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Psychology 201 Exam 1 questions with correct
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The person who led the challenge to Wundt's approach of introspection
as a scientific technique was ____, who led the functionalist movement.
Correct Answer-William James
A psychologist taking the psychodynamic perspective to study how
people change during college would be most interested in which of the
following? Correct Answer-The unconscious motives that led the
student to attend college in the first place.
Which psychologists believe that, when it comes to perception, the
whole is different from the sum of its parts? Correct Answer-Gestalt
A focus on external behavior rather than the internal workings of the
mind is favored by the _______ perspective. Correct Answer-behavioral,
behavioural, behavorial, behavior, or behaviour
The first woman to receive a doctorate in psychology was Correct
Answer-Margaret Floy Washburn.
The cognitive perspective Correct Answer-focuses on how people think,
understand, and know about the world.
Select the five major perspectives in the field psychology today. Correct
Answer-Behavioral Humanistic Cognitive Neuroscience Psychodynamic
,A psychologist who is studying how heredity influences behavior most
likely will be using the ______ perspective. Correct Answer-
neuroscience
Which of the following are associated with the humanistic perspective?
Correct Answer-Abraham Maslow Carl Rogers
In trying to help someone deal with a mental illness, the psychodynamic
perspective suggests that we should explore Correct Answer-
unconscious processes.
Which of the following are key issues in the field of psychology?
Correct Answer-nature versus nurture individual differences versus
universal principles free will versus determinism
Which perspective is being practiced when a psychologist focuses on the
activities a person is engaging in, and not the thoughts or feelings the
person has? Correct Answer-Behavioral
The nurture side of the nature versus nurture debate is associated with
which of the following? Correct Answer-environment
The cognitive perspective would most likely compare the human brain
to a ______ Correct Answer-computer.
, Which perspective in psychology takes the view of both nature and
nurture? Correct Answer-Cognitive
See Image Correct Answer-See Image
Which two perspectives in psychology emphasize free will over
determinism? Correct Answer-Cognitive and humanistic
A psychologist taking the humanistic perspective to study how people
change during college would be most interested in which of the
following? Correct Answer-The student's striving to reach his or her full
potential.
The growing area of genetics and gene therapy may allow psychologists
to focus on ______ of psychological disorders rather than on ______
only. Correct Answer-prevention, treatment
Which of the following is true about the key issues in the field of
psychology? Correct Answer-Psychologists all agree on what the key
issues of the field are.
If someone is using theories to develop hypotheses and then testing
those hypotheses, that person is using the Correct Answer-scientific
method.
Someone taking the nature side of the nature versus nurture debate is
arguing for the importance of Correct Answer-genetic inheritance.
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