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Ψ Practice Test for The Science of Psychology
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1. Autism is more prevalent by this much, than it was in the 70's. (It's now occurs once in 68 births.)
2. Professor Bates is lecturing on the definition of psychology. Which example of “behavior” should he use to most effectively communicate the definition?
3. Professor Smith is presenting the modern approaches to psychology. As a well-prepared student, you notice an error Professor Smith makes in his lecture. Which of the following do you notice?
4. A cognitive psychologist may study the way we memorize a telephone number by:
5. The behavioral approach was influenced greatly by the work of ___________ who stressed the study of observable behavior and reinforcement and punishment.
6. If Kurt has thoughts which make him feel fearful and guilty, Freud would say these thoughts would be:
7. “I am a procrastinator. According to the psychoanalytic approach, my parents must have:
8. Which school of thought discusses behavior in terms of a person’s potential for growth and self-fulfillment?
9. With
regard to the modern approaches to psychology, psychologists are most concerned with
10. Once you understand the approaches to psychology, you should
11. Structuralists focused on ________, whereas functionalists focused on _________.
12. Which of the following relationships best illustrates introspection?
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13. The term “Gestalt” refers to
14. The three goals that should be used with regard to studying are
15. In reference to savant syndrome, ____________
16. The humanistic viewpoint emphasizes
17. Which of the following is not a major goal of psychology?
18. Which of the following people is associated with the gestalt approach?
19. Which of the following people is associated with behaviorism?
20. Which of the following people is associated with functionalism?
21. Which set of words best fits with the cognitive perspective?
22. What is the primary difference between a clinical psychologist & a counselor?
23. In an attempt to learn something about his conscious experience, Bob looked at an abstract painting & wrote down all of his impressions as they came to him. This technique of looking inward to determine the elements of the mind is called:
24. The father of modern psychology is considered to be
25. James is to functionalism as
26. Approaches such as structuralism & functionalism were principally concerned with the ___________ self, whereas the psychoanalytic approach emphasized the influence of ___________ processes.
27. In the definition of
psychology, the term behavior means
28. A psychologist is interested in finding out why married couples seemingly begin to look like each other after several years of marriage. This Psychologist is most interested in the goal of
29. Sigmund Freud's
psychoanalysis focused on
30. Which psychologist dared to ignore the whole conscious issue and return to a study of scientific inquiry by focusing on
observable behavior?
31. Which perspective is often referred to as the "third Force" in psychology and focuses on a person's freedom of choice in determining their behavior?
32. If Dr. James uses an eclectic approach to her clinical treatment of children, what is it that she is doing?
33. Dr. Smith identifies himself with the largest subfield of psychology? What kind of psychologist is he?
34. Ed has recently
been diagnosed with a psychological disorder that is best addressed initially with medication. He would likely
benefit the most by first seeing a _________.
35. Which step in the scientific method is derived from the goal of
description.
36. Brianne wants to find an explanation for the behavior of her lab rats in her study. Which step in the scientific method is she currently focusing on?
37. The famous study of Phineas Gage, who
survived when a metal rod pierced his skull, is an example of a
38. A researcher finds that as her subjects increased the number of hours they spent exercising, the overall weight of her subjects decreased. This would be an example of a _______
correlation.
39. A researcher wants to study the effects of texting on driving. Student in Group A drive a car in a computer game and see how many virtual accidents they have. Student in Group B are asked to drive the same virtual car but they must respond to and send at least three texts. The number of virtual accidents is measured for each group. What is the independent variable?
40. Double-blind studies control for
41. Who is considered to be the father of African American psychology?
42. Which perspective best explains the bystander effect whereby individuals will be less likely to help someone in need because of the presence of others close by?
General Psychology
Robert C. Gates
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It is impossible to overlook the extent to which civilization is built upon a renunciation of instinct.
- Sigmund Freud
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