Topic Test Answers

Mamie Clark was the first woman to receive a doctorate in psychology in the United States.

The stream of consciousness refers to the elements in a person’s conscious mind that act as discontinuous individual components. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Which of the following is not an example of a cognitive process?A.memoryB.dreamsC.perceptionD.sleep

Counseling psychologists typically handle severe psychological disorders.

A psychologist working from the biological perspective would study all of the following to see how they affect behavior and cognitive processes except __________. A.attentionB.brain cellsC.genes D.the nervous system

Cognitive psychologists believe that cognitive processes must be studied in order to understand human behavior fully. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Psychologists avoid studying emotions because they have little impact on behavior.

Sports psychologists study factors that affect athletes’ participation and performance in sports.

Ethnocentrism can lead to all the following except __________. A.toleranceB.stereotypesC.racismD.discrimination

Free association and dream analysis are techniques used in psychoanalysis to discover a person’s unconscious urges.

Which of the following statements is not true about what John Locke believed?A.Sensations and reflections are the two sources for ideas. B.Knowledge is acquired through our experiences.C.Science should rely on observations and experiments.D.Knowledge is present in an individual from birth.

Explain in detail how educational institutions and personal ideology affect the influence of contemporary psychological perspectives.

Leta Stetter Hollingworth conducted pioneering work on __________. A.identity development in ethnic minoritiesB.cognitive processes in animals and humansC.racism and its effects on child developmentD.adolescent development and gifted children

A team of seven psychologists is studying love, but each psychologist is working from a different contemporary perspective. In your opinion, what might each psychologist study?

All of the following are studied in cognitive psychology except __________. A.perceptionB.memoryC.languageD.hormones