Discovering Psychology - Topic 1

Which of the following ideas is essential to determinism?

• People who try harder are more successful

• People who choose their behaviours by free will

• Most differences in behaviour are under genetic control

• Every behaviour has a cause

Which of the following contradicts the idea of dualism?

• Biologist's principle of homeostasis

• Physicist's principle of the conservation of matter and energy

• Chemist's principle of ionic bonding

• Psychologist's principle of reinforcement

Here are four types of psychologists. Which one is correctly matched to a research area?

• Social psychologist - evolution of behaviour

• Developmental psychologist - child behaviour

• Cognitive psychologist - how people behave in groups

• Biological psychologist - thought and knowledge

Which of these topics was a major research concern for the earliest psychologists?

• Vision and other sensations

• Mental illness

• Social conformity

• Expert problem solving

In the early days of psychology, structuralists wanted to discover ____, and functionalists wanted to understand ____.

• What the mind can do... the elements that compose the mind

• The elements that compose the mind... what the mind can do

• The best ways to rear children... treatments for mental illness

• Treatments for mental illness.. the best ways to rear children

Which of these topics would a behaviourist probably avoid?

• Stimulus-response connections

• Animal behaviour

• Learning

• Thought and knowledge

What event led to the rise of clinical psychology as we know it today?

• World War II

• Popular films that depicted mental illness

• The writings of Sigmund Freud

• Economic collapse

How does basic research differ from applied research?

• Basic research is simpler, and requires less training

• Basic research is more complex, and requires greater training

• Basic research seeks solutions to current problems, rather than theoretical understanding

• Basic research seeks theoretical understanding, rather than a solution to a current problem