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Chapterf1fMultiplefChoice
1. Today,fpsychologyfisfformallyfdefinedfasfthefscientificfstudyfof and .
a. behavior;fmentalfprocesses
b. consciousness;funconsciousness
c. freefwill;fmotivation
d. structuralism;ffunctionalism
ANSWER:fa

2. Taylor’sfnewfpuppyfisfafveryfquickflearner.fInfjustfafweek,fTaylorfhasfbeenfableftofteachftheirfpuppyftofsit,fshake
,fandfrollfover!fTaylorfwondersfhowftheirfnewfpuppyfcanflearnfandfrememberfthesefnewfbehaviorsfsofquickly.fWh
ichffieldfoffstudyfisfTaylorfMOSTflikelyfinterestedfin?
a. biologyfbecausefthefpuppy’sfgeneticsfmakefitfpossiblefforfitftoflearnfnewfbehaviors
b. sociologyfbecausefsocietyfhelpsfthefpuppyflearnfnewfbehaviors
c. psychology,fbecausefoffthefpuppy’sfnewlyflearnedfbehaviorsfandfmentalfprocessfoffrememberingfsaidfbeh
aviors
d. chemistryfbecausefthefpuppyfisfableftoflearnfnewfbehaviorsfandfrememberfthemfbasedfonfthefstructurefofftheirf
elementsfandfcompounds
ANSWER:fc

3. WhichfstatementfaboutfpsychologistsfisfTRUE?
a. Theyffocusfexclusivelyfonftreatingfpsychologicalfdisordersfandfproblems.
b. Theyfarefinterestedfinfbothfnormalfandfabnormalfbehaviors.
c. Allfpsychologistsfcanfprescribefmedication.
d. Allfpsychologistsfhavefafdoctoratefinftheirffieldfoffstudy.
ANSWER:fb

4. WhichfoffthesefBESTfrepresentsfpsychology'sfbasicfgoals?
a. investigatefandftreatfmentalfillness
b. describe,fexplain,fpredict,fandfinfluencefbehavior
c. listenfto,fcounsel,fandfconsolefpeoplefwithfproblems
d. applyftheffindingsfoffanimalfresearchftofabnormalfbehavior
ANSWER:fb

5. Jamiefisfinterestedfinfwhyftheirffriend,fSam,fbingefwatchesfthefshow,fThefOffice,frepeatedly.fSamfclaimsfthatfre-
watchingfitfprovidesfaffeelingfoffrelaxation.fSpecifically,fJamiefwantsftofknowfwhyfSamfdoesfthisfbehavior.fWhichf
offtheffourfbasicfgoalsfoffpsychologyfisfJamiefMOSTflikelyffollowing?
a. describe
b. predict
c. explain
d. control
ANSWER:fc

6. WhichffamousfGreekfphilosopherfwrotefextensivelyfaboutfpsychologicalftopicsfsuchfasfsleepfandfdreaming,fthef
senses,fandfmemory?



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Chapterf1fMultiplefChoice

a. Aristotle
b. Descartes
c. Calkins
d. James
ANSWER:fa

7. Thisfphilosopherfproposedfthatfthefmindfandfbodyfarefseparatefbutfinteractftofcreatefconsciousfexperiences.
a. Descartes
b. Aristotle
c. Socrates
d. Plato
ANSWER:fa

8. Infthinkingfaboutfpsychologyfandfconsciousness,fthefideafthatfthefmindfandfthefbodyfarefseparatefentitiesfthatfinter
actfmakesfaflotfoffsenseftofyou.fYoufMOSTflikelyfsharefthefviewfof:
a. Aristotle.
b. Descartes.
c. Watson.
d. Skinner.
ANSWER:fb

9. Aaliyahfhasffoundfthatfwhenfshefdoesfnotfgetfenoughfsleepfbeforefanfexam,fshe’sfnotfableftofthinkfasfclearlyfandfh
erfbodyfaches,fwhichfresultsfinfaflowerfexamfscore.fWhichfphilosopherfwouldfagreefwithfAaliyah’sfassessment,ftha
tfherfmindfandfbodyfinteractedftofproducefthefconsciousfexperiencefofffeelingfachyfandftired?
a. Aristotle
b. Descartes
c. Socrates
d. Plato
ANSWER:fb

10. Inftermsfoffthefnature–nurturefissue,fmanyfpsychologistsftodayfconcludefthat:
a. itfisfnotfpossibleftofcompletelyfseparatefthefnature–nurturefissue.
b. naturefisfthefdrivingfforcefoffhumanfexperience.
c. nurturefisfthefdrivingfforcefoffhumanfexperience.
d. whilefbothfarefimportant,fnurturefdefinesfpersonalityfmorefthanfnature.
ANSWER:fa

11. Thaisfwasfbornfintofafwealthyfhouseholdfandfhadfeveryfresourcefimaginablefwhilefgrowingfup.fHowever,fTha
is’sfparentsfrarelyfplayedfwithfThaisforfheldfThaisfasfaftoddler.fNow,fThaisfisfafteenagerfandfisfstartingftofrebelfagai
nstfauthorityffigures.fIsftheffactfthatfThaisfisfrebellingfasfafteenagerfthefresultfoffnatureforfnurturefinfthisfexample?
a. nature,fbecausefthesefarefenvironmentalfinfluences




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b. nature,fbecausefthesefarefinbornfinfluences
c. nurture,fbecausefthesefarefenvironmentalfinfluences
d. nurture,fbecausefthesefarefinbornfinfluences
ANSWER:fc

12. Forfcenturies,fphilosophersfdebatedfwhichfwasfmorefimportant:fthefinborn
offthefindividualforfthefenvironmentalfinfluencesfthat thefindividual.
a. nature;fnurture
b. nurture;fnaturalize
c. experience;fcondition
d. evolution;fcondition
ANSWER:fa

13. Thefestablishedfsciencefmostfresponsiblefforfthefemergencefoffpsychologyfasfafscientificfdisciplinefwas:
a. physiology.
b. physics.
c. chemistry.
d. introspection.
ANSWER:fa

14. f isfafbranchfoffbiologyfthatfstudiesftheffunctionsfandfpartsfofflivingforganisms.
a. Psychology
b. Physiology
c. Philosophy
d. Physics
ANSWER:fb

15. Howfdidfphysiologyfcontributeftofthefemergencefoffpsychologyfasfafseparatefscientificfdiscipline?
a. Infdefiningfthefboundariesfofftheirfscience,fphysiologistsfrejectedfthefstudyfoffmentalfprocessesfandfbehavior.
b. Physiologistsfinftheflatefnineteenthfcenturyfproposedfthatfpsychologyfshouldfbefafseparatefsubdisciplinefoffphil
osophy.
c. Physiologistsfdemonstratedfthatfscientificfmethodsfcouldfbefappliedftofunderstandingfhumanfbehaviorfandfme
ntalfprocesses.
d. Physiologistsfinftheflatefnineteenthfcenturyfwerefunableftofapplyfscientificfmethodsftofthefstudyfoffhumanfbeha
viorfandfthinking,fandfconsequentlyfpsychologyfwasfnoflongerfpartfoffthatfdiscipline.
ANSWER:fc

16. Youfarefparticipatingfinfafpsychologicalfexperiment.fInfthisfexperiment,fyoufarefaskedftofraisefyourfrightfhandf
whenfafredfsquarefisfpresentedfonfthefcomputerfscreen,fandftofraisefyourfleftfhandfwhenfafblackfsquarefisfpresented.f
Yourfreactionftimefforfraisingfyourfhandfisfautomaticallyfrecorded.fThisfexperimentfwouldflikelyfhavefbeenfcondu
ctedfinfwhoseflab?
a. Titchener’s,fbecausefyoufarefbreakingfdownfyourfexperiencefintoftheirfcomponentfparts
b. Wundt’s,fbecausefyoufarefmeasuringfaffundamentalfpsychologicalfprocess,freactionftime



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