Psychology Exam test queries and
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The scientific study of behavior and mental processes is called ____. - ANS✅✅Psychology
The word "psychology" is a combination of two Greek words: psyche (or psuche), meaning "the
soul," and logos, meaning "the ____." - ANS✅✅Study of
Psychology as a discipline dates back to ____. - ANS✅✅The 1870's
The psychology family tree includes two major roots: ____. - ANS✅✅Philosophy and the natural
sciences
Although the bulk of psychology focuses on human behavior, studying animal behavior has been an
essential part of the discipline that allows for ____. - ANS✅✅Making essential comparisons with
humans
A doctor noticed that many soldiers returning from fighting in the trenches in World War I were
highly anxious, were fearful of loud noises, and had difficulty reconnecting with their families. He
asked them to record personal observations of their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in a journal.
This process is called ____. - ANS✅✅Introspection
The discipline that systematically examines basic concepts, including the source of knowledge, is
called ____. - ANS✅✅Philosophy
The two roots of psychology are philosophy and _____. - ANS✅✅Natural science
Psychological scientists view the mind as a way of talking about ___. - ANS✅✅The brain and its
activities
A study participant grimaces after taking a bite of broccoli; a woman laughs at a joke; a man eats a
cookie when he's bored; a child cries when his mother leaves the room. These are all examples of
____. - ANS✅✅Behaviors
,Philosophers and psychologists have a shared interest in, among other things, ______. -
ANS✅✅The origin of knowledge
One of the earliest philosophers to forward the idea that all knowledge is gained through sensory
experience was ________, who lived from 384 to 322 BCE. - ANS✅✅Aristotle
The first true psychologist was ____. He was a research assistant to Hermann von Helmholtz, and his
ideas provided the foundation for what would later be called structuralism. - ANS✅✅Wilhelm
Wundt
Functionalism emerged partly in response to the publication of ____ - ANS✅✅The Descent of
Man, by Charles Darwin
The Gestalt psychologists believed that breaking a whole perception into its building blocks, as
advocated by the structuralists, would result in the loss of ____. - ANS✅✅Important psychological
information
Who contributed ideas about the unconscious mind, the development of sexuality, dream analysis,
the psychological roots of abnormal behavior, personality, and therapy? - ANS✅✅Sigmund Freud
An approach to psychology that features the study and careful measurement of observable
behaviors is called ____. - ANS✅✅Behaviorism
Wilhelm Wundt's student, Edward Titchener, developed an approach in which the mind is broken
into the smallest elements of mental experience. What was this called? - ANS✅✅Structuralism
Who is the American psychologist who proposed the functionalist approach and whose textbook
Principles of Psychology dominated the field of psychology for 50 years after its publication? -
ANS✅✅William James
Describe Gestalt theory? - ANS✅✅The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Which of the following statements about Freud's work is true? - ANS✅✅His theories don't lend
themselves to experimentation
, A leading behaviorist who first explored classical conditioning was ____. - ANS✅✅Ivan Petrovich
Pavlov
Titchener's approach to psychology paralleled which of the following trends of his day? -
ANS✅✅Efforts in chemistry to break molecules into elements
Throughout his discussions of mental processes and behavior, William James emphasized the role of
____. - ANS✅✅Evolution
William and Max are discussing how younger and older people respond to lighter or darker skin on a
person. William says they should use fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) to study older
and younger participants' brains to find out which areas are "firing" when they see images of people
with darker skin and lighter skin.
Max believes only looking at participants' brains will result in a loss of some important details that
might also affect the participants, such as their level of income and exposure to people from
different cultures. Which of the following is a true statement about these students? - ANS✅✅Max
is espousing Gestalt psychology
Humanistic psychologists believed that ____. - ANS✅✅people behave badly only when corrupted
by society
What is the psychological perspective that focuses on the relationships among mind, behavior, and
their underlying biological processes, including genetics, biochemistry, anatomy, and physiology? -
ANS✅✅Biological psychology
The psychological perspective that investigates how physical structure and behavior have been
shaped by their contributions to survival and reproduction is called ____ psychology. -
ANS✅✅Evolutionary
The psychological perspective that investigates information processing, thinking, reasoning, and
problem solving is called ____. - ANS✅✅Cognitive psychology
The psychological perspective that examines the effects of one's environment on the behavior of
individuals is called ____ psychology. - ANS✅✅Social
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The scientific study of behavior and mental processes is called ____. - ANS✅✅Psychology
The word "psychology" is a combination of two Greek words: psyche (or psuche), meaning "the
soul," and logos, meaning "the ____." - ANS✅✅Study of
Psychology as a discipline dates back to ____. - ANS✅✅The 1870's
The psychology family tree includes two major roots: ____. - ANS✅✅Philosophy and the natural
sciences
Although the bulk of psychology focuses on human behavior, studying animal behavior has been an
essential part of the discipline that allows for ____. - ANS✅✅Making essential comparisons with
humans
A doctor noticed that many soldiers returning from fighting in the trenches in World War I were
highly anxious, were fearful of loud noises, and had difficulty reconnecting with their families. He
asked them to record personal observations of their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in a journal.
This process is called ____. - ANS✅✅Introspection
The discipline that systematically examines basic concepts, including the source of knowledge, is
called ____. - ANS✅✅Philosophy
The two roots of psychology are philosophy and _____. - ANS✅✅Natural science
Psychological scientists view the mind as a way of talking about ___. - ANS✅✅The brain and its
activities
A study participant grimaces after taking a bite of broccoli; a woman laughs at a joke; a man eats a
cookie when he's bored; a child cries when his mother leaves the room. These are all examples of
____. - ANS✅✅Behaviors
,Philosophers and psychologists have a shared interest in, among other things, ______. -
ANS✅✅The origin of knowledge
One of the earliest philosophers to forward the idea that all knowledge is gained through sensory
experience was ________, who lived from 384 to 322 BCE. - ANS✅✅Aristotle
The first true psychologist was ____. He was a research assistant to Hermann von Helmholtz, and his
ideas provided the foundation for what would later be called structuralism. - ANS✅✅Wilhelm
Wundt
Functionalism emerged partly in response to the publication of ____ - ANS✅✅The Descent of
Man, by Charles Darwin
The Gestalt psychologists believed that breaking a whole perception into its building blocks, as
advocated by the structuralists, would result in the loss of ____. - ANS✅✅Important psychological
information
Who contributed ideas about the unconscious mind, the development of sexuality, dream analysis,
the psychological roots of abnormal behavior, personality, and therapy? - ANS✅✅Sigmund Freud
An approach to psychology that features the study and careful measurement of observable
behaviors is called ____. - ANS✅✅Behaviorism
Wilhelm Wundt's student, Edward Titchener, developed an approach in which the mind is broken
into the smallest elements of mental experience. What was this called? - ANS✅✅Structuralism
Who is the American psychologist who proposed the functionalist approach and whose textbook
Principles of Psychology dominated the field of psychology for 50 years after its publication? -
ANS✅✅William James
Describe Gestalt theory? - ANS✅✅The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Which of the following statements about Freud's work is true? - ANS✅✅His theories don't lend
themselves to experimentation
, A leading behaviorist who first explored classical conditioning was ____. - ANS✅✅Ivan Petrovich
Pavlov
Titchener's approach to psychology paralleled which of the following trends of his day? -
ANS✅✅Efforts in chemistry to break molecules into elements
Throughout his discussions of mental processes and behavior, William James emphasized the role of
____. - ANS✅✅Evolution
William and Max are discussing how younger and older people respond to lighter or darker skin on a
person. William says they should use fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) to study older
and younger participants' brains to find out which areas are "firing" when they see images of people
with darker skin and lighter skin.
Max believes only looking at participants' brains will result in a loss of some important details that
might also affect the participants, such as their level of income and exposure to people from
different cultures. Which of the following is a true statement about these students? - ANS✅✅Max
is espousing Gestalt psychology
Humanistic psychologists believed that ____. - ANS✅✅people behave badly only when corrupted
by society
What is the psychological perspective that focuses on the relationships among mind, behavior, and
their underlying biological processes, including genetics, biochemistry, anatomy, and physiology? -
ANS✅✅Biological psychology
The psychological perspective that investigates how physical structure and behavior have been
shaped by their contributions to survival and reproduction is called ____ psychology. -
ANS✅✅Evolutionary
The psychological perspective that investigates information processing, thinking, reasoning, and
problem solving is called ____. - ANS✅✅Cognitive psychology
The psychological perspective that examines the effects of one's environment on the behavior of
individuals is called ____ psychology. - ANS✅✅Social
