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Multiple Choice Quiz I
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1
Psychologists seek to improve people's lives by
A)developing theories and conducting research.
B)using their personal insights to identify the best methods and practices for other people.
C)gaining insight into their own behavior through intensive psychoanalysis.
D)shifting from behaviorism to a cognitive approach.
2
At the end of the 19th century, the young field of psychology was a subdiscipline of
A)medicine.
B)biology.
C)philosophy.
D)theology.
3
An empirical approach to understanding human behavior emphasizes
A)topics of interest to people such as mysticism and spiritualism.
B)the "black box" between a stimulus and a response.
C)direct observation and experimentation.
D)questionnaires as a means to understanding people's behavior and mental processes.
4
A very important factor in the advancement of cognitive psychology during the 20th century was the
A)work of Sigmund Freud.
B)computer revolution.
C)award of the Nobel Prize to several important psychologists.
D)first introductory psychology textbook by William James.
5
The first psychologist to win the Nobel Prize was
A)William James.
B)John B Watson.
C)B. F. Skinner.
D)Daniel Kahneman.





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