AP Psychology: History

Jill wants to study the process of thinking. Which field of psychology should she choose?

• Cognitive

• Social

• Personality

• Learning

• Perception

Psychology is considered a science mainly because it relies on direct observation. Which field of psychology supports this?

• Behaviorism

• Psychodynamic

• Social

• Cognitive

• Structuralism

Psychoanalytic psychology focuses mainly on:

• rewards and punishments

• self-esteem and self-actualization

• biology and genetics

• internal conflict and unconscious desires

• sensation and perception

Which of the following psychologists was a structuralist?

• Watson

• Wundt

• James

• Wertheimer

• Freud

Introspection was the basic research tool used by ________ in order to study people's inner sensations and mental images.

• Watson

• Darwin

• Titchener

• Skinner

• Calkins

The early school of psychology known as functionalism was developed by

• Wundt

• James

• Descartes

• Watson

• Freud

Who was a student of William James and the first female president of the American Psychological Association?

• Piaget

• Bacon

• Rayner

• Calkins

• Washburn

Mr. Lopez believes that severe depression results primarily from an imbalanced diet and abnormal brain chemistry. Mr. Lopez favors a ________ perspective on depression.

• biological

• pyschodynamic

• behavioral

• cognitive

• psychoanalytic

Which approach to psychology focuses on how behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures?

• humanistic
• psychodynamic
• social-cultural
• cognitive

If a child is behaving poorly, it is likely because this behavior has been rewarded somehow.

• Sociocultural

• Behavioral

• Biological

• Psychodynamic