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PSY 105

PSY105 Midterm 1 -Practice Questions

Chapter 1

1)Hippocrates believed that the following four bodily fluids determined a person’s character and well-being:

1. 1. Blood, tears, phlegm, and yellow bile
   2. Phlegm, gastric juice, blood, and yellow bile
   3. Blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm
   4. Phlegm, blue bile, blood, yellow bile
   5. None of the above

2.                          studied                       , in which he was interested in understanding how humans process sensory information.
   1. Wilhelm Wundt; psychophysics
   2. Johannes Muller; psychophysics
   3. Charles Darwin; psychoanalysis
   4. Edward Titchener; psychoanalysis
   5. Sigmund Freud; biopsychology

3. What is one of the criticisms of using introspection as an experimental method in psychology?
   1. It often involves too many participants
   2. It requires expensive equipment to carry out
   3. It is often time-consuming
   4. Results often depend on who is using the technique and his/her research goals
   5. None of the above

4.                       refers to elements of the environment that trigger changes in our

                     .

1. 1. Response; stimuli
   2. Stimuli; response
   3. System; response
   4. Response; System
   5. Both b and c are correct

5. The Skinner box was used in which of the following field?
   1. Behaviourism
   2. Functionalism
   3. Structuralism
   4. Psychoanalysis
   5. Psychophyscis

6. Maslow believed that humans prioritize                            over                         .
   1. Safety needs; physiological needs