37. Each day in class, Dr. Helms explains to his students that they are wonderful whether they are academic successes or failures. He also points out that each individual consciously chooses to attend class and study and that these choices dramatically affect whether one is academically successful. Dr. Helms is most likely a ________ psychologist.
a. psychoanalytic
b. humanistic
c. behavioral
d. Gestalt
Answer b % correct 77 a= 3 b= 77 c= 17 d= 4 r = .36
38. Steve, a college sophomore, is seeing a psychologist because of his intense fear of people. His counselor feels that Steve's fear is a product of unresolved conflicts about his parents, and his childhood experiences with them. Steve's therapist is most characteristic of which school of psychology?
a. behaviorism
b. psychoanalytic
c. humanistic
d. Gestalt
Answer b % correct 80 a= 6 b= 80 c= 13 d= 1 r = .33
39. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. A psychologist is a medical doctor specializing in the treatment of emotional disturbances.
b. A psychiatrist is a medical doctor specializing in the treatment of emotional disturbances.
c. Clinical psychologists treat severe psychological disturbances and psychiatrists treat mild disorders.
d. Both clinical psychologists and psychiatrists can prescribe medications to their patients.
Answer b % correct 83 a= 4 b= 83 c= 10 d= 4 r = .36
40. Psychologists use techniques based on ________.
a. cultural ethnocentrism
b. objective introspection
c. philosophical logic
d. the scientific method
Answer d % correct 76 a= 0 b= 20 c= 3 d= 76 r = .26
41. A psychologist bases his/her theories completely on measuring observable behaviors. This psychologist is probably a ________.
a. humanist
b. behaviorist
c. structuralist
d. functionalist
Answer b % correct 88 a= 1 b= 88 c= 9 d= 1 r = .21
42. What early school of thought in psychology was noted for its emphasis on the unconscious determinants of behavior?
a. Structuralism
b. Behaviorism
c. Gestalt psychology
d. Psychoanalytic theory
Answer d % correct 86 a= 0 b= 8 c= 5 d= 86 r = .32
43. Cognitive psychologists are concerned with the scientific study of ________.
a. reinforcement
b. alienation and apathy
c. mental processes
d. self-actualization
Answer c % correct 90 a= 4 b= 0 c= 90 d= 6 r = .29
44. Studying the elements of sensations, feelings, and images is most directly associated with which school of psychology?
a. structuralism
b. functionalism
c. behaviorism
d. humanism
Answer a % correct 49 a= 49 b= 19 c= 22 d= 10 r = .38
Psychology: The Science
45. Political polls taken before major elections are examples of ________ research.
a. correlational
b. experimental
c. case study
d. survey
Answer d % correct 92 a= 4 b= 1 c= 3 d= 92 r = .21
46. Observing behavior as it happens in real-life natural settings without imposing laboratory controls is known as the ________.
a. naturalistic observation method
b. experimental method
c. correlational method
d. psychometric approach
Answer a % correct 97 a= 97 b= 2 c= 1 d= 1 r = .20
47. A detailed, well-researched biography of a famous historical person is technically an example of the ________ method of research.
a. psychometric
b. naturalistic observation
c. case study
d. correlational