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Psychology Themes and Variation: Chapter 1 Practice Test Flashcards

PSYCHOLOGY THEMES AND VARIATION WEITEN 8TH EDITION

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1252622053For Which of the following is Wilhelm Wendt primarily known?The establishment of the first formal laboratory for research in psychology.
1252622054Which of the following approaches might William James criticize for examining a movie frame by frame instead of seeing the motion in the motion picture?Structuralism
1252622055Fred, a tennis coach, insists that he can make any reasonably healthy individual into an internationally competitive tennis player. Fred is echoing the thoughts of:John B. Watson
1252622056Which of the following is a statement with which skinners followers would agree?Freewill is an illusion
1252622057Which of the following approaches has the most optimistic view of human nature?Humanism
1252622058Which of the following historical events created a demand for clinicians that was far greater than the supply?World war 2
1252622059__________ psychology examines behavioral processes in terms of the adaptive value for a species over the course of generations.Evolutionary psychology
1252622060The study of the Endocrine System and genetic mechanisms would most likely be undertaken by a _________Physiologic psychology
1252622061A multifactorial causation approach to behavior suggests that...Most behavior is governed by a complex network of inter related factors.
1252622062Psychology's answer to the question of whether we are born or made tends to be that...We are born and made
1252622063In regards to changing answers on multiple choice tests, research indicates that __________ changes to be more common than other types of changes.Wrong to right
1252622064Critical thinking skills;Need to be deliberately taught because they often do not developed by themselves with standard content instruction.
12526220651871-1939 First to receive Ph.D. Wrote book: the animal mind. Studied under James McKeen Cantrell Columbia UniversityMargaret Floy Washburn
12526220661886-1939 Worked on adolescent development. Studied about women and menstrual cycles. Debunked skepticism sexist inquiries.Leta Stetter Hollingsworth
12526220671863-1930 Studied under William James Invented technique to study memory Went to Harvard University but no degreeMary Whiton Calkins

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