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Psych Ch 1 Set 2
Test Description: Prep for the first psych test
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Gestalt psychology is associated with
A
Jean Piaget.
B
Wolfgang Köhler.
C
Abraham Maslow.
D
John B. Watson.
2) Who is credited with developing the psychoanalytical approach to psychology?
A
Sigmund Freud
B
William James
C
Wilhelm Wundt
D
Sir Francis Galton
3) The concept of operant conditioning is most closely associated with
A
Gestalt psychology.
B
behaviorism.
C
psychoanalysis.
D
sociocultural psychology.
4) Humanism is distinct from behaviorism and psychoanalysis in that it
A
stresses the influence of cultural and ethnic similarities and differences in behavior and social functioning.
B
emphasizes the impact of biology on behavior.
C
denies the possibility of personal human growth and development.
D
views humans as exercising control over their lives, rather than being controlled by external events or unconscious forces.
5) ___ is a medical specialty.
A
health psychology
B
psychiatry.
C
psychobiology.
D
clinical psychololgy.
6) Which of the following is most likely to study consumer attitudes?
A
environmental psychologist
B
social psychologist
C
counseling psychologist
D
clinical psychologist
7) An individual working in _____ might study the effects of drugs or try to explain behavior based on chemical activities in the nervous system.
A
industrial psychology
B
forensic psychology
C
clinical psychology
D
psychobiology
8) Specialists in _____ study the interaction between physical and psychological health factors.
A
forensic psychology
B
clinical psychology
C
developmental psychology
D
health psychology
9) A complex explanation based on findings from a large number of experimental studies is
A
a hypothesis.
B
a theory.
C
basic science.
D
applied science.
10) To a functionalist, the actions of the conscious mind are useful for
A
movement.
B
memory.
C
perception.
D
survival.
11) A(n) _____ deals with intelligence, memory, problem solving, and motivation?
A
counseling psychologist
B
developmental psychologist
C
psychiatrist
D
educational psychologist
12) A ____ might investigate how depression leads to physical ailments such as ulcers and cancer?
A
health psychologist
B
forensic psychologist
C
developmental psychologist
D
clinical psychologist
13) As a psychoanalyst, Sigmund Freud pioneered the use of this technique to reveal his patients’ unconscious processes.
A
free association
B
insight
C
introspection
D
Gestalt
14) Specialists in the field of ____ evaluate teaching methods, devise tests, and develop new instructional devices.
A
community psychology
B
health psychology
C
educational psychology
D
developmental psychology
15) Because he studied how people and animals adapt to their environment, William James is considered a(n)
A
structuralist.
B
behaviorist.
C
environmentalist.
D
functionalist.
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