Question 1

Which philosopher most clearly rejected the idea that the mind is separable from the body?

Accepted Answer

Aristotle

Question 2

In the context of debates over the origins of knowledge, nature is to nurture as ________ is to ________.

Accepted Answer

Descartes; Locke

Question 3

Edward Titchener was concerned primarily with the study of:

Accepted Answer

sensory experiences.

Question 4

The early school of psychology that employed the method of introspection was known as:

Accepted Answer

structuralism.

Question 5

Who was the pragmatic philosopher and author of a major textbook for the emerging discipline of psychology?

Accepted Answer

James

Question 6

Ivan Pavlov pioneered the study of:

Accepted Answer

learning.

Question 7

Compared with the structuralists, early behaviorists were much less likely to focus on the study of:

Accepted Answer

thinking.

Question 8

Experience is to genes as ________ is to _______.

Accepted Answer

nurture; nature

Question 9

Debates as to whether alcohol abuse is biologically determined or culturally influenced are most relevant to the issue of:

Accepted Answer

nature versus nurture.

Question 10

Understanding why the fear of darkness may have contributed to the survival of our human ancestors is most relevant to the ________ perspective.

Accepted Answer

evolutionary

Question 11

Inherited traits are to learned habits as the ________ perspective is to the ________ perspective.

Accepted Answer

evolutionary; behavioral

Question 12

Which perspective would be most relevant to understanding the role of spaced practice on long-term memory of information?

Accepted Answer

cognitive

Question 13

Basic research on persistent human traits like optimism and pessimism is most characteristic of the specialty known as ________ psychology.

Accepted Answer

personality

Question 14

Professor Thurstone conducts basic research to investigate whether a teacher's negative perceptions of some students can affect the students' subsequent academic performance. Professor Thurstone is most likely a ________ psychologist.

Accepted Answer

social

Question 15

Professor Schroeder argues that children have an innate concept of justice that enables them to make distinctions between fair and unfair rules. This argument is most consistent with the views of:

Accepted Answer

Socrates.

Question 16

Who emphasized that mental processes could exist independently of physical states?

Accepted Answer

Descartes

Question 17

In debating the origins of knowledge, Plato and Aristotle disagreed about the relative importance of:

Accepted Answer

nature and nurture.

Question 18

Professor Boyd suggests that children in every culture can distinguish between costs and benefits because humans have an inborn understanding of economics. The professor's suggestion is most consistent with the views of:

Accepted Answer

Plato.

Question 19

Edward Titchener used the research method known as:

Accepted Answer

introspection.

Question 20

Which research method was introduced by structuralists to identify basic elements of sensory experience?

Accepted Answer

introspection

Question 21

Which school of psychology was most clearly concerned with the adaptive value of complex mental processes?

Accepted Answer

functionalism

Question 22

Wilhelm Wundt was both a:

Accepted Answer

physiologist and philosopher.

Question 23

The suggestion that psychology is less a set of facts than a method of evaluating ideas best highlights the ________ character of psychology.

Accepted Answer

scientific

Question 24

In the context of debates over the origins of knowledge, René Descartes is to John Locke as ________ is to _______.

Accepted Answer

nature; nurture

Question 25

The importance of inherited behavioral traits was most clearly highlighted by:

Accepted Answer

Darwin.

Question 26

Which perspective is most relevant to understanding the linkages between hormone levels and sexual motivation?

Accepted Answer

neuroscience

Question 27

Understanding the extent to which personality is influenced by motives outside of one's own awareness is most relevant to the ________ perspective.

Accepted Answer

psychodynamic

Question 28

A focus on the different marriage rituals practiced by members of different ethnic groups is of most relevance to the _______ perspective.

Accepted Answer

social-cultural

Question 29

Professor Helms conducts basic research on the progressive changes in infants' perceptual skills during the first year of life. Professor Helms is most likely a ________ psychologist.

Accepted Answer

developmental

Question 30

Dr. Stevens provides psychotherapy to people who suffer from excessive anxiety. Dr. Stevens is most likely a ________ psychologist.

Accepted Answer

clinical

Question

Question

Question

Psy Exam

Module 1

"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries: