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During which historical period were the first psychology laboratories established


A) the era of Classical Greece
B) the early Renaissance
C) the 1700s
D) the 1800s

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Which early psychologist is matched with the view of the mind he would most strongly endorse


A) Freud: "Conscious experience may be reduced to simpler elements."
B) Titchener: "Consciousness helps us adapt to our environment."
C) James: "The unconscious mind directs much of our behavior."
D) Watson: "It is not possible to study consciousness objectively."

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According to your text's discussion,how effective are memory supplements


A) They have no effect on memory.
B) They may actually impair memory.
C) They may improve memory very slightly.
D) They improve memory substantially.

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Which of the following statements most accurately captures Descartes' view of the relationship between the mind and the body


A) The mind is similar to the body.
B) The mind and body are unrelated.
C) The mind is the same as the body.
D) The mind is different from the body.

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According to your text,psychologists reflecting the _____ and _____ approaches have highlighted the importance of unconscious processing.


A) psychodynamic; behaviorist
B) psychodynamic; cognitive
C) cognitive; behaviorist
D) structuralist; behaviorist

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The phrase tabula rasa may be translated as:


A) red tablet
B) raised table
C) empty table
D) empty slate

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The philosophical position that the mind is fundamentally different from the body is known as _____.

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Which of the following best describes the "everyday research" that we all perform when we try to understand thoughts and behavior


A) It is usually accurate.
B) It is never accurate
C) It can lead us to believe that we know the causes of things when we really do not
D) It is performed very rarely

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Describe the levels of analysis used in psychological science.Select a behavioral or mental phenomenon of interest to you and suggest how it might be influenced by factors at each of the levels you identify

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Which of the following alternatives best expresses the fate of the functional approach to psychology


A) Functionalism was rapidly replaced by the structuralist approach early in psychology's history.
B) Functionalism continues to exist as a school of psychology, and its ideas have become increasingly influential.
C) Functionalism no longer exists as a school of psychology, and its ideas have had little impact.
D) Functionalism no longer exists as a school of psychology, but its ideas have become absorbed into the field of evolutionary psychology.

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.Dr.Kennison relates binge drinking among college students to personality traits such as conscientiousness.Dr.Leblanc relates college binge drinking to the proportion of students living on campus.Dr.Kennison is analyzing binge drinking at the _____ level.Dr.Leblanc is studying binge drinking at the _____ level.


A) interpersonal; social/cultural
B) interpersonal; interpersonal
C) social/cultural; interpersonal
D) social/cultural; social/cultural

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How would you characterize the behaviorist stance on the nature vs.nurture and free will vs.determinism questions


A) strongly nature; strongly determinist
B) strongly nature; strongly free will
C) strongly nurture; strongly determinist
D) strongly nurture; strongly free will

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The _____ psychologists wished to create a 'periodic table' of the elements of consciousness.

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In which city did Wundt open one of the first psychological laboratories


A) Vienna, Austria
B) Oxford, England
C) Leipzig, Germany
D) Krakow, Poland

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Dr.Estevez is a cognitive psychologist.Dr.Francis is a school psychologist.Dr.Gigliotti is a counseling psychologist.Which of these individuals is most likely a research psychologist


A) Both Dr. Francis and Dr. Gigliotti are likely research psychologists.
B) None of these individuals is likely a research psychologist.
C) Dr. Gigliotti is most likely a research psychologist.
D) Dr. Estevez is most likely a research psychologist.

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Research has generally supported the proposals of the psychodynamic psychologists.

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Distinguish between individualist and collectivist cultures.Provide an example of each.Describe several differences in norms and behavior between individualist cultures on the one hand,and collectivist cultures on the other

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Which alternative best expresses the influence of the cognitive approach


A) The approach was influential in the past, but its influence is now decreasing.
B) The approach has been highly influential, and its impact remains.
C) The cognitive approach has been supplanted by other views and has had little impact.
D) The approach is too new for us to gauge its influence.

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.When scientists conduct research,they may find that what they thought were facts are actually incorrect.What normally happens in this case


A) The old facts become values
B) The old facts are forgotten
C) The old facts are replaced with new facts based on newer and more correct data.
D) The scientific method does not separate facts from values

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The scientific method guides empirical research.

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