PSYC 2000 - Chapter 01, Part 01 Practice MCQs

Which of these statements provides the BEST comparison of gender identity and sex?

• Gender identity is biologically influenced; sex is our sense of being male, female, neither, or some combination of male and female.

• Gender identity and sex are both biologically influenced, but only sex is our sense of being male, female, neither, or some combination of male and female.

• Sex is biologically influenced; gender identity is our sense of being male, female, neither, or some combination of male and female.

• Gender identity and sex both refer to our sense of being male, female, neither, or some combination of male and female, but only gender identity is biologically influenced.

Introspection, which was used by Edward Titchener to study the elements of the mind, involves:

• observing and recording people's behavior as they are conditioned.

• looking inward and reporting your immediate sensations, images, and feelings.

• analyzing the environments that nurture or limit personal growth.

• uncovering elements of our unconscious mind and childhood experiences.

Wilhelm Wundt developed the first _____ used in psychology, which measured how long it took people to press a telegraph key after hearing a ball hit a platform.

• developmental study

• theoretical perspective

• experimental apparatus

• subfield

Plato's assumption that we inherit character and intelligence is MOST directly relevant to the controversy regarding:

• conscious and unconscious thoughts.

• observation and introspection.

• nature and nurture.

• basic and applied research.

All subfields and perspectives within psychology aim to:

• study the brain circuits that underlie behavior.

• describe and explain behavior and the mind underlying it.

• analyze how certain characteristics aided our ancestors.

• understand how our interpretation of environmental conditions affects our experiences.

Studying the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior is of most central interest to:

• cognitive neuroscience.

• behavior genetics.

• evolutionary psychology

• behaviorism

Scientific studies that aim to solve practical problems are MOST clearly examples of:

• the behavioral perspective.

• introspection.

• applied research.

• positive psychology.

Which of these pairs of psychologists challenged Wundt and Titchener's definition of psychology and redefined psychology as "the scientific study of observable behavior"?

• John B. Watson and B. F. Skinner

• Sigmund Freud and William James

• Wilhelm Wundt and Edward Titchener

• Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow

Which of these statements is NOT true of the empirical approach to research?

• It requires a scientific attitude.

• It is evidence-based.

• It draws on observation and experimentation.

• It requires a cynical attitude.

Which early psychologist aimed to study the evolved functions of our thoughts and feelings?

• Edward Bradford Titchener

• William James

• Charles Darwin

• Wilhelm Wundt