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1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
ANSWER: c
5. Who established the first psychological research laboratory in the United States at John’s Hopkins?
a. William James
b. G. Stanley Hall
c. John Watson
d. Edward Titchener
ANSWER: b
6. In 1954, what movement did Abraham Maslow’s book Motivation and Personality help fuel?
a. functionalism
b. humanistic psychology
c. individual psychology
d. self-help
ANSWER: b
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7. What is the world’s largest organization devoted to the advancement of psychology in Canada?
a. The Structuralists
b. Western Psychological Society
c. World Psychology Organization
d. Canadian Psychological Association
ANSWER: d
8. 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
9. 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
10. Which type of psychologist was most likely to use the technique of introspection?
a. structuralist
b. behaviourist
c. cognitive
d. humanist
ANSWER: a
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
b. humanist
c. behaviourist
d. psychoanalytic
ANSWER: a
12. 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
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d. behaviourism
ANSWER: b
13. 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
14. Dr. Asgaard believes that to fully understand complex processes, such as auditory processing, it is first
necessary to understand all the separate component parts. Which psychologist would be most likely to share Dr.
Asgaard’s views?
a. Ivan Pavlov
b. Carl Rogers
c. William James
d. Edward Titchener
ANSWER: d
15. Which modern field in psychology is closest to the school of psychology known as structuralism?
a. sensation and perception
b. evolutionary psychology
c. clinical psychology
d. social psychology
ANSWER: a
16. Which school of psychology focused on understanding the purpose of behaviour?
a. structuralism
b. functionalism
c. neodynamism
d. behaviourism
ANSWER: b
17. Which statement is most likely to be made by a researcher who studies pain perception from a functionalist
perspective?
a. We can understand pain perception only if we understand the unconscious processes that initiate the
sensation of pain.
b. We can study pain only by observing the outward expression of pain in response to different stimuli.
c. We can study pain only if all the component parts that make up the experience of pain are
understood.
d. We can understand pain perception only if we understand the role of pain in human survival and
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Chapter 1 - The Evolution of Psychology
1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
ANSWER: c
5. Who established the first psychological research laboratory in the United States at John’s Hopkins?
a. William James
b. G. Stanley Hall
c. John Watson
d. Edward Titchener
ANSWER: b
6. In 1954, what movement did Abraham Maslow’s book Motivation and Personality help fuel?
a. functionalism
b. humanistic psychology
c. individual psychology
d. self-help
ANSWER: b
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7. What is the world’s largest organization devoted to the advancement of psychology in Canada?
a. The Structuralists
b. Western Psychological Society
c. World Psychology Organization
d. Canadian Psychological Association
ANSWER: d
8. 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
9. 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
10. Which type of psychologist was most likely to use the technique of introspection?
a. structuralist
b. behaviourist
c. cognitive
d. humanist
ANSWER: a
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
b. humanist
c. behaviourist
d. psychoanalytic
ANSWER: a
12. 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
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d. behaviourism
ANSWER: b
13. 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
14. Dr. Asgaard believes that to fully understand complex processes, such as auditory processing, it is first
necessary to understand all the separate component parts. Which psychologist would be most likely to share Dr.
Asgaard’s views?
a. Ivan Pavlov
b. Carl Rogers
c. William James
d. Edward Titchener
ANSWER: d
15. Which modern field in psychology is closest to the school of psychology known as structuralism?
a. sensation and perception
b. evolutionary psychology
c. clinical psychology
d. social psychology
ANSWER: a
16. Which school of psychology focused on understanding the purpose of behaviour?
a. structuralism
b. functionalism
c. neodynamism
d. behaviourism
ANSWER: b
17. Which statement is most likely to be made by a researcher who studies pain perception from a functionalist
perspective?
a. We can understand pain perception only if we understand the unconscious processes that initiate the
sensation of pain.
b. We can study pain only by observing the outward expression of pain in response to different stimuli.
c. We can study pain only if all the component parts that make up the experience of pain are
understood.
d. We can understand pain perception only if we understand the role of pain in human survival and
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