Title: The modern definition of psychology has three primary components' Which of the following is not one
1The modern definition of psychology has
three primary components. Which of the following
is not one of them?
- behavior
- mental processes
- unconscious mind
- scientific study
2The four following students made the four
following statements during a discussion of the
section of the textbook that covers the origins
of psychology. Which of them misunderstood the
information he had read?
- George Psychology has its origins in physiology
and philosophy. - Richard Dualism refers to the idea that the
mind and the body are two distinct entities. - Paul Rene Descartes believed that only the body
exists and that our mind is just the product of
our imagination. - John Philosophy provided the content of
psychology and physiology provided psychology
with the scientific method.
3Structuralism is to _____, as functionalism is
to _____.
- James, Titchener
- the laboratory, the real world
- the purpose of consciousness, the elements of
consciousness - all of the above
4Which of the following psychologists was most
interested in how consciousness functions to help
people adapt to and survive in their environments?
- John Watson
- William James
- Sigmund Freud
- Wilhelm Wundt
5Ten-year-old Mario spent the whole
sermon daydreaming about the new bike he wanted,
but couldnt have because his savings account was
still 50 short. It was his familys turn to
clean up the church after the service and, while
he was walking between the pews, he found a 50
bill that must have fallen out of the collection
plate. His mind was immediately flooded with
confusing and disturbing thoughts telling him to
do different things. Freud would say his _____
would tell him to take the money and use it to
buy the new bike his _____ would tell him to
give the money to the priest before God could
have a chance to punish him for his evil
thoughts and his _____ would tell him to take
the money to his father who might reward him for
his honesty by lending him the rest of the money
he needed to buy his bike.
- id, ego, superego
- superego, ego, id
- id, superego, ego
- ego, id, superego
6Freud would have used the term _____ to
explain why an unfaithful husband accused his
faithful wife of being unfaithful.
- identification
- displacement
- rationalization
- projection
7Which of the following is the correct
sequence of Freuds psychosexual stages of
development?
- oral ? anal ? phallic ? latency ? genital
- anal ? oral ? genital ? latency ? phallic
- oral ? phallic ? latency ? anal ? genital
- anal ? oral ? phallic ? latency ? genital
8Richard is a graduate student in psychology
who is doing research on how conflicts during
childhood produce personality disorders during
adulthood. Dr. Duerf, Richards research
adviser, would be most likely to describe herself
as an advocate of the _____ approach to
personality.
- cognitive
- behaviorist
- structuralist
- psychoanalytic
9One of the following terms does not belong
with the other three. Which one is it?
- archetype
- Freud
- collective unconscious
- personal unconscious
10The _____ approach suggested that
psychology should focus on the study of
observable actions, rather than on hidden mental
processes such as thoughts and feelings.
- structuralist
- functionalist
- behaviorist
- Gestalt
11Dr. Furman teaches his students that
psychologists shouldnt waste time studying
thinking or dreaming because mental processes
such as these cannot be observed or measured in
an objective, scientific manner. If you looked
in Dr. Furmans bookcase, you would probably find
a large number of books written by or about _____.
- John Watson
- William James
- Sigmund Freud
- Wilhelm Wundt
12The whole is greater than the sum of its
parts. Which of the following types of
psychologists would have been most likely to make
this statement?
- Gestalt
- humanistic
- behaviorist
- functionalist
13A structuralist and a Gestalt psychologist are
looking a the following figure /_\ Which of
the following statements would most likely
represent their responses to it?
- The Gestalt psychologist would say it looks like
a triangle, and the structuralist would say it
looks like three lines. - The structuralist would say it looks like a
triangle, and the Gestalt psychologist would say
it looks like three lines. - The structuralist says it reminds her of a dream
she had about a mountain, and the Gestalt
psychologist says it looks like a tent that
reminds him of how humans can adapt to their
environments. - The Gestalt psychologist would talk about the
behaviors involved in drawing the figure, and the
structuralist would talk about what the figure
represents in the unconscious mind of the person
who drew it.
14A psychologist who advocates the _____
perspective would be most likely to ask you to
change the way you think about situations that
cause you problems.
- cognitive
- Gestalt
- humanistic
- biological
15Which of the following combinations is
incorrect?
- John Watson mental images
- Sigmund Freud unconscious
- Wilhelm Wundt introspection
- William James functions of consciousness
16Albert Banduras social learning theory
uses the term reciprocal determinism to explain
how our _____ influence our personalities.
- cognitions
- behaviors
- environment
- all of the above
17According to Carl Rogers, incongruence is
caused by a difference between a persons _____.
- conscious and unconscious thought processes
- personal unconscious and collective unconscious
- self-concept and his or her actual experiences
- cardinal traits and central traits
18The term self-actualization is most closely
associated with _____.
- Carl Rogers
- Gordon Allport
- William Sheldon
- Hans Eysenck
19A behaviorist, a psychoanalyst, and a
humanist would all agree that behavior is
determined by _____.
- the environment
- unconscious forces
- early childhood experiences
- none of the above
20The _____ approach suggested that psychology
should focus on the study of observable actions,
rather than on hidden mental processes such as
thoughts and feelings.
- structuralist
- functionalist
- behaviorist
- Gestalt
21Which of the following combinations of
William Sheldons body types and their
descriptions is correct?
- ectomorph ? round and plump
- endomorph ? thin and frail
- mesomorph ? muscular and strong
- all of the above
22A researcher who records signals from the
brain or who measures hormone levels most likely
advocates the _____ approach to psychology.
- cognitive
- biological
- behavioristic
- psychoanalytic
23You are reading an article in a psychology
journal, and you notice that the words
extraversion, neuroticism, and psychoticism are
used very frequently. Which of the following
personality theorists is most likely the author
of this article?
- Gordon Allport
- Hans Eysenck
- Abraham Maslow
- William Sheldon
24_____ is not one of the Big Five Traits.
- Agreeableness
- Openness to new experience
- Extraversion
- Self-actualization
25Which of the following theoretical
perspective ? basic premise combinations is
correct?
- behavioral ? humans have freedom
- cognitive ? focus on unconscious processes
- humanistic ? behavior is determined by genetic
factors - psychoanalytic ? childhood experiences determine
adult behavior
26The _____ is an example of a _____ test.
- MMPI, projective
- Rorschach, self-report inventory
- TAT, projective
- all of the above