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Barron's Chapter 1 Quiz 1

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

Ivan Pavlov pioneered the study of:

a)

behaviorism

b)

perception

c)

personality

d)

mental illness

e)

evolutionary psychology

2.

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

a)

humanistic

b)

introspective

c)

psychotherapeutic

d)

trephinistic

e)

eclectic

3.

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

a)

functionalism

b)

gestalt

c)

structuralism

d)

introspection

e)

positive psychology

4.

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

a)

Watson; Freud

b)

Aristotle; Plato

c)

Freud; Wundt

d)

Bandura; Ellis

e)

Wundt; Watson

5.

The early psychologist who pioneered the idea of functionalism was:

a)

Albert Bandura

b)

Carl Rogers

c)

William James

d)

B.F. Skinner

e)

Karen Horney

6.

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

a)

evolutionary

b)

behavioral

c)

psychodynamic

d)

biopsychological

e)

humanistic

7.

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.

a)

psychodynamic

b)

social-cultural

c)

evolutionary

d)

humanistic

e)

behavioral

8.

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

a)

psychodynamic

b)

social-cultural

c)

behavioral

d)

humanistic

e)

cognitive

9.

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

a)

word association

b)

trephination

c)

self-actualization

d)

repression

e)

cognitive behavioral therapy

10.

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

a)

behavioral

b)

evolutionary

c)

psychoanalytical

d)

cognitive

e)

social-cultural

11.

Brianne believes that boys learn to be more aggressive than girls primarily because they are more likely than girls to be encouraged by adults to fight.

a)

evolutionary

b)

cognitive

c)

behavioral

d)

neurobiological

e)

humanistic

12.

The evolutionary perspective is to __________________________ as the behavioral perspective is to ________________________.

a)

observational; introspection

b)

nature; nurture

c)

basic research; applied research

d)

rationality; irrationality

e)

constancy; change

13.

Dr. Briones believes that the way students attend to, organize, and think about the information in their textbooks will strongly influence their ability to later remember and use what they have studied. Dr. Briones' ideas most directly exemplify the _____________________ perspective.

a)

social-cultural

b)

cognitive

c)

behavioral

d)

psychodynamic

e)

humanistic

14.

When psychologists look at how human behavior varies throughout the world, they are focusing on the ________________ perspective.

a)

cognitive

b)

behavioral

c)

psychoanalytical

d)

evolutionary

e)

social-cultural

15.

Dr. Wells conducts basic research on the impact of racial stereotypes on prejudicial behaviors. Dr. Wells is most likely a(n) psychologist.

a)

developmental

b)

clinical

c)

social

d)

industrial/organizational

e)

evolutionary

16.

According to Freud, Unconscious thought often does not reach consciousness because of:

a)

trephination

b)

structuralism

c)

functionalism

d)

repression

e)

memory construction