Unit 1 Perspectives

Why is Wilhelm Wundt considered the founder of Psychology as a scientific discipline?

• He created the first type of therapy

• He created the first psychological laboratory

• He formed the first psychological theories of behavior

• He developed the first cure for schizophrenia

Observable behavior is ________________ .

• Any behavior that you can see

• Any behavior that cannot be seen

• Any behavior that you can experience and measure

• Any behavior that you can measure

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

• Behaviorism

• Psychoanalysis

• Cognitive

• Humanism

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

• Cognitive

• Humanism

• Behaviorism

• 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

• Behavioral

• Humanistic

• Psychoanalytic

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 the main difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist?

• A psychologist must obtain a doctoral degree

• A psychiatrist can prescribe medications

• A psychologist can prescribe medications but a psychiatrist cannot

• A psychiatrist is only interested in psychoanalysis.

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

• Psychoanalysis

• Behavioral Perspective

• Humanistic Perspective

• Cognitive Perspective

___ “What are the components of motivation?”

• Structuralism

• Functionalism

• Introspection

• Gestalt