Chapter 1 Review Questions

B. Soul

"Psyche" is a Greek word meaning _____________. A. Essence B. Soul C. Behavior D. Love

A. Biological

A researcher interested in how many changes in the cells of the hippocampus (a structure in the brain related to learning and memory) are related to memory formation would be most likely to identify as a(n) ________ psychologist. A. Biological B. Health C. Clinical D. Social

D. I-O/Industrial-Organization

A researcher interested in what factors make an employee best suited for a given job would most likely identify as a(n) ________ psychologist. A. Personality B. Clinical C. Social D. I-O/Industrial-Organization

C. Personality

An individual's consistent pattern of thought and behavior is known as a(n) ___________________. A. Psychosexual stage (Freud) B. Object permanence (Piaget) C. Personality D. Perception

B. Max Werteimer (Gestalt principles in which sensory experiences can be broken as parts but looked as a whole)

Based on your reading, which theorist would have been most likely to agree with this statement: "Perceptual phenomena are best understood as a combination of their components." A. William James B. Max Wertheimer C. Carl Rogers D. Noam Chomsky

C. Philosophy

Before psychology became a recognized academic discipline, matters of the mind were undertaken by those in _____________. A. Biology B. Chemistry C. Philosophy D. Physics

D. PhD

If someone wanted to become a psychology professor at a 4-year college, then s/he would probably need a ________ degree in psychology. A. Bachelor of science B. Bachelor of art C. Master's D. PhD

B. 2/3

In Milgram's controversial study on obedience, nearly ________ of the participants were willing to administer what appeared to be lethal electrical shocks to another person because they were told to do so by an authority figure. A. 1/3 B. 2/3 C. 3/4 D. 4/5

D. Proposed explanation

In the scientific method, a hypothesis is a(n) ______________________. A. Observation B. Measurement C. Test D. Proposed explanation

C. Master's

One would need at least a(n) ____________ degree to serve as a school psychologist. A. Associate's B. Bachelor's C. Master's D. Doctoral

D. Unconditional positive regard

Rogers believed that providing genuineness, empathy, and _____________ in the therapeutic environment for his clients was critical to their being able to deal with their problems. A. Structuralism B. Functionalism C. Gestalt D. Unconditional positive regard

B. PsyD

The ____________ places less emphasis on research and more emphasis on application of therapeutic skills. A. PhD B. PsyD C. Postdoctoral training program D. Dissertation

A. Skinner

The operant conditioning chamber (aka ____________ box) is a device used to study the principles of operant conditioning. A. Skinner B. Watson C. James D. Koffka

D. Bachelor's degree

Which of the following degrees would be the minimum required to teach psychology courses in high school? A. PhD B. PsyD C. Master's degree D. Bachelor's degree

D. All of the above

Which of the following was mentioned as a skill to which psychology students would be exposed? A. Critical thinking B. Use of scientific method C. Critical evaluation of sources of information D. All of the above

C. Abraham Maslow

___________________ is most well-known for proposing his hierarchy of needs. A. Noam Chomsky B. Carl Rogers C. Abraham Maslow D. Sigmund Freud