TEST BANK For Psychology Themes and Variations 4th Canadian Edition By Weiten Chapters 1 - 16, Complete newest versio n updated 2025

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

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CHAPTER 1: The Evolution of Psychology CHAPTER 2:
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The Research Enterprise in PsychologyCHAPTER 3: Th
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e Biological Bases of Behaviour CHAPTER 4: Sensation
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CHAPTER 5: Variations in ConsciousnessCH
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APTER 6: Learning VA VA




CHAPTER 7: Human Memory CHAPTE
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R 8: Language and Thought
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CHAPTER 9: Intelligence and Psychological TestingCH
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APTER 10: Motivation and Emotion
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CHAPTER 11: Human Development across the Life Span CHAPT
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ER 12: Personality: Theory, Research, and AssessmentCHAPTER
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VA 13: Social Behaviour
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CHAPTER 14: Stress, Coping, and HealthCH
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APTER 15: Psychological 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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Which of the following individuals is responsible for establishing psychologya
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s an independent discipline with its own subject matter?
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a. Wilhelm Wundt VA




b. G. Stanley Hall VA VA




c. René Descartes VA




d. William James VA




ANSWER: A V A PTS: 1 VAVAV A REF: p. 4
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2. According to historians, when and where did the “birth” of psychology occur? VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA




a. 1859 in England VA VA




b. 1879 in Germany VA VA




c. 1883 in the United States
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d. 1909 in Austria VA VA




ANSWER: B V A PTS: 1 VAVAV A REF: p. 4
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3. According to Wilhelm Wundt, what was the focus of psychology? VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA




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?
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a. studying stimulus-response associations
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b. questioning the nature of existence VA VA VA VA




c. examining people’s awareness of their immediate experience
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Who established the first psychological research laboratory in the United State
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sand launched that country’s first psychology journal?
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a. William James VA




b. G. Stanley Hall VA VA




c. John Watson VA




d. Edward Titchener VA




ANSWER: B V A PTS: 1 VAVAV A REF: p. 5
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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 VA




c. William James VA




d. Sigmund Freud VA




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7. What is the world’s largest organization devoted to the advancement o
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a. Psychologists of North America VA VA VA




b. Western Psychological Society VA VA




c. World Psychology Organization VA VA




d. American Psychological Association VA VA




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8. What were the first two major schools of psychology?
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a. functionalism and behaviourism VA VA




b. behaviourism and psychoanalytic theory VA VA VA




c. behaviourism and Gestalt psychology VA VA VA




d. structuralism and functionalism VA VA




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Which school of psychology focused on identifying and examining the funda
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mental 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 of
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introspection?
a. structuralist
b. behaviourist
c. cognitive
d. humanist
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Mariska is participating in a study in which she is asked to carefully observea
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nd report her conscious reactions to several stimuli. Which type of psychologist is most like
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ly to conduct a study like this?
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a. structuralist