Chapter 1 Quiz 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Psychology as a hub science tells us that ____. a. Many disciplines require an in-depth understanding of people Contrary to popular belief during his time, Hermann von Helmholtz’s work on nerve conduction showed that ____. a. Behavior is not instantaneous Which of the following is most likely to be the topic of research of a psychologist? a. Do stress hormones due to abuse in early childhood affect the ability to form memories? Rosa, a doctoral student in psychology, observes that one of her young study participants grimaces after taking a bite of broccoli. His facial expression is an example of ____. a. A behavior Which of the following is least likely to be an example of classical conditioning? a. A child hears a police siren for the first time and cries. An evolutionary psychologist would be most interested in the question of ____. a. Whether there is an adaptive reason why men tend to gamble more than women In Thorndike’s experiment on trial and error learning, the cat would escape a puzzle box faster and faster on progressive trials. In other words, the cat ____. a. repeated effective behaviors and abandoned ineffective ones A doctor notices that many soldiers returning from fighting in the trenches in World War I were highly anxious, fearful of loud noises, and having difficulty reconnecting with their families. He asks them to record personal observations of their own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in a journal. This process is called ____. a. Introspection Over the last 30 years, new methods have allowed psychologists to observe brain activity and revisit questions of mental processes. What element have these methods introduced to psychological research? a. Objectivity The relationship between behavior and biology is ____. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1. reciprocal: biology affects behavior and vice versa Which of the following best represents a cognitive approach to childhood language learning? 1. Children are born with innate mechanisms for learning language. Which of the following proverbs best describes Gestalt theory? 1. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Which of the following titles suggests monism? 1. We All Are One, by Jimmy Cliff Jake trips; he knocks his elbow against the edge of the door jamb while simultaneously stubbing his toe on a chair. Based on the work of von Helmholtz’s, which of the following is likely to occur? 1. He experiences the elbow pain before the toe pain. Which of the following is an application of Skinner’s behaviorism? 1. Doug needs to lose a few pounds, and has a rule that if he eats a dessert, he must go for a five-mile run.