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PSY 113 PROLOGUE

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Dr. Santaniello conducts research on how children's moral thinking changes as they get older. It is most likely that Dr Santaniello is a(n) ___________ psychologist.

A) Social
B) Clinical
C) Developmental
D) Industrial- Organizational
C) Developmental
The neuroscience perspective in psychology would be most likely to emphasize that behavior is influenced by

A) Environmental influences
B) Blood chemistry
C) Unconscious conflicts
D) Subjective interpretations
B) Blood chemistry
Which perspective highlights the reproductive advantages of inherited psychological traits?

A) Evolutionary
B) Cognitive
C) Behavioral
D) Social- Cultural
A) Evolutionary
Dr. Vasquez helps people make career choices by assigning them in in identifying their strengths and interests. Dr Vasquez is most likely a

A) Biological Psychologist
B) Counseling Psychologist
C) Cognitive Psychologist
D) Social Psychologist
B) Counseling Psychologist
Plato's assumption that we inherit character traits and intelligence is most directly relevant to the controversy regarding

A) Conscious and unconscious thoughts
B) Observation and introspection
C) Nature and nurture
D) Basic and applied research
C) Nature and nurture
Looking inward and reporting your immediate sensations, images, and feelings is called

A) Cognitive neuroscience
B) Introspection
C) Behaviorism
D) Humanistic psychology
B) Introspection
Which major force in psychology emphasized unconscious thought process?

A) Evolutionary psychology
B) Freudian psychology
C) Behavior genetics
D) Behaviorism
B) Freudian psychology
The specialist most likely to have a medical degree is a

A) Clinical psychologist
B) Personality psychologist
C) Developmental psychologist
D) Psychiatrist
D) Psychiatrist
The distinctive feature of the psychodynamic perspective is its emphasis on

A) Natural Selection
B) Brain chemistry
C) Unconscious conflicts
D) Learned behaviors
C) Unconscious conflicts
Professor Brody attempts to measure the relative contributions of inborn traits and social influences on sexual preferences and behavior patterns. Her research efforts best illustrate the interests of the ________ perspective

A) Behavior genetics
B) Psychodynamic
C) Behavioral
D) Cognitive
A) Behavior genetics
One of the last century's most influential observers of children was the Swiss biologist

A) Edward Bradford Titchener
B) Margaret Floy Washburn
C) William James
D) Jean Piaget
D) Jean Piaget
Dr. Wilson attributes the delinquent behaviors of many teens to the pressures associated with being members of street gangs. Her account best illustrates a(n)

A) Behavior genetics
B) Social - cultural
C) Neuroscience
D) Evolutionary
B) Social - cultural
Which perspective would help us to understand the impact of strokes and brain diseases on memory?

A) Evolutionary
B) Behavioral
C) Psychodynamic
D) Neuroscience
D) Neuroscience
Behaviorists dismissed the value of

A) Science
B) Introspection
C) Spaced practice
D) Applied research
B) Introspection
Cognitive neuroscience studies relationships between

A) Natural selection and genetic predispositions
B) Childhood memories and psychological disorders
C) Thought process and functions
D) Philosophy and physiology
C) Thought process and functions
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