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Understanding Psychology, 6/e

Robert S. Feldman, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Introduction to Psychology


1	A ______________ psychologist would focus on the study of higher mental processes.
		A)	personality
		B)	social
		C)	cognitive
		D)	forensic


2	______________ psychologists would be interested in studying the effect on men of turning 50 years old.
		A)	Environmental
		B)	Developmental
		C)	Clinical
		D)	Educational


3	Maria has a profound lingering depression. She should seek help from a ______________ psychologist.
		A)	clinical
		B)	counseling
		C)	cognitive
		D)	health


4	Wilhelm Wundt
		A)	was one of the first psychologists to focus on child development.
		B)	developed the field of school psychology.
		C)	was an influential developmental psychologist.
		D)	set up the first psychological laboratory.


5	The ______________ perspective rejected psychology's early emphasis on the inner workings of the mind.
		A)	psychodynamic
		B)	behavioral
		C)	cognitive
		D)	humanistic


6	Sigmund Freud is associated with which psychological perspective?
		A)	psychodynamic
		B)	humanistic
		C)	biological
		D)	behavioral


7	Which of the following perspectives would be associated with free will?
		A)	behavioral
		B)	psychodynamic
		C)	biological
		D)	humanistic


8	Introspection is a procedure used by ______________ to study the mind.
		A)	functionalists
		B)	structuralists
		C)	biologists
		D)	humanists


9	As psychological knowledge grows,
		A)	it will become more generalized.
		B)	issues of diversity will decline.
		C)	new perspectives will evolve.
		D)	treatment will become less available.


10	A(n) ______________ psychologist would most likely be called upon to determine whether an individual was legally sane at the time a crime was committed.
		A)	personality
		B)	evolutionary
		C)	cognitive
		D)	forensic


11	Most psychologists have a(n)
		A)	doctoral degree.
		B)	master's degree.
		C)	degree in an area outside of psychology.
		D)	undergraduate degree.


12	The psychological model that replaced structuralism and focuses on what the mind does is known as
		A)	introspection.
		B)	Gestalt psychology.
		C)	functionalism.
		D)	behaviorism.


13	A psychologist with a ______________ perspective focuses on how people know, understand, and think about the world.
		A)	psychodynamic
		B)	behavioral
		C)	humanistic
		D)	cognitive


14	______________ is a newer field of study that unites the areas of biopsychology and clinical psychology.
		A)	Clinical neuropsychology
		B)	Health psychology
		C)	Cerebral biopsychology
		D)	Evolutionary psychology


15	One area of concern to psychologists is:
		A)	the relative overabundance of racial and ethnic diversity among psychologists.
		B)	the relative lack of psychologists in academic settings.
		C)	the relative lack of psychologists who are self-employed.
		D)	the relative lack of racial and ethnic diversity among psychologists.

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