A. He proposed an important theory about how memory works
B. He founded an influential school of psychology
C. His work stood the test of time as his findings were later replicated by others and many remain valid today.
D. However, he was unable to convert (or ‘operationalize’) unobserbales mental processes into observable behaviour
Related Mcqs:
- What do Hermann Ebbinghaus Francis Galton and Sigmund Freud share in common?
A. Each of them worked independently
B. Each of them were pioneers in the fields of psychology
C. Each of them founded a formal psychology laboratory
D. Each of them developed novel observational methods to study how the mind works
E. a, b, and d - Which one of the following statements describes the most appropriate relationship between language and thought?
A. Thinking is active imagination carried out by language
B. Thinking is nothing but silent speech
C. Thinking is a mental activity and language gives it objective shipe
D. Thinking denotes language relativity - According to the information-processing framework, which of the following is NOT true?
A. Both the brain and the computer consist of millions components yet the behaviour of compute can be understood by studying the programs that run them.
B. A useful account of human behaviour is considered possible by using terms abstract enough to transcend to transcend the operation of the brain’s approximately 180 billion nerve cells.
C. From the human information-processing perspective, information delivered to the senses is translated into a cognitive code.
D. Two types of processing which is conscious, and controlled processing which in unconscious. - Which of the following is a statement with which Skinner’s followers would agree?
A. Most behavior is controlled by unconscious forces
B. The goal of behavior is self actualization
C. Nature is more influential than nurture
D. Free will is an illusion. - Which of the following approaches has the most optimistic view of human nature?
A. humanism
B. behaviorism
C. psychoanalysis
D. structuralism - Which one of the following preventions is aimed at reducing the rate of mental disorders through early detection and treatment in a community setting?
A. Primary
B. Auxiliary
C. Tertiary
D. Counseling - Which of the following are included in the Gestalt principles of perceptual organization?
A. Figure-ground, proximity, continuity
B. Proximity, continuity, good form
C. Continuity, good form, closure
D. All of the above - Psychologists employ a variety of tools and methods to study human behaviour which of the following methods to psychologists rely on to make systematic observations and draw conclusions about human behaviour.
A. Speculation and common sense
B. Generalisation and common sense
C. Hindsight and experimentation
D. Controlled Measurement and experimentation - which of the following is considered a monocular cue of depth?
A. convergence
B. accommodation
C. depth perspective
D. singularity - Which of the following can help to create false memories?
A. hypnosis
B. age regression
C. suggestion
D. All of them
