Quiz 1: B Introducing Psychological Science
Psychology
Q 1Q 1
Psychologists use research techniques based on
A)inductive reasoning.
B)objective introspection.
C)deductive reasoning.
D)the scientific method.
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D
Q 2Q 2
Dr.Siela claims that all humans have invisible souls that guide their behaviour.Which principle of a good scientific theory is most important to consider when evaluating this claim?
A)replicability
B)Occam's razor
C)ruling out rival hypotheses
D)falsifiability
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D
Q 3Q 3
Which claim is falsifiable?
A)Men are more physically aggressive than women.
B)A weak superego is at the root of psychopathy.
C)Bad things happen to bad people because of karma.
D)Introspection is a valid approach to studying sensation.
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A
Q 4Q 4
Proponents of speed-reading courses hold stubbornly to their beliefs,despite contradictory evidence.Which aspect of pseudoscience is being characterized?
A)intolerance of ambiguity
B)reliance on emotional evidence
C)lack of self-correction
D)absence of connectivity
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Q 5Q 5
Structuralism emphasizes
A)individual differences.
B)the application of biological principles to the mind.
C)the influence of subconscious urges on conscious behaviour.
D)the basic units of experience and their combinations.
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Q 6Q 6
Dr.Martian claims that aliens are real and have been performing mind experiments on humans for years.Which principle of critical thinking is most important to consider when evaluating this claim?
A)being curious
B)avoiding emotional reasoning
C)examining the nature of the source of the evidence
D)tolerating ambiguity
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Q 7Q 7
Freud was the founder of
A)existential psychology.
B)behavioural psychology.
C)psychoanalysis.
D)behaviourism.
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Q 8Q 8
Freud's theories differed radically from the views of his predecessors because of
A)his extensive use of laboratory research to support his claims.
B)the emphasis he placed on Eastern philosophies and culture.
C)the emphasis he placed on unconscious processes.
D)his emphasis on environmental learning as the source of most personality characteristics.
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Q 9Q 9
Which aspect of the mind held the greatest fascination for Freud?
A)the preconscious mind
B)the conscious area
C)suppressions
D)the unconscious
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Q 10Q 10
A therapist is interested in interpreting dreams and in having clients relate their thoughts without modifying them.This therapist is most likely to be a
A)client-centred therapist.
B)psychoanalyst.
C)cognitive therapist.
D)behaviour therapist.
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Q 11Q 11
Psychoanalysis was a therapy technique designed by
A)Fritz Perls.
B)Sigmund Freud.
C)Carl Rogers.
D)Alfred Adler.
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Q 12Q 12
Freud believed that many psychological problems were the result of
A)feelings and emotions repressed during childhood.
B)genetic factors.
C)organic disturbances.
D)the identity crises.
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Q 13Q 13
Of the following,which type of therapist would be more interested in a client's past rather than their current situation?
A)psychoanalytic
B)rational-emotive
C)behavioural
D)Gestalt
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Q 14Q 14
The belief that anxiety results from feelings and emotions repressed during childhood was proposed by
A)Perls.
B)Moniz.
C)Pinel.
D)Freud.
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Q 15Q 15
Steve,a university student,is seeing a psychologist because of his intense fear of people.His counsellor feels that Steve's fear is a product of unresolved conflicts about his parents and his childhood experiences with them.Steve's therapist is most characteristic of which school of psychology?
A)behaviourism
B)psychoanalytic
C)humanistic
D)Gestalt
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Q 18Q 18
Titchener was a member of the ___________ school of thought.
A)structuralist
B)functionalist
C)behaviourist
D)reductionist
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Q 19Q 19
As a science,psychology is approximately how old?
A)50 years
B)100+ years
C)150 years
D)2500 years,since the field dates back to the ancient Greeks
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Q 20Q 20
Modern psychology is said to have begun when
A)Greek philosophers began studying the differences between people.
B)Wundt opened the first laboratory devoted to the scientific study of psychology.
C)Freud developed psychoanalytic theory and therapy.
D)it was discovered in the early 1900s that many illnesses have no medical basis.
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Q 21Q 21
What word describes the method of investigation used by Wundt?
A)structuralism
B)psychoanalysis
C)functionalism
D)introspection
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Q 22Q 22
Studying the elements of sensations,feelings,and images is most directly associated with which school of psychology?
A)structuralism
B)functionalism
C)behaviourism
D)humanism
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Q 23Q 23
The primary method of investigation used by structuralists was
A)natural observation.
B)dream interpretation.
C)introspection.
D)experimentation.
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Q 24Q 24
Psychology is said to have begun when
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.
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Q 25Q 25
Psychologists stopped relying on the method of introspection as their primary research tool because
A)they wanted to study mental processes rather than observable behaviour.
B)results were inconsistent across labs.
C)laboratory research was replaced by field research.
D)the technique did not provide useful information for therapists.
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Q 26Q 26
The __________ psychological school asks,"What are mental processes for?" rather than "What are mental processes?" .
A)structuralist
B)functionalist
C)humanist
D)Gestalt
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Q 27Q 27
In the late 20th century,psychology
A)expanded dramatically.
B)stagnated.
C)contracted slightly.
D)contracted dramatically.
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Q 28Q 28
A psychologist bases their theories completely on measuring observable behaviours.This psychologist is probably a
A)humanist.
B)behaviourist.
C)structuralist.
D)functionalist.
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Q 29Q 29
___________________ emphasizes that humans are positively motivated and progress toward higher levels of functioning.
A)Humanistic psychology
B)Psychoanalytic theory
C)Social learning theory
D)Trait theory
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Q 30Q 30
Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow were
A)behaviourists.
B)psychoanalysts.
C)humanists.
D)cognitivists.
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Q 31Q 31
__________ believed humans have a natural motivation to reach their highest potential.
A)Maslow
B)Skinner
C)Adler
D)Jung
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Q 32Q 32
Genuineness,empathy,unconditional positive regard,and self-growth are all associated with ________ therapy.
A)Gestalt
B)humanistic
C)cognitive
D)behavioural
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Q 33Q 33
Which of the following approaches is based on the premise that people naturally strive to reach their potential and lead a fulfilling life?
A)psychoanalytic
B)behavioural
C)humanistic
D)biomedical
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Q 34Q 34
In Gestalt psychology,the focus is on
A)changing overt behaviour.
B)becoming more aware of the self.
C)resolving repressed conflicts.
D)fulfilling personal potential.
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Q 35Q 35
Cognitive psychologists are a subgroup of experimental psychologists who are concerned primarily with
A)neurobiological events that underlie behaviour.
B)the function of age on behaviour.
C)mental events that intervene between stimuli and responses.
D)how people are affected by social situations.
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Q 36Q 36
Cognitive psychologists are concerned with the scientific study of
A)reinforcement.
B)alienation and apathy.
C)mental processes.
D)self-actualization.
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