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Quiz by Curtis Hosek

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  • Q1

    Which of the following thinkers believed that people were born as blank slates and experiences formed their personality?

    Locke

    Descartes

    Aristotle

    Plato

    60s
  • Q2

    Who is considered the father of Psychology?

    James

    Kohler

    Wundt

    Freud

    60s
  • Q3

    One major difference between structuralism and functionalism is...

    Only functionalists believe in the importance of introspection

    Structuralists analyze all mental elements, while functionalists analyze only some elements

    Structuralists believe all behaviors stem from the evolutionary process

    Structuralists wish to divide the mind into mental elements while functionalists believe behavior helps an organism adapt to the environment

    60s
  • Q4

    John B Watson relied on the pioneering work of ___________________ in establishing behaviorism as a paradigm of psychology

    William James

    Ivan Pavlov

    BF Skinner

    Wilhelm Wundt

    60s
  • Q5

    BF Skinner introduced the idea of ___________________ to the paradigm of behaviorism

    unconscious thinking

    conditioning

    introspection

    reinforcement

    60s
  • Q6

    Which of the following psychologists might have described himself as a humanist?

    Abraham Maslow

    John Watson

    Ivan Pavlov

    William James

    60s
  • Q7

    "Give me a dozen healthy infants and my own special world to bring them up in, and I'll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist.... lawyer, doctor..." What psychological approach would support this statement?

    Socio-cultural

    Psychoanalytic

    Cognitive

    Behavioral

    60s
  • Q8

    Psychoanalytic psychology focuses mainly on 

    Self esteem and Self actualization

    Internal conflicts and unconscious desires

    Rewards and punishments

    Eclectic psychology

    60s
  • Q9

    The use of rewards, punishments, and positive reinforcement is an example of which approach to psychology

    Behavioral

    Cognitive

    Social

    Psychoanalytic

    60s
  • Q10

    The idea that psychology is not based on scientific fact or human shortcomings but instead should focus on human experience is the basis for which psychological approach

    behaviorism

    cognitive

    Humanism

    psychoanalytic

    60s
  • Q11

    A scientist is studying the role of serotonin in anxiety and depression. Which area of psychology is the scientist most likely practicing

    Cognitive

    Biological

    Evolutionary

    Social-Cultural

    60s
  • Q12

    Mark believes that people are genetically predisposed to dislike bitter-tasting foods because this has enhanced human survival. His belief best illustrates the ________ perspective.

    Cognitive

    Behavioral

    Evolutionary

    Social-Cultural

    60s
  • Q13

    A researcher is is studying the effects of colorblind people and their driving record. The researcher probably belongs to which approach to psychology

    Psychoanalytic

    Humanistic

    Cognitive

    Sociocultural

    60s
  • Q14

    A case study was conducted on the how adolescents behave in social settings in America and Europe

    Sociocultural

    Humanistic

    Evolutionary

    Psychoanalytic

    60s
  • Q15

    Psychologists generally prefer the experimental method to other methods because

    experiments are more likely to result in statistically significant findings

    its easier to obtain a random sample for an experiment

    experiments are more to support the psychologists hypothesis

    experiments can show cause and effect relationships

    60s

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