AP Psychology

By seeking to measure "atom of the mind," who established the first psychology laboratory? 

• Sigmund Freud 
• John B. Watson 
• Wilhelm Wundt 
• G. Stanley Hall 

Who coined the term "tabula rasa" (Blank slate) to help explain the experience has on shaping an individual?

• John Locke 
• Sigmund Freud 
• Francis Bacon
• John B. Watson 

Which of the following perspective is most likely to address how the encoding, storing, and retrieval of information might alter our thoughts?

• Behavioral 
• Psychodynamic 
• Humanistic 
• Cognitive 

Who among the following would most likely study the interaction of people, machines, and physical environments? 

• Human factors psychologist
• Personality psychologist 
• Industrial- organizational psychologist 
• Counseling psychologist

Psychiatrists differ from psychologists in that they 

• Help people cope with challenges and crisis 
• conduct research
• are medical doctors licensed to prescribe medicine 
• explore how we view and affect one another

Which perspective would be most useful when explaining how people from different countries express anger?

• Psychodynamic 
• Behavioral 
• Social- cultural 
• Biological 

The debate about the relative contributions of biology and experience to human development is most often referred to as what?

• Evolutionary analysis
• Behaviorism 
• The cognitive revolution
• The nature-nurture issue

Which of the following professionals is required to have a medical degree?

• Psychiatrist 
• Psychologist
• Clinician 
• Counselor 

According to the behaviorist perspective, psychological science should be rooted in what?

• Introspection 
• Obsevation
• Cultural influences 
• Growth potential 

Which of the following psychologist would most likely conduct psychotherapy?

• Biological 
• Clinical 
• Congitive 
• Evolutionary