Barron's Chapter 1 Quiz 1

Ivan Pavlov pioneered the study of:

• behaviorism

• perception

• personality

• mental illness

• evolutionary psychology

When a psychologist draws from multiple perspectives in looking at human thought and behavior, they are taking a(n)__________________________ point of view.

• humanistic

• introspective

• psychotherapeutic

• trephinistic

• eclectic

The psychological school of thought that emphasizes that the whole experience is often more than just the sum of the parts is:

• functionalism

• gestalt

• structuralism

• introspection

• positive psychology

The study of inner thoughts and feelings is to the study of observable behavior as _____________________ is to ____________________.

• Watson; Freud

• Aristotle; Plato

• Freud; Wundt

• Bandura; Ellis

• Wundt; Watson

The early psychologist who pioneered the idea of functionalism was:

• Albert Bandura

• Carl Rogers

• William James

• B.F. Skinner

• Karen Horney

Which perspective is most relevant to understanding the impact of strokes and brain diseases on memory?

• evolutionary

• behavioral

• psychodynamic

• biopsychological

• humanistic

Billy Buttwaffle believes that people's dislike of bitter-tasting foods is an inherited trait because it has enhanced human survival. His belief illustrates the _________________________ perspective.

• psychodynamic

• social-cultural

• evolutionary

• humanistic

• behavioral

Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow stressed that an individual has free choice and free will. This best reflects the _______________________ perspective.

• psychodynamic

• social-cultural

• behavioral

• humanistic

• cognitive

According to psychoanalysis, one way to examine the unconscious mind is through:

• word association

• trephination

• self-actualization

• repression

• cognitive behavioral therapy

The high school counselor has suggested that Amanda's romantic feelings for her physics teacher reflect her unconscious longings for affection from her father. The counselor's assessment reflects a(n) _____________________ perspective

• behavioral

• evolutionary

• psychoanalytical

• cognitive

• social-cultural