PSYC 1010 Test Banks York University

Chapter 1—The Evolution of Psychology

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which of the following individuals is responsible for establishing psychology as an
independent discipline with its own subject matter?
a Wilhelm Wundt
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b G. Stanley Hall
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c René Descartes
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d William James
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ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 4 BLM: Remember

2. According to historians, when and where did the “birth” of psychology occur?
a 1859 in England
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b 1879 in Germany
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c 1883 in the United States
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d 1909 in Austria
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ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 4 BLM: Remember

3. According to Wilhelm Wundt, what was the focus of psychology?
a to understand functions of behaviour
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b to understand unconscious motivation
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c the scientific study of observable behaviour
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d the scientific study of conscious experience
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ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 4 BLM: Remember

4. What did Wilhelm Wundt believe the focus of psychology should be?
a studying stimulus-response associations
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b questioning the nature of existence
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c examining people’s awareness of their immediate experience

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d determining people’s unconscious motivation for behaviour
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ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 4 BLM: Higher order

5. Who established the first psychological research laboratory in the United States and launched
that country’s first psychology journal?
a William James
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b G. Stanley Hall
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c John Watson
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d Edward Titchener
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ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 5 BLM: Remember

,6. Who was the first president of the American Psychological Association (APA)?
a G. Stanley Hall
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b John Watson
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c William James
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d Sigmund Freud
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ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 5 BLM: Remember

7. What is the world’s largest organization devoted to the advancement of psychology?
a Psychologists of North America
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b Western Psychological Society
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c World Psychology Organization
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d American Psychological Association
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ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 5 BLM: Remember

8. What were the first two major schools of psychology?
a functionalism and behaviourism
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b behaviourism and psychoanalytic theory
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c behaviourism and Gestalt psychology
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d structuralism and functionalism
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ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 6 BLM: Remember

9. Which school of psychology focused on identifying and examining the fundamental
components of conscious experience, such as sensations, feelings, and images?
a humanism
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b structuralism
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c functionalism
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d behaviourism
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10. Which type of psychologist was most likely to use the technique of introspection?
a structuralist
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b behaviourist
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c cognitive
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d humanist
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11. Mariska is participating in a study in which she is asked to carefully observe and report her
conscious reactions to several stimuli. Which type of psychologist is most likely to conduct a
study like this?
a structuralist
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b humanist
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c behaviourist
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d psychoanalytic
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ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 6 BLM: Higher order

12. Isabel is listening to a piece of classical music and tape recording all her feelings and
impressions as she experiences them. Which school of psychology was well-known for using
this sort of technique?
a humanism
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b structuralism
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c functionalism
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d behaviourism
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ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 6 BLM: Higher order

13. 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. What is this technique
called?
a retrospection
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