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,Chapter 1 - Introduction: What Is Psychology?MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.2 Historical Origins
1. The person responsible for establishing the discipline of psychology as a separate
field of study is
A. Edward Titchener
B. Wilhelm Wundt
C. William James
D. John Watson
Answer: B
1.2 Historical Origins
2. The first psychological laboratory was established in
A. Germany in 1879
B. Germany in 1869
C. The United States in 1886
D. The United States in 1890
Answer: A
1.2 Historical Origins
3. The method used to examine human consciousness by Wilhelm Wundt that
systematically look inwardly at your inner experiences and examine sensations,
feelings, and thoughts is
A. empiricism
B. behaviorism
C. introspection
D. mental testing
Answer: C
1.2 Historical Origins
4. Identify the basic elements and look into how these elements are related to one
another is the research methodology of
A. structuralism
B. behaviorism
C. functionalism
D. dynamism
Answer: A
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, 1.2 Historical Origins
5. The psychological perspective interested in studying the functions or the adaptive
values of our conscious experiences to survival was
A. behaviorism
B. structuralism
C. functionalism
D. humanism
Answer: C
1.2 Historical Origins
6. In the development of functionalism, William James and his followers were deeply
inspired by
A. John Watson
B. Ivan Pavlov
C. Wilhelm Wundt
D. Charles Darwin
Answer: D
1.2 Historical Origins
7. The method to understand how species have developed certain heritable traits and
characteristics to help them better adapt to the environment survived through the
evolutionary stages is known as the principle of
A. natural selection
B. introspection
C. empiricism
D. pragmatism
Answer: A
1.2 Historical Origins
8. The belief that human consciousness cannot be broken down into any basic element is
associated with the school of psychology known as
A. psychoanalysis
B. humanistic psychology
C. Gestalt psychology
D. behaviorism
Answer: C
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, 1.2 Historical Origins
9. Gestalt is a German concept which means
A. a unified whole
B. stream of consciousness
C. existential awareness
D. stimulus and response
Answer: A
1.2 Historical Origins
10. The idea that the workings of the unconscious mind mattered the most to our
behaviors is most closely related to the theory of
A. humanism
B. behaviorism
C. rational-emotive therapy
D. psychoanalysis
Answer: D
1.2 Historical Origins
11. Sigmund Freud believed that psychological problems were highly influenced by
A. hidden motives, impulses, and desires
B. unrealistic demands from external world
C. conflicts between real self and ideal self
D. genetic predisposition
Answer: A
1.2 Historical Origins
12. ___________ claimed that the conflicts between the conscious mind and the
unconscious were the key essence in understanding human behaviors.
A. Carl Rogers
B. Sigmund Freud
C. B. F. Skinner
D. Mary Calkins
Answer: B
1.2 Historical Origins
13. ______________ proposed that psychology have to focus on overt and observable
responses and behaviors rather than consciousness.
A. John B. Watson
B. Sigmund Freud
C. Wilhelm Wundt
D. Carl Rogers
Answer: A
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