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AP Psychology Test Bank

The document is a test bank with multiple choice questions about the history of psychology and theories of the mind. It covers ideas from philosophers like Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Descartes, and Locke. It also covers Wilhelm Wundt, who established the first psychology laboratory in Germany in the late 1800s and conducted early experiments on the simplest mental processes using experimental methods.

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AP Psychology Test Bank

The document is a test bank with multiple choice questions about the history of psychology and theories of the mind. It covers ideas from philosophers like Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Descartes, and Locke. It also covers Wilhelm Wundt, who established the first psychology laboratory in Germany in the late 1800s and conducted early experiments on the simplest mental processes using experimental methods.

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Myers’ Psychology For AP 1st Edition by


David G. Myers TEST BANK

SAMPLE:

1 Which of the following best describes the view of the mind held
by Plato and Socrates?
 The mind should be studied through careful, empirical
observations. Incorrect
 The mind is an illusion produced by the brain. Incorrect
 The mind is separate from the body and continues after the
body dies. (True Answer )Correct
 The mind is made up of knowledge that is a result of our
experiences. Incorrect
 The mind results from biological processes produced by
neural transmissions. Incorrect

2 Which philosopher was the first to conclude that knowledge


results from our memories of our experiences?

 Plato Incorrect
 Socrates Incorrect
 Kant Incorrect
 Descartes Incorrect
 Aristotle (True Answer )Correct

3 Descartes theory of how our brain controlled our reflexes


involved which of the following?

 structuralism and functionalism Incorrect


 brain fluid and “animal spirits” (True Answer )Correct
 blank slate and empiricism Incorrect
 astrology and tabula rasa Incorrect
 innate knowledge and experimental data Incorrect

4 Which philosopher is most well known for theorizing that the


mind at birth is tabula rasa or a “blank slate”?

 Plato Incorrect
 John Locke (True Answer )Correct
 Immanuel Kant Incorrect
 René Descartes Incorrect
 Aristotle Incorrect

5 The ideas that most directly helped form modern empiricism


were proposed by

 Plato and Socrates. Incorrect


 John Locke and Francis Bacon. (True Answer )Correct
 Plato and René Descartes. Incorrect
 Socrates and Confucius. Incorrect
 Aristotle and Socrates. Incorrect

6 Which philosopher would have been most enthusiastic about


modern empiricism?

 Plato Incorrect
 Socrates Incorrect
 Aristotle (True Answer )Correct
 René Descartes Incorrect
 Immanuel Kant Incorrect

7 The first psychological laboratory was established by

 William James. Incorrect


 John Watson. Incorrect
 Wilhelm Wundt. (True Answer )Correct
 Sigmund Freud. Incorrect
 Jean Piaget. Incorrect

8 Wilhelm Wundt's laboratory work involved experimental


studies of

 animal intelligence. Incorrect


 personality development. Incorrect
 learning and memory. Incorrect
 reactions to sensory stimulation. (True Answer )Correct
 association and generalization. Incorrect

9 Which of the following innovations differentiated Wilhelm


Wundt's research the most from any psychologist before him?

 empiricism Incorrect
 structuralism Incorrect
 tabula rasa Incorrect
 laboratory research (True Answer )Correct
 separation of mind and body Incorrect

10 Wilhelm Wundt's early experiments were attempts to


investigate which area of psychology?

 the causes of mental illnesses Incorrect


 social conformity Incorrect
 the simplest mental processes (True Answer )Correct
 childhood development Incorrect
 causes of aggression Incorrect

MORE THAN 100 QUESTIONS

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