chapter one

Question 1

1. Which of the following was mentioned as a skill to which psychology students would be exposed?
   - critical thinking
   - use of the scientific method
   - critical evaluation of sources of information
   - all of the above

Answer 1

all of the above

Question 2

2. Before psychology became a recognized academic discipline, matters of the mind were undertaken by those in ________.
   biology
   chemistry
   philosophy
   physics

Answer 2

philosophy

Question 3

3. In the scientific method, a hypothesis is a(n) ________.
   observation
   measurement
   test
   proposed explanation

Answer 3

proposed explanation

Question 4

4. Based on your reading, which theorist would have been most likely to agree with this statement: Perceptual phenomena are best understood as a combination of their components.
   William James
   Max Wertheimer
   Carl Rogers
   Noam Chomsky

Answer 4

Max wetheimer

Question 5

5. ________ is most well-known for proposing his hierarchy of needs.
   Noam Chomsky
   Carl Rogers
   Abraham Maslow
   Sigmund Freud

Answer 5

Abraham Maslow

Question 6

6. Rogers believed that providing genuineness, empathy, and ________ in the therapeutic environment for his clients was critical to their being able to deal with their problems.
   structuralism
   functionalism
   Gestalt
   unconditional positive regard

Answer 6

unconditional positive regard

Question 7

7. The operant conditioning chamber (aka ________ box) is a device used to study the principles of operant conditioning.
   Skinner
   Watson
   James
   Koffka

Answer 7

Skinner

Question 8

8. A researcher interested in how changes in the cells of the hippocampus (a structure in the brain related to learning and memory) are related to memory formation would be most likely to identify as a(n) ________ psychologist.
   biological
   health
   clinical
   social

Answer 8

biological

Question 9

9. An individual’s consistent pattern of thought and behavior is known as a(n) ________.
   psychosexual stage
   object permanence
   personality
   perception

Answer 9

personality

Question 10

10. In Milgram’s controversial study on obedience, nearly ________ of the participants were willing to administer what appeared to be lethal electrical shocks to another person because they were told to do so by an authority figure.
    1/3
    2/3
    3/4
    4/5

Answer 10

2/3

Question 11

11. A researcher interested in what factors make an employee best suited for a given job would most likely identify as a(n) ________ psychologist.
    personality
    clinical
    social
    I-O

Answer 11

I-O

Question 12

12. If someone wanted to become a psychology professor at a 4-year college, they would probably need a ________ degree in psychology.
    bachelor of science
    bachelor of art
    master’s
    PhD

Answer 12

PhD

Question 13

13. The ________ places less emphasis on research and more emphasis on application of therapeutic skills.
    PhD
    PsyD
    postdoctoral training program
    dissertation

Answer 13

PsyD

Question 14

14. Which of the following degrees would be the minimum required to teach psychology courses in high school?
    PhD
    PsyD
    master’s degree
    bachelor’s degree

Answer 14

bachelor’s degree

Question 15

15. One would need at least a(n) ________ degree to serve as a school psychologist.
    associate’s
    bachelor’s
    master’s
    doctoral

Answer 15

masters