TEST BANK For Psychology Themes and
v v v v v
vVariations 4th Canadian Edition
v v v v
By Weiten Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
v v v v v v
,TABLE vOF vCONTENT
CHAPTER v1: vThe vEvolution vof vPsychology
CHAPTER v2: vThe vResearch vEnterprise vin
v
PsychologyvCHAPTER v3: vThe vBiological vBases vof
v
vBehaviour vCHAPTER v4: vSensation vand vPerception
CHAPTER v5: vVariations vin
ConsciousnessvCHAPTER v6: vLearning
v
CHAPTER v7: vHuman vMemory
CHAPTER v8: vLanguage vand
v
Thought
v
CHAPTER v9: vIntelligence vand vPsychological
TestingvCHAPTER v10: vMotivation vand vEmotion
v
CHAPTER v11: vHuman vDevelopment vacross vthe vLife vSpan
CHAPTER v12: vPersonality: vTheory, vResearch, vand
v
AssessmentvCHAPTER v13: vSocial vBehaviour
v
CHAPTER v14: vStress, vCoping, vand
HealthvCHAPTER v15: vPsychological
v
Disorders
v
CHAPTER v16: vTreatment vof vPsychological vDisorder
,Chapter v1—The vEvolution vof vPsychology
MULTIPLE vCHOICE
1. Which vof vthe vfollowing vindividuals vis vresponsible vfor vestablishing
vpsychologyvas van vindependent vdiscipline vwith vits vown vsubject vmatter?
a. Wilhelm vWundt
b. G. vStanley vHall
c. René vDescartes
d. William vJames
ANSWER: v A PTS: v v v 1 REF: v v vp. v4 BLM: v Remember
2. According vto vhistorians, vwhen vand vwhere vdid vthe v“birth” vof vpsychology voccur?
a. 1859 vin vEngland
b. 1879 vin vGermany
c. 1883 vin vthe vUnited vStates
d. 1909 vin vAustria
ANSWER: v B PTS: v v v 1 REF: v v vp. v4 BLM: v Remember
3. According vto vWilhelm vWundt, vwhat vwas vthe vfocus vof vpsychology?
a. to vunderstand vfunctions vof vbehaviour
b. to vunderstand vunconscious vmotivation
c. the vscientific vstudy vof vobservable vbehaviour
d. the vscientific vstudy vof vconscious vexperience
ANSWER: v D PTS: v v v 1 REF: v v vp. v4 BLM: v Remember
4. What vdid vWilhelm vWundt vbelieve vthe vfocus vof vpsychology vshould vbe?
a. studying vstimulus-response vassociations
b. questioning vthe vnature vof vexistence
c. examining vpeople’s vawareness vof vtheir vimmediate vexperience
d. determining vpeople’s vunconscious vmotivation vfor vbehaviour
ANSWER: v C PTS: v v v 1 REF: v v vp. v4 BLM: v Higher vorder
5. Who vestablished vthe vfirst vpsychological vresearch vlaboratory vin vthe vUnited
vStatesvand vlaunched vthat vcountry’s vfirst vpsychology vjournal?
a. William vJames
b. G. vStanley vHall
c. John vWatson
d. Edward vTitchener
ANSWER: v B PTS: v v v 1 REF: v v vp. v5 BLM: v Remember
, 6. Who vwas vthe vfirst vpresident vof vthe vAmerican vPsychological vAssociation v(APA)?
a. G. vStanley vHall
b. John vWatson
c. William vJames
d. Sigmund vFreud
ANSWER: v A PTS: v v v 1 REF: v v vp. v5 BLM: v Remember
7. What vis vthe vworld’s vlargest vorganization vdevoted vto vthe vadvancement
vofvpsychology?
a. Psychologists vof vNorth vAmerica
b. Western vPsychological vSociety
c. World vPsychology vOrganization
d. American vPsychological vAssociation
ANSWER: v D PTS: v v v 1 REF: v v vp. v5 BLM: v Remember
8. What vwere vthe vfirst vtwo vmajor vschools vof vpsychology?
a. functionalism vand vbehaviourism
b. behaviourism vand vpsychoanalytic vtheory
c. behaviourism vand vGestalt vpsychology
d. structuralism vand vfunctionalism
ANSWER: v D PTS: v v v 1 REF: v v vp. v6 BLM: v Remember
9. Which vschool vof vpsychology vfocused von videntifying vand vexamining vthe
vfundamental vcomponents vof vconscious vexperience, vsuch vas vsensations, vfeelings, vand
vimages?
a. humanism
b. structuralism
c. functionalism
d. behaviourism
ANSWER: v B PTS: v v v 1 REF: v v vp. v6 BLM: v Remember
10. Which vtype vof vpsychologist vwas vmost vlikely vto vuse vthe
vtechnique vofvintrospection?
a. structuralist
b. behaviourist
c. cognitive
d. humanist
ANSWER: v A PTS: v v v 1 REF: v v vp. v6 BLM: v Higher vorder
11. Mariska vis vparticipating vin va vstudy vin vwhich vshe vis vasked vto vcarefully
vobservevand vreport vher vconscious vreactions vto vseveral vstimuli. vWhich vtype vof
vpsychologist vis vmost vlikely vto vconduct va vstudy vlike vthis?
a. structuralist
v v v v v
vVariations 4th Canadian Edition
v v v v
By Weiten Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
v v v v v v
,TABLE vOF vCONTENT
CHAPTER v1: vThe vEvolution vof vPsychology
CHAPTER v2: vThe vResearch vEnterprise vin
v
PsychologyvCHAPTER v3: vThe vBiological vBases vof
v
vBehaviour vCHAPTER v4: vSensation vand vPerception
CHAPTER v5: vVariations vin
ConsciousnessvCHAPTER v6: vLearning
v
CHAPTER v7: vHuman vMemory
CHAPTER v8: vLanguage vand
v
Thought
v
CHAPTER v9: vIntelligence vand vPsychological
TestingvCHAPTER v10: vMotivation vand vEmotion
v
CHAPTER v11: vHuman vDevelopment vacross vthe vLife vSpan
CHAPTER v12: vPersonality: vTheory, vResearch, vand
v
AssessmentvCHAPTER v13: vSocial vBehaviour
v
CHAPTER v14: vStress, vCoping, vand
HealthvCHAPTER v15: vPsychological
v
Disorders
v
CHAPTER v16: vTreatment vof vPsychological vDisorder
,Chapter v1—The vEvolution vof vPsychology
MULTIPLE vCHOICE
1. Which vof vthe vfollowing vindividuals vis vresponsible vfor vestablishing
vpsychologyvas van vindependent vdiscipline vwith vits vown vsubject vmatter?
a. Wilhelm vWundt
b. G. vStanley vHall
c. René vDescartes
d. William vJames
ANSWER: v A PTS: v v v 1 REF: v v vp. v4 BLM: v Remember
2. According vto vhistorians, vwhen vand vwhere vdid vthe v“birth” vof vpsychology voccur?
a. 1859 vin vEngland
b. 1879 vin vGermany
c. 1883 vin vthe vUnited vStates
d. 1909 vin vAustria
ANSWER: v B PTS: v v v 1 REF: v v vp. v4 BLM: v Remember
3. According vto vWilhelm vWundt, vwhat vwas vthe vfocus vof vpsychology?
a. to vunderstand vfunctions vof vbehaviour
b. to vunderstand vunconscious vmotivation
c. the vscientific vstudy vof vobservable vbehaviour
d. the vscientific vstudy vof vconscious vexperience
ANSWER: v D PTS: v v v 1 REF: v v vp. v4 BLM: v Remember
4. What vdid vWilhelm vWundt vbelieve vthe vfocus vof vpsychology vshould vbe?
a. studying vstimulus-response vassociations
b. questioning vthe vnature vof vexistence
c. examining vpeople’s vawareness vof vtheir vimmediate vexperience
d. determining vpeople’s vunconscious vmotivation vfor vbehaviour
ANSWER: v C PTS: v v v 1 REF: v v vp. v4 BLM: v Higher vorder
5. Who vestablished vthe vfirst vpsychological vresearch vlaboratory vin vthe vUnited
vStatesvand vlaunched vthat vcountry’s vfirst vpsychology vjournal?
a. William vJames
b. G. vStanley vHall
c. John vWatson
d. Edward vTitchener
ANSWER: v B PTS: v v v 1 REF: v v vp. v5 BLM: v Remember
, 6. Who vwas vthe vfirst vpresident vof vthe vAmerican vPsychological vAssociation v(APA)?
a. G. vStanley vHall
b. John vWatson
c. William vJames
d. Sigmund vFreud
ANSWER: v A PTS: v v v 1 REF: v v vp. v5 BLM: v Remember
7. What vis vthe vworld’s vlargest vorganization vdevoted vto vthe vadvancement
vofvpsychology?
a. Psychologists vof vNorth vAmerica
b. Western vPsychological vSociety
c. World vPsychology vOrganization
d. American vPsychological vAssociation
ANSWER: v D PTS: v v v 1 REF: v v vp. v5 BLM: v Remember
8. What vwere vthe vfirst vtwo vmajor vschools vof vpsychology?
a. functionalism vand vbehaviourism
b. behaviourism vand vpsychoanalytic vtheory
c. behaviourism vand vGestalt vpsychology
d. structuralism vand vfunctionalism
ANSWER: v D PTS: v v v 1 REF: v v vp. v6 BLM: v Remember
9. Which vschool vof vpsychology vfocused von videntifying vand vexamining vthe
vfundamental vcomponents vof vconscious vexperience, vsuch vas vsensations, vfeelings, vand
vimages?
a. humanism
b. structuralism
c. functionalism
d. behaviourism
ANSWER: v B PTS: v v v 1 REF: v v vp. v6 BLM: v Remember
10. Which vtype vof vpsychologist vwas vmost vlikely vto vuse vthe
vtechnique vofvintrospection?
a. structuralist
b. behaviourist
c. cognitive
d. humanist
ANSWER: v A PTS: v v v 1 REF: v v vp. v6 BLM: v Higher vorder
11. Mariska vis vparticipating vin va vstudy vin vwhich vshe vis vasked vto vcarefully
vobservevand vreport vher vconscious vreactions vto vseveral vstimuli. vWhich vtype vof
vpsychologist vis vmost vlikely vto vconduct va vstudy vlike vthis?
a. structuralist
