Examen Septembre 2017 Flashcards
(15 cards)
Q1. Which of the following do behaviorism and psychoanalytic theory have in common ?
A) The implication that people are not masters of their own destinies
B) An emphasis on the role sexuality in behavior
C) The notion that unconscious motives have a major influence on behavior
D) A resistance to the use of animal subjects in psychological research
A) The implication that people are not masters of their own destinies
Q2. One difficulty in studying consciousness is that it remains primarily subjective and private. Which method of study -especially used by Wundt- is most often used to study consciousness ? A) Free association B) Observation C) Introspection D) Electrical recording
C) Introspection
Q3. With which of the following individuals is B. F. Skinner MOST in agreement on the issue of internal mental events ? A) Abrahma Maslow B) John Watson C) Wilhelm Wundt D) Sigmund Freud
B) John Watson
Q4. Which of the following did NOT have a significant influence on the development of Freud’s theory ?
A) Knowledge gained from his examination of his own anxieties, conflicts, and desires
B) Knowledge gained as a result of working with patients
C) The results of his experimental research
D) His observation of the slips of the tongue people tend to make
C) The results of his experimental research
Q5. A group of psychologists is conducting research to determine whether people eat more when they are in the presence of environmental stimuli that increase anxiety, such as loud noises or flashing lights. These scientists MOST likely follow A) the functionalist perspectice B) the behavioral perspectice C) the psychodynamic perspectice D) the humanistic perspectice
B) the behavioral perspectice
Q6. The discipline of psychology that considers the whole life span in its entirety (birth to death) is termed A) social psychology B) life-span psychology C) personality psychology D) human-factors psychology
B) life-span psychology
Q7. Kenn is a psychologist who spends the majority of his time assessing or treating elderly people who are showing signs of dementia or who have experienced strokes. Ken would MOST likely describe the focus of his practice as A) psychometrics B) forensic psychology C) clinical neuropsychology D) counseling psychology
C) clinical neuropsychology
Q8. The area of psychological research that is MOST interested in the causation, prevention, and treatment of illness is A) health psychology B) physiological psychology C) social psychology D) psychiatry
A) health psychology
Q9. A lawyer who wanted to have an expert witness testify at a hearing to determine whether or not his client was competent to stand trial would need to contact a psychologist whose specialty was A) psychometrics B) social psychology C) clinical neuropsychology D) forensic psychology
D) forensic psychology
Q10. The cognitive perspective contends that to fully understand human behavior, psychologists need to focus attention on
A) the interrelations among the mind, body, and behavior
B) the role of the unconscious
C) internal mental events
D) the adaptive value of a behavior
C) internal mental events
Q11. Which of the following is a medical doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating mental disorders ? A) A clinical psychologist B) A counseling psychologist C) A physiological psychologist D) A psychiatrist
D) A psychiatrist
Q12. Our desire to return a favor received from another is best explained in terms of the A) complementarity hypothesis B) equity principle C) matching phenomenon D) mere-exposure effect
B) equity principle
Q13. Which of the following seems to be true from research on social attraction ?
A) what is beautiful is judged to be good
B) What is familiar is judged to be boring
C) what is unique is judged to be valuable
D) what is average is judged to be unattractive
A) what is beautiful is judged to be good
Q14. The finding that people pair off with others who are about as attractive as themselves is known as A) the matching phenomenon B) complementarity C) the reciprocity effect D) Gause’s law
A) the matching phenomenon
Q15. Research on equity in interpersonal relationships suggests that
A) a marriage contract in which each partner specifies what is expected from the other is more likely to undermine than enhance the couple’s love
B) tit-for-tat exchanges decrease people’s liking for one another in business relationships
C) the principle is innate
D) following the principle increases liking between males but decreases liking between females
A) a marriage contract in which each partner specifies what is expected from the other is more likely to undermine than enhance the couple’s love
