Psychology Review Chapter 1

1. Psychology is defined as the scientific study of__________and mental processes.

• Behavior

• Animals

• Emotions

Until very recently, approximately 130 years ago, psychology was considered to be a branch of __________.

• Biology

• Philosophy

• Religion

Dr. Bender considers biological, psychological, and environmental factors when studying childhood behavioral disorders. He is using different ___________in his approach.

• areas of expertise

• levels of analysis

• theories

Who is considered the father of scientific psychology?

• William James

• Edward Titchener

• Wilhelm Wundt

This philosopher believed that at birth the human mind is "tabula rasa" ?

• Socrates

• Plato

• Locke

According to ____________psychology, people naturally seek out patterns or "wholes" in sensory information that is presented to them.

• Clinical

• Applied

• Gestalt

Which psychologist is associated with the development of the psychodynamic approach?

• John Watson

• Sigmund Freud

• William James

Natural selection, adaptation, and the evolution of behavior patterns are major emphases of _____ psychology.

• evolutionary

• academic

• clinical

_____________ investigates how organisms use their learning and perceptual abilities to function in their environment.

• Functionalism

• Structuralism

• Gestalt

The __________ method refers to a process for conducting an objective inquiry through data collection/research and analysis.

• investigative

• experimental

• scientific