PYC 3703 QUESTIONS TEST BANK (Q&A)

PYC 3703 QUESTIONS TEST BANK (Q&A) 1. Which of the following would not be studied by a Cognitive Psychologist? a. whether people can pay attention to multiple stimuli at once without losing accuracy b. if advertising using animation is more memorable than advertising using no animation c. whether a group of people present affect how much is given to charity d. if the reading speed of college graduates differs from that of high school graduates ANS: c 2. The combination of rational with empirical methods so as to get the “best of both worlds” represents, in dialectical terms, a(n) a. thesis. b. antithesis. c. synthesis. d. antisynthesis. ANS: c 3. Part of dialectic thinking is when a statement of belief is proposed. This statement would be called the . a. antithesis b. synthesis c. thesis d. pragmatics ANS: c 4. This part of dialectic thinking is when a counterstatement to previous beliefs emerges. This counterstatement would be called the . a. antithesis b. synthesis c. thesis d. pragmatics ANS: a 5. The philosopher who advanced the notion of a dialectic was . a. Plato b. Hegel c. Descartes d. Aristotle ANS: b Downloaded by:: sirhankza1 | Distribution of this document is illegal 6. A rationalist a. uses logical analysis to understand the world and people’s relations to it. b. is a follower of Aristotle’s empiricist philosophy. c. supports the idea of monism. d. believes that knowledge is acquired through experience and observation. ANS: a 7. Rationalism is to as empiricism is to . a. empirical evidence; theory b. theory; empirical evidence c. manipulation; measure d. hypothesis; theory ANS: b 8. This particular approach emphasizes logical analysis as the means to acquiring new knowledge. a. Tabula rasa b. Synthesis c. Rationalist d. Empiricist ANS: c 9. An empiricist a. believes that knowledge is acquired through experience and observation. b. is a follower of Plato’s rationalist philosophy. c. supports the idea of mind-body dualism. d. believes that the mind and the body are separate entities. ANS: a 10. This particular approach emphasizes empirical evidence as the means to acquiring new knowledge. a. Rationalist b. Monist c. Empiricist d. Nativist ANS: c Downloaded by:: sirhankza1 | Distribution of this document is illegal 11. Theresa, a judge, does not accept circumstantial evidence as evidence in her court. Theresa will not convict anyone of a crime, based on general principles of anticipated behavior of people brought to court. Instead, Theresa allows only evidence that she can see, or “hard,” observational evidence, to be used in a prosecution. Theresa could be referred to as a(n) a. Monist b. Empiricist c. Rationalist d. Nativist ANS: b 12. Elma, an automobile factory worker, learns how to install a car air conditioner by watching a fellow worker install the part. The knowledge Elma has just acquired is acquired knowledge. a. experimentally b. reductively c. innately d. empirically ANS: d 13. Psychology is sometimes viewed as a merging of a. philosophy and monism. b. rationalism and physiology. c. physiology and empiricism. d. philosophy and physiology. ANS: d 14. Descartes is known for having been a(n) a. functionalist. b. behaviorist. c. empiricist. d. rationalist . ANS: d 15. A philosopher who largely rejected acquisition of knowledge by empirical means was a. John Locke. b. Aristotle. c. David Hume. d. René Descartes. ANS: d Downloaded by:: sirhankza1 | Distribution of this document is illegal 16. Which of the following people supported the rationalist view and largely rejected the pure empirical view? a. Kant b. Aristotle c. Descartes d. Locke ANS: c 17. refers to Locke’s belief that all knowledge is gained empirically, beginning at birth, when our minds are a blank slate. a. Innate b. A priori c. A posteriori d. Tabula rasa ANS: d 18. Immanuel Kant a. believed in an integration of rationalism and empiricism. b. rejected completely all forms of rationalism and empiricism. c. believed only in rationalism. d. believed only in empiricism. ANS: a 19. The goal of structuralism was to understand the “content” of the mind by a. synthesizing constituent parts of perceptions. b. analyzing perceptions into their constituent parts. c. observing responses to various stimuli. d. evaluating other schools of thought to provide a “structure” for the new movement. ANS: b 20. Wilhelm Wundt’s idea of involved looking inward at the contents of one’s consciousness. a. projection b. introversion c. repression d. introspection ANS: d Downloaded by:: sirhankza1 | Distribution of this document is illegal 21. Bill, a mechanic, believes that automobile research should place an emphasis on studying how a car is used and the processes that occur among the various parts. If Bill had chosen psychology as a career field, he might have been in favor of a. Gestaltism. b. structuralism. c. behaviorism. d. functionalism. ANS: d 22. Which of the following examples is most analogous to the goal of the structuralist movement? a. Scientists study an entire assembled jigsaw puzzle in order to understand each of the pieces. b. Scientists look at how the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle fit together in order to understand the assembling process. c. Scientists look at each piece of a jigsaw puzzle in order to understand the whole puzzle as assembled. d. Scientists study the different ways a jigsaw puzzle can be assembled to form different images. ANS: c. 23. The school of thought that focuses on answering the question of “What do people do and why do they do it?” is called a. Gestaltism. b. structuralism. c. psychoanalysis. d. functionalism. ANS: d 24. Which of the following is not consistent with the ideas of functionalism? a. the study of the organism independent of its environment b. the study of mental processes c. the study and uses of consciousness d. the study of the relationship between the organism and its environment ANS: a 25. Lorraine was conducting an experiment in which she was eating an apple and was trying to analyze the experience. What technique was she using? a. in vivo b. introspection c. empiricism d. naturalistic