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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich Viewpoint would John Watson Most Likely Agree with?Psychology should only study the observable and measurableThe Subconscious is the key to mental health issues.All animals have thoughts and feelings that guide their behavior
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich is the most common approach to understanding behavior?A Persons thinkingOnly observable and measurable behaviorBio-Psycho-Social influences
- 3. Multiple ChoiceA Psychiatrist is aTherapistMedical DoctorA nurse who treats mental illness
- 4. Multiple Choice
HUMANISTIC psychologists believe everyone can thrive if...
They receive positive feedback
They had a stable life as a child
They were heavily disciplined as children
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of psychologist only works with the mentally ill?DevelopmentalIndustrial organizationalClinical
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe " Nurture" aspect of behavior focuses onGenetic traits that shape behaviorHow the Environment after birth influences behaviorHow parenting styles affect behavior
- 7. Multiple ChoiceEvolutionary psychology focuses onHow behaviors are adaptive for survivalHow mental illness can be passed down from parents to childrenHow animals and humans share similar genes
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of psychologist works closely with law enforcement?ClinicalDevelopmentalForensic
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich View is supported by Darwin that how we think and behave serves a function to keep us alive?StructuralismFunctionalismBehaviorism
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is Gestalt Psychology?
an Austrian movement about sensation and the laws that apply
a Swedish movement about the relationship between the cognitive process and emotional recognition
the American school of thought for new-wave psychologists
a German movement to explain perception in terms of the abilities and laws behind them; "the whole is greater than its parts"
- 11. Multiple ChoiceAmber believes that each thought or memory can be broken down into smaller elements, such as the emotions and concepts behind them.
In which historical approach to psychology would she find people who believe the same thing?PsychoanalysisStructuralismGestaltFunctionalism - 12. Multiple ChoiceHow do cognitive approaches to learning differ from traditional behaviorist explanations?Cognitive psychologists focus on the changes in neural networks that result from learning.Cognitive psychologists try to explain learning from an evolutionary perspective.Cognitive psychologists believe that learning involves some sort of thinking.Cognitive psychologists believe that researchers should only focus on observable behaviors.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceMarnie is handed a teddy bear and begins to describe what she is experiencing:"This is brown. It is soft. It is wearing a red bow."
What historic research technique is she using?IntrospectionPsychoanalysisDualismStructuralism - 14. Multiple Choice"The most important thing a psychologist can study is how a behavior or thought helps a person navigate the world, rather than how that thought comes to be or what it is made of."
This viewpoint probably comes from somebody who believes in what historical theoretical approach?StructuralismFunctionalismGestaltPsychoanalysis - 15. Multiple ChoiceDr. Wilson attributes the delinquent behaviors of many teens to the pressures associated with being members of street gangs. Her account best illustrates a(n) ________ perspective.behavioralevolutionarybiologicalsocio-cultural
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich perspective most clearly focuses on how we learn observable responses?biologicalevolutionaryhumanisticbehavioral
- 17. Multiple ChoiceProfessor Crisman believes that most women prefer tall and physically strong partners because this preference enhanced the survival of our ancestors' genes. This viewpoint best illustrates the ________ perspective.social-culturalbehavioralcognitiveevolutionary
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich perspective is most relevant to understanding the impact of strokes and brain diseases on memory?psychodynamicbiologicalbehavioralevolutionary
- 19. Multiple ChoiceHumanistic psychologists focused on the importance ofgenetic predispositions.healthy growth potential.unconscious thoughts.punishment and reinforcement.
- 20. Multiple Choice
Behaviorists like John B. Watson and B.F. Skinner dismissed the value of ____.
science.
introspection.
spaced practice.
neuroscience.
- 21. Multiple ChoiceIn explaining human behavior, psychoanalysts are likely to focus on ________, whereas humanistic psychologists concentrate on ________.evolved functions of our thoughts and feelings; self-reports of immediate physical sensationsobservable behavior; the way we perceive, process, and remember informationchildhood experiences and unconscious thought processes; current environmental influences on potentialintrospective reports of immediate sensations; empirical research relying on observation and experimentation
- 22. Multiple Choice
The perspective followed by a researcher who attributes an abnormal behavior to a neurotransmitter or its receptor is...
Biological
Psychodynamic
Cognitive
Humanistic
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best describes Wilhelm Wundt's first psychology laboratory?Examining the unconscious to determine behavior motivationUsing a brain scanning device to determine the impact events have on brain functionMeasuring reaction time between hearing a sound and pressing a buttonStudying helping behavior, based on the premise people are good
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following perspectives is most likely to address how the encoding, storing, and retrieval of information might alter our thoughts?BehavioralHumanisticCognitiveBiological
- 25. Multiple ChoiceIn which of the following perspectives is a psychologist likely to have been trained if she studies the thought processes that precede a leader’s decision to commit his country to military conflict?BehaviorismBiologicalHumanisticPsychoanalytic
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWho among the following would most likely study the interaction of people, machines, and physical environments?Human Factors PsychologistPersonality PsychologistIndustrial-Organization PsychologistCounseling Psychologist
- 27. Multiple ChoiceBetsy works in a human resources department. She plans training sessions, recruits people to work for the company, and implements techniques to boost morale around the office. Of the following, Betsy is most likely an...Personality PsychologistCounseling PsychologistEducational PsychologistIndustrial-Organizational Psychologist
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following psychologists most strongly emphasize that human behavior is powerfully influenced by the interaction between people and their physical, social, political, and economic environments.CommunityClinicalCounselingIndustrial-Organizational
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following psychologists would be most likely to investigate the biological, psychological, cognitive, and social changes over time?EducationalExperimentalSocialDevelopmental
- 30. Multiple ChoiceA psychologist investigates the methods teachers use to enhance student learning. With which of the following sub fields (and perspectives) is the psychologist most likely aligned?Educational - CognitiveExperimental - BiologicalSchool - PsychoSocialForensic - Biological
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