Transcript Multiple Choice Practice - Doral Academy High School

Review Session Week of: 1/14/2014
Chapter 1: History of Psychology
AP Psychology
Psychological Perspectives
Key Terms
1. Biological
2. Cognitive
3. Humanistic
4. Behavioral
5. Psychoanalytic
6. Cross-Cultural
7. Evolutionary
8. Structuralism
9. Introspection
10. Nature vs. Nurture
11. Functionalism
12. APA
Biological
Cognitive
Humanistic
Behavioral
Psychoanalytic
Cross-Cultural
Evolutionary
Structuralism
Introspection
Nature vs. Nuture
Functionalism
Influential People
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Wilhelm Wundt
G. Stanley Hall
Sigmund Freud
John B. Watson
B.F. Skinner
Abraham Maslow
Carl Rogers
Inez Prosser
George Sanchez
Mary Calkins
Margaret Washburn
Leta Hollingworth
History and Approaches
Leadership, job satisfaction, and employee
motivation are all studied in which of the
following psychological disciplines?
(A) Human factors psychology
(B) Industrial-organizational psychology
(C) Community psychology
(D) Counseling psychology
(E) Experimental psychology
History and Approaches
Which of the following approaches to psychology
emphasizes observable responses over inner
experiences when accounting for behavior?
(A) Behaviorist
(B) Cognitive
(C) Existentialist
(D) Psychodynamic
(E) Structuralist
History and Approaches
Wilhelm Wundt and the structuralists studied
questions still asked today primarily by
(a) Behavioral psychologists
(b) Cognitive psychologists
(c) Psychodynamic psychologists
(d) Humanistic psychologists
(e) Sociocultural psychologists
History and Approaches
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 behavior
(c) Psychology is the science of behavior and
mental processes
(d) Psychology is the science of behavior and
mental processes specific to contexts
(e) Psychology is the extension of population
History and Approaches
The question “Is intelligence more influence by
heredity or experience?” deals with a big issue in
psychology known as
(a) Stability vs. change
(b) Mind-body dualism
(c) Rationally vs. irrationality
(d) Structure vs. function
(e) Nature vs. nuture
History and Approaches
If Aristole and Locke, 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) Biological approach
(e) Psychodynamic approach
History and Approaches
Which psychological approach is most concerned
with the importance of encoding, storing, and
retrieving information?
(a) Information technology
(b) Behavioral approach
(c) Psychodynamic approach
(d) Biological approach
(e) Cognitive approach
History and Approaches
Dr. Didden was hired by the TLC company to help
retain its 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 to be
(a) A forensic psychologist
(b) An industrial/organizational psychologist
(c) A counseling psychologist
(d) A clinical psychologist
(e) An engineering psychologist
History and Approaches
Carlos just moved to Duncanville from a small
town and his parents were just divorced. He’s
been having a hard time with life. Carlos might
see a
(a) Psychiatrist
(b) Clinical psychologist
(c) Counselor
(d) Moe Sizlak
History and Approaches
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
Answers
1. B
2. A
3. B
4. A
5. E
6. A
7. E
8. B
9. C
10. B