Question 1

The idea that Freud's theory was based,in part,on prevailing values during his lifetime implies that psychology's development is influenced by the

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A)   social context.
B)   empirical context.
C)   historical context.
D)   sociohistorical context.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

The text's suggestions for improving academic performance by improving your reading,getting more out of lectures,and improving test-taking strategies are consistent with the application of

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A)   subjective thinking skills.
B)   objective thinking skills.
C)   accepted thinking skills.
D)   critical thinking skills.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Developmental psychologists generally focus on the study of interpersonal behavior and the role that social forces take in governing behavior.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which core psychological research area is primarily devoted to the study of such topics as memory,problem solving,and thinking?

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A)   physiological
B)   social
C)   cognitive
D)   personalityE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

In a discussion with your professor she tells you that she believes that the focus of psychological study should be to break the conscious experience into its basic elements.Which of the following historical schools of thought is your professor's idea MOST consistent with?

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A)   behaviorism
B)   functionalism
C)   structuralism
D)   psychoanalysisE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Evolutionary psychologists would MOST likely explain females' greater emphasis on potential mates' economic resources by suggesting that it

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A)   increases resources available for their children.
B)   supports their innate need for a large territory.
C)   allows them to acquire a greater variety of time-saving appliances.
D)   increases females' confidence about the maternity of their children.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

A scientist uses ____ to explain a set of observations.

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A)   a theory
B)   common sense
C)   introspection
D)   empiricismE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

Dr.Hawkins is a psychologist who spends her day working in an elementary school testing and counseling children who are having difficulty in school.What type of applied psychologist is Dr.Hawkins?

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A)   an educational psychologist
B)   a counseling psychologist
C)   a school psychologist
D)   an industrial psychologistE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Dr.Lee is studying pain perception using a functionalist perspective.It is MOST likely that Dr.Lee would suggest that we can only understand the conscious experience of pain

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A)   if all the component parts that make up the experience of pain are understood.
B)   by observing the outward expression of pain in response to different stimuli.
C)   if we first understand the role of pain in human survival and adaptation.
D)   if we understand the unconscious processes that initiate the sensation of pain.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

The term that refers to the mental processes involved in acquiring knowledge is

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A)   cognition.
B)   pedagogy.
C)   empiricism.
D)   introspection.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 11

A multifactorial approach to explaining your performance in a course would MOST likely focus on

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A)   personal factors more than situational factors.
B)   situational factors more than personal factors.
C)   both personal and situational factors.
D)   the relationship between you and your professor.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

The psychologist who took the position that organisms tend to repeat responses that lead to positive outcomes and tend not to repeat responses that lead to neutral or negative outcomes was

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A)   Sigmund Freud.
B)   B. F. Skinner.
C)   Carl Rogers.
D)   Abraham Maslow.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

The person responsible for establishing psychology as an independent discipline with its own subject matter is

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A)   G. Stanley Hall.
B)   René Descartes.
C)   William James.
D)   Wilhelm Wundt.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 14

In an attempt to learn something about his conscious experience,William looked at an abstract painting and wrote down all of his impressions as they came to him.This technique is called

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A)   introspection.
B)   retrospection.
C)   empiricism.
D)   psychoanalysis.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Which of the following do behaviorism and psychoanalytic theory have in common?

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A)   an emphasis on the role sexuality in behavior
B)   a resistance to the use of animal subjects in psychological research
C)   the notion that unconscious motives have a major influence on behavior
D)   the implication that people are not masters of their own destiniesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

The psychologist who proposed that the study of consciousness should be replaced by the study of behavior was

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A)   John B. Watson.
B)   Abraham Maslow.
C)   G. Stanley Hall.
D)   Sigmund Freud.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Lisa taught her son to buckle his seat belt in the car by only allowing him to play one of his tapes on the car stereo after he was buckled up.Lisa taught him by applying the principles of

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A)   cognitive psychology.
B)   biological psychology.
C)   humanism.
D)   behaviorism.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 18

A psychologist whose primary goal is to help people reach their potential MOST likely follows the principles of

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A)   behaviorism.
B)   structuralism.
C)   psychoanalysis.
D)   humanism.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 19

B.F.Skinner's conclusion that "free will is an illusion" was based on his belief that people are under the control of their ____________________.

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Pick two different types of academic psychologists and briefly compare the types of issues they study.

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Which core psychological research area is primarily devoted to the study of such topics as memory,problem solving,and thinking?

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