Who wants to be a Millionaire? Chapter 1 Review

Question When psychologists tells a client to use mental imagery in an attempt to help the person cope with a problem, she is attempting to reach which goal of psychology?

Options A) Describe B) Explain C) Predict D) Control

Correct Answer D) Control

Question A(n) __________ is a related set of statements about events based on scientific assumptions about behavior.

Options A) Conclusion B) Theory C) Concept D) hypothesis

Correct Answer B) Theory

Question Structuralism attempted to define experience in terms of …

Options A) Habits B) Person and situational variable C) Sensations, feelings, and mental images D) Unconscious ideas and instincts

Correct Answer C) sensations, feelings, and mental images

Question Who argued that the mind, like light or sound, was a natural event?

Options A) Carl Rogers B) Sigmund Freud C) B.F. Skinner D) Wilhelm Wundt

Correct Answer D) Wilhelm Wundt

Question _____________ addresses the ways in which experience leads us to show more adaptive behavior.

Options A) Functionalism B) Structuralism C) Psychoanalysis D) Humanistic Psychology

Correct Answer A) Functionalism

Question The first modern psychology textbook, The Principles of Psychology, was written by _______________

Options A) G. Stanley Hall B) B.F. Skinner C) William James D) Wilhelm Wundt

Correct Answer C) William James

Question Which early psychologist asserted that if psychology were to be a natural science, it must limit itself to observable, measurable events of behavior?

Options A) Wilhelm Wundt B) Sigmund Freud C) William James D) John B. Watson

Correct Answer D) John B. Watson

Question Ivan Pavlov’s use of conditioning belongs to the school of…

Options A) Behaviorism B) Psychoanalysis C) Gestalt psychology D) structuralism

Correct Answer A) Behaviorism

Question B.F. Skinner introduced which concept to behaviorism?

Options a) Conditioning b) Reinforcement c) Perception d) functionalism

Correct Answer B) Reinforcement

Question Jean Piaget is associated with which psychological perspective?

Options a) Biological/structural b) Humanistic/existential c) Cognitive/developmental d) Behavioristic/functional

Correct Answer C) cognitive/ developmental

Question Dr. Kim is studying the effects of playing different messages into his research participants’ two ears on their comprehension of the messages’ contents. Dr. Kim is probably a(n) ______ psychologist.

Options A)subliminal B) Developmental C) Cognitive D) environmental

Correct Answer C) Cognitive

Question Studying human diversity is important to psychologists because… Studying human diversity is important to psychologists because…

Options A)differences between ethnic groups are more significant than differences within ethnic groups B) Mental illnesses is more prevalent among minority groups C) By doing so, they are better able to appreciate the history and cultural heritage of various ethnic groups

Correct Answer C) By doing so, they are better able to appreciate the history and cultural heritage of various ethnic groups

Question The study of _______ involves the relationship between social roles, sex, and cultural expectations.

Options A)ethnopyschology B) Behaviorism C) Gender differences D) biopsychology

Correct Answer C) Gender differences

Question _________ psychologists are most directly concerned with the investigation of issues related to gender roles, processes such as repression, and the development of traits.

Options A)personality B) Clinical C) Organizational D) school

Correct Answer A) Personality

Question Dr. Sato is conducting a research project to investigate whether family economic status affects the motivation to learn in children. Dr. Sato is probably a(n) ______psychologist.

Options A)clinical B) Behavioral C) Educational D) Counseling

Correct Answer C) educational