Chapter 1 and 2 Psychology Review

Psychology is

• the study of human origins, evolution, and cultures.
• the scientific study of behavior and mental processes of any living creature.
• a natural science integrating physiology and neurology.
• the deductive study of forms and functions of human groups.

According to the ethical guidelines set by the American Psychological Association  (APA), which of the following is true of psychological research in which animals are used as subjects?

• It must not involve the use of surgical  procedures.
• It is no longer permitted  by the APA without special authorization.  
• It should conform to all APA ethical guidelines for animal research
• It may not be conducted by psychologists who do not have a license

The goals of psychology are to

• develop effective methods of psychotherapy.
• Describe, Explain, Predict and sometimes control
• explain the functioning of the human mind.
• compare, analyze, and control human behavior.

Of the following, who was a structuralist?

• B. F Skinner
•  John Watson
• Wilhelm Wundt
• William James

Of the following, who was a functionalist?

• B. F Skinner
•  John Watson
• Wilhelm Wundt
• William James

Of the following, who was a behaviorist?

• John B. Watson
• L. Festinger
• Wilhelm Wundt
• William James

The kind of therapy developed by Freud is called

• Gestalt therapy.
• Psychoanalysis
• Behavior modification
• S-R therapy.

__________ psychology is concerned with thinking, language, and problem solving.

• Behavioristic
• Psychoanalytic
• Cognitive
• Humanistic

An experiment where neither the participants nor the experimenter know who has received the treatment, until the experiment has concluded, is known as what?

• Random Experiment
• Single-blind Experiment
• Stratified Experiment
• Double-blind Experiment

Dr. Schulte wants to investigate if aggressive behavior in children is increased if they view violent videos.  In this instance, the dependent variable is

• 
  violent videos
• 
  aggressive behavior
• 
  a placebo
• 
  the control condition