Chapter 1.1 Textbook Quiz

20. Which aspect of the scientific method occurs first? data collection experiment hypothesis observation

hypothesis

7. For a scientific explanation to be testable it must also be ________. conscious and unconscious experimental and provable hypothesized and theoretical perceivable and measurable

perceivable and measurable

15. Psychology refers to the ________. empirical study of humanity experimental study of individuals scientific study of the mind systematic study of human interaction

scientific study of the mind

8. Which of the following refers to a broad explanation or group of explanations for some aspect of the natural world that is consistently supported by evidence over time? -ology hypothesis pseudoscience scientific theory

scientific theory

18. When was psychology accepted as an academic discipline? 1600s 1700s 1800s 1900s

1800s

6. Functionalist psychologists focus on the function of behavior and ________. explaining the subconscious the operation of individual parts of the mind the operation of the whole mind rather than the individual parts understanding the id ego and superego

the operation of the whole mind rather than the individual parts

10. Char heard from her friends that marijuana use can cure glaucoma so it should be legal in all 50 states. Char knows that she is biased in favor of marijuana legalization so she decides to exercise some skepticism about this claim. She researches where her friends got their information how reliable it is and what other sources say about legalizing marijuana. Char is ________. acting unconsciously hypothesizing theorizing thinking critically

thinking critically

5. Psychoanalytic theory focuses on ________ and early childhood experiences. a person's consciousness a person's unconscious fetal development sexual identity

unconscious

11. Which of the following exemplifies the empirical method? A student in a psychology class writes his term paper on whether or not fish feel pain. A student writes a letter to his professor requesting a change in course policy. Dr. Hysock-Witham decides to start her course later because so many students arrive late. Dr. Sarkeesian observes and records how watching cartoons influences heart rates.

Dr. Sarkeesian observes and records how watching cartoons influences heart rates

16. Why do scientists refer to Charles Darwin's ideas about evolution as the theory of evolution? After numerous hypotheses were developed by Charles Darwin they were collected together into a theory. Contemporary scientists do not accept it as a viable way of looking at the world. Evolution only works theoretically. It is the best understanding that we have of that part of the natural world.

It is the best understanding that we have of that part of the natural world

Which of the following psychologists was a behaviorist? Which of the following psychologists was a behaviorist? John Watson Sigmund Freud Wilhelm Wundt William James

John Watson

14. Who started the feminist revolution in psychology? Anna Freud Bruno Bettelheim Naomi Weisstein Sigmund Freud

Naomi Weisstein

13. Who was the first African American to receive a PhD in psychology in the United States? Carl Rogers Francis Cecil Sumner Naomi Weisstein Noam Chomsky

Sumner

Who was the first person referred to as a psychologist? Wolfgang Köhler Sigmund Freud Wilhelm Wundt William James

Wilhelm Wundt

19. William James was the ________. author of the first psychology textbook father of psychology first American psychologist first psychoanalyst

first American psychologist

9. Behaviorists study ________. a person's unconscious mind chemical and hormonal changes dreams learned behavior

learned behavior

4. The empirical method of study is based on ________. guesswork observation practice statistics

observation

What is Abraham Maslow best known for? classical conditioning dream analysis proposing a hierarchy of human needs in motivating behavior studying the influence of reinforcement and punishment on behavior

proposing a hierarchy of human needs in motivating behavior

12. According to William James the purpose of psychology was to ________. interpret dreams manipulate human behavior study the function of behavior study the structure and characteristics of the mind

study the function of behavior

17. Psychology is a social science discipline. Psychologists scientifically study ________. only behavior only the mind the mind and behavior the soul the mind and behavior

the mind and behavior