PSYC - 101 Quiz #1

who wrote the expression of the emotions in man and animals, which argues that all human behaviors had their beginnings in earlier ancestors? A. René Descartes B. John Locke C. Charles Darwin D. Plato

Charles Darwin

of the following who is best described as a structuralist? A. Wilhelm Wundt B. William James C. Edward Titchener D. B. F. Skinner

Edward Titchener

what is a mainstream psychologist most likely to think about Sigmund freud? A. Freudian theory is untestable and not grounded in science. B. Freud, a great pioneer in psychology, discovered the unconscious. C. Rigorous research has proven that most of Freud's theories were correct. D. Freud was a complete fraud who barely rates a mention in psychology textbooks.

Freudian theory is unstable and not grounded in science.

your psychology professor tells the class, "experience cannot be analyzed successfully into its elements. "your professor is most likely a? A. an empiricist. B. a behaviorist. C. a Gestalt psychologist. D. a structuralist.

Gestalt psychologist

which of the following is a myth of psychology? A. We are consciously aware of only a small part of our mental activity. B. The mind is a product of a physical machine, the brain. C. Experience physically alters the structure of the brain. D. Heritable traits, such as IQ, cannot be altered by experience.

Heritable traits, such as IQ, cannot be altered by experience.

of the following who is most closely associated with gestalt psychology? A. Max Wertheimer B. Ivan Pavlov C. William James D. Charles Darwin

Max Wertheimer

a system of psychotherapy called psychoanalysis was developed as a way to deal with unconscious conflicts by. B. F. Skinner Carl Rogers William James Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud

year 1879 might be thought of as the beginning of psychology as a science because that is the year what? A. Edward Thorndike conducted his first puzzle box experiments. B. Wilhelm Wundt developed and opened the first psychology laboratory. C. Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species. D. Margaret Floy Washburn wrote The Animal Mind.

Wilhelm Wundt developed and open the first psychology laboratory.

John watson, I've been pavlov, and bf skinner, would have agreed that psychology is the study of? A. conscious experience. B. mental processes. C. the mind. D. behavior.

behavior.

John b watson, a leading figure in the what school of psychology, focused on objective, observable behavior rather than on the unconscious? A. behavioral B. cognitive C. developmental D. conditional

behavioral

psychological research has proven that many long-held popular beliefs about psychology are untrue. psychology as a science has been able to accomplish this by emphasizing what? A. critical thinking. B. consciousness. C. reliance on authority. D. belief perseverance.

critical thinking.

psychologist Kenneth and Mamie Phipps Clark found that doll test did what? A. demonstrated that observational learning can promote aggressive as well as nurturing behavior in children. B. showed that most people are willing to obey authority figures, even if those orders conflict with their own personal values. C. confirmed that behavior can be modified based on a system of positive or negative reinforcements. D. exposed internalized racism in African-American children, particularly among children attending segregated schools.

expose internalized racism in African-American children, particularly among children attending segregated schools.

when he is in a casino, Albert is unable to control himself, he does not stop gambling until all of his money is gone. the what lobe of Albert's brain is most likely to be affecting this behavior? A. occipital B. temporal C. parietal D. frontal

frontal.

proponents of the social brain hypothesis would be most likely to argue that? A. human intelligence evolved as a way to survive in large social groups. B. the more social connections a person has, the greater that person's chances for survival. C. it is best to have social interactions primarily with people who share your personality type. D. specific behaviors evolved mainly as a way to solve ecological problems.

human intelligence evolved as a way to survive in large social groups.

how is natural selection related to psychology? A. Humans behave as they do in part because that behavior promotes survival. B. Survival depends on environment just as much as it depends on genes. C. All organisms have been shown to be capable of learning. D. Animals share many genes with human beings.

humans behave as they do in part because the behavior promotes survival.

on which of the following points would Plato and Descartes likely have agreed? A. There is no such thing as "innate knowledge." B. Children are born as "blank slates." C. Knowledge is acquired through experience alone. D. Knowledge does not rely on our fallible senses.

knowledge does not rely on our fallible senses.

cognitive psychologist became interested in how processing was done inside the brain, which led directly to the development of? A. Gestalt psychology. B. neuroscience. C. functionalism. D. behaviorism.

neuroscience

the study of the nervous system is called what? A. neuroscience. B. cognitive science. C. psychopathology. D. psychophysics.

neuroscience.

scientific investigation has revealed that the Mozart effect, the notion that children become smarter from listening to music of mozart, is what? A. a question that cannot be answered through science. B. not substantiated through research. C. dependent on the gender of the child. D. supported by findings from numerous studies.

not substantiated through research

the foundations of psychology are more closely related to which of the following disciplines? A. Political science B. Astrology C. Chemistry D. Philosophy

philosophy.

psychologist Margaret Floyd Washburn is best known for her work on the what? A. ways that experience impacts behavior. B. unreliability of human senses. C. similarity of the nervous system to a machine. D. relationships between human and animal behaviors.

relationship between human and animal behaviors.

which of the following approaches to psychology did Edward Titchener advocate in the late? A. Structuralism B. Humanistic psychology C. Functionalism D. Psychoanalysis

structuralism.

the idea that children are born with no knowledge or content whatsoever in our field by life experiences is called what? A. rationalism. B. tabula rasa. C. nature vs. nurture. D. determinism.

tabula rasa.

one of the goals of studying psychology is? A. find the answers to all of life's questions. B. learn how to become happy. C. learn to sort out fact from fiction about ideas in popular psychology.

to learn to sort out facts from fiction about ideas and popular psychology.

according to the ancient Greek philosopher plato, A. animal behavior has nothing to teach us about human behavior. B. we cannot necessarily rely on our senses to learn the truth. C. all of reality is simply an illusion. D. objective reality can be perceived only through experience.

we cannot necessarily rely on our senses to learn the truth.