Psychology
Chapter 1
1. Correct Psychology is the study of behavior andYour answer: mental processes.
2. Correct The processes involved in learning, memory, sensation, perception, and cognition are investigated by which type of psychologists?Your answer: experimental
3. Correct The scientific method isYour answer: an approach to gaining knowledge that relies on collecting data and hypothesis testing.
4. Correct Which of the following is NOT one of the enduring issues in psychology?Your answer: the Chicken-Egg problem.
5. Correct An hypothesis isYour answer: a testable prediction derived from a theory.
6. Incorrect The basic units of experience and their combinations were the foundation ofYour answer: functionalism.The correct answer: structuralism.
7. Incorrect Functionalists emphasize thatYour answer: research should be done through objective introspection.The correct answer: consciousness is a continuous flow.
8. Correct Consciousness as a continuous flow is an important concept toYour answer: functionalism.
9. Correct According to Freud, which of the following has the most control over our behavior?Your answer: unconscious desires
10. Correct What research method was used by Freud?Your answer: case study method
11. Correct Freud believed that adult problems usuallyYour answer: can be traced back to critical stages during childhood
12. Correct Which describes the Behaviorist school of thought?Your answer: Studies observable and measurable actions.
13. Correct Gestalt theory emphasizesYour answer: our tendency to see patterns.
14. Incorrect Which of the following was a prominent woman early in the history of psychologyYour answer: Mary JemisonThe correct answer: Christine Ladd-Franklin
15. Correct What do you call research that records behavior in its actual setting without controlling anything?Your answer: naturalistic observation
16. Incorrect In an experiment to test the effects of stress on performance, the independent
1. Correct Psychology is the study of behavior andYour answer: mental processes.
2. Correct The processes involved in learning, memory, sensation, perception, and cognition are investigated by which type of psychologists?Your answer: experimental
3. Correct The scientific method isYour answer: an approach to gaining knowledge that relies on collecting data and hypothesis testing.
4. Correct Which of the following is NOT one of the enduring issues in psychology?Your answer: the Chicken-Egg problem.
5. Correct An hypothesis isYour answer: a testable prediction derived from a theory.
6. Incorrect The basic units of experience and their combinations were the foundation ofYour answer: functionalism.The correct answer: structuralism.
7. Incorrect Functionalists emphasize thatYour answer: research should be done through objective introspection.The correct answer: consciousness is a continuous flow.
8. Correct Consciousness as a continuous flow is an important concept toYour answer: functionalism.
9. Correct According to Freud, which of the following has the most control over our behavior?Your answer: unconscious desires
10. Correct What research method was used by Freud?Your answer: case study method
11. Correct Freud believed that adult problems usuallyYour answer: can be traced back to critical stages during childhood
12. Correct Which describes the Behaviorist school of thought?Your answer: Studies observable and measurable actions.
13. Correct Gestalt theory emphasizesYour answer: our tendency to see patterns.
14. Incorrect Which of the following was a prominent woman early in the history of psychologyYour answer: Mary JemisonThe correct answer: Christine Ladd-Franklin
15. Correct What do you call research that records behavior in its actual setting without controlling anything?Your answer: naturalistic observation
16. Incorrect In an experiment to test the effects of stress on performance, the independent