AP Psych Unit 1 Practice Tests

In its earliest days, psychlogy was defined as the:

• science of mental life
• study of consciousness and unconscious activty
• scientific study of observable behavior
• scientific study of behavior and mental processes

Who would be most likely to agree with the statement, "Psychology should investigate only behaviors that can be observed"?

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

Today, psychology is defined as the:

• scientific study of mental phenomena
• scientific study of conscious and unconscious activity
• scientific study of behavior
• scientific study of behavior and mental processes

Who introduced the early school of structuralism?

• Edward Titchener
• Wilhelm Wundt
• William James
• Mary Whiton Calkins

Who wrote the early textbook Principles of Psychology?

• Wilhelm Wundt
• Ivan Pavlov
• Jean Piaget
• William James

Psychologists who study the degree to which genes influence our personality are working from the __ perspective.

• behavioral
• evolutionary
• behavior genetics
• neuroscience

Which of the following exemplifies the issue of the relative importance of nature and nurture on our behavior?

• the issue of the relative influence of biology and experience on behavior
• the issue of the relative influence of rewards and punishments on behavior
• the debate as to the relative importance of heredity and instinct in determining behavior
• the debate as to whether mental processes are a legitimate area of scientific study

The seventeenth-century philopsopher who believed that the mind is blank at birth and that most knowledge comes from sensory experience is:

• Plato
• Aristotle
• Descartes
• Locke

Which seventeenth-century philosopher believe that some ideas are innate?

• Aristotle
• Plato
• Descartes
• Locke

Which psychological perspective emphasizes the interaction of the brain and body in behavior?

• neuroscience
• cognitive
• behavioral
• behavior genetics