Question 1

Liz is the CEO of a major company.Liz is fearful of how her employees are going to react to the company's downsizing and reorganization.She decides to contact a(n) _____ psychologist to help her employees.

Accepted Answer

A)  industrial/organizational
B)  clinical
C)  school
D)  healthE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 2

A college student taking introductory psychology decides to test Piaget's theories of mental development on her 3-year-old brother who loves hot dogs and is very hungry.She shows him two hot dogs.Then,while he is watching,she breaks one of the hot dogs in half.She asks if he would like one hot dog (the intact hot dog) or two hot dogs (the hot dog cut in half) .Consistent with Piaget's findings,the child:

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A)  selects the intact hot dog.
B)  selects the hot dog cut in half.
C)  says she is silly because both are the same.
D)  becomes confused and starts crying.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Jacqueline reports that she just has become blind in her left eye,although there is no medical cause.A clinician in the late 1800s would diagnose Jacqueline with:

Accepted Answer

A)  hysteria.
B)  neurosis.
C)  projection.
D)  repression.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

_____ believed that the mind and body are made of different things,with the mind being made of an immaterial or spiritual substance.

Accepted Answer

A)  Gall
B)  Hobbes
C)  Descartes
D)  AristotleE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Edward Titchener is to _____ as John Watson is to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalism;behaviorism
B)  functionalism;structuralism
C)  structuralism;behaviorism
D)  structuralism;functionalismE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

The first woman to receive a PhD degree in psychology,and the author of the book The Animal Mind,was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Rosalie Rayner.
B)  Anna Freud.
C)  Margaret Floy Washburn.
D)  Mary Whiton Calkins.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

The term _____ comes from the Latin word for womb.

Accepted Answer

A)  hypnosis
B)  unconscious
C)  hysteria
D)  humanismE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

A psychological approach that stressed a person's potential for positive growth was developed by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud and Jung.
B)  Skinner and Watson.
C)  Rogers and Maslow.
D)  Gall and Broca.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Which psychologist was NOT part of the psychoanalytic movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sigmund Freud
B)  Alfred Adler
C)  Carl Jung
D)  Carl RogersE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Olivia turns on the air conditioning when it gets too hot in the house.Olivia's actions are a _____ controlled by the _____ of heat.

Accepted Answer

A)  response;stimulus
B)  stimulus;response
C)  response;reinforcer
D)  stimulus;reinforcerE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Attempts to develop a scientific approach to psychology related the mind to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  unconscious.
B)  spirit.
C)  brain.
D)  soul.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 12

The importance of the clinical work of Charcot and Janet was MOST recognized by which psychologist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wundt
B)  Titchener
C)  Pavlov
D)  JamesE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

When the light comes on in his car indicating that his gas is low,Jason drives to the nearest gas station.The indicator light is an example of a:

Accepted Answer

A)  reinforcer.
B)  sensation.
C)  stimulus.
D)  response.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

The research of Flourens and Broca:

Accepted Answer

A)  established phrenology as a true science.
B)  confirmed Descartes' belief that the mind and body were linked via the pineal gland.
C)  is consistent with the view of the mind held by Thomas Hobbes.
D)  demonstrated that mental processes can occur independently of brain activity.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

The research of George Miller explains why Jeff has difficulty remembering:

Accepted Answer

A)  information learned in a social studies course 5 years ago.
B)  events before he was 3 years old.
C)  the names of 12 people to whom he was just introduced.
D)  what he ate for breakfast last Wednesday.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Psychologist Kurt Lewin believed that stimulus-response psychology was too simplistic to predict human behavior.In his theories,he inserted which terms between stimulus and response?

Accepted Answer

A)  construal of the stimulus
B)  structure of the stimulus
C)  reinforcement by the stimulus
D)  informational value of the stimulusE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 17

William James is to _____ as John Watson is to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalism;behaviorism
B)  functionalism;structuralism
C)  structuralism;behaviorism
D)  structuralism;functionalismE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

In his best-selling book,Beyond Freedom and Dignity,_____ argued that behavior is determined by its consequences and that free will is an illusion.

Accepted Answer

A)  Abraham Maslow
B)  B.F.Skinner
C)  Ivan Pavlov
D)  Carl RogersE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 19

The major limitation of the works of the classical Greek philosophers to an understanding of human behavior is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the works tended to underestimate the role of nature in determining human behavior.
B)  the forces that govern human behavior have changed considerably since their time.
C)  the works tended to underestimate the role of nurture in shaping human behavior.
D)  these philosophers did not develop ways to test their theories.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Ulrich Neisser's landmark book published in 1967 provided a foundation for the field of _____ psychology.

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive
B)  evolutionary
C)  clinical
D)  socialE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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Edward Titchener is to _ as John Watson is to _.

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Which psychologist was NOT part of the psychoanalytic movement?

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In his best-selling book,Beyond Freedom and Dignity,_____ argued that behavior is determined by its consequences and that free will is an illusion.

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Liz is the CEO of a major company.Liz is fearful of how her employees are going to react to the company's downsizing and reorganization.She decides to contact a(n) _____ psychologist to help her employees.

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Olivia turns on the air conditioning when it gets too hot in the house.Olivia's actions are a _ controlled by the _ of heat.

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The research of Flourens and Broca:

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_____ believed that the mind and body are made of different things,with the mind being made of an immaterial or spiritual substance.

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Jacqueline reports that she just has become blind in her left eye,although there is no medical cause.A clinician in the late 1800s would diagnose Jacqueline with:

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Ulrich Neisser's landmark book published in 1967 provided a foundation for the field of _____ psychology.

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The major limitation of the works of the classical Greek philosophers to an understanding of human behavior is that:

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When the light comes on in his car indicating that his gas is low,Jason drives to the nearest gas station.The indicator light is an example of a:

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The first woman to receive a PhD degree in psychology,and the author of the book The Animal Mind,was:

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William James is to _ as John Watson is to _.

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The term _____ comes from the Latin word for womb.

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Attempts to develop a scientific approach to psychology related the mind to the:

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A psychological approach that stressed a person's potential for positive growth was developed by:

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The importance of the clinical work of Charcot and Janet was MOST recognized by which psychologist?

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The research of George Miller explains why Jeff has difficulty remembering:

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Psychologist Kurt Lewin believed that stimulus-response psychology was too simplistic to predict human behavior.In his theories,he inserted which terms between stimulus and response?

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Edward Titchener is to _____ as John Watson is to _____.

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Which psychologist was NOT part of the psychoanalytic movement?

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In his best-selling book,Beyond Freedom and Dignity,_____ argued that behavior is determined by its consequences and that free will is an illusion.

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Liz is the CEO of a major company.Liz is fearful of how her employees are going to react to the company's downsizing and reorganization.She decides to contact a(n) _____ psychologist to help her employees.

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Olivia turns on the air conditioning when it gets too hot in the house.Olivia's actions are a _____ controlled by the _____ of heat.

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The research of Flourens and Broca:

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_____ believed that the mind and body are made of different things,with the mind being made of an immaterial or spiritual substance.

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Jacqueline reports that she just has become blind in her left eye,although there is no medical cause.A clinician in the late 1800s would diagnose Jacqueline with:

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Ulrich Neisser's landmark book published in 1967 provided a foundation for the field of _____ psychology.

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The major limitation of the works of the classical Greek philosophers to an understanding of human behavior is that:

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When the light comes on in his car indicating that his gas is low,Jason drives to the nearest gas station.The indicator light is an example of a:

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The first woman to receive a PhD degree in psychology,and the author of the book The Animal Mind,was:

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William James is to _____ as John Watson is to _____.

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The importance of the clinical work of Charcot and Janet was MOST recognized by which psychologist?

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