TEST BANK For Psychology Themes and Variations 4th Canadian Edition By Weiten Chapters 1 - 16, Complete

TEST BANK For Psychology Themes and
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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 CHAPTER 2:
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xxi The Research Enterprise in PsychologyCHAPTER 3:
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xxi The Biological Bases of Behaviour CHAPTER 4:
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xxi Sensation and Perception xxi xxi




CHAPTER 5: Variations in xxi xxi xxi




xxi ConsciousnessCHAPTER 6: Learning xi xxi xxi




CHAPTER 7: Human Memory xxi xxi xxi




xxi CHAPTER 8: Language and Thoughtxxi xxi xxi xxi




CHAPTER 9: Intelligence and Psychological
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xxi TestingCHAPTER 10: Motivation and Emotion
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CHAPTER 11: Human Development across the Life Span
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xxi CHAPTER 12: Personality: Theory, Research, and
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xxi AssessmentCHAPTER 13: Social Behaviour xi xxi xxi xxi




CHAPTER 14: Stress, Coping, andxxi xxi xxi xxi




HealthCHAPTER 15: Psychological
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xxi Disorders


CHAPTER 16: Treatment of Psychological Disorder
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,Chapter 1—The Evolution of Psychology
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MULTIPLE CHOICE xxi




1. Which of the following individuals is responsible for establishing xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi




xxi psychologyas an independent discipline with its own subject matter?
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a. WilhelmWundt xi




b. G. Stanley Hall
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c. René Descartes xxi




d. William James xxi




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2. According to historians, when and where did the “birth” of psychology occur? xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi




a. 1859 in England xxi xxi




b. 1879 in Germany xxi xxi




c. 1883 in the United States xxi xxi xxi xxi




d. 1909 inAustria xxi xi




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3. According to Wilhelm Wundt, what was the focus of psychology? xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi




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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4. What did Wilhelm Wundt believe the focus of psychology should be? xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi




a. studying stimulus-response associations xxi xxi




b. questioning the nature of existence xxi xxi xxi xxi




c. examining people’s awareness of their immediate experience xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi




d. determining people’s unconscious motivation for behaviour xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi




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5. Who established the first psychological research laboratory in the United xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi




xxi Statesand launched that country’s first psychology journal?
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a. William James xxi




b. G. Stanley Hall
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c. JohnWatson xi




d. Edward Titchener xxi




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, 6. Who was the first president of theAmerican PsychologicalAssociation (APA)?
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a. G. Stanley Hall
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b. JohnWatson xi




c. William James xxi




d. Sigmund Freud xxi




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7. 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 xxi xxi xxi




b. Western Psychological Society xxi xxi




c. World Psychology Organization xxi xxi




d. American PsychologicalAssociation xxi xi




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8. What were the first two major schools of psychology? xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi




a. functionalism and behaviourism xxi xxi




b. behaviourism and psychoanalytic theory xxi xxi xxi




c. behaviourism and Gestalt psychology xxi xxi xxi




d. structuralism and functionalism xxi xxi




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Which school of psychology focused on identifying and examining the
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xxi fundamental components of conscious experience, such as sensations, feelings, and
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xxi images?
a. humanism
b. structuralism
c. functionalism
d. behaviourism
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10.Which type of psychologist was most likely to use the technique xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi




xxi ofintrospection?
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a. structuralist
b. behaviourist
c. cognitive
d. humanist
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11. Mariska is participating in a study in which she is asked to carefully xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi xxi




xxi observeand report her conscious reactions to several stimuli. Which type of psychologist
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xxi is most likely to conduct a study like this?
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a. structuralist