Question 1 Which of the following roles is a psychologist likely to play, accord

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Question 1

Which of the following roles is a psychologist likely to play, according to the text?

A.teacher

B.clinical practitioner

C.scientist

D.all of the above

Question 2

Most psychologists today are found in:

A.the United States

B.Europe

C.China and India

D.Latin America

Question 3

Psychology would benefit most from the entrance of more ________ psychologists into the field.

A. U.S.

B.minority

C.female

D.white

Question 4

Which of the following theories do psychologists find most useful today because it is based on scientific data collection?

A.trephining

B.phrenology

C.behaviorism

Question 5

Which of the following best describes introspection and its use?                      

A.It can operationalize (i.e., convert into an observable behavior) what people are thinking about.

B.An independent observer can accurately confirm a person's true inner experiences.

C.Most people are able to describe their emotional responses clearly.

D.It reveals the structure of the mind.

Question 6

Which of the following perspectives would be most helpful in learning how the functioning of the body affects hopes and fears, which behaviors are instinctual, and in identifying medications to treat people with severe mental disorders?               

A.psychodynamic

B.behavioral

C.cognitive

D.neuroscientific

Question 7

Dreams, slips of the tongue, and unconscious psychic activity are all characteristics of which of the following perspectives?                

A.cognitive

B.psychodynamic

C.behavioral

D.humanistic

Question 8

If you consider the opposing viewpoints on each major issue in psychology as opposite ends of a continuum, the positions of individual psychologists typically fall somewhere between the two ends. Which of the following best exemplifies this?                     

A developmental psychologist, whose focus is on how people grow and change throughout the course of their lives, is most interested in learning more about hereditary influences.

B.A social psychologist, who is a proponent of the behavioral perspective, looks for environmental influences in explaining social behavior.

C.A neuropsychologist is interested in determining the roles that both heredity and environment play in developing more connections (dendrification) between cells in the brain.

D.A gestalt psychologist uses introspection to study perception rather than behavioral observation.

Question 9

humanistic psychologist is most likely to take an extreme rather than a combination position on which of the following issues?         

A.free will versus determinism

B.conscious versus unconscious causes of behavior

C.individual differences versus universal principles

D.nature versus nurture

Question 10

Psychologists from the cognitive perspective are most likely to argue the importance of studying            

A.free will.

B.internal mental processes.

C.observable behavior.

D.unconscious influences on behavior.

Explanation / Answer

Q1. d. All of the above as a psychologist is expected to be innovative, and find the right treatment/explanation or the right combination for a given problem, theoretically as well as practically.

Q2. a. Most Psychologists today are found in the United states of America.

Q3. b. Psychology would benefit most from the entrance of more minority psychologists into the field, in order to have a fresh perspective and an eclectic understanding of cultures and hence various problems.

Q4. c. Behaviorism is found to be more accurate than the other theories.

Q5. c. most people are able to respond to their emotional responses clearly, as introspection is based on the analysis of an individual regarding their own mental/thought processes.

Q6. D. Neuroscience is a relatively novel field that has been used for the classification of emotions induced with reference to certain parts of the brain, and how it can be actively intervened in and medicated.

Q7. B. Psychodynamic is what predicates itself on the premise that unconscious thought processes determine are views and behaviors.

Q8. C. Neuropsychologist, would be the ones to best exemplify the given example.

Q9. A. free will v determinism is what humanistic psychology would not be more focused on.

Q10. B. internal mental processes are given more importance in a cognitive perspective, as waht goes on inside the proverbial mind is of importance.  

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