Question 1

Which modern psychological perspective focuses on bodily events and their effects on behaviour, feelings, and thoughts?

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A)   the biological perspective
B)   the cognitive perspective
C)   the evolutionary perspective
D)   the psychodynamic perspectiveE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Juanita is studying in her dorm room when her roommate says, "Why did you sign up for a psychology class? Everyone knows that psychology is the same as plain, old common sense." How should Juanita explain the differences between psychology and common sense?

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Question 3

List and define the four major perspectives in modern psychology.

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Question 4

_______________ emphasized the purpose of behaviour as opposed to its analysis and description.

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A)   Structuralism
B)   Functionalism
C)   Psychoanalysis
D)   BehaviourismE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Wilhelm Wundt is known for:

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A)   initiating the movement to make psychology a science.
B)   developing eight guidelines for critical thinking.
C)   establishing phrenology as a science.
D)   training doctors to treat mental illness.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

_______________ involved the analysis of the basic elements or building blocks of the mind.

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A)   Functionalism
B)   Structuralism
C)   Humanism
D)   BehaviourismE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Which school of thought in psychology tried to explain how specific behaviours and mental processes help a person adapt to the environment?

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A)   phrenology
B)   structuralism
C)   functionalism
D)   psychiatryE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

In America, Wilhelm Wundt's ideas were popularized by one of his students, _______________, who gave Wundt's approach the name "structuralism."

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A)   Sigmund Freud
B)   John Watson
C)   William James
D)   E. B. TitchenerE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Which of the following approaches was popular during the early days of modern psychology?

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A)   the structuralist perspective
B)   the cognitive perspective
C)   the feminist perspective
D)   the sociocultural perspectiveE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true about Sigmund Freud?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Mind Cure Movement is Sigmund Freud's first book.
B)   Sigmund Freud argued that many of his patients had symptoms due to physical, rather than mental, causes.
C)   Sigmund Freud's concepts had a profound influence on the philosophy, literature, and art of the twentieth century.
D)   Sigmund Freud's concepts were widely accepted by the scientific community, especially by empirically oriented psychologists.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 11

Describe the three schools of psychological thought that became popular when psychology emerged as a discipline, including the major theorists associated with each school as well as the goal of each of these perspectives.

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Question 12

The feminist movement in psychology was important because it:

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A)   refocused psychology on the study of the mind and mental processes.
B)   allowed women to become therapists.
C)   forced graduate schools in psychology to open their doors to women.
D)   critically examined the male bias in psychological research and theories.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 13

A major point of difference between basic research and applied research is that:

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A)   basic research involves experimentation and applied research involves psychiatry.
B)   basic research studies physical processes and applied research studies mental processes.
C)   basic research studies only humans, whereas applied research studies both animals and human beings.
D)   basic research is done to acquire knowledge and applied research is done to solve practical problems.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Tara cannot believe what she reads about anger: "...depending on the circumstances, sometimes it is helpful to express your feelings, but sometimes venting your anger makes everything worse." Tara finds this difficult to accept because she has been told over and over that it is healthy to "ventilate" her anger. Based on your reading of Chapter 2, design a research study that Tara could conduct in order to examine this issue.

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Question 15

_______________ founded the field of psychoanalysis.

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A)   Sigmund Freud
B)   William James
C)   Wilhelm Wundt
D)   E. B. TitchenerE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

How was Darwin's theory of evolution inspirational to the functionalists?

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Question 17

The first person to announce that he intended to make psychology a science was:

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A)   William James.
B)   Joseph Gall.
C)   John Locke.
D)   Wilhelm Wundt.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

During the early decades of psychology's existence as a formal discipline, three schools of psychological thought became popular. What were these three schools of thought and what became of each of them over time?

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Question 19

_______________ wanted to know how specific behaviours and mental processes help a person or animal adapt to the environment, so they looked for the underlying causes and practical consequences of these behaviours and processes.

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A)   Rationalists
B)   Structuralists
C)   Fundamentalists
D)   FunctionalistsE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 20

With which of the following psychological perspectives is the term "behaviourist" most closely associated?

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A)   biological
B)   cognitive
C)   sociocultural
D)   learningE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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