Objective (LO): 1.8 Identify the steps involved in designing an experiment.
Bloom’s taxonomy: Application
MyLab Pre-Test
1. The psychological perspective that is associated with William James is _______.
a. functionalism. c. conflict.
b. structuralism. d. psychoanalysis.
Answer: Easy
Difficulty: Moderate
Topic: Scientific Research
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective (LO): 1.1 Describe the contributions of some of the early pioneers in psychology.
Bloom’s taxonomy: Knowledge
2. Freud believed that personality was formed ______.
a. after a traumatizing event. c. in the first 6 years of life.
b. in the first 2 years of life. d. around puberty. when the sex organs develop.
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Topic: Scientific Research
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
3. What did Watson believe about behavior?
a. That it stems from unconscious motivation
b. That it is learned
c. That it is related to repressed conflict
d. That it and personality form in the first 6 years of life
Answer: b
Difficulty: Moderate
Topic: Scientific Research
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
4. John Watson believed that phobias ______.
a. are the result of a traumatic event.
b. are learned through the process of conditioning.
c. are learned through the process of conditioning.
d. are an indication of a deeper mental problem.
Answer: b
Difficulty: Moderate
Topic: The History of Psychology
Skill: Understand the Concepts
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: Comprehension
5. Freud believed that we ________ all of our threatening urges and desires.
a. embrace c. repress
b. embrace d. outgrow
Answer: c
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: Comprehension
6. A ________ has a medical degree and is a medical doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders.
a. psychoanalyst c. psychologist