Objective (LO): 1.2 Summarize the basic ideas and the important people behind the early approaches known as Gestalt, psychoanalysis, and behaviorism.
Bloom’s taxonomy: Knowledge
19. In psychology in the twenty-first century, _________.
a. there are seven modern perspectives that are used to explain human behavior and mental processes.
b. there is one perspective that is used to explain all human behavior and mental processes.
c. there are countless perspectives used to explain human behavior and mental processes.
d. we have learned all there is to know about human behavior and mental processes.
Answer: a
Difficulty: Moderate
Topic: The History of Psychology
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective (LO): 1.2 Summarize the basic ideas and the important people behind the early approaches known as Gestalt, psychoanalysis, and behaviorism.
Bloom’s taxonomy: Knowledge
20. The theory of operant conditioning was developed by _______.
a. John B. Watson. c. Abraham Maslow.
b. Carl Rogers. d. B. F. Skinner.
Answer: d
Difficulty: Moderate
Topic: The Field of Psychology Today
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective (LO): 1.3 Summarize the basic ideas behind the seven modern perspectives in psychology.
Bloom’s taxonomy: Knowledge
21. ________ suggests that behavioral responses are reinforced when rewarded with pleasurable consequences.
a. Self-actualization c. Cognitive psychology
b. Operant conditioning d. The psychodynamic perspective
Answer: b
Difficulty: Moderate
Topic: The Field of Psychology Today
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective (LO): 1.3 Summarize the basic ideas behind the seven modern perspectives in psychology.
Bloom’s taxonomy: Knowledge
22. When Rashid graduated from college, he believed he had finally achieved his full potential. Abraham Maslow called Rashid’s type of achievement _______.
a. a delusion. c. self-actualization.
b. personal responsibility. d. self-aggrandizement.
Answer: c
Difficulty: Moderate
Topic: The Field of Psychology Today
Skill: Apply What You Know
Objective (LO): 1.3 Summarize the basic ideas behind the seven modern perspectives in psychology.
Bloom’s taxonomy: Application
23. ________ is the study of the physical workings of the brain and nervous system during thinking and other cognitive processes.
a. Behavioral psychology c. Sociocultural psychology
b. Evolutionary psychology d. Cognitive neuroscience
Answer: d
Difficulty: Moderate
Topic: The Field of Psychology Today
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective (LO): 1.3 Summarize the basic ideas behind the seven modern perspectives in psychology.
Bloom’s taxonomy: Knowledge