Question 1

Introspection allowed the structuralists tap into unconscious processes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The behaviorists made their most important contributions to the study of _____ in psychology.

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A)   learning
B)   perception
C)   memory
D)   personalityE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Which of the following best defines structuralism

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A)   Uses the method of introspection to identify the basic elements of psychological experience
B)   Focuses on the role of our unconscious thoughts, feelings, and memories and our early childhood experiences in determining behavior
C)   Based on the premise that it is not possible to objectively study the mind, and therefore that psychologists should limit their attention to the study of behavior itself
D)   The study of mental processes, including perception, thinking, memory, and judgmentsE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 4

A time-travel mishap lands Freud at the 2010 conference of the Association for Psychological Science.How would Freud probably react to the interest in unconscious processes among contemporary psychologists

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A)   He would be gratified to see how his ideas about the unconscious have been used by psychologists.
B)   He would be disappointed to see how his ideas about the unconscious have been ignored by psychologists.
C)   He would argue that he did not believe in the unconscious.D) B) and C)
E) A) and B)

Question 5

Which of these statements is at the social/cultural level of explanation

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A)   Depression is in part genetically influenced
B)   Psychotherapy can be used to help people combat depression
C)   Women experience more depression than men do
D)   Depression is influenced by the action of neurotransmitters in the brainE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

The influence of the cognitive approach has declined with the development of neuroimaging techniques.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which alternative correctly matches a behaviorist with a description or contribution

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A)   Skinner - examined the conditioning of fear in a child
B)   Watson - examined associations among dogs
C)   Skinner - brought behaviorism to the public at large
D)   Pavlov - the least well-known behavioristE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Many factors influence any given behavior: Behavior is _____.

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Question 9

_____,an American psychologist,examined the conditioning of fear to a rabbit in an infant.

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Question 10

"Adultery is wrong" is a value statement.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

List and briefly describe three major approaches in the historical development of psychology.Identify one or two prominent psychologists associated with each of the perspectives you list

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Question 12

Which of the following best defines functionalism

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A)   Uses the method of introspection to identify the basic elements of psychological experience
B)   Attempts to understand why animals and humans have developed the particular psychological aspects that they currently possess
C)   Focuses on the role of our unconscious thoughts, feelings, and memories and our early childhood experiences in determining behavior
D)   Based on the premise that it is not possible to objectively study the mind, and therefore that psychologists should limit their attention to the study of behavior itselfE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Culture consists of norms.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Psychologists have studied the ways that best allow people to acquire,store,and retain information.These are most likely _____ psychologists.

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A)   cognitive
B)   developmental
C)   forensic
D)   environmentalE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

The story the War of the Ghosts was used by Sir Frederic Bartlett to study

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A)   how children learn to write
B)   how the unconscious influences behavior
C)   how expectations influence memory
D)   how much knowledge is innateE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

The behaviorists viewed the mind as a 'black box.'

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

People generally overestimate how well they have learned information.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Lassandra takes a sip of cola."Sweet ...cold,wet,tingly ...slightly bitter," she reports.Lassandra is:

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A)   introspecting
B)   interviewing
C)   suffering a stroke
D)   taking an intelligence testE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Your textbook defines psychology as which of the following

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A)   The science of behavior
B)   The study of mental processes
C)   The study of mental disorders and their treatment
D)   The science of mind and behaviorE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Identify two challenges psychologists face in studying behavior and mental processes.Supply a concrete example of how each fact you identify might complicate the study of a particular behavioral or mental phenomenon

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One challenge psychologists face in stud...

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"Adultery is wrong" is a value statement.

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