iClicker Questions for

1
iClicker Questions for
Psychology for AP by David G. Myers
Karla Gingerich, Colorado State University

• UNIT 1 Psychologys History and Approaches

2
Which philosopher agreed with Socrates and
Platos assertion that the mind is able survive
the death of the body?

• A. Francis Bacon
• B. Aristotle
• C. John Locke
• D. René Descartes

3
Who was denied the Ph.D. degree from Harvard
because she was a woman?

• A. Mary Whiton Calkins
• B. William James
• C. Margaret Floy Washburn
• D. Edward Bradford Titchener

4
Psychology is currently defined as

• A. the study of individual experience.
• B. the scientific study of behavior and mental
  processes.
• C. the study of mental life.
• D. the scientific study of observable behavior.

5
Which of the following is NOT one of psychologys
three main levels of analysis?

• A. developmental
• B. social-cultural
• C. biological
• D. psychological

6
Naturalistic observations are conducted in order
to

• A. describe behavior.
• B. explain behavior.
• C. predict behavior.
• D. control behavior.

7
Which of the following correlation coefficients
indicates the strongest relationship between
variables?

• A. positive .05
• B. negative .25
• C. positive .75
• D. negative .95

8
Critical Thinking Questions
9
Dr. Garcia asks participants in her study to
describe their experience as they smell an
orange. Dr. Garcias method most closely
resembles that of the early

• A. structuralists.
• B. pragmatists.
• C. Freudians.
• D. functionalists.

10
John B. Watson is most likely to say

• A. A person needs unconditional love and
  acceptance in order to reach her true potential.
• B. A persons behavior reflects unconscious
  conflicts and emotions that result from early
  childhood experiences.
• C. Emotional responses reflect biological
  processes such as hormones and brain chemistry.
• D. Science must be rooted in observation of
  behavior, rather than introspective processes.

11
Dr. Frye conducts research investigations on
memory, with the intent of contributing to what
is known about human memory processes. Dr. Frye
conducts

• A. professional service.
• B. applied research.
• C. basic research.
• D. psychiatry.

12
Which of the following is the best way to
generate a random sample of students for a
research study?

• A. mail out a questionnaire that students could
  voluntarily complete and return
• B. stand by the door of the library and ask
  people who pass by to answer your questions
• C. offer extra credit for students in a
  particular classroom who choose to participate
• D. use a table of random numbers to pick
  participants from a student listing