Psy 150 General Psychology

A series of dots arranged in the shape of a face will be perceived as a face, not a series of dots. A psychologist studying this phenomenon is applying the principals of

• humanism

• Gestalt psychology

• structuralism

• psychoanalytic theory

According to Sigmund Freud, all of the following represent ways to access the unconscious mind except through

• dream analysis

• seemingly innocent slips of the tongue

• examination of the first words that come to someone's mind

• the use of reinforcement and punishment

According to the biopsychosocial model, what determines health?

• applying biological principles to the psychology of a healthy social life

• primarily biology; individual psychology and social factors are sometimes relevant

• successful application of biopsychological principles to social life

• interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors

Ashya wants to focus on the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders and other problematic patterns of behavior. What area of psychology should she work in?

• clinical psychology

• organizational psychology

• cognitive psychology

• social psychology

Behaviorism focuses on making psychology an objective science by

• . studying overt behavior and deemphasizing the importance of unobservable mental processes

• studying how emotional responses influence behavior while deemphasizing the importance of the subconscious

• studying implicit motivations for behavior through the use of implicit association tests

• studying the genetic basis for behavior and theorizing how instincts influence behavior

Char heard from her friends that marijuana use can cure glaucoma so it should be legal in all 50 states. Char knows that she is biased in favor of marijuana legalization, so she decides to exercise some skepticism about this claim. She researches where her friends got their information, how reliable it is, and what other sources say about legalizing marijuana. Char is

• thinking critically

• hypothesizing

• acting unconsciously

• theorizing

Cognitive psychology focuses on studying

• thoughts and their relationship to our experiences and our actions

• the effect of gender, race, and class on behavior

• genetics and the effect of genetics on behavior

• sensation and the effect of culture on perception

Critical thinking is

• applying a set of skills to understand and evaluate information

• reviewing information on the Internet to develop a critical opinion on it

• applying a set of skills to find information about a controversial topic

• applying information to understand and evaluate social phenomena

For a scientific explanation to be testable, it must also be

• experimental and provable

• perceivable and measurable

• hypothesized and theoretical

• conscious and unconscious

I provide Ralph with the positive reinforcement of a candy bar when he does something I like. I punish him by squirting him with a squirt gun when he does something I don't like. I am applying the principles of ________ in an attempt to modify Ralph's behavior.

• humanism

• operant conditioning

• functionalism

• classical conditioning