Intro to Psychology Test 1

Psychiatry is a psychological field that

• requires a medical degree.
• focuses more on mental processing than behavior.
• primarily studies disorders.
• is based in science as opposed to sociology.

Developed the first research laboratory for systematic study of Psychology.

• Aristotle
• Freud
• Descartes
• Wundt

Explored the concept that the brain and the body were separate but communicated with each other. 

• Wundt
• Descartes
• Artistotle
• Bruner 

Observed the behavior of individuals and began taking notes and finding patterns. 

• Descartes
• Aristotle
• Wundt
• Freud

Considered to be the 'father of Psychology' 

• Descartes
• Wundt
• Freud
• Klein

The goals of Psychology are

• to study mental processing and behavior.
• Describe, explain, predict and control human behavior/mental processing. 
• similar to the goals of sociology and other humanities courses. 
• best described in chapter two of our textbook. 

What is Psychology?

• The study of humans and their behavior. 
• The study of the psyche.
• The study of how humans think about the world. 
• The systematic study of human behavior and mental processing. 

Which view of behavior is Freud the founder of? 

• Behaviorism
• Psychoanalytic 
• Cognitive 
• Humanism 

Who is considered the "Father of Psychology" in the United States?

• Sigmund Freud
• William James
• B.F. Skinner
• Jean Piaget

Who is associated with introspection?

• Sigmund Freud
• William James
• Wilhelm Wundt 
• Jean Piaget