Exam 1 )PSY101 Exam 1: (Straighter line)Questions &
Answers
Who developed the first psychological laboratory?
A) Wundt
B) Pluto
C) Freud
D) James - ANSWER:Wundt
Which early psychologist aimed to discover the mind's structure?
A) Edward Titchener
B) William James
C) John Locke
D) Wilhelm Wundt - ANSWER:Edward Tithcener
Which major force in psychology emphasized unconscious thought processes?
A) evolutionary psychology
B) Freudian psychology
C) behavior genetics
D) behaviorism - ANSWER:Freudian psychology
Psychology is best described as the science of
A) conscious and unconscious mental activity
B) observable responses to the environment
C) behavior and mental processes
D) maladaptive and adaptive behaviors - ANSWER:Behavior and mental processes
The view that psychology should be an objective science that studies observable human behavior
without reference to mental processes is known as
A) behaviorism
,B) cognitive neuroscience
C) humanistic psychology
D) positive psychology - ANSWER:Behaviorism
Rhonda insists that Dr. Phillips' theory of aggression be checked against observable evidence. She is
demonstrating the scientific attitude of
A) pride
B) skepticism
C) practicality
D) enthusiasm - ANSWER:Skepticism
The branch of psychology that can be considered as the marriage between science of the mind and the
science of the brain is called
A) behaviorism
B) Freudian psychology
C) neuroscience
D) cognitive neuroscience - ANSWER:Cognitive neuroscience
Professor Crisman believes that most women prefer tall and physical strong partners because this
preference promotes the survival of our ancestors' genes. This viewpoint best illustrates the
_______________________ perspective
A) socio-cultural
B) cognitive
C) evolutionary
D) psychodynamic - ANSWER:Evolutionary
Which of the following is NOT a biological influence on behavior or mental processes, according to the
biopsychosocial approach?
A) cognitive processing
B) genetic predisposition
C) genetic mutations
D) natural selection - ANSWER:Cognitive processing
Which psychologists are most likely to be involved in applied research?
A) industrial-organizational
, B) developmental
C) personality
D) biological - ANSWER:Industrial-organizational
Dr. Santaniello conducts research on how children's moral thinking changes as they grow older. It is most
likely that Dr. Santaniello is a(n) ______________ psychologist?
A) social
B) clinical
C) developmental
D) industrial-organizational - ANSWER:Developmental
Dr. Renk is studying how people interact and react in the presence of others. She is examining the
_____________ influence on behavior and mental processes, according to the biopsychosocial
perspective
A) biological
B) cognitive
C) psychological
D) socio-cultural - ANSWER:Social-cultural
The hindsight bias refers to people's tendency to
A) dismiss the value of skepticism
B) reject any ideas that can't be specifically tested
C) exaggerate their ability tp have foreseen an outcome after the fact
D) overestimate the extent to which others share their opinions - ANSWER:Exaggerate their ability tp
have foreseen an outcome after the fact
A theory is an explanation using an integrated set of principles that ______ observations and ______
behaviors or events
A) questions; surveys
B) replicates; controls
C) organizes; predicts
D) randomly samples, randomly assigns - ANSWER:Organizes; predicts
A hypothesis is a(n)
A) observable relationship between specific independent and dependent variables
Answers
Who developed the first psychological laboratory?
A) Wundt
B) Pluto
C) Freud
D) James - ANSWER:Wundt
Which early psychologist aimed to discover the mind's structure?
A) Edward Titchener
B) William James
C) John Locke
D) Wilhelm Wundt - ANSWER:Edward Tithcener
Which major force in psychology emphasized unconscious thought processes?
A) evolutionary psychology
B) Freudian psychology
C) behavior genetics
D) behaviorism - ANSWER:Freudian psychology
Psychology is best described as the science of
A) conscious and unconscious mental activity
B) observable responses to the environment
C) behavior and mental processes
D) maladaptive and adaptive behaviors - ANSWER:Behavior and mental processes
The view that psychology should be an objective science that studies observable human behavior
without reference to mental processes is known as
A) behaviorism
,B) cognitive neuroscience
C) humanistic psychology
D) positive psychology - ANSWER:Behaviorism
Rhonda insists that Dr. Phillips' theory of aggression be checked against observable evidence. She is
demonstrating the scientific attitude of
A) pride
B) skepticism
C) practicality
D) enthusiasm - ANSWER:Skepticism
The branch of psychology that can be considered as the marriage between science of the mind and the
science of the brain is called
A) behaviorism
B) Freudian psychology
C) neuroscience
D) cognitive neuroscience - ANSWER:Cognitive neuroscience
Professor Crisman believes that most women prefer tall and physical strong partners because this
preference promotes the survival of our ancestors' genes. This viewpoint best illustrates the
_______________________ perspective
A) socio-cultural
B) cognitive
C) evolutionary
D) psychodynamic - ANSWER:Evolutionary
Which of the following is NOT a biological influence on behavior or mental processes, according to the
biopsychosocial approach?
A) cognitive processing
B) genetic predisposition
C) genetic mutations
D) natural selection - ANSWER:Cognitive processing
Which psychologists are most likely to be involved in applied research?
A) industrial-organizational
, B) developmental
C) personality
D) biological - ANSWER:Industrial-organizational
Dr. Santaniello conducts research on how children's moral thinking changes as they grow older. It is most
likely that Dr. Santaniello is a(n) ______________ psychologist?
A) social
B) clinical
C) developmental
D) industrial-organizational - ANSWER:Developmental
Dr. Renk is studying how people interact and react in the presence of others. She is examining the
_____________ influence on behavior and mental processes, according to the biopsychosocial
perspective
A) biological
B) cognitive
C) psychological
D) socio-cultural - ANSWER:Social-cultural
The hindsight bias refers to people's tendency to
A) dismiss the value of skepticism
B) reject any ideas that can't be specifically tested
C) exaggerate their ability tp have foreseen an outcome after the fact
D) overestimate the extent to which others share their opinions - ANSWER:Exaggerate their ability tp
have foreseen an outcome after the fact
A theory is an explanation using an integrated set of principles that ______ observations and ______
behaviors or events
A) questions; surveys
B) replicates; controls
C) organizes; predicts
D) randomly samples, randomly assigns - ANSWER:Organizes; predicts
A hypothesis is a(n)
A) observable relationship between specific independent and dependent variables
