Chapter 1 Quiz
The Evolution of Psychology
Don’t forget to write your answers on a
separate piece of paper to grade when you’re
done!
1. Wilhelm Wundt and the structuralists studied
questions still asked today primarily by
a) behavioral psychologists
b) cognitive psychologists
c) psychodynamic psychologists
d) humanist psychologists
2. With which definition of psychology would John
Watson and B. F. Skinner most agree?
a) Psychology is the science of behavior.
b) Psychology is the science of mental
processes.
c) Psychology is the science of behavior
and mental processes.
d) Psychology is the science of behavior
and mental processes specific to contexts.
3. The question “Is intelligence more influenced
by heredity or experience?” deals with a big
issue in psychology known as
a) stability vs. change
b) mind-body dualism
c) rationality vs. irrationality
d) nature vs. nurture
4. If Aristotle and Lock, who both believed that
what we know is acquired from experience,
were alive today, they would best agree with
the
a) behavioral approach
b) psychoanalytic approach
c) humanistic approach
d) psychodynamic approach
5. Which psychological approach is most
concerned with the importance of encoding,
storage, and retrieving information
a) information technology
b) behavioral approach
c) biological approach
d) cognitive approach
6. Dr. Didden was hired by the TLC company to help
them retain their employees without lowering the
firm’s profits. After TLC removed cubicles and
permitted employees to decorate their workroom as
recommended by Dr. Didden, the absentee rate
declined and no employees left for jobs elsewhere.
Dr. Didden is most likely
a) a forensic psychologist
b) an industrial/organizational psychologist
c) a counseling psychologist
d) a clinical psychologist
7. Which of the following is NOT one of the
“Rs” in the SQ3R method of studying?
a) review
b) remember
c) recite
d) read
8. Which of the following statements BEST reflects the
current thinking about evolutionary psychology?
a) It is a widely accepted approach to the study of
human behavior.
b) It is a simplistic rehash of ideas proposed by
Charles Darwin over 140 years ago.
c) It is a radical perspective supported by a small
group of “revolutionary” scientists.
d) It is a thought-provoking, innovative
perspective that is rapidly gaining influence.
9. The branch of psychology concerned with
everyday, practical problems is called
a) developmental psychology
b) abnormal psychology
c) applied psychology
d) cognitive psychology
10. Widely shared customs, beliefs, values, and
norms refer to which of the following?
a) ideographic nature
b) culture
c) ontogeny
d) phylogeny
11. William James, who was a pioneer in the
development of functionalism, was most
heavily influenced by
a) Charles Darwin
b) Sigmund Freud
c) John Watson
d) B. F. Skinner
12. Historically, most of psychology’s research
has been conducted in
a) China
b) Japan
c) Mexico
d) the United States
13. Response is to stimulus as
a) pain is to cut
b) light is to moth
c) joke is to laugh
d) pen is to paper
14. According to John Watson, behavior is
governed primarily by
a) heredity
b) personal motives
c) the environment
d) unconscious desires
15. A psychiatrist typically has a
a) Doctorate in Psychology
b) Medical Degree
c) Doctorate in Physiology
d) Doctorate in Education
Chapter 1 Answer Key
1. B
2. A
3. D
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. B
8. D
9. C
10. B
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
A
D
A
C
B
Essay Question Possibilities!!
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One of the following essay questions will
appear on your test, be familiar with all of
them!!
Essay Question # 1
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Discuss the contributions of structuralism and
functionalism to the evolution of psychology
as a discipline.
Essay Question # 2
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Compare and contrast the psychoanalytical,
behaviorist, and humanist assumptions, about
human nature.
Essay Question # 3
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Your text identifies three unifying themes that
relate to psychology as a field of study.
Identify each of these themes and show how
each theme might be relevant in investigating
clinical depression.
Essay Question # 4
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Imagine that you have been asked to speak to a
group of tenth grade students who has signed
up for a study skills seminar offered by a local
youth group. Based on the information
provided in the Personal Application, what are
ten concrete points that you would make in
your presentation?
Essay Question # 5
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The Critical Thinking Application in your text
lists five skills that are exhibited by critical
thinkers. Identify these five skills and show
how they might by a woman who was trying to
decide whether or not to begin hormone
therapy once she was past menopause.
Good Luck!
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Make sure to double check all of your answers
and study them for the upcoming exam.
Remember, AT LEAST FIVE of the questions
from this quiz will make some sort of
appearance on the chapter test along with one
of the essay questions.
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Take advantage of this study guide and good
luck on your test!