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Name: Class: Date:

Chapter 01 - The Science of Psychology
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1. The first psychology laboratory was founded by
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a. William James. gg


b. John B. Watson. gg gg


c. Edward Titchener. gg


d. Wilhelm Wundt. gg



ANSWER: d g g




2. Which school of thought proposed that psychology should explain how people adapt or fail to adapt to the
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real world outside of the laboratory, thus becoming the first applied psychologists?
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a. Functionalists
b. Structuralists
c. Behaviorists
d. Psychoanalysts
ANSWER: a g g




3. Which theory proposed the technique of introspection?
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a. Functionalism
b. Structuralism
c. Behaviorism
d. Psychoanalysis
ANSWER: b g g




4. Which early perspective of psychology focused more on the perception of patterns and whole figures
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than the individual aspects of a stimulus?
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a. Psychoanalytic
b. Functionalism
c. Behaviorism
d. Gestalt psychology gg



ANSWER: d g g




5. What was the first formal school of thought in psychology which sought to analyze the basic elements of
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conscious mental experience?
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a. Structuralism
b. Functionalism
c. Behaviorism
d. Humanism
ANSWER: a g g




6. Skinner‘s work in which school of thought had a powerful influence on modern psychology?
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a. Cognitive
b. Humanistic
c. Evolutionary
d. Behavioral
ANSWER: d g g




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Name: Class: Date:

Chapter 01 - The Science of Psychology
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7. Introspection is MOST closely associated with which of the following?
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a. Wundt and structuralism gg gg


b. James and functionalism gg gg


c. Wertheimer and Gestalt gg gg


d. Structuralism and psychoanalysis gg gg



ANSWER: a g g




8. In breaking away from the psychoanalytic and behavioral perspectives, psychologists developed which
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perspective that focused on people‘s unique characteristics and perspectives?
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a. Biological
b. Sociocultural
c. Cognitive
d. Humanistic
ANSWER: d g g




9. Which approach emphasizes the understanding of mental disorders in terms of unconscious needs, desires,
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memories, and conflicts?
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a. Psychoanalytic
b. Biological
c. Behavioral
d. Humanistic
ANSWER: a g g




10. According to the scientific method, which is a characteristic of all hypotheses?
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a. They are true. gg gg


b. They are testable. gg gg


c. They are formulated only after completion of a study.
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d. They are vague. gg gg



ANSWER: b g g




11. In science, how is a theory described?
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a. A guess about the relationship between two variables
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b. The outcome of one or more experiments
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c. A general set of principles that attempts to explain what is known about a phenomenon
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d. A prediction about an experiment
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ANSWER: c g g




12. E. B. Titchener was MOST closely aligned with which early school of psychology?
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a. Structuralism
b. Functionalism
c. Cognitive
d. Psychoanalysis
ANSWER: a g g




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Name: Class: Date:

Chapter 01 - The Science of Psychology
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13. Which of the following mental health professionals is the only one who, in many states, can prescribe medicine?
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a. A psychiatristgg


b. A counselor gg


c. A social worker
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d. A psychologistgg



ANSWER: a g g




14. Which of the following is the most complete definition of psychology?
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a. The science of observable behavior and thoughts.
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b. The science of behavior.
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c. The science of mental processes.
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d. The science of behavior and mental processes.
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ANSWER: d g g




15. Why is it important to distinguish between correlation and cause and effect?
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a. When two variables are linked, it is unclear which causes the other.
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b. Without random assignment, correlation cannot be determined.
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c. Without random selection, causation is unable to be determined.
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d. Only experiments that link variables together can show a correlation.
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ANSWER: a g g




16. A functionalist is MOST likely to ask which of the following questions?
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a. What purpose do superstitions serve?
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b. How would you describe the taste of a peach?
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c. What does the texture of chalk remind you of?
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d. How does seeing a butterfly make you feel?
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ANSWER: a g g




17. If deception in research must be used, which must occur?
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a. Participants must be debriefed as soon as the study concludes.
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b. Participants must be given no opportunity to withdraw from the study.
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c. Participants must be provided appropriate excuses. gg gg gg gg gg


d. Participants must be offered additional compensation. gg gg gg gg gg



ANSWER: a g g




18. Which Greek philosopher emphasized the importance of acquiring knowledge through observation of the
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natural world?
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a. Aristotle
b. Plato
c. Socrates
d. Hippocrates
ANSWER: a g g




19. Which of the following is an accurate statement about animal research?
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