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answers/verified
1. What can we conclude from the case of Reena Virk, described at the beginning of Chapter 1, and the
information about bullying by females presented in the Featured Study on bullying behaviour?
a. Bullying refers to only minor, non-violent behaviours, and the case of Reena Virk is about murder
rather than bullying.
b. Although the rate of bullying by females is lower, it is increasing at a faster rate for girls than for boys, and
females may use different “styles” of bullying.
c. Violent bullying is done by males and non-violent bullying is done by females.
d. Bullying is mainly a female behaviour, but males tend to get caught more often.
ANSWER: b
2. The term “psychology” comes from the Greek words psyche and logos. What does logos mean?
a. the study of a subject
b. the soul
c. logic
d. discipline
ANSWER: a
3. According to historians, when and where did the “birth” of psychology occur?
a. 1859 in England
b. 1879 in Germany
c. 1883 in the United States
d. 1909 in Austria
ANSWER: b
4. According to Wilhelm Wundt, what was the focus of psychology?
a. to understand functions of behaviour
b. to understand unconscious motivation
c. the scientific study of observable behaviour
d. the scientific study of conscious experience
ANSWER: d
5. What did Wilhelm Wundt believe the focus of psychology should be?
a. studying stimulus-response associations
b. questioning the nature of existence
c. examining people’s awareness of their immediate experience
d. determining people’s unconscious motivation for behaviour
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ANSWER: c
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6. Who established the first psychological research laboratory in the United States and launched that country’s
first
psychology journal?
a. William James
b. G. Stanley Hall
c. John Watson
d. Edward Titchener
ANSWER: b
7. Who was the first president of the American Psychological Association (APA)?
a. G. Stanley Hall
b. John Watson
c. William James
d. Sigmund Freud
ANSWER: a
8. What is the world’s largest organization devoted to the advancement of psychology?
a. The Structuralists
b. Western Psychological Society
c. World Psychology Organization
d. American Psychological Association
ANSWER: d
9. What were the first two major schools of psychology?
a. functionalism and behaviourism
b. behaviourism and psychoanalytic theory
c. behaviourism and Gestalt psychology
d. structuralism and functionalism
ANSWER: d
10. Which school of psychology focused on identifying and examining the fundamental components of
conscious experience, such as sensations, feelings, and images?
a. humanism
b. structuralism
c. functionalism
d. behaviourism
ANSWER: b
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11. Which type of psychologist was most likely to use the technique of introspection?
a. structuralist
b. behaviourist
c. cognitive
d. humanist
ANSWER: a
12. 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
b. humanist
c. behaviourist
d. psychoanalytic
ANSWER: a
13. Isabel is listening to a piece of classical music and recording all her feelings and impressions as she
experiences them. Which school of psychology was most well-known for using this sort of technique?
a. humanism
b. structuralism
c. functionalism
d. behaviourism
ANSWER: b
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. What is the biggest limitation to this
method?
a. It relies on sensation and perception.
b. It is overly objective and empirical.
c. The experiences cannot be verified.
d. There is no test-retest reliability.
ANSWER: c
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TEST 1 2019, questions and accurate
answers/verified
1. What can we conclude from the case of Reena Virk, described at the beginning of Chapter 1, and the
information about bullying by females presented in the Featured Study on bullying behaviour?
a. Bullying refers to only minor, non-violent behaviours, and the case of Reena Virk is about murder
rather than bullying.
b. Although the rate of bullying by females is lower, it is increasing at a faster rate for girls than for boys, and
females may use different “styles” of bullying.
c. Violent bullying is done by males and non-violent bullying is done by females.
d. Bullying is mainly a female behaviour, but males tend to get caught more often.
ANSWER: b
2. The term “psychology” comes from the Greek words psyche and logos. What does logos mean?
a. the study of a subject
b. the soul
c. logic
d. discipline
ANSWER: a
3. According to historians, when and where did the “birth” of psychology occur?
a. 1859 in England
b. 1879 in Germany
c. 1883 in the United States
d. 1909 in Austria
ANSWER: b
4. According to Wilhelm Wundt, what was the focus of psychology?
a. to understand functions of behaviour
b. to understand unconscious motivation
c. the scientific study of observable behaviour
d. the scientific study of conscious experience
ANSWER: d
5. What did Wilhelm Wundt believe the focus of psychology should be?
a. studying stimulus-response associations
b. questioning the nature of existence
c. examining people’s awareness of their immediate experience
d. determining people’s unconscious motivation for behaviour
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ANSWER: c
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6. Who established the first psychological research laboratory in the United States and launched that country’s
first
psychology journal?
a. William James
b. G. Stanley Hall
c. John Watson
d. Edward Titchener
ANSWER: b
7. Who was the first president of the American Psychological Association (APA)?
a. G. Stanley Hall
b. John Watson
c. William James
d. Sigmund Freud
ANSWER: a
8. What is the world’s largest organization devoted to the advancement of psychology?
a. The Structuralists
b. Western Psychological Society
c. World Psychology Organization
d. American Psychological Association
ANSWER: d
9. What were the first two major schools of psychology?
a. functionalism and behaviourism
b. behaviourism and psychoanalytic theory
c. behaviourism and Gestalt psychology
d. structuralism and functionalism
ANSWER: d
10. Which school of psychology focused on identifying and examining the fundamental components of
conscious experience, such as sensations, feelings, and images?
a. humanism
b. structuralism
c. functionalism
d. behaviourism
ANSWER: b
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11. Which type of psychologist was most likely to use the technique of introspection?
a. structuralist
b. behaviourist
c. cognitive
d. humanist
ANSWER: a
12. 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
b. humanist
c. behaviourist
d. psychoanalytic
ANSWER: a
13. Isabel is listening to a piece of classical music and recording all her feelings and impressions as she
experiences them. Which school of psychology was most well-known for using this sort of technique?
a. humanism
b. structuralism
c. functionalism
d. behaviourism
ANSWER: b
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. What is the biggest limitation to this
method?
a. It relies on sensation and perception.
b. It is overly objective and empirical.
c. The experiences cannot be verified.
d. There is no test-retest reliability.
ANSWER: c
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