PSYC 101 Midterm Quiz

Dr. Yang is studying pain perception. She argues that we can only understand the conscious experience of pain if we first understand the role of pain and human survival and adaptation. Which early school of psychology is Dr. Young's views most like? A. Structuralism B. Behaviorism C. Functionalism D. Humanism

C. Functionalism

The school of psychology that takes the most positive or optimistic view of human nature is A. Behaviorism B. Functionalism C. Humanism D. Psychoanalysis

C. Humanism

In a discussion with your professor, she tell you that she believes that the focus of psychological study should be to break the conscious experience into its basic elements. Which of the following historical schools of thought is your professor's idea most indicative of? A. behaviorism B. Functionalism C. Structuralism D. Psychoanalysis

C. Structuralism

According to John Watson, behavior is governed primarily by A. Heredity B. Personal motives C. The environment D. Unconscious desires

C. The environment

The notion that unconscious motivations can influence our overt behavior is MOST consistent with the views of A. Carl Rogers B. Willhelm Wundt C. Skinner D. Sigmund Freud

D Sigmund Freud

If you take a sip of a soft drink and concentrate on what you're experiencing ( cold bubbly sweet etc.) you would be utilizing the technique of: A. Interception b. Behaviorism c. Functionalism D. Empiricism

A. Introspection

While psychoanalysis was originally..., With the passage of time mini psycho analytic concepts came to be... By mainstream psychology. A. Accepted by only the medical community; rejected B. Controversial; accepted C. Accepted; rejected D. Only accepted by behaviorists; accepted

B. Controversial; accepted

Skinner would agree with all of the following statements except A. I'll behavior is governed by external consequences B. Individuals have free will C. Organisms tend to repeat responses that lead to positive outcomes D. Organisms to not repeat responses that lead to neutral or negative outcomes

B. Individuals have free will

William James believe that psychology should: A. Only study observable behavior B. Analyze conscious experience into its basic elements C. Focus on unconscious determinants of behavior D. Study the function or purpose of consciousness

D. Study the function or purpose of consciousness