TEST BANK For Psychology Themes
And Variations 11th Canadian Edition
By Weiten
,Table of Contents
1. The Evolution of Psychology.
2. The Research Enterprise in Psychology.
3. The Biological Bases of Behavior.
4. Sensation and Perception.
5. Variations in Consciousness.
6. Learning.
7. Human Memory.
8. Cognition and Intelligence.
9. Motivation and Emotion.
10. Human Development Across the Life Span.
11. Personality.
12. Social Behavior.
13. Stress, Coping, and Health.
14. Psychological Disorders.
15. Treatment of Psychological Disorders.
,Chapter 1—The Evolution Of Psychology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which Of The Following Individuals Is Responsible For
Establishing Psychology As An Independent Discipline With Its Own Subject
Matter?
A. Wilhelm Wundt
B. G. Stanley Hall
C. René Descartes
D. William James
ANSWER: A PTS: 1 REF: P. 4 BLM: Remember
2. 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 PTS: 1 REF: P. 4 BLM: Remember
3. 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 PTS: 1 REF: P. 4 BLM: Remember
4. 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 Their Immediate Experience
D. Determining People’s Unconscious Motivation For Behaviour
ANSWER: C PTS: 1 REF: P. 4 BLM: Higher Order
5. Who Established The First Psychological Research Laboratory In
The United States And Launched That Country’s First Psychology Journal?
A. William James
B. G. Stanley Hall
C. John Watson
D. Edward Titchener
ANSWER: B PTS: 1 REF: P. 5 BLM: Remember
, 6. Who Was The First President Of The American Psychological
Association (APA)?
A. G. Stanley Hall
B. John Watson
C. William James
D. Sigmund Freud
ANSWER: A PTS: 1 REF: P. 5 BLM: Remember
7. What Is The World’s Largest Organization Devoted To The
Advancement Of Psychology?
A. Psychologists Of North America
B. Western Psychological Society
C. World Psychology Organization
D. American Psychological Association
ANSWER: D PTS: 1 REF: P. 5 BLM: Remember
8. What Were The First Two Major Schools Of Psychology?
A. Functionalism And Behaviourism
B. Behaviourism And Psychoanalytic Theory
C. Behaviourism And Gestalt Psychology
D. Structuralism And Functionalism
ANSWER: D PTS: 1 REF: P. 6 BLM: Remember
9. Which School Of Psychology Focused On Identifying And
Examining The Fundamental Components Of Conscious Experience, Such As
Sensations, Feelings, And Images?
A. Humanism
B. Structuralism
C. Functionalism
D. Behaviourism
ANSWER: B PTS: 1 REF: P. 6 BLM: Remember
10. Which Type Of Psychologist Was Most Likely To Use The
Technique Of Introspection?
A. Structuralist
B. Behaviourist
C. Cognitive
D. Humanist
ANSWER: A PTS: 1 REF: P. 6 BLM: Higher Order
11. Mariska Is Participating In A Study In Which She Is Asked To
Carefully Observe And Report Her Conscious Reactions To Several Stimuli.
Which Type Of Psychologist Is Most Likely To Conduct A Study Like This?
A. Structuralist
And Variations 11th Canadian Edition
By Weiten
,Table of Contents
1. The Evolution of Psychology.
2. The Research Enterprise in Psychology.
3. The Biological Bases of Behavior.
4. Sensation and Perception.
5. Variations in Consciousness.
6. Learning.
7. Human Memory.
8. Cognition and Intelligence.
9. Motivation and Emotion.
10. Human Development Across the Life Span.
11. Personality.
12. Social Behavior.
13. Stress, Coping, and Health.
14. Psychological Disorders.
15. Treatment of Psychological Disorders.
,Chapter 1—The Evolution Of Psychology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which Of The Following Individuals Is Responsible For
Establishing Psychology As An Independent Discipline With Its Own Subject
Matter?
A. Wilhelm Wundt
B. G. Stanley Hall
C. René Descartes
D. William James
ANSWER: A PTS: 1 REF: P. 4 BLM: Remember
2. 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 PTS: 1 REF: P. 4 BLM: Remember
3. 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 PTS: 1 REF: P. 4 BLM: Remember
4. 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 Their Immediate Experience
D. Determining People’s Unconscious Motivation For Behaviour
ANSWER: C PTS: 1 REF: P. 4 BLM: Higher Order
5. Who Established The First Psychological Research Laboratory In
The United States And Launched That Country’s First Psychology Journal?
A. William James
B. G. Stanley Hall
C. John Watson
D. Edward Titchener
ANSWER: B PTS: 1 REF: P. 5 BLM: Remember
, 6. Who Was The First President Of The American Psychological
Association (APA)?
A. G. Stanley Hall
B. John Watson
C. William James
D. Sigmund Freud
ANSWER: A PTS: 1 REF: P. 5 BLM: Remember
7. What Is The World’s Largest Organization Devoted To The
Advancement Of Psychology?
A. Psychologists Of North America
B. Western Psychological Society
C. World Psychology Organization
D. American Psychological Association
ANSWER: D PTS: 1 REF: P. 5 BLM: Remember
8. What Were The First Two Major Schools Of Psychology?
A. Functionalism And Behaviourism
B. Behaviourism And Psychoanalytic Theory
C. Behaviourism And Gestalt Psychology
D. Structuralism And Functionalism
ANSWER: D PTS: 1 REF: P. 6 BLM: Remember
9. Which School Of Psychology Focused On Identifying And
Examining The Fundamental Components Of Conscious Experience, Such As
Sensations, Feelings, And Images?
A. Humanism
B. Structuralism
C. Functionalism
D. Behaviourism
ANSWER: B PTS: 1 REF: P. 6 BLM: Remember
10. Which Type Of Psychologist Was Most Likely To Use The
Technique Of Introspection?
A. Structuralist
B. Behaviourist
C. Cognitive
D. Humanist
ANSWER: A PTS: 1 REF: P. 6 BLM: Higher Order
11. Mariska Is Participating In A Study In Which She Is Asked To
Carefully Observe And Report Her Conscious Reactions To Several Stimuli.
Which Type Of Psychologist Is Most Likely To Conduct A Study Like This?
A. Structuralist
