AP Psychology Unit 1 Module 1 Quiz

Which of the following best describes the view of the mind held by Plato and Socrates?

• The mind should be studied through careful, empirical observations.
• The mind is an illusion produced by the brain. 
• The mind is separate from the body and continues after the body dies.
• The mind is made up of knowledge that is a result of our experiences.

Which philosopher is most well known for theorizing that the mind at birth is tabula rasa or a “blank slate”?

• Plato
• John Locke
• Immanuel Kant
• Rene' Descartes

The first psychological laboratory was established by

• William James.
• John Watson.
• Wilhelm Wundt.
• Sigmund Freud.

Having the patient be self-reflective (looking inward), and training them to report elements of their experience.  

• structuralism
• introspection
• functionalism
• psychometrics

Which philosopher would have been most enthusiastic about modern empiricism?

• Plato
• Socrates
• Aristotle
• Rene' Descartes 

Who was a prominent American functionalist?
John B. Watson b. Edward Titchener c. Wilhelm Wundt d. Jean Piaget e. William James

• John B. Watson
• Wilhelm Wundt
• Jean Piaget
• William James

Who would have been most likely to ignore mental processes and to define psychology as “the scientific study of observable behavior”?a. John B. Watson b. Edward Titchener c. Wilhelm Wundt d. Jean Piaget

• John B. Watson
• Edward Titchener
• Wilhelm Wundt
• Jean Piaget

Humanistic psychologists focused on the importance of 

• childhood memories.
• unconscious thoughts. 
• healthy growth potential.
• punishment and reinforcement.

In the early 1960s, the cognitive revolution in psychology involved a renewal of interest in the scientific study of 

•  mental processes. 
• unconscious motives.
• learned behaviors.
• evolutionary influences.

Contemporary psychology is best defined as the scientific study of 

• conscious and unconscious mental activity.
• observable responses to the environment.
•  behavior and mental processes.
•  thoughts, feelings, and perceptions.