Question 1

Credit for establishing psychology as an independent field of science is generally given to William James.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

When a psychologist uses the term scientific theory,he or she is referring to something that

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A)  is guaranteed to be true.
B)  explains a wide range of observations.
C)  is no more or less plausible than any other theory.
D)  is an educated guess.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Which of the following is true about school psychologists?

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A)  They only work with students who have moderate to severe cognitive disabilities.
B)  They typically spend most of their time doing experimental research.
C)  Most school psychologists have only a bachelor's degree.
D)  They usually work in coordination with teachers,parents,and counselors.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

A perennial question for educational psychologists is,"Why do some students in a class succeed while others perform poorly?" According to the biopsychosocial model,which of the following is a possible explanation for this phenomenon?

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A)  biological differences in brain structures and chemistry
B)  social and cultural differences between students
C)  cognitive,emotional,and personality differences between students
D)  each student's biological makeup,social and cultural background,and their cognitive abilities,emotional state,and personality combine to make them different from any other student in the classE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Which of the following is true regarding Darwin's theory of evolution?

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A)  it applies to physical characteristics,but not behavior
B)  it applies to behavior,but not physical characteristics
C)  it applies to physical characteristics as well as behaviors
D)  it was discredited along with Francis Galton's concept of eugenicsE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

You attend a lecture by a psychologist who uses terms such as free will and life's meaning.Which psychological perspective is most consistent with the points the psychologist presented?

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A)  Behaviorism
B)  Humanistic psychology
C)  Functionalism
D)  PsychodynamicsE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Caroline is interested in determining how squirrels find the caches of nuts they buried several months earlier.She watches the squirrels in a park and notices that they tend to bury food near landmarks,such as trees or benches.She predicts that moving these landmarks after the squirrels have buried their food will prevent them from finding it later on,and designs an experiment to test her prediction.Caroline's approach is an example of

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A)  pseudoscience.
B)  the scientific method.
C)  the psychoanalytic model.
D)  the biopsychological model.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Why was the perspective followed by Wilhelm Wundt and his followers called structuralism?

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A)  They wanted to identify the major brain structures.
B)  Their primary goal was to understand the physiology of the mind.
C)  They focused their efforts on analyzing the elements of the nervous system.
D)  Their primary focus was on describing the structure of conscious experience.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Who developed a now discredited medical treatment using magnets,and contributed to the development of hypnosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Galton
B)  Wernicke
C)  Mesmer
D)  FreudE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Part of being scientifically literate is being able to apply scientific knowledge to real-world situations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Freud stressed the importance of

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A)  early life experiences.
B)  adolescence.
C)  early adulthood.
D)  middle adulthood.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 12

In a given culture,certain periods of its history are dominated by a general set of beliefs and attitudes known as a

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A)  zeitgeist.
B)  metaperspective.
C)  parsimony.
D)  gestalt.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Memory researchers like Herman Ebbinghaus and Frederick Bartlett contributed to the beginning of the ____________ perspective.

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A)  humanistic
B)  psychoanalytic
C)  cognitive
D)  behavioristE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 14

Psychology is said to have begun when

Accepted Answer

A)  medicine was seen to be ineffective in treating neurosis.
B)  Wilhelm Wundt started the first psychological laboratory.
C)  Sigmund Freud opened his private practice in ViennA
D)  it was discovered in the early 1900s that many illnesses have no medical basis.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Person-centered therapy has its roots in:

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A)  humanistic psychology.
B)  the medical model.
C)  psychoanalysis.
D)  the cognitive model.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 16

The belief that the unconscious mind has an influence on a person's behavior is part of which early approach to psychology?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

The cognitive perspective is an approach that emphasizes mental processes in thinking,memory,language,and other areas of behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The early perspective called gestalt psychology has evolved into the current perspective called

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalysis.
B)  cognitive psychology.
C)  behavioral psychology.
D)  social psychology.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

Which early approach to brain localization was used by physicians like Paul Broca,and was more scientific than phrenology?

Accepted Answer

A)  using electricity to stimulate different brain regions
B)  surgically removing brain regions
C)  studying the behavior of patients who had experienced brain injuries
D)  studying the shape and size of the human skullE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 20

A hypothesis is a testable prediction about processes that can be observed and measured.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Introducing Psychological Science

Person-centered therapy has its roots in:

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A perennial question for educational psychologists is,"Why do some students in a class succeed while others perform poorly?" According to the biopsychosocial model,which of the following is a possible explanation for this phenomenon?

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Credit for establishing psychology as an independent field of science is generally given to William James.

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Which early approach to brain localization was used by physicians like Paul Broca,and was more scientific than phrenology?

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In a given culture,certain periods of its history are dominated by a general set of beliefs and attitudes known as a

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The early perspective called gestalt psychology has evolved into the current perspective called

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Freud stressed the importance of

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The belief that the unconscious mind has an influence on a person's behavior is part of which early approach to psychology?

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Memory researchers like Herman Ebbinghaus and Frederick Bartlett contributed to the beginning of the ____________ perspective.

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Part of being scientifically literate is being able to apply scientific knowledge to real-world situations.

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The cognitive perspective is an approach that emphasizes mental processes in thinking,memory,language,and other areas of behavior.

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Which of the following is true regarding Darwin's theory of evolution?

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A hypothesis is a testable prediction about processes that can be observed and measured.

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Why was the perspective followed by Wilhelm Wundt and his followers called structuralism?

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You attend a lecture by a psychologist who uses terms such as free will and life's meaning.Which psychological perspective is most consistent with the points the psychologist presented?

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Who developed a now discredited medical treatment using magnets,and contributed to the development of hypnosis?

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Which of the following is true about school psychologists?

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When a psychologist uses the term scientific theory,he or she is referring to something that

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Psychology is said to have begun when

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A perennial question for educational psychologists is,"Why do some students in a class succeed while others perform poorly?" According to the biopsychosocial model,which of the following is a possible explanation for this phenomenon?

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Credit for establishing psychology as an independent field of science is generally given to William James.

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The early perspective called gestalt psychology has evolved into the current perspective called

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The cognitive perspective is an approach that emphasizes mental processes in thinking,memory,language,and other areas of behavior.

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A hypothesis is a testable prediction about processes that can be observed and measured.

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