Quiz 1

Question 1

Edward Titchner is most associated with

Answer 1

a. behaviorism
b. introspection ✅
c. psychoanalysis
d. humanism

Question 2

Psychology is defined as the

Answer 2

a. scientific study of behavior and mental processes ✅
b. scientific study of why people do what they do
c. study of mental illness and its treatment
d. study of the unonscious determinants of personality

Question 3

Who is most associated with psychoanalysis

Answer 3

a. Skinner
b. Freud✅
c. Pavlov
d. Watson

Question 4

Evolutionary Psychology and functionalism are similar in that they both

Answer 4

a. are relatively new fields in psychology
b. focus on abstractions with little ability to be applied in real settings
c. focus on the ability of organisms to adapt to their environment ✅
d. are older theories that have been replaced by newer theories in psychology

Question 5

Like Wilhelm Wundt’s structuralism, Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory emphasized

Answer 5

a. evolutionary processes
b. behavior
c. self-determination
d. mental processes ✅

Question 6

Martin Seligman is most associated with which school of psychology

Answer 6

a. humanism
b. behaviorism
c. positive psychology ✅
d. psychodynamic psychology

Question 7

A medical doctor who believes that the best treatment for depression is medication is following the ____ perspective of abnormality

Answer 7

a. biological ✅
b. psychological
c. social
d. cultural

Question 8

A common misconception that people have about psychology is that

Answer 8

a. psychologists study behavior but ignore the underlying biology
b. it involves the use of the scientific method
c. nearly all psychologists are involved in counseling
d. psychologist only study abnormal behavior ✅

Question 9

Which topic would be of most interest to a sociocultural theorist

Answer 9

a. the negative self-talk characteristic of those with low self-esteem
b. the greater incidence of depression in the U.S. compared to other countries✅
c. the biochemical causes of schizophrenia
d. the relationship between age and certain types of mental illness

Question 10

Which statement is best classified as pseudopsychology?

Answer 10

a.Research published in professional journals shows that dogs can detect the scent of certain cancers
b.A number of studies of childhood cancers show that there can be a psychological effects long after successful treatment has ended
✅c.By visualizing that a cancerous tumor is dying, you can cure yourself of cancer without chemotherapy
d.According to research, successful pain control for persons with terminal cancer is possible