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History & Approaches to Psychology Unit I Test
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1When Wilhelm Wundt opened the first psychology laboratory in Germany in 1879, scientific psychology began
- ATrue
- BFalse
2Why did introspection fail as a method for understanding how the mind works?
- Ait required smart & verbal people
- Bthe ideas of functionalism took over
- Cresults & experiences vary from person to person
- Dwe don't know why we feel what we feel and do what we do
3Behaviorism is the idea, by John B. Watson & B.F. Skinner, that what you can't observe & measure, you can't scientifically study. You can't observe feelings, sensation, or thoughts but you can observe & record people's behavior
- ATrue
- BFalse
4By seeking to measure "atoms of the mind," who established the 1st psychology laboratory?
- AEdward Bradford Titchener
- BMargaret Floy Washburn
- CWilhelm Wundt
- DG. Stanley Hall
- EWilliam James
5Which philosopher proposed that nerve pathways allowed for reflexes?
- ASocrates
- BRené Descartes
- CJohn Locke
- DAristotle
- EPlato
6Amber believes that each thought to memory can be broken down into smaller elements, such as the emotions and concepts behind them.
In which historical approach to psychology would she find people who believe the same thing?- AFunctionalism
- BGestalt
- CStructuralism
- DPsychoanalysis
7Gestalt is a philosophical position that the body and mind are separate
- ATrue
- BFalse
8Which of the following approaches to psychology was brought to existence most recently?
- ASociocultural
- BStructuralism
- CFunctionalism
- DGestalt
- EPsychoanalysis
9Which of the following best describes research typical of Wilhelm Wundt's 1st psychological laboratory?
- ATesting ESP using a wall to observe auras above participants' head
- BUsing a brain-scanning device to determine the impact events have on brain function
- CMeasuring the reaction time between hearing a sound and pressing a button
- DStudying helping behavior, based on the premise that people are good
- EMaking careful observations of animals spirits
10Which of the following statements would John B. Watson most likely agree?
- APsychology should study the growth potential in all people
- BPsychology should focus on observable behavior
- CPsychology should study mental thought processes
- DPsychology should study the unconscious mind
- EPsychology should study how culture and beliefs impact an individual
11What is a similarity between early physiologists and modern biological psychologists?
- ABoth focus on the question, "Do we have a soul?"
- BBoth believe that the environment is the most important factor In determining behavior
- CBoth study the shape of the head
- DBoth use evolution to explain behavior
12Dorothea Dix founded
- Anatural selection
- Bfocused on Classical Conditioning with dogs
- Cfocused on Gestalt Psychology
- Dfounded mental hospitals
- Efirst woman in grad school but no diploma; 1st female president of APA
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