Week 1 Questions and Answers

1. (TCO 1 _____ is information acquired by direct observation and measurement using systematic scientific methods. (Points : 2) 

       Psychological science

       Empirical evidence

       Critical thinking

       Scientology  |

2. (TCO 1) If Dr. A is interested in studying why individuals with antisocial personality continue to commit crimes and hurt others without feeling any remorse, on what goal of psychology is Dr. A focused? (Points : 2) 

       describing behavior

       explaining behavior

       predicting behavior

       changing behavior  |

3. (TCO 1) Most psychologists earn degrees in the area of ____________. (Points : 2) 

       educational psychology

       school psychology

       clinical psychology

       cognitive psychology  |

4. (TCO 1) Structuralism made an important contribution to the science of psychology because it ________________. (Points : 2) 

       established a model for the scientific study of mental processes.

       showed how separate thoughts combined to form an idea.

       explained why individuals experience stimuli differently.

       highlighted why different scientific methods are needed to study children and animals versus studying adult humans.  |

5. (TCO 1) Dr. Watson, from the _____ school of psychology, focused on objective, observable behavior rather than on the unconscious. (Points : 2) 

       behaviorism

       cognitive

       developmental

       conditional  |

6. (TCO 1) Behaviorists are MOST successful in treating ________. (Points : 2) 

       Neuroses of the mind

       Observable behavior problems

       Low self esteem

       Psychotic disorders  |

7. (TCO 1) The psychological perspective that emerged in the 1950s that stressed free will and self-actualization was the __________ perspective. (Points : 2) 

       Behavioral

       Cognitive

       Humanistic

       Psychodynamic  |

8. (TCO 1) The psychological perspective that studies how we gather,...