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By Weiten Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
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CHAPTER 1: The Evolution of Psychology
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ss Behaviour CHAPTER 4: Sensation and Perception
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CHAPTER 9: Intelligence and Psychological
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ss TestingCHAPTER 10: Motivation and Emotion
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CHAPTER 11: Human Development across the Life Span
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ss AssessmentCHAPTER 13: Social Behaviour
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CHAPTER 14: Stress, Coping, and
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HealthCHAPTER 15: Psychological
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CHAPTER 16: Treatment of Psychological Disorder
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,Chapter 1—The Evolution of Psychology
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1. Which of the following individuals is responsible for establishing ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
ss psychologyas an independent discipline with its own subject matter?
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a. Wilhelm Wundt ss
b. G. Stanley Hall
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c. René Descartes ss
d. William James ss
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2. According to historians, when and where did the ―birth‖ of psychology occur? ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
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c. 1883 in the United States ss ss ss ss
d. 1909 in Austria ss ss
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3. According to Wilhelm Wundt, what was the focus of psychology? ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
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? ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
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a. William James ss
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c. John Watson ss
d. Edward Titchener ss
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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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7. What is the world‘s largest organization devoted to the advancement
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8. What were the first two major schools of psychology? ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
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9. Which school of psychology focused on identifying and examining the
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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
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a. structuralist
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11. Mariska is participating in a study in which she is asked to carefully ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
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