Psychology Ch. 1 pgs 13-18

What do most scientists agree about the roles of genes and environment?

• They play no role in human behavior

• They play crucial roles in human behavior

• Only genes play a role in human behavior

• Only environment plays a role in human behavior

What does the debate between free will and determinism focus on?

• The control individuals have over their actions

• The role of technology in society

• The impact of culture on behavior

• The influence of genetics on health

What does cognitive psychology indicate about memory processes?

• They are irrelevant to our conscious awareness.

• They operate outside our conscious awareness.

• They are always within our conscious awareness.

• They only affect physical actions.

What do psychologists investigate in the context of universal human traits?

• The extent to which humans are fundamentally the same across the globe

• Psychological and personality differences between men and women

• Cultural backgrounds and environments

• Ethnic similarities and differences

What do people from different ethnicities and cultures exhibit according to the text?

• Both similarities and differences

• Only differences

• Only similarities

• Neither similarities nor differences

Human judgment is sometimes compromised by:

• Effective decision-making

• Satisfactory functioning

• Inaccuracies in thinking styles and emotional influences

• The ability to process information quickly

Who believed that knowledge is primarily acquired through learning and experience?

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Socrates

• Descartes

Which philosopher lived from 384–322 BC?

• Aristotle

• Plato

• Socrates

• Descartes

Who is associated with the concept of 'tabula rasa'?

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Socrates

• Descartes

Who is considered to have created the first psychology lab in Leipzig, Germany in 1879?

• Sigmund Freud

• Wilhelm Wundt

• Carl Jung

• William James