1. AP Psychology Test Review
CH 1- History and Approaches of Psychology

2. Today, psychology is defined as the:
Study of mental phenomenon
Study of conscious and unconscious activity
Study of Behavior
Science of behavior and mental processes
Study of self-awareness

3. Plato Aristotle Descartes Locke Socrates
The 17th century philosopher who believed that the mind is blank at birth and that most knowledge comes through sensory experience is:
Plato
Aristotle
Descartes
Locke
Socrates

4. The debate of environmental influences on behavior
Which of the following exemplifies the issue of the relative importance of nature and nurture on our behavior?
The issue of the relative influence of biology and experience on behavior
The issue of the relative influence of rewards and punishments on behavior
The debate as to the relative importance of heredity and instinct in determining behavior
The debate as to whether mental processes are a legitimate area of scientific study
The debate of environmental influences on behavior

5. Wundt, 1879 James, 1890 Freud, 1900 Watson, 1913 Jung, 1935
This German philosopher and psychologist was the first to set up a laboratory to gather empirical data related to psychology.
Wundt, 1879
James, 1890
Freud, 1900
Watson, 1913
Jung, 1935

6. In psychology, “behavior” is best defined as:
Anything a person says, does, or feels
Any action we can observe and record
Any action, whether observable or not
Anything we can infer from a person’s actions
Both 3 and 4

7. Behavioral Evolutionary Biological Cognitive Socio-Cultural
A psychologist who explores how Asian and North American definitions of attractiveness differ is working within this psychological perspective:
Behavioral
Evolutionary
Biological
Cognitive
Socio-Cultural

8. According to Maslow, these needs must be met before all others.
Safety
Self-actualization
Love and Belongingness
Physiological
Esteem Needs

9. Behavioral Psychoanalytic Socio-Cultural Neuroscience Cognitive
This approach to psychology focuses on rewards, punishments, and associations.
Behavioral
Psychoanalytic
Socio-Cultural
Neuroscience
Cognitive

10. Evolutionary Psychoanalytic Socio-Cultural Behavioral Cognitive
The way the mind processes, stores, and retrieves information is the primary concern of this approach to psychology:
Evolutionary
Psychoanalytic
Socio-Cultural
Behavioral
Cognitive

11. Watson Freud Skinner Jung Rogers
This Humanistic psychologist created the term “unconditional positive regard” which encouraged his clients to always focus on the positive.
Watson
Freud
Skinner
Jung
Rogers

12. Participant Scores Participant 1 Participant 2 Participant 3
Participant 1
Participant 2
Participant 3
Participant 4
Participant 5

13. Which of the following individuals is also a physician?
Clinical psychologist
Experimental psychologist
Psychiatrist
Developmental Psychologist
Psychoanalyst

14. The research technique of introspection:
Measures people biologically using tools such as an MRI or PET scan
Studies groups of people interacting with each other
Asks people to describe their sensory experiences
Studies children rather than adolescents and adults
Exposes people to a variety of stressful situations to determine how they will respond.

15. The biological approach is most closely associated with the discipline of:
Evolution
Chemistry
Development
Neuroscience
Natural selection

16. Humanistic psychology Biological psychology Socio-cultural psychology
Which of the following psychological theories is known as the one that emphasizes "free will"?
Behaviorism
Psychoanalysis
Humanistic psychology
Biological psychology
Socio-cultural psychology

17. The goals of psychology are to:
Develop effective methods of psychotherapy.
Describe, predict, understand, and control behavior
Explain the functioning of the human mind
Compare, analyze, and control human behavior.
Create a patient / therapist relationship

18. Humanistic Behavioral Psychoanalytic Socio-cultural Psychodynamic
Alfred Adler, Carl Jung, and Karen Horney were all _______ psychologists:
Humanistic
Behavioral
Psychoanalytic
Socio-cultural
Psychodynamic

19. Some topics in psychology are difficult to study because:
they overlap with other fields, such as law and business
of ethical considerations
advanced technology that measures brain waves is not available
of a lack of interest in human behavior
Of a lack of money to conduct “true” research

20. Psychology is now considered a science because it
gains information through new methods and technology
relies on direct observation and measurement of behavior
studies animal as well as human behavior
Relies on quantifiable data
Both 2 an 4

21. Psychologists use animals in experiments in order to:
avoid using unreliable human subjects
Please the APA
comply with government prohibitions against any unpleasant experiments using human subjects
investigate problems that cannot be studied with human subjects in order to discover principles that apply to humans
eliminate the effect of the anthropomorphic fallacy.

22. According to John B. Watson, psychology is the study of:
the mind
conscious experience
Introspection
mental states
behavior