Intro to Psych- Basics

Contemporary (modern) psychology is best defined as the scientific study (science) of:

• conscious and unconscious mental activity

• observable responses to the environment

• observable behavior and mental processes

• thoughts, feelings, and perceptions

Who studied unconscious and conscious behavior?

• Sigmund Freud

• B.F. Skinner

• Ivan Pavlov

• John B. Watson

Who is the founder of psychoanalysis?

• Sigmund Freud

• Abraham Maslow

• Ivan Pavlov

• B.F. Skinner

Which perspective believed psychology should only study observable and objectively described acts?

• Humanistic

• Behaviorism

• Functionalism

• Structuralism

Which perspective believed psychology should emphasize the potential for growth of each human being and an individual’s freedom to make their own decisions?

• Biological

• Humanistic

• Psychodynamic

• Behavioral

The scientific study of behavior and mental processes is

• psychology

• biology

• morality

• physiology

In 1879, in Leipzig, Germany, the first psychological laboratory was overseen by ______________.

• William James

• William Tell

• Wilhelm Wundt

• Sigmund Freud

Psychiatrists differ from psychologists in that they 

• Help people cope with challenges and crisis 
• conduct research
• are medical doctors licensed to prescribe medicine 
• explore how we view and affect one another

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.