AP Psychology: History & Research Methods 2

Question 1

Wilhelm Wundt is credited with founding what in 1879?

Accepted Answer

The first psychology laboratory

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Psychoanalysis

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Behaviorism

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The APA

Question 2

The school of structuralism, led by Edward Titchener, used which primary method?

Accepted Answer

Introspection

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Naturalistic observation

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Brain imaging

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Random sampling

Question 3

William James is most associated with which early school of psychology?

Accepted Answer

Functionalism

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Structuralism

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Gestalt psychology

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Psychoanalysis

Question 4

Which perspective emphasizes how the unconscious mind and childhood experiences shape behavior?

Accepted Answer

Psychodynamic

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Behavioral

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Cognitive

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Biological

Question 5

A psychologist who studies how serotonin levels relate to depression is working within which perspective?

Accepted Answer

Biological

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Humanistic

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Sociocultural

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Behavioral

Question 6

Mary Whiton Calkins is notable in psychology history for what achievement?

Accepted Answer

First woman president of the APA

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Founding behaviorism

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Discovering classical conditioning

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Inventing the IQ test

Question 7

The nature-nurture debate primarily concerns the relative influence of what?

Accepted Answer

Genes versus environment

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Conscious versus unconscious thought

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Reward versus punishment

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Stability versus change