Psychology Exam 1 Multiple Choice Questions and
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Psychology is the study of
a.) mental illness
b.) the brain
c.) behavior and mental processes
d.) observable behavior in humans and animals Ans: C
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The followers of ____________ argue that there is a close relationship
between animal behavior and human behavior.
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a.) Jean Jacques Rousseau
b.) Charles Darwin
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c.) John Locke
d.) Rene Descartes Ans: B
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The year 1879 might be thought of as the beginning of psychology as a
science because that is the year:
a.) Margaret Floy Washburn wrote "The Animal Mind"
b.) G. Stanley Hall established the first clinic for handicapped children
c.) Wilhelm Wundt developed and opened the first psychology laboratory
d.) Sigmund Freud discovered the role of the unconscious mind in
determining behavior Ans: C
______________ wanted to know how specific behaviors and mental
processes help a person or animal adapt to the environment, so they
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looked for underlying causes and practical consequences of these
behaviors and processes.
a.) Rationalists
b.) Structuralists
c.) Fundamentalists
d.) Functionalists Ans: D
John Watson, Ivan Pavlov, and BF Skinner would have agreed that
psychology is the study of:
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a.) behavior
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b.) the mind
c.) conscious experience
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d.) mental processes Ans: A
Which modern psychological perspective focuses on how people reason,
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remember, understand language, and solve problems?
a.) the cognitive perspective
b.) the learning perspective
c.) the sociocultural perspective
d.) the psychodynamic perspective Ans: A
One of the main areas of focus for psychologists from the
psychodynamic perspective is the importance of:
a.) free will
b.) early childhood conflicts and trauma
c.) the proper balance of neurotransmitters in the brain