AP Psych Unit 1 Test

Who established the first psychology laboratory?

• John Watson
• Wilhelm Wundt
• William James
• B.F. Skinner

Which viewpoint would John Watson MOST likely agree with?

• Psychology should only study the observable and measurable
• The subconscious is the key to mental health issues
• All animals have thoughts and feelings that guide their behavior
• All people have thoughts that are worthy of study

A Psychiatrist is a... 

• Therapist 
• Medical Doctor
• A nurse who treats mental illness
• Counselor

Evolutionary psychology focuses on...

• How behaviors are adaptive for survival
• How mental illness can be passed down from parents to children
• How animals and humans share similar genes
• How the brain processes images

Which researcher is most closely associated with the founding of humanistic psychology?

• Freud
• Wertheimer
• James
• Rogers

Maslow was a member of what branch of psychology?

• Trait
• Behavioral
• Evolutionary
• Developmental

The statement "the mind has developed over thousands of years" reflects the perspective of what branch of psychology?

• Developmental
• Behavioral
• Evolutionary
• Functionalist

"People undergo predictable patterns of change throughout their lives." This statement applies to the _________ of psychology. 

• cognitive view
• trait view
• developmental view
• behavioral view

"Our actions are primarily shaped by our environment." The statement applies MOST to the...

• Cognitive View
• Trait View
• Developmental View
• Behavioral View

Which school of thought is followed by a researcher who attributes an abnormal behavior to a neurotransmitter or its receptor in the brain?

• Biological
• Psychodynamic
• Cognitive 
• Humanistic