Unit 1 quiz
1.A(n) _____ psychologist studies the biological basis of behavior, thoughts, and emotions.
developmental
experimental
organizational
biopsychologist
2. Which of the following is one of the enduring issues in the field of psychology?
Nature / Nurture
Stability / Change
Gender / Sex
Person / Situation
3. Who founded Behaviorism?
Watson
Wundt
Titchener
James
4. Cognitive psychology emphasizes:
the basic units of experience and their combinations.
the study of psychology in the broadest sense, i.e., thinking, feeling, learning, remembering, and making
decisions.
biological principles.
the influence of the unconscious.
5. Psychology is the study of behavior and
emotions.
structuralism.
mental processes.
functionalism.
6. Which describes the Behaviorist school of thought?
Studies observable and measurable actions.
Identifies the elements of consciousness.
Studies the interaction of psychological forces within the individual.
Studies how people perceive and experience objects as whole patterns.
7. Gestalt theory emphasizes
the atoms of thought.
our tendency to see patterns.
a flow of consciousness.
environmental stimuli.
8. There is agreement among psychologists about the causes of human behaviors, mental processes,
and traits.
True
False
9. Wilhelm Wundt's method of having trained observers report on their own sensations, mental images,
and emotional reactions was called
free association.
hypnosis.
psychoanalysis.
introspection.
10. The three parts of the personality according to Freud are
The id, ego and superego
The id, persona, and superego
The basis, ego, and foundation
The oral, anal, and phallic stages