PSYCH 2000 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Introspection refers to a process by which someone examines ________ as objectively
as possible.
A. The social construction of consciousness
B. Their own subconscious experience
C. Another person's unconsciousness
D. Their own conscious experience - Answers - d. Their own conscious experience`
Psychoanalytic theory focuses on ________ and early childhood experiences.
A. A person's unconsciousness
B. A person's consciousness
C. Sexual identity
D. Fetal development - Answers - a. A person's unconsciousness
Who was the lead psychologist that conducted the Little Albert Study?
A. John Watson
B. Sigmund Freud
C. B. F. Skinner
D. Ivan Pavlov - Answers - a. John Watson
For a scientific explanation to be testable, it must also be ________.
A. Experimental and provable
B. Perceivable and measurable
C. Conscious and unconscious
D. Hypothesized and theoretical - Answers - b. Perceivable and measurable
Guillermo spends some time each day applying the principles of structuralism to
examine his own conscious experience as carefully as possible. Guillermo is engaged
in ________.
A. Introspection
B. Behaviorism
C. Client-centered therapy
D. Psychoanalysis - Answers - a. Introspection
Dr. Bogdarian noticed that one of her students addresses her with the word mother
instead of the word professor or doctor. Dr. Bogdarian applies the principles of
,________, and hypothesizes the student misspeaks because he is unconsciously
associating her with his mother.
A. Functionalism
B. Structuralism
C. Psychoanalytic theory
D. Gestalt psychology - Answers - c. Psychoanalytic theory
A series of dots arranged in the shape of a face will be perceived as a face, not a series
of dots. A psychologist studying this phenomenon is applying the principals of
________.
A. Psychoanalytic theory
B. Gestalt psychology
C. Humanism
D. Structuralism - Answers - b. Gestalt psychology
I provide Ralph with the positive reinforcement of a candy bar when he does something
I like. I punish him by squirting him with a squirt gun when he does something I don't
like. I am applying the principles of ________ in an attempt to modify Ralph's behavior.
A. Classical conditioning
B. Operant conditioning
C. Humanism
D. Functionalism - Answers - b. Operant conditioning
Lucy wants to study changes in cognitive skills, moral reasoning, and social behavior
across the lifespan. Lucy should specialize in ________ psychology.
A. Developmental
B. Cognitive
C. Social
D. Personality - Answers - a. Developmental
Cognitive psychology focuses on studying ________.
A. Genetics and the effect of genetics on behavior
B. Sensation and the effect of culture on perception
C. The effect of gender, race, and class on behavior
D. Thoughts and their relationship to our experiences and our actions - Answers - d.
Thoughts and their relationship to our experiences and our actions
Edmund wants to identify relatively consistent patterns of thought and behavior,
measure these traits, and determine how these traits interact in a particular context to
determine how a person will behave in any given situation. Edmund wants to conduct
research in the area of ________.
, A. Personality
B. Social psychology
C. Cognition
D. Perception - Answers - a. Personality
Susan wants to study prejudice, attraction, how we explain our own behavior versus
how we explain the behavior of others, and how we resolve interpersonal conflicts.
Susan should conduct research in the area of ________.
A. Psychoanalysis
B. Gestalt psychology
C. Social psychology
D. Personality - Answers - c. Social psychology
Behaviorism focuses on making psychology an objective science by ________.
A. Studying the genetic basis for behavior and theorizing how instincts influence
behavior
B. Studying implicit motivations for behavior through the use of implicit association tests
C. Studying overt behavior and deemphasizing the importance of unobservable mental
processes
D. Studying how emotional responses influence behavior while deemphasizing the
importance of the subconscious - Answers - c. Studying overt behavior and
deemphasizing the importance of unobservable mental processes
Ashya wants to focus on the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders and
other problematic patterns of behavior. What area of psychology should she work in?
A. Organizational psychology
B. Social psychology
C. Cognitive psychology
D. Clinical psychology - Answers - d. Clinical psychology
Select the correctly ordered list of psychological perspectives, with the earliest
perspective listed first.
A. Structuralism, functionalism, humanism, behaviorism
B. Humanism, structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism
C. Humanism, behaviorism, structuralism, functionalism
D. Structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, humanism - Answers - d. Structuralism,
functionalism, behaviorism, humanism
What do structuralism, Gestalt psychology, and Sigmund Freud all have in common?
A. They were all concerned with describing and understanding the inner experience.
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Introspection refers to a process by which someone examines ________ as objectively
as possible.
A. The social construction of consciousness
B. Their own subconscious experience
C. Another person's unconsciousness
D. Their own conscious experience - Answers - d. Their own conscious experience`
Psychoanalytic theory focuses on ________ and early childhood experiences.
A. A person's unconsciousness
B. A person's consciousness
C. Sexual identity
D. Fetal development - Answers - a. A person's unconsciousness
Who was the lead psychologist that conducted the Little Albert Study?
A. John Watson
B. Sigmund Freud
C. B. F. Skinner
D. Ivan Pavlov - Answers - a. John Watson
For a scientific explanation to be testable, it must also be ________.
A. Experimental and provable
B. Perceivable and measurable
C. Conscious and unconscious
D. Hypothesized and theoretical - Answers - b. Perceivable and measurable
Guillermo spends some time each day applying the principles of structuralism to
examine his own conscious experience as carefully as possible. Guillermo is engaged
in ________.
A. Introspection
B. Behaviorism
C. Client-centered therapy
D. Psychoanalysis - Answers - a. Introspection
Dr. Bogdarian noticed that one of her students addresses her with the word mother
instead of the word professor or doctor. Dr. Bogdarian applies the principles of
,________, and hypothesizes the student misspeaks because he is unconsciously
associating her with his mother.
A. Functionalism
B. Structuralism
C. Psychoanalytic theory
D. Gestalt psychology - Answers - c. Psychoanalytic theory
A series of dots arranged in the shape of a face will be perceived as a face, not a series
of dots. A psychologist studying this phenomenon is applying the principals of
________.
A. Psychoanalytic theory
B. Gestalt psychology
C. Humanism
D. Structuralism - Answers - b. Gestalt psychology
I provide Ralph with the positive reinforcement of a candy bar when he does something
I like. I punish him by squirting him with a squirt gun when he does something I don't
like. I am applying the principles of ________ in an attempt to modify Ralph's behavior.
A. Classical conditioning
B. Operant conditioning
C. Humanism
D. Functionalism - Answers - b. Operant conditioning
Lucy wants to study changes in cognitive skills, moral reasoning, and social behavior
across the lifespan. Lucy should specialize in ________ psychology.
A. Developmental
B. Cognitive
C. Social
D. Personality - Answers - a. Developmental
Cognitive psychology focuses on studying ________.
A. Genetics and the effect of genetics on behavior
B. Sensation and the effect of culture on perception
C. The effect of gender, race, and class on behavior
D. Thoughts and their relationship to our experiences and our actions - Answers - d.
Thoughts and their relationship to our experiences and our actions
Edmund wants to identify relatively consistent patterns of thought and behavior,
measure these traits, and determine how these traits interact in a particular context to
determine how a person will behave in any given situation. Edmund wants to conduct
research in the area of ________.
, A. Personality
B. Social psychology
C. Cognition
D. Perception - Answers - a. Personality
Susan wants to study prejudice, attraction, how we explain our own behavior versus
how we explain the behavior of others, and how we resolve interpersonal conflicts.
Susan should conduct research in the area of ________.
A. Psychoanalysis
B. Gestalt psychology
C. Social psychology
D. Personality - Answers - c. Social psychology
Behaviorism focuses on making psychology an objective science by ________.
A. Studying the genetic basis for behavior and theorizing how instincts influence
behavior
B. Studying implicit motivations for behavior through the use of implicit association tests
C. Studying overt behavior and deemphasizing the importance of unobservable mental
processes
D. Studying how emotional responses influence behavior while deemphasizing the
importance of the subconscious - Answers - c. Studying overt behavior and
deemphasizing the importance of unobservable mental processes
Ashya wants to focus on the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders and
other problematic patterns of behavior. What area of psychology should she work in?
A. Organizational psychology
B. Social psychology
C. Cognitive psychology
D. Clinical psychology - Answers - d. Clinical psychology
Select the correctly ordered list of psychological perspectives, with the earliest
perspective listed first.
A. Structuralism, functionalism, humanism, behaviorism
B. Humanism, structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism
C. Humanism, behaviorism, structuralism, functionalism
D. Structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, humanism - Answers - d. Structuralism,
functionalism, behaviorism, humanism
What do structuralism, Gestalt psychology, and Sigmund Freud all have in common?
A. They were all concerned with describing and understanding the inner experience.
