Topic: The Power of Social Interpretation
Skill: Application
75. Professor Srinivasan is a psychologist, yet does not study cognition, thoughts, or feelings because she claims that they are not rooted in observable behavior. Professor Srinivasan is most likely a
a. Gestalt psychologist.
b. personality psychologist.
c. clinician.
d. behaviorist.
Answer: D
Difficulty: 2
Page(s) in Text: 9
Topic: The Power of Social Interpretation
Skill: Application
76. The behaviorist approach
a. has its historical roots in Gestalt psychology.
b. revolutionized psychology by introducing cognitive concepts.
c. claims that all learning occurs through reinforcement and punishment.
d. claims that although thinking and feeling cannot be directly observed, such concepts are essential for a complete understanding of human behavior.
Answer: C
Difficulty: 3
Page(s) in Text: 9
Topic: The Power of Social Interpretation
Skill: Factual
77. In trying to make sense of the mass suicide in Jonestown, a behaviorist would probably examine the
a. rewards and punishments that Jim Jones used to influence his followers.
b. prior mental health of the people who committed suicide.
c. attitudes and values of the people who committed suicide.
d. contents of the speeches that Jim Jones delivered to his followers.
Answer: A
Difficulty: 2
Page(s) in Text: 9
Topic: The Power of Social Interpretation
Skill: Application
78. In explaining why so many people watching on the Internet failed to come to the aid of Abraham Biggs, who committed suicide, a behaviorist would most likely address the
a. viewers’ interpretations of the video.
b. danger or inconvenience that faced anyone who intervened.
c. conflicting feelings of the viewers.
d. relationships between the viewers and Abraham.
Answer: B
Difficulty: 3