Ch. 1 Quiz

Penelope studies how the structure and function of the nervous system is related to behavior. She is a ________.

A. biopsychologist

Ashya wants to focus on the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders and other problematic patterns of behavior. What area of psychology should she work in?

A. clinical psychology

Which of the following defines hypothesis?

tentative explanation

Psychoanalytic theory focuses on ________ and early childhood experiences.

B. a person's unconscious

Lucy wants to study changes in cognitive skills, moral reasoning, and social behavior across the lifespan. Lucy should specialize in ________ psychology.

B. developmental

Which kind of psychological area does the work of Jean Piaget exemplify?

B. developmental psychology

The empirical method of study is based on ________.

B. observation

Who was the first person referred to as a psychologist?

C. Wilhelm Wundt

Naghemeh wants to focus on the emotional, social, vocational, and health-related outcomes of individuals who are considered psychologically healthy. Which area of psychology should she work in?

C. counseling psychology

William James was the ________.

C. first American psychologist

Which kind of psychologist would be consulted in jury selection and witness preparation?

C. forensic

________ is a perspective within psychology that emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all humans.

C. humanism

Oona wants to conduct research on personnel management, workplace environment, and what type of environment results in high levels of employee productivity and efficiency. Oona should conduct research in the area of ________ psychology.

C. industrial-organizational

Edmund wants to identify relatively consistent patterns of thought and behavior, measure these traits, and determine how these traits interact in a particular context to determine how a person will behave in any given situation. Edmund wants to conduct research in the area of ________.

C. personality

Select the correctly ordered list of psychological perspectives, with the earliest perspective listed first.

C. structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, humanism

According to William James, the purpose of psychology was to ________.

C. study the function of behavior

Psychology is a social science discipline. Psychologists scientifically study ________.

C. the mind and behavior

Select the correctly ordered list of psychological theorists, with the earliest theorist listed first.

D. Wilhelm Wundt, Sigmund Freud, Noam Chomsky

Susan wants to study prejudice, attraction, how we explain our own behavior versus how we explain the behavior of others, and how we resolve interpersonal conflicts. Susan should conduct research in the area of ________.

D. social psychology

Which of the following is an example of research someone might conduct in the area of health psychology?

D. whether people working at a desk are more likely to be obese