SDC Psychology - Ch. 1: Introduction to Psychology

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_________ is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.

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Psychology

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Psychologists study _______.

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all of the above

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Psychology is a _______.

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social science driven by research and theories

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Which of the following is true? Psychiatrists earn a medical degree and are able to prescribe medications. Psychiatrists receive extensive training in behavioral analysis, mental processing, and counseling. Psychologists earn a medical degree and are able to prescribe medications. Neither psychiatrists nor clinical psychologists receive medical training.

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Psychiatrists earn a medical degree and are able to prescribe medications.

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The person most commonly known as "The Father of Psychology" or "The Father of Experimental Psychology" is _____?

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Wilhelm Wundt

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________ is credited with establishing the first psychological laboratory in Leipzig, Germany.

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Wilhelm Wundt

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Which of the following statements is true of structuralism? Structuralism focused on how experience helped people function more adaptively in their environments, based on Charles Darwin's discussions of natural selection., Structuralism focused solely on the study of observable behavior., Structuralism argued that the mind consisted of three basic elements: sensations, feelings, and images., Structuralists focused on perception and how perception influenced both thinking and problem solving.

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Structuralism argued that the mind consisted of three basic elements: sensations, feelings, and images.

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Which of the following still exists in modern psychology? behaviorism, voluntarism, structuralism, functionalism

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behaviorism

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Which of the following statements was true of functionalists?
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They focused entirely on the unconscious mind.
They studied behavior, the mind and consciousness.
They tended to perceive separate pieces of information as integrated wholes depending on the contexts in which they occur.
They focused only on studying observable behavior.

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They focused only on studying observable behavior.

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Structuralists tended to ask, "What are the pieces that make up thinking and experience?" In contrast, ______ tended to ask, "How do behavior and mental processes help people adapt to the requirement of their lives?"

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functionalists