the American Psychological Association (APA)?
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a. G. Stanley Hall
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b. John Watson h
c. William James h
d. Sigmund Freud h
ANSWER: A h PTS: hh h 1 REF: p. 5 hhh h BLM: Remember h
What is the world‘s largest organization devoted to the advancement
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ofpsychology?
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a. Psychologists of North America h h h
b. Western Psychological Society h h
c. World Psychology Organization
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d. American Psychological Association h h
ANSWER: D h PTS: hh h 1 REF: p. 5 hhh h BLM: Remember h
8. What were the first two major schools of psychology?
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a. functionalism and behaviourism h h
b. behaviourism and psychoanalytic theory h h h
c. behaviourism and Gestalt psychology h h h
d. structuralism and functionalism h h
ANSWER: D h PTS: hh h 1 REF: p. 6 hhh h BLM: Remember h
Which school of psychology focused on identifying and examining the
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fundamental components of conscious experience, such as sensations, feelings, and images?
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a. humanism
b. structuralism
c. functionalism
d. behaviourism
ANSWER: B h PTS: hh h 1 REF: p. 6 hhh h BLM: Remember h
10. Which type of psychologist was most likely to use the technique
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ofintrospection?
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a. structuralist
b. behaviourist
c. cognitive
d. humanist
ANSWER: A h PTS: hh h 1 REF: p. 6 hhh h BLM: Higher order h h
Mariska is participating in a study in which she is asked to carefully
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observeand report her conscious reactions to several stimuli. Which type of psychologist is
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most likely to conduct a study like this?
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a. structuralist
