Psychology Chapter 1 Quiz 2

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1.

Nurture is to nature as experience is to:
- A.
  
  Nativism.
- B.
  
  Adaptation.
- C.
  
  Behaviorism.
- D.
  
  Phrenology.
2.

The first laboratory devoted exclusively to psychology as an independent field of study opened in:
- A.
  
  Berlin in 1879.
- B.
  
  Berlin in 1889.
- C.
  
  Leipzig in 1889.
- D.
  
  Leipzig in 1879.
3.

Which school of psychology was most concerned with the adaptive importance of mental processes?
- A.
  
  Structuralism
- B.
  
  Behaviorism
- C.
  
  Functionalism
- D.
  
  Empiricism.
4.

Edward Titchener is to Sigmund Freud as _______________ is to ______________
- A.
  
  Inner sensations; the unconscious
- B.
  
  Psychoanalysis; functionalism
- C.
  
  Empiricism; structuralism
- D.
  
  Structuralism; functionalism
5.

The branch of psychology that emphasizes the positive potential of human beings is called:
- A.
  
  Humanistic psychology.
- B.
  
  Gestalt psychology.
- C.
  
  Cognitive psychology.
- D.
  
  Idealistic psychology.
6.

Which psychologists insisted that psychology focus entirely on the study of behavior-what people do-rather than what people experience?
- A.
  
  Functionalists
- B.
  
  Behaviorists
- C.
  
  Structuralists
- D.
  
  Gestalt psychologists
7.

B. F. Skinner used a "conditioning chamber" in his research with:
- A.
  
  Rats.
- B.
  
  Sea slugs.
- C.
  
  Cats
- D.
  
  Dogs
8.

The advent of ______________ in the 1950s had an enormous conceptual impact on the development of cognitive psychology.
- A.
  
  Statistical programming
- B.
  
  Stimulus-response
- C.
  
  Conditioning
- D.
  
  Computers
9.

The study of the causes and consequences of interpersonal behavior is called
- A.
  
  Interpersonal psychology.
- B.
  
  Cause and effect.
- C.
  
  Behavioral psychology.
- D.
  
  Social psychology.
10.

Some psychologists believe that newborn babies turn away from noxious odors because this behavior increases their chance of survival. This perspective would be typical of ___________psychologists.
- A.
  
  Cultural
- B.
  
  Psychoanalytic
- C.
  
  Evolutionary
- D.
  
  Social

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