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AP Psychology Test Review

• CH 1- History and Approaches of Psychology

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Today, psychology is defined as the

1. Study of mental phenomenon
2. Study of conscious and unconscious activity
3. Study of Behavior
4. Science of behavior and mental processes
5. Study of self-awareness

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The 17th century philosopher who believed that
the mind is blank at birth and that most
knowledge comes through sensory experience is

1. Plato
2. Aristotle
3. Descartes
4. Locke
5. Socrates

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Which of the following exemplifies the issue of
the relative importance of nature and nurture on
our behavior?

1. The issue of the relative influence of biology
   and experience on behavior
2. The issue of the relative influence of rewards
   and punishments on behavior
3. The debate as to the relative importance of
   heredity and instinct in determining behavior
4. The debate as to whether mental processes are a
   legitimate area of scientific study
5. The debate of environmental influences on behavior

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This German philosopher and psychologist was the
first to set up a laboratory to gather empirical
data related to psychology.

1. Wundt, 1879
2. James, 1890
3. Freud, 1900
4. Watson, 1913
5. Jung, 1935

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In psychology, behavior is best defined as

1. Anything a person says, does, or feels
2. Any action we can observe and record
3. Any action, whether observable or not
4. Anything we can infer from a persons actions
5. Both 3 and 4

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A psychologist who explores how Asian and North
American definitions of attractiveness differ is
working within this psychological perspective

1. Behavioral
2. Evolutionary
3. Biological
4. Cognitive
5. Socio-Cultural

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According to Maslow, these needs must be met
before all others.

1. Safety
2. Self-actualization
3. Love and Belongingness
4. Physiological
5. Esteem Needs

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This approach to psychology focuses on rewards,
punishments, and associations.

1. Behavioral
2. Psychoanalytic
3. Socio-Cultural
4. Neuroscience
5. Cognitive

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The way the mind processes, stores, and retrieves
information is the primary concern of this
approach to psychology

1. Evolutionary
2. Psychoanalytic
3. Socio-Cultural
4. Behavioral
5. Cognitive

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This Humanistic psychologist created the term
unconditional positive regard which encouraged
his clients to always focus on the positive.

1. Watson
2. Freud
3. Skinner
4. Jung
5. Rogers

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Which of the following individuals is also a
physician?

1. Clinical psychologist
2. Experimental psychologist
3. Psychiatrist
4. Developmental Psychologist
5. Psychoanalyst

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The research technique of introspection

1. Measures people biologically using tools such as
   an MRI or PET scan
2. Studies groups of people interacting with each
   other
3. Asks people to describe their sensory experiences
4. Studies children rather than adolescents and
   adults
5. Exposes people to a variety of stressful
   situations to determine how they will respond.

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The biological approach is most closely
associated with the discipline of

1. Evolution
2. Chemistry
3. Development
4. Neuroscience
5. Natural selection

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Which of the following psychological theories is
known as the one that emphasizes "free will"?

1. Behaviorism
2. Psychoanalysis
3. Humanistic psychology
4. Biological psychology
5. Socio-cultural psychology

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The goals of psychology are to

1. Develop effective methods of psychotherapy.
2. Describe, predict, understand, and control
   behavior
3. Explain the functioning of the human mind
4. Compare, analyze, and control human behavior.
5. Create a patient / therapist relationship

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Alfred Adler, Carl Jung, and Karen Horney were
all _______ psychologists

1. Humanistic
2. Behavioral
3. Psychoanalytic
4. Socio-cultural
5. Psychodynamic

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Some topics in psychology are difficult to study
because

1. they overlap with other fields, such as law and
   business
2. of ethical considerations
3. advanced technology that measures brain waves is
   not available
4. of a lack of interest in human behavior
5. Of a lack of money to conduct true research

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Psychology is now considered a science because it

1. gains information through new methods and
   technology
2. relies on direct observation and measurement of
   behavior
3. studies animal as well as human behavior
4. Relies on quantifiable data
5. Both 2 an 4

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Psychologists use animals in experiments in order
to

1. avoid using unreliable human subjects
2. Please the APA
3. comply with government prohibitions against any
   unpleasant experiments using human subjects
4. investigate problems that cannot be studied with
   human subjects in order to discover principles
   that apply to humans
5. eliminate the effect of the anthropomorphic
   fallacy.

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According to John B. Watson, psychology is the
study of

1. the mind
2. conscious experience
3. Introspection
4. mental states
5. behavior