1. About half of all psychologists work in which area?
social or development personality or development
physiological or experimental clinical or counseling
2. A _____ psychologist studies the biological basis of behavior, thoughts, and emotions.
experimental organizational
physiological educational
3. A hypothesis is
the independent variable the dependent variable.
a testable prediction derived from a theory. an explanation of a phenomenon.
4. Which of these psychologists opened the first psychology lab?
Freud Wundt
Watson James
5. Structuralism emphasizes
individual difference. biological principles.
the influence of the unconscious. the basic units of experience and their combinations.
6. Who founded Behaviorism?
Watson Wundt
Titchener James
7. The tangible goods and the values, attitudes, behaviors and beliefs that are passed from one generation to another is
gender. culture.
race. ethnic stereotypes.
8. Research which observed behavior in its actual setting without controlling anything is called
correlational method. naturalistic observation.
survey research. psychometric study
9. The research method used by Freud was
naturalistic observation. case study method.
correlational method. survey research.
10. Psychology is the study of behavior and
emotions. functionalism.
structuralism. mental processes.
11. The processes involved in learning, memory, sensation, perception, and cognition are investigated by which type of psychologists?
Experimental social
Educational organizational
12. The scientific method is
the same as an hypothesis. an approach to gaining knowledge that relies on collecting data and hypothesis testing.
being replaced by a multimethod relativism. the use of expensive instrumentation.
13. Which of the following is NOT one of the enduring issues in psychology?
the Person-Situation issue. the Chicken-Egg problem.
Stability vs. Change. the Nature-Nurture issue.
14. An hypothesis is
an explanation of a phenomenon. the independent variable.
a testable prediction derived from a theory. the dependent variable.
15. The basic units of experience and their combinations were the foundation of
functionalism. structuralism
Gestalt. behaviorism.
.
16. Functionalists emphasize that
consciousness is a continuous flow.
research should be done through objective introspection.
consciousness is composed of three components.
individual differences are the basis of human behavior.
17. Consciousness as a continuous flow is an important concept to
functionalism. structuralism.
objective introspection. behaviorism.
18. According to Freud, which of the following has the most control over our behavior?
environmental stimuli mental associations
Gestalt interactions unconscious desires
19. What research method was used by Freud?
survey research case study method
naturalistic observation correlational method
20. Freud believed that adult problems usually
are the result of poor behaviors
result in Freudian slips
can be traced back to critical stages during childhood
result in bad dreams
21. Which describes the Behaviorist school of thought?
Identifying the elements of consciousness.
Studying the interaction of psychological forces within the individual.
Studies how people perceive and experience objects as whole patterns.
Studies observable and measurable actions.
22. Gestalt theory emphasizes
a flow of consciousness.
our tendency to see patterns.
environmental stimuli.
the atoms of thought.
23. Which of the following was a prominent woman early in the history of psychology
Eleanor Rosch Christine Ladd-Franklin
Mary Jemison Margaret Truman
24. What do you call research that records behavior in its actual setting without controlling anything?
naturalistic observation psychometric study
survey research correlational method
25. In an experiment to test the effects of stress on performance, the independent variable is
test score. performance.
the age of the person. stress.
26. The amount of association between two or more variables is
correlation. naturalistic observation.
synchronosity. naturalistic observation.
27. In an experiment, which group does not receive the treatment and is used for comparison?
experimental control
dependent independent
28. Which of the following is specifically trained to assess and treat mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders?
Counseling psychologist Clinical psychologist
Clinical social worker Psychiatrist
29. School of psychology that emphasizes nonverbal experience and altered states of consciousness as a means of realizing one’s full human potential.
Humanistic psychology structuralism
Gestalt psychology behaviorism