PSY 1000C Chapter 1 Questions (Canvas)
Exam Study Set
The first psychology laboratory was founded by - ANSWER Wilhelm Wundt
Which school of thought proposed that psychology should explain how people adapt or
fail to adapt to the real world outside of the laboratory, thus becoming the first applied
psychologists?
Functionalism
Structuralism
Behaviorism
Psychoanalysis - ANSWER Functionalism
Which early perspective of psychology focused more on the perception of patterns and
whole figures than the individual aspects of a stimulus?
Psychoanalytic
Functionalism
Behaviorism
Gestalt psychology - ANSWER Gestalt psychology
What was the first formal school of thought in psychology which sought to analyze the
basic elements of conscious mental experience?
Structuralism
Functionalism
Behaviorism
Humanism - ANSWER Structuralism
Skinner's work in which school of thought had a powerful influence on modern
psychology?
Humanistic
Evolutionary
Behavioral
,Cognitive - ANSWER Behavioral
Introspection is MOST closely associated with which of the following?
Wundt and structuralism
James and functionalism
Wertheimer and Gestalt
Structuralism and psychoanalysis - ANSWER Wundt and structuralism
In breaking away from the psychoanalytic and behavioral perspectives, psychologists
developed which perspective that focused on people's unique characteristics and
perspectives?
Biological
Sociocultural
Cognitive
Humanistic - ANSWER Humanistic
Which approach emphasizes the understanding of mental disorders in terms of
unconscious needs, desires, memories, and conflicts?
Psychoanalytic
Biological
Behavioral
Humanistic - ANSWER Psychoanalytic
According to the scientific method, which is characteristic of all hypotheses?
They are all true.
They are testable.
They are formulated only after completion of study.
They are vague. - ANSWER They are testable
In science, how is a theory described?
A guess about the relationship between two variables.
The outcome of one or more experiments.
A general set of principles that attempts to explain what is known about a phenomenon.
, A prediction about an experiment. - ANSWER A general set of principles that attempts to
explain what is known about a phenomenon.
E. B Titchener was MOST closely aligned with which early school of psychology?
Structuralism
Functionalism
Cognitive
Psychoanalysis - ANSWER Structuralism
Which of the following mental health professionals is only one who, in many states, can
prescribe medicine?
psychiatrist
a counselor
a social worker
a psychologist - ANSWER psychiatrist
Which is the implication of Milgram study?
People are inherently evil.
People will behave differently when obeying orders.
Complying to an authority figure changes behavior.
People always resist authority. - ANSWER People will behave differently when obeying
orders.
Why is it important to distinguish between correlation and cause and effect?
When two variables are linked, it is unclear which causes the other.
Without random assignment, correlation cannot be determined.
Without random selection, causation is unable to be determined.
Only experiments that link variable together can show a correlation. - ANSWER When
two variables are linked, it is unclear which causes the other.
A functionalist is MOST likely to ask which of the following questions?
What purpose do superstitions serve?
How would you describe the taste of a peach?
What does the texture of chalk remind you of?
Exam Study Set
The first psychology laboratory was founded by - ANSWER Wilhelm Wundt
Which school of thought proposed that psychology should explain how people adapt or
fail to adapt to the real world outside of the laboratory, thus becoming the first applied
psychologists?
Functionalism
Structuralism
Behaviorism
Psychoanalysis - ANSWER Functionalism
Which early perspective of psychology focused more on the perception of patterns and
whole figures than the individual aspects of a stimulus?
Psychoanalytic
Functionalism
Behaviorism
Gestalt psychology - ANSWER Gestalt psychology
What was the first formal school of thought in psychology which sought to analyze the
basic elements of conscious mental experience?
Structuralism
Functionalism
Behaviorism
Humanism - ANSWER Structuralism
Skinner's work in which school of thought had a powerful influence on modern
psychology?
Humanistic
Evolutionary
Behavioral
,Cognitive - ANSWER Behavioral
Introspection is MOST closely associated with which of the following?
Wundt and structuralism
James and functionalism
Wertheimer and Gestalt
Structuralism and psychoanalysis - ANSWER Wundt and structuralism
In breaking away from the psychoanalytic and behavioral perspectives, psychologists
developed which perspective that focused on people's unique characteristics and
perspectives?
Biological
Sociocultural
Cognitive
Humanistic - ANSWER Humanistic
Which approach emphasizes the understanding of mental disorders in terms of
unconscious needs, desires, memories, and conflicts?
Psychoanalytic
Biological
Behavioral
Humanistic - ANSWER Psychoanalytic
According to the scientific method, which is characteristic of all hypotheses?
They are all true.
They are testable.
They are formulated only after completion of study.
They are vague. - ANSWER They are testable
In science, how is a theory described?
A guess about the relationship between two variables.
The outcome of one or more experiments.
A general set of principles that attempts to explain what is known about a phenomenon.
, A prediction about an experiment. - ANSWER A general set of principles that attempts to
explain what is known about a phenomenon.
E. B Titchener was MOST closely aligned with which early school of psychology?
Structuralism
Functionalism
Cognitive
Psychoanalysis - ANSWER Structuralism
Which of the following mental health professionals is only one who, in many states, can
prescribe medicine?
psychiatrist
a counselor
a social worker
a psychologist - ANSWER psychiatrist
Which is the implication of Milgram study?
People are inherently evil.
People will behave differently when obeying orders.
Complying to an authority figure changes behavior.
People always resist authority. - ANSWER People will behave differently when obeying
orders.
Why is it important to distinguish between correlation and cause and effect?
When two variables are linked, it is unclear which causes the other.
Without random assignment, correlation cannot be determined.
Without random selection, causation is unable to be determined.
Only experiments that link variable together can show a correlation. - ANSWER When
two variables are linked, it is unclear which causes the other.
A functionalist is MOST likely to ask which of the following questions?
What purpose do superstitions serve?
How would you describe the taste of a peach?
What does the texture of chalk remind you of?
