TEST BANK For Psychology Themes and
Variations 4th Canadian Edition
By Weiten Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
,TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER 1: The Evolution of Psychology
CHAPTER 2: The Research Enterprise in Psychology
CHAPTER 3: The Biological Bases of Behaviour
CHAPTER 4: Sensation and Perception
CHAPTER 5: Variations in Consciousness
CHAPTER 6: Learning
CHAPTER 7: Human Memory
CHAPTER 8: Language and Thought
CHAPTER 9: Intelligence and Psychological Testing
CHAPTER 10: Motivation and Emotion
CHAPTER 11: Human Development across the Life Span
CHAPTER 12: Personality: Theory, Research, and Assessment
CHAPTER 13: Social Behaviour
CHAPTER 14: Stress, Coping, and Health
CHAPTER 15: Psychological Disorders
CHAPTER 16: Treatment of Psychological Disorder
,Chapter 1—The Evolution of Psychology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.Which of the following individuals is responsible for establishing psychologyas
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an independent discipline with its own subject matter?
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a. WilhelmWundt g
b. G. Stanley Hallg g
c. René Descartes g
d. William James g
ANSWER: A g PTS: 1 gg g REF: p. 4 gg g g BLM: Remember g
2. According to historians, when and where did the “birth” of psychology occur? g g g g g g g g g g g
a. 1859 in England g g
b. 1879 in Germany g g
c. 1883 in the United Statesg g g g
d. 1909 inAustria g g
ANSWER: B g PTS: 1 gg g REF: p. 4 gg g g BLM: Remember g
3. According to Wilhelm Wundt, what was the focus of psychology? g g g g g g g g g
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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ANSWER: D g PTS: 1 gg g REF: p. 4 gg g g BLM: Remember g
4. What did Wilhelm Wundt believe the focus of psychology should be?
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a. studying stimulus-response associations g g
b. questioning the nature of existence g g g g
c. examining people’s awareness of their immediate experience
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d. determining people’s unconscious motivation for behaviourg g g g g
ANSWER: C g PTS: 1 gg g REF: p. 4 gg g g BLM: Higher order g g
5.Who established the first psychological research laboratory in the United
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Statesand launched that country’s first psychology journal?
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a. William James g
b. G. Stanley Hallg g
c. JohnWatson g
d. Edward Titchener g
ANSWER: B g PTS: 1 gg g REF: p. 5 gg g g BLM: Remember g
, 6. Who was the first president of theAmerican PsychologicalAssociation (APA)?
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a. G. Stanley Hall
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b. JohnWatson g
c. William James g
d. Sigmund Freud g
ANSWER: A g PTS: 1 gg g REF: p. 5 gg g g BLM: Remember g
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 g g g
b. Western Psychological Society g g
c. WorldPsychology Organization g g
d. American Psychological Association g g
ANSWER: D g PTS: 1 gg g REF: p. 5 gg g g BLM: Remember g
8. What were the first two major schools of psychology?
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a. functionalism and behaviourism g g
b. behaviourism and psychoanalytic theory g g g
c. behaviourism and Gestalt psychology g g g
d. structuralism and functionalism g g
ANSWER: D g PTS: 1 gg g REF: p. 6 gg g g BLM: Remember g
Which school of psychology focused on identifying and examining the
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fundamental components of conscious experience, such as sensations, feelings, and images?
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a. humanism
b. structuralism
c. functionalism
d. behaviourism
ANSWER: B g PTS: 1 gg g REF: p. 6 gg g g BLM: Remember g
10. Which type of psychologist was most likely to use the techniqueg g g g g g g g g g
ofintrospection?
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a. structuralist
b. behaviourist
c. cognitive
d. humanist
ANSWER: A g PTS: 1 gg g REF: p. 6 gg g g BLM: Higher order g g
11.Mariska is participating in a study in which she is asked to carefully observeand
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report her conscious reactions to several stimuli. Which type of psychologist is most likely to
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conduct a study like this?
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a. structuralist
Variations 4th Canadian Edition
By Weiten Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
,TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER 1: The Evolution of Psychology
CHAPTER 2: The Research Enterprise in Psychology
CHAPTER 3: The Biological Bases of Behaviour
CHAPTER 4: Sensation and Perception
CHAPTER 5: Variations in Consciousness
CHAPTER 6: Learning
CHAPTER 7: Human Memory
CHAPTER 8: Language and Thought
CHAPTER 9: Intelligence and Psychological Testing
CHAPTER 10: Motivation and Emotion
CHAPTER 11: Human Development across the Life Span
CHAPTER 12: Personality: Theory, Research, and Assessment
CHAPTER 13: Social Behaviour
CHAPTER 14: Stress, Coping, and Health
CHAPTER 15: Psychological Disorders
CHAPTER 16: Treatment of Psychological Disorder
,Chapter 1—The Evolution of Psychology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.Which of the following individuals is responsible for establishing psychologyas
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an independent discipline with its own subject matter?
g g g g g g g g
a. WilhelmWundt g
b. G. Stanley Hallg g
c. René Descartes g
d. William James g
ANSWER: A g PTS: 1 gg g REF: p. 4 gg g g BLM: Remember g
2. According to historians, when and where did the “birth” of psychology occur? g g g g g g g g g g g
a. 1859 in England g g
b. 1879 in Germany g g
c. 1883 in the United Statesg g g g
d. 1909 inAustria g g
ANSWER: B g PTS: 1 gg g REF: p. 4 gg g g BLM: Remember g
3. According to Wilhelm Wundt, what was the focus of psychology? g g g g g g g g g
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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ANSWER: D g PTS: 1 gg g REF: p. 4 gg g g BLM: Remember g
4. What did Wilhelm Wundt believe the focus of psychology should be?
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a. studying stimulus-response associations g g
b. questioning the nature of existence g g g g
c. examining people’s awareness of their immediate experience
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d. determining people’s unconscious motivation for behaviourg g g g g
ANSWER: C g PTS: 1 gg g REF: p. 4 gg g g BLM: Higher order g g
5.Who established the first psychological research laboratory in the United
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Statesand launched that country’s first psychology journal?
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a. William James g
b. G. Stanley Hallg g
c. JohnWatson g
d. Edward Titchener g
ANSWER: B g PTS: 1 gg g REF: p. 5 gg g g BLM: Remember g
, 6. Who was the first president of theAmerican PsychologicalAssociation (APA)?
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a. G. Stanley Hall
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b. JohnWatson g
c. William James g
d. Sigmund Freud g
ANSWER: A g PTS: 1 gg g REF: p. 5 gg g g BLM: Remember g
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 g g g
b. Western Psychological Society g g
c. WorldPsychology Organization g g
d. American Psychological Association g g
ANSWER: D g PTS: 1 gg g REF: p. 5 gg g g BLM: Remember g
8. What were the first two major schools of psychology?
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a. functionalism and behaviourism g g
b. behaviourism and psychoanalytic theory g g g
c. behaviourism and Gestalt psychology g g g
d. structuralism and functionalism g g
ANSWER: D g PTS: 1 gg g REF: p. 6 gg g g BLM: Remember g
Which school of psychology focused on identifying and examining the
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fundamental components of conscious experience, such as sensations, feelings, and images?
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a. humanism
b. structuralism
c. functionalism
d. behaviourism
ANSWER: B g PTS: 1 gg g REF: p. 6 gg g g BLM: Remember g
10. Which type of psychologist was most likely to use the techniqueg g g g g g g g g g
ofintrospection?
g g
a. structuralist
b. behaviourist
c. cognitive
d. humanist
ANSWER: A g PTS: 1 gg g REF: p. 6 gg g g BLM: Higher order g g
11.Mariska is participating in a study in which she is asked to carefully observeand
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report her conscious reactions to several stimuli. Which type of psychologist is most likely to
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conduct a study like this?
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a. structuralist
