AP PSYCHOLOGY
UNIT 1: HISTORY & APPROACHES
REVIEW QUESTIONS
WHOLE CLASS REVIEW
QUESTION #1:
You are at a lecture about the history of psychology and the speaker states
that Wilhelm Wundt’s theory of structuralism was the first scientific
psychological theory. On what historical fact might the speaker be basing
her or his argument?
a)
Wundt was internationally known at the time, and this lent credence to his
theory in the scientific community.
b)
Wundt studied under Ivan Pavlov for his graduate training, and Pavlov
required scientific methods to be used.
c)
Structuralism was based on the results of his introspection experiments, so
it is, at least in part, empirical.
d)
Structuralism was based on careful anecdotes gathered from Wundt’s
extensive clinical career.
e)
Wundt was the first person to study psychology in an academic setting.
QUESTION #2:
Sigmund Freud’s theory of the unconscious mind
a)
Was revolutionary because it was the first comprehensive
explanation of human thought and behavior.
b)
Resulted from discoveries about the human brain obtained by
cadaver dissection.
c)
Is outdated and has no relevance for modern psychology.
d)
Focused entirely on human males’ sex drive.
e)
Depends on the idea that humans can remember events but
not be consciously aware of the memory.
QUESTION #3:
Dr. Marco explains to a client that his feelings of hostility toward a
coworker are most likely caused by the way the client interprets the
coworker’s actions and the way he thinks that people should behave at
work. Dr. Marco is most likely working from what perspective?
a)
Behavioral
b)
Cognitive
c)
Psychoanalytic
d)
Humanist
e)
Social-cultural
1. C
2. E
3. B
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PAIR PARTNER REVIEW
QUESTION #4:
Which of the following psychologists was part of the Gestalt
group of psychologists?
a)
Carl Rogers
b)
Wilhelm Wundt
c)
B.F. Skinner
d)
John Watson
e)
Max Wertheimer
QUESTION #5:
Symbolic dream analysis might be an important research
technique to a psychologist from which of the following
perspectives?
a)
Behaviorist
b)
Biopsychologist
c)
Psychoanalytic
d)
Evolutionary
e)
Structuralist
QUESTION #6:
A therapist who says that she uses whatever psychological
perspective “works best” for each patient might be best
described as…
a)
Social-cultural
b)
Humanist
c)
Eclectic
d)
Psychoanalytic
e)
Functionist
4. E
5. C
6. C
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INDIVIDUAL REVIEW QUESTIONS
QUESTION #7:
Psychologists who emphasize the role of mental processes in
explaining behavior take a(n) ____________________ approach.
a)
Evolutionary
b)
Biological
c)
Cognitive
d)
Deterministic
e)
None of these
QUESTION #8:
An industrial/organizational psychologist would be most
interested in which of the following questions?
a)How can we promote a stop-smoking campaign?
b) What type of management style would generate the highest
productivity?
c) What mental steps are involved in perception and decision
making?
d) How do social skills evolve from the preschool years through
old age?
e) None of these
QUESTION #9:
An instructor tells you that the evolutionary approach best
characterizes her viewpoint. Which of the following statements
is she most likely to agree with?
a)
Each person learns what behaviors are best.
b)
Over generations, maladaptive behaviors will become less
and less common in a species.
c)
People do what makes them feel good.
d)
We inherit only adaptive behaviors.
e)
None of these
QUESTION #10:
Maria watches people to discover what unwritten rules for
behavior they are following. Maria sees that people tend not to
sit next to another person on the bus unless empty seats are
limited. Maria’s interests are most like those of psychologists in
the ________________ subfield.
a)
Clinical
b)
Developmental
c)
Personality
d)
Social
e)
None of these
7. C
8. B
9. B
10. D
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QUESTIONS