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CHAPTER 1: The Evolution of Psychology
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c. René Descartes yu
d. William James yu
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2. According to historians, when and where did the “birth” of psychology
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d. 1909 yu in Austria
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3. According to Wilhelm Wundt, what was the focus of psychology?
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a. to understand functions of behaviour
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b. to understand unconscious motivation
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d. the scientific study of conscious experience
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ANSWER: y u D PTS: yu yu y u 1 REF: yu yu yu p. 4
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4. What did Wilhelm Wundt believe the focus of psychology should be?
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d. determining people’s unconscious motivation for behaviour
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c. John Watson yu
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7. What is the world’s largest organization devoted to the
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d. American Psychological Association yu yu
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8. What were the first two major schools of psychology?
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a. functionalism and behaviourism yu yu
b. behaviourism and psychoanalytic theory yu yu yu
c. behaviourism and Gestalt psychology yu yu yu
d. structuralism and functionalism yu yu
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9. Which school of psychology focused on identifying and examining the
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11. Mariska is participating in a study in which she is asked to carefully
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yu Variations 4th Canadian Edition
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By Weiten Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
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,TABLE OF CONTENT yu yu
CHAPTER 1: The Evolution of Psychology
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Thought
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CHAPTER 9: Intelligence and Psychological
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CHAPTER 11: Human Development across the Life Span
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yu AssessmentCHAPTER 13: Social Behaviour
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CHAPTER 14: Stress, Coping, and
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CHAPTER 16: Treatment of Psychological Disorder
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,Chapter 1—The Evolution of Psychology
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MULTIPLE CHOICE yu
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psychologyas an independent discipline with its own subject matter?
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a. Wilhelm Wundt yu
b. G. Stanley Hall
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c. René Descartes yu
d. William James yu
ANSWER: y u A PTS: yu yu y u 1 REF: yu yu yu p. 4
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3. According to Wilhelm Wundt, what was the focus of psychology?
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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: y u D PTS: yu yu y u 1 REF: yu yu yu p. 4
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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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c. examining people’s awareness of their immediate experience
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d. determining people’s unconscious motivation for behaviour
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7. What is the world’s largest organization devoted to the
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advancement ofpsychology?
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a. Psychologists of North America yu yu yu
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d. American Psychological Association yu yu
ANSWER: y u D PTS: yu yu y u 1 REF: yu yu yu p. 5 yu BLM: Remember y u
8. What were the first two major schools of psychology?
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a. functionalism and behaviourism yu yu
b. behaviourism and psychoanalytic theory yu yu yu
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9. Which school of psychology focused on identifying and examining the
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