1. Which area in psychology would be most likely to study the phenomenon of "peer influence"?
a. social
b. comparative
c. physiological
d. school
2. Psychologists are all
a. scientists.
b. practitioners.
c. both scientists and practitioners.
d. either scientists or practitioners.
3. If you were to walk into a laboratory where the effects of intense punishment on a rat's ability to form a discrimination was being studied, you would be in the lab of a __________ psychologist.
a. physiological
b. developmental
c. learning
d. social
4. Maslow proposed a need to develop one's potential and be the best one can be, which he called
a. self-image.
b. self-concept.
c. self-esteem.
d. self-actualization.
5. The psychodynamic view emphasizes the role of __________ in development.
a. external rewards and punishments
b. internal impulses, desires, and conflicts
c. subjective experiences, potentials, and ideals
d. physiology, genetics, biochemistry, and evolution
6. Psychology is
a. the study of human origins, evolution, and cultures.
b. the scientific study of behavior and mental processes of any living creature.
c. a natural science integrating physiology and neurology.
d. the deductive study of forms and functions of human groups.
7. Of the following, who was a structuralist?
a. B. F. Skinner
b. John Watson
c. Wilhelm Wundt
d. William James
8. Some modern psychodynamic theorists, or neo-Freudians, focused on
a. the whole.
b. social motives and relationships that influence our behavior.
c. human experience, problems, potentials, and ideals.
d. observable behaviors.
9. Some topics in psychology are difficult to study because
a. they overlap with other fields, such as law and business.
b. of ethical considerations.
c. advanced technology that measures brain waves is not available.
d. of a lack of interest in human behavior.
10. Behaviorism helped make psychology a
a. fad.
b. science.
c. specialty.
d. hoax.