Introduction to Abnormal Psychology Multiple Choice Paper PDF

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Introduction to Abnormal Psychology Multiple Choice Paper. This paper was either a mid semester examination or end of year examination....

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1. The word “psychology’ comes from: a. b. c. d.

Latin Spanish Greek Italian

2. Psychology is defined as the scientific study of: a. b. c. d.

People and things Emotions and beliefs Perception and religion Mind and behaviour

3. The scientific approach is more useful at answering questions about ______ than questions about ______. a. b. c. d.

Facts, values Ideas, emotions Values, facts Emotions, facts

4. According to the text, the lower level of explanation corresponds to ______ processes. a. b. c. d.

Social Cultural Biological Interpersonal

5. A psychologist exploring the impact of a new drug on activity in the brain is working on the ______ level of explanation. a. b. c. d.

Lower Middle Upper All of the above

6. A psychologist studying what makes people laugh in different countries around the world is working on the ______ level of explanation. a. b. c. d.

Lower Middle Higher None of the above

7. Different people react differently to the same situation. This is referred to as: a. b. c. d.

Multiple determinants Nativism The Simpson effect Individual differences

8. ______ is to nature as ______ is to nurture. a. b. c. d.

Environment, genes Conscious, unconscious Inaccuracy, accuracy Biology, experience

9. The term “tabula rasa” highlights the importance of ______ in shaping behaviour. a. b. c. d.

Genes Experience Nature Predestination

10. The Greek philosopher ______ believed that knowledge is acquired through experience and learning. a. b. c. d.

Archimedes Rousseau Plato Aristotle

11. ______ is to nature as ______ is to nurture. a. b. c. d.

Plato, Aristotle Aristotle, Plato Pliny, Archimedes Stavros, Pliny

12. ______ is the belief that the mind is fundamentally different from the body. a. b. c. d.

Mindism Dualism Centralism Specialism

13. The school of psychology whose goal was to identify the basic elements of experience was called: a. b. c. d.

Experientialism Dualism Functionalism Structuralism

14. Which of the following was most closely associated with the structuralist school of psychology? a. b. c. d.

Titchener James Descartes Watson

15. Darwin’s theory of ______ argued that physiological characteristics evolve because they are useful to the organism. a. b. c. d.

Extreme usefulness Natural endowment Natural selection Natural wellbeing

16. ______ was to structuralism as ______ was to functionalism. a. b. c. d.

Wundt, Titchener Wundt, James James, Titchener Milner, Thompson

17. Freud championed ______ psychology. a. b. c. d.

Psychodynamic Cultural Conscious Biodynamic

18. Which school of psychology believes that it is impossible to objectively study the mind? a. b. c. d.

Functionalism Behaviourism Humanism Socialism

19. Receiving an electric shock would be an example of a ______ whereas being frightened would be an example of a ______. a. b. c. d.

Stimulus, response Punishment, reward Reaction, emotion Reinforcement, stimulus

20. Dr pula wants to explore differences in child-rearing practices between British and Chinese parents. She is most likely a: a. b. c. d.

Cognitive psychologist Physiological psychologist Cognitive-ergonomic psychologist Social-cultural psychologist

21. Nature is to ________ as nurture is to ________. a. b. c. d.

Environment/genes Conscious/unconscious Genes/environment Unconscious/conscious

22. Freud emphasized the role of ________ in shaping people’s personality. a. b. c. d.

Free will Unconscious desires Hormones Group influence

23. Evolutionary psychology has its roots in: a. b. c. d.

Behaviourism Collectivism Functionalism Structuralism

24. Most human behaviour: a. b. c. d.

Can be easily explained Has multiple causes Stems from unconscious desires Depends on social influence

25. A forensic psychologist would be most likely to study: a. b. c. d.

The accuracy of eyewitness memory The impact of advertising on shopping behaviour The effect of hormones on decision making Gender differences in learning styles

26. The behaviourists rejected introspection because: a. b. c. d.

It was too slow It invaded people’s privacy It yielded too much data It was too subjective

27. Another term for reinforcement is: a. b. c. d.

Stimulus Reward Response Condition

28. East asian cultures tend to be more oriented toward ________ while western cultures tend to be more oriented toward ________. a. b. c. d.

Individualism/collectivism Collectivism/individualism Cultural norms/social norms Social norms/cultural norms

29. Watson and skinner both contributed to which school of psychology? a. b. c. d.

Functionalism Cognitive Social-cultural Behaviourism

30. Which field of psychology would be most likely to study the influence of over-crowding on conformity? a. b. c. d.

Personality Cognitive Clinical Social...