Approaches to Psychology

Why is Wilhelm Wundt considered the father of psychology as a scientific discipline?

• he created the first type of therapy

• he created the first psychological laboratory

• he formed the very first psychological theories of behavior

• he developed the first cure for schizophrenia

Observable behavior is ________________ .

• Anything that you can see only

• Anything that you can see but not hear

• Anything that you can see, hear, or experience with the senses

• Anything that can be measured

Which modern perspective of psychology would be most concerned with helping people reach their goals and their full potential?

• Humanistic

• Cognitive

• Psychoanalytic

• Behavioral

Which perspective in psychology would be most concerned with understanding how humans learn and form memories?

• psychoanalytic

• behavioral

• cognitive

• biological

Which of the following is the best description of behavioral perspective?

• It focuses on how we think and process information

• It focuses on conditioning, rewards, and punishments to influence behavior

• It focuses on unconscious drives and childhood memories

• It focuses on how our environment and cultural background shape behavior

Which perspective in psychology would best try to determine how to help someone achieve their goals?

• Cognitive

• Psychoanalytic

• Behavioral

• Humanistic

Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic perspective has been criticized because

• He copied Wundt’s work

• It does not have scientific backing

• He conducted too many experiments

• His work only applied to female clients

What is a method of self observation in which people report their thoughts and feelings

• structuralism

• introspection

• functionalism

• Gestalt psychology

Which contemporary approach to psychology would primarily focus on how behavior is learned through things such as rewards, punishments, and modeling?

• Psychoanalytic

• Behavioral

• Cognitive

• Biological

Which historical perspective would ask the question "What are the components of behavior?"

• Structuralism

• Functionalism

• Gestalt

• Introspection