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