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AP Psych Ch. 1 (1-11)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Rene Decartes promoted or agreed with all of these ideas EXCEPT
a)
There are innate ideas
b)
fluid in the brain's cavities contained "animal spirits" which flowed from the brain to the nerves
c)
The mind is distinct from the body and able to survive death
d)
tabula rasa 
2.
What was the big deal about Leipzig, Germany in 1879?
a)
It was the place and year of the first psychological laboratory and experiment
b)
It was the place and year of Freud's first psychoanalysis therapy session
c)
It was the place and year of Edward Bradford Titchener's first use of Introspection 
d)
It was the place and year Margaret Floy Washburn received the first PhD awarded to a woman in the field of psychology
3.
Who wrote Principles of Psychology (1890)?
a)
John B. Watson
b)
Sigmund Freud
c)
William James
d)
B.F. Skinner
4.
Who developed psychoanalysis and believed childhood behavior and the unconscious processes affect our behavior?
a)
Wilhelm Wundt
b)
Ivan Pavlov
c)
Sigmund Freud 
d)
Jean Piaget
5.
What approach to psychology was prevalent in America in the 1920's-1960's?
a)
Structuralism
b)
Behavioral Psychology
c)
Humanistic Psychology
d)
Cognitive Psychology
6.
Psychology is growing and it is globalizing.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
What approach to psychology is focused on how we encode, process, store, and retrieve information?
a)
Biological
b)
Evolutionary
c)
Behavioral
d)
Cognitive
8.
Integrated analysis of behavior and mental thought processes allows for a more complete picture.  What is this approach?
a)
Psychodynamic
b)
Biopsychosocial
c)
Humanistic
d)
Social-cultural
9.
Ellie is experiencing headaches and pain throughout the body.  Her headaches have started to affect her vision.  Which approach to psychology would be most helpful to focus on Ellie's situation?
a)
Biological
b)
Evolutionary
c)
Psychodynamic
d)
Behavioral
10.
Positive psychology is a relatively new area of psychology.  From the information you have, which approach gave Positive Psychology a strong foundation with many similar ideals?
a)
Psychodynamic
b)
Behavioral
c)
Cognitive
d)
Humanistic