Chapter 1 Quiz

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Chapter 1 Quiz

• The Evolution of Psychology

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Dont forget to write your answers on a separate
piece of paper to grade when youre done!

• 1. Wilhelm Wundt and the structuralists studied
  questions still asked today primarily by
• a) behavioral psychologists
• b) cognitive psychologists
• c) psychodynamic psychologists
• d) humanist psychologists

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• 2. With which definition of psychology would
  John Watson and B. F. Skinner most agree?
• a) Psychology is the science of behavior.
• b) Psychology is the science of mental
  processes.
• c) Psychology is the science of behavior
  and mental processes.
• d) Psychology is the science of behavior
  and mental processes specific to contexts.

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• 3. The question Is intelligence more influenced
  by heredity or experience? deals with a big
  issue in psychology known as
• a) stability vs. change
• b) mind-body dualism
• c) rationality vs. irrationality
• d) nature vs. nurture

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• 4. If Aristotle and Lock, who both believed that
  what we know is acquired from experience, were
  alive today, they would best agree with the
• a) behavioral approach
• b) psychoanalytic approach
• c) humanistic approach
• d) psychodynamic approach

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• 5. Which psychological approach is most
  concerned with the importance of encoding,
  storage, and retrieving information
• a) information technology
• b) behavioral approach
• c) biological approach
• d) cognitive approach

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• 6. Dr. Didden was hired by the TLC company to
  help them retain their employees without lowering
  the firms profits. After TLC removed cubicles
  and permitted employees to decorate their
  workroom as recommended by Dr. Didden, the
  absentee rate declined and no employees left for
  jobs elsewhere. Dr. Didden is most likely
• a) a forensic psychologist
• b) an industrial/organizational psychologist
• c) a counseling psychologist
• d) a clinical psychologist

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• 7. Which of the following is NOT one of the Rs
  in the SQ3R method of studying?
• a) review
• b) remember
• c) recite
• d) read

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• 8. Which of the following statements BEST
  reflects the current thinking about evolutionary
  psychology?
• a) It is a widely accepted approach to the
  study of human behavior.
• b) It is a simplistic rehash of ideas proposed
  by Charles Darwin over 140 years ago.
• c) It is a radical perspective supported by a
  small group of revolutionary scientists.
• d) It is a thought-provoking, innovative
  perspective that is rapidly gaining influence.

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• 9. The branch of psychology concerned with
  everyday, practical problems is called
• a) developmental psychology
• b) abnormal psychology
• c) applied psychology
• d) cognitive psychology

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• 10. Widely shared customs, beliefs, values, and
  norms refer to which of the following?
• a) ideographic nature
• b) culture
• c) ontogeny
• d) phylogeny

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• 11. William James, who was a pioneer in the
  development of functionalism, was most heavily
  influenced by
• a) Charles Darwin
• b) Sigmund Freud
• c) John Watson
• d) B. F. Skinner

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• 12. Historically, most of psychologys research
  has been conducted in
• a) China
• b) Japan
• c) Mexico
• d) the United States

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• 13. Response is to stimulus as
• a) pain is to cut
• b) light is to moth
• c) joke is to laugh
• d) pen is to paper

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• 14. According to John Watson, behavior is
  governed primarily by
• a) heredity
• b) personal motives
• c) the environment
• d) unconscious desires

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• 15. A psychiatrist typically has a
• a) Doctorate in Psychology
• b) Medical Degree
• c) Doctorate in Physiology
• d) Doctorate in Education

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Chapter 1 Answer Key

• 1. B
• 2. A
• 3. D
• 4. A
• 5. D
• 6. B
• 7. B
• 8. D
• 9. C
• 10. B

• 11. A
• 12. D
• 13. A
• 14. C
• 15. B

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Essay Question Possibilities!!

• One of the following essay questions will appear
  on your test, be familiar with all of them!!

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Essay Question 1

• Discuss the contributions of structuralism and
  functionalism to the evolution of psychology as a
  discipline.

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Essay Question 2

• Compare and contrast the psychoanalytical,
  behaviorist, and humanist assumptions, about
  human nature.

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Essay Question 3

• Your text identifies three unifying themes that
  relate to psychology as a field of study.
  Identify each of these themes and show how each
  theme might be relevant in investigating clinical
  depression.

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Essay Question 4

• Imagine that you have been asked to speak to a
  group of tenth grade students who has signed up
  for a study skills seminar offered by a local
  youth group. Based on the information provided
  in the Personal Application, what are ten
  concrete points that you would make in your
  presentation?

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Essay Question 5

• The Critical Thinking Application in your text
  lists five skills that are exhibited by critical
  thinkers. Identify these five skills and show
  how they might by a woman who was trying to
  decide whether or not to begin hormone therapy
  once she was past menopause.

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Good Luck!

• Make sure to double check all of your answers and
  study them for the upcoming exam. Remember, AT
  LEAST FIVE of the questions from this quiz will
  make some sort of appearance on the chapter test
  along with one of the essay questions.
• Take advantage of this study guide and good luck
  on your test!