Intro Psychology Test One Practice

The practice of psychology is closely related to the natural sciences by

• its concern with the biological functions of the brain.

• the way it conducts experiments.

• the way it analyzes data and draws conclusions.

• all of the above.

The psychologist who wrote the first modern book of psychology, The Principles of Psychology in 1890 is

• Wilhelm Wundt

• William James

• John B. Watson

• B.F. Skinner

The majority of psychologists are

• clinical psychologists.

• counseling psychologists.

• school psychologists.

• developmental psychologists

Developmental psychologists are especially concerned with

• testifying at legal trials

• developing aptitude tests for students

• changes that occur throughout the life span

• all of the above

Counseling psychologists encourage their clients to

• clarify their goals

• overcome adjustment problems

• meet challenges

• all of the above

Training your dog to shake using delicious dog biscuits is related to which psychologists?

• Sigmund Freud

• B.F. Skinner

• John B. Watson

• William James

Modern psychology was born in the

• 4th century B.C., with the Greek philosophers.

• 1800s, after the birth of modern science.

• 1900s, with the founding of psychoanalysis.

• Middle Ages, with tests to determine if a person was possessed.

Every time a student asks their parent if they can use the car, their parents say no, therefore they stop asking. This is an example of

• structuralism

• functionalism.

• introspection.

• behaviorism.

The school of psychoanalysis stressed that behavior was caused by

• heredity rather than environment.

• environment rather than heredity.

• unconscious motives

• conscious choices and self-direction.

Lina believes that conscious experience (what people think and feel) cannot be studied scientifically. Which approach to consciousness does Lina represent?

• Behavioral

• Functionalist

• Structuralist

• Psychodynamic