test bank for Psychology 7th Edition by Saundra K. Ciccarelli
Chapter 1 – Quick Quiz 1
1. The goals of psychology are to __________.
a) explore the conscious and unconscious functions of the human mind
b) understand, compare, and analyze human behavior
c) improve psychological well-being in all individuals from birth until death
d) describe, explain, predict, and control behavior
2. Which of these individuals was an early founder and proponent of functionalism?
a) Ivan Pavlov c) Wilhelm Wundt
b) William James d) Max Wertheimer
3. Freud said phobias were ___________, whereas Watson said phobias were __________.
a) learned; inherited c) sexual; unconscious
b) repressed conflicts; learned d) conditioned; unconditioned
4. Which perspective focuses on free will and self-actualization?
a) psychoanalysis c) cognitive perspective
b) humanism d) behaviorism
5. The class is playing a game of Jeopardy! and it is your turn. ―I‘ll take Specialties in Psychology for $300.‖ The
revealed answer is, ―These psychological professionals work with situations in which environmental conditions
may have an impact on mental health.‖ What will you say?
a) ―What is a neuropsychologist?‖
b) ―What is a forensic psychologist?‖
c) ―What is a psychiatric social worker?‖
d) ―What is a developmental psychologist?‖
6. When you watch dogs play in the park, or watch how shoppers look at products in stores, you are engaging in a
form of __________.
a) case study research c) survey research
b) naturalistic observation d) psychometric study
7. A detailed description of a particular individual being studied or treated is called a __________.
a) representative sample c) single-masked study
b) case study d) naturalistic observation
8. A negative correlation means that __________.
a) high values of one variable are associated with low values of the other
b) high values of one variable are associated with high values of the other
c) low values of one variable are associated with low values of the other
d) there is no relationship between the two variables
