History and Approaches
14. Who set up the first experimental psychology lab in 1879? Sigmund Freud An unknown German psychologist Carl Jung None of the answers are correct Wilhelm Wundt
Wilhelm Wundt
21. Many psychologists today study behavior through five main lenses: cognitive, humanistic, social, developmental and _____. psychodynamic structural functional clinical
functional
19. Psychology is a science because it's about measuring observable cause-and-effect relationships. True False
False
7.Which of the following schools of psychology attempted to identify the basic structure of psychological processes? Structuralism Behaviorism Functionalism Gestalt Theory Psychoanalysis
Structuralism
6.The Law of Proximity, which observes that people tend to use how close objects are to one another to perceive a larger image, is an example from the _____ field of psychology. Behaviorist Psychodynamic None of these answers are correct. Gestalt
Gestalt
11.When you conduct a scientific experiment the _____ is what is measured to determine effect. dependent variable independent variable psychological condition mental stimulation
dependent variable
16. Psychologist Stanley Milgram conducted an experiment in which participants were instructed to administer _____ to 'learners' in another room. sleeping pills hearing tests electric shocks psychotherapy
electric shocks
18. Many famous psychological studies, if conducted today, would violate _____. ethical standards rules recommendations guidelines
ethical standards
2.Forming a hypothesis is the _____ step to the scientific method. Final Third First Second
first
17. Psychologists who view the field through a _____ lens do not believe in free will. behaviorist developmental psychodynamic functional
psychodynamic
13.Psychoanalysis involves the study of: The psychological mind The conscious mind The unconscious mind The minds of animals The role of behaviorism
The conscious mind
4.Which of the following events occurred first in the history of psychology? William James founded a laboratory at Harvard based on the functionalist approach. Philip Zimbardo and colleagues conducted the Stanford Prison Experiment. Freud wrote a book titled The Interpretation of Dreams. Wilhelm Wundt opened a psychology lab.
Wilhelm Wundt opened a psychology lab.
8. Which of these include some of the major approaches in the history of psychology? Humanistic and biological Cognitive and humanistic Psychodynamic and behavioral Cognitive and biological All of the answers are correct
All of the answers are correct
15. What are two early approaches to psychology? Structuralism and functionalism Gestalt theory and individualism Communism and capitalism Structuralism and behaviorism Behaviorism and functionalism
Structuralism and functionalism
1.Which of the following represents the 'cause' in a scientific experiment? The control group The independent variable The dependent variable The hypothesis
The independent variable
9. Gestalt psychology, psychoanalysis and _____ were three psychological approaches that were popular in the early 20th century. Behaviorism Social Psychology Humanistic Psychology Developmental Psychology
Behaviorism
Sigmund Freud promoted the _____ approach. functional psychodynamic developmental behaviorist
psychodynamic
20. Which of the following is NOT included in the five major approaches in psychology? Humanistic Functional Biological Cognitive
Biological
3.Psychology is the scientific study of how we _____, _____ and behave. verbalize; feel think; feel interact; verbalize view ourselves; verbalize
think; feel
5.Dr. Garcia is a psychologist that studies how people learn, solve problems and make decisions. What kind of psychologist is Dr. Garcia? Social None of the answers are correct. Clinical Cognitive
None of the answers are correct.
10. Psychology looks past intuitions and feelings to search for the true roots to our behaviors. True False
True
