Question 1

Dependent on introspection, early attempts at studying human mental processes were less than satisfactory because

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A)   introspection is difficult to confirm.
B)   human understanding cannot be obtained from introspection.
C)   they closely followed the scientific method.
D)   mental processes cannot be understood through introspection.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Many of the new ways of looking at the mind will take advantage of the revolution in techniques for studying the brain; for example, _____ currently investigate the biological factors that vary along with people's feelings and experience of social inclusion, rejection, or loneliness.

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A)   social neuroscientists
B)   cognitive neuroscientists
C)   clinical psychologists
D)   behavioral neuroscientistsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Walter is applying to graduate programs in psychology and is curious about current trends in the field. What trend is occurring in many psychology graduate school programs?

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A)   Students are trained in specific specializations.
B)   Students are trained in combined specialties.
C)   There is a movement away from animal research.
D)   There is a movement away from using human subjects.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Compare and contrast the structuralism approach to the Gestalt approach to the mind and how the mind functions.

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By _____ the five perspectives of mind, we stand a better chance of tackling the remarkable problem of understanding the human mind.

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A)   separating
B)   debating
C)   merging
D)   rejectingE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Which of the following statements about Freud's work is true?

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A)   His theories do not lend themselves to experimentation.
B)   His patients were primarily working class men and therefore not representative of the broader population.
C)   His theories were based exclusively on animal studies.
D)   His psychoanalytic techniques are replicated in their original form today.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

_____ is the psychological perspective that seeks to define, explain, and treat abnormal behaviors .

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A)   The individual differences perspective
B)   Clinical psychology
C)   Developmental psychology
D)   Evolutionary psychologyE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 8

The scientific study of behavior, mental processes, and brain functions is called

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A)   introspection.
B)   psychology.
C)   behaviorism.
D)   functionalism.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

Edward has a fear of being contaminated when shaking hands with others, touching doorknobs, and being in crowded public spaces, such as subway cars. He washes his hands roughly 100 times a day. His doctor has recently prescribed an antidepressant to increase Edward's level of serotonin. Which approach to psychological disorders does this exemplify?

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A)   The law of effect model
B)   The medical model
C)   The psychological model
D)   The self-actualization modelE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Which of the following best represents a cognitive psychologist's view of  childhood language learning?

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A)   Children acquire language in response to parental approval.
B)   Children are born with distinct physical features that facilitate learning the language of their parents.
C)   Children are born with innate mechanisms for learning language.
D)   Children acquire language in response to being understood.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 11

An approach to psychology that sees people as inherently good and motivated to learn and improve is called

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A)   behaviorism.
B)   humanistic psychology.
C)   Freudian psychology.
D)   Gestalt psychology.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Which of the following best describes the British empiricists' view of language acquisition ?

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A)   Innate mechanisms control how infants acquire language.
B)   Infants learn to process language based on their experiences.
C)   Genetic background regulates the rate of language acquisition.
D)   Nature rather than nurture determines infants' aptitude for acquiring language.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

In Thorndike's experiment on trial-and-error learning, the cat would escape a puzzle box faster and faster on progressive trials. In other words, the cat

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A)   acquired faster nerve impulses on successive trials.
B)   became more physically fit.
C)   memorized the solution to the puzzle.
D)   repeated effective behaviors and ended ineffective ones.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Over the course of most of history, psychological disorders have been viewed as

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A)   being caused by malfunctions of the human body.
B)   resulting from the actions of evil spirits or other external, magical forces.
C)   induced by guilt stemming from condemned behaviors.
D)   originating in childhood as a result of representing parenting.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

The major precept of the British philosophical school of empiricism was that

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A)   the "mind" and the "body" are two separate and disconnected entities.
B)   human beings are generally good and innately move in positive directions.
C)   research is not valuable unless there are appropriate statistics to support the conclusions.
D)   the mind is a "blank slate" at birth that gets filled with ideas gained by observing the world.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

When psychologists examine psychological phenomena from different perspectives, it

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A)   implies disagreement on basic principles.
B)   represents a lack of awareness of alternative perspectives.
C)   indicates different points of view about behavior.
D)   reflects changing trends in psychology.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Which of the following summarizes a major shortcoming of early psychologists?

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A)   They overgeneralized their findings.
B)   They abandoned the scientific method.
C)   They diluted their efforts by diverging into several psychological specializations.
D)   They tried to establish theories without a large body of experimental data.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Rosa, a doctoral student in psychology, observes that one of her young study participants grimaces after taking a bite of broccoli. His facial expression is an example of

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A)   a psychosomatic response.
B)   a behavior.
C)   an integrated mental process.
D)   introspection.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Which of the following examples best depicts Skinner's behaviorism ?

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A)   Dr. Monson provides humane living conditions for the mice in his research laboratory.
B)   Doug needs to lose a few pounds and has a rule that if he eats a dessert, he must go for a 5-mile run.
C)   Sandra is learning a new surgical procedure by observing several operations performed by other physicians.
D)   Dylan is delaying vaccinations for his young son because of his concerns regarding autism.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

Which of the following describes Wundt's concept of mental chronometry?

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A)   Study participants focused on internal thoughts, which determined their competence while performing a task.
B)   Perception of study participants was dependent on their ability to describe an object in detail.
C)   Study participants' reaction time increased as tasks became more complex .
D)   Reaction time of study participants resulted from individual competence, not the complexity of the task .E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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