Chapter 1 The Science of Psychology Quiz

We cannot understand human behavior without also understanding A. The influence of culture on human diversity B. That culture has little influence on human psychology C. How little human diversity there is D. Animal cognition and behavior

A. The influence of culture on human diversity

Critical thinkers are willing to _________ A. Look at similarities but not differences in a problem B. Subject their own deeply held beliefs to scrutiny C. Accept common knowledge D. Accept the opinions of stablished experts in a field

B. Subject their own deeply held beliefs to scrutiny

Deshawn is researching the effects of brain lesions on depression. For ethical reasons, he is not able to cut into the brains of study participants. What is one research method that deshawn might consider that could shed light on this problem without violating spa ethical guidelines? A. Performing the tests on children whose parents have given consent B. Using animals as test subjects C. Paying volunteers more for their consent to have surgery D. Telling participants that he is actually studying productivity

B. Using animals as test subjects

The three key terms that constitute the definition of psychology are _______________ A. Cognition, human motivation, and thinking B. Cognition, attitudes and brain function C. Scientific, behavior, and mental processes D. Therapy, behavior problems, and mental illness

C. Scientific, behavior, and mental processes

Freud's psychodynamic theory emphasized the importance of: A. Reinforcement B. Conditioning C. The unconscious D. Emotions

C. The unconscious

If you subscribe to this school of psychology, you believe that psychology is the study of what is observable and measurable. This historical and modern perspective is better known as ______ A. Psychoanalysis B. Functionalism C. Gestalt psychology D. Behaviorism

D. Behaviorism