Intro. to Psych

Critical thinking includes

• curiousity

• skepticism

• humility

• all of the above

Plato agreed with his teacher Socrates. Which student disagreed?

• Descartes

• Aristotle

• Freud

• Wundt

What is the idea that knowledge comes from experience, and that observation and experimentation enable scientific knowledge?

• dualism

• humility

• empiricism

• guessing

Who is considered the "Founding Father" of psychology?

• Sigmund Freud

• Albert Einstein

• John B. Watson

• Wilhelm Wundt

Edward B. Titchener created a school of thought suggesting the use of introspection to reveal the structure of the mind. This is referred to as:

• Functionalism

• Structuralism

• Critical Thinking

• Empiricism

Is introspection reliable?

• Yes

• No

Created by William James, ________ explores how mental and behavioral processes function and enable us to adapt, survive, and flourish.

• Functionalism

• Structuralism

• Empiricism

• Introspection

Who completed the work to earn a PhD in psychology from Harvard but was denied the degree because she was a woman?

• Mrs. Smith

• Mary Whiton Calkins

• Margaret Floy Washburn

• Jackie Smith

Which type of psychologist would be interested primarily in studying whether people behave differently in groups than when alone?

• experimental

• cognitive

• developmental

• social

• clinical

Which of the following theoretical frameworks would argue most strongly that a healthy child will choose what is good for his or her growth?

• social learning theory

• psychoanalytic

• behavioral

• humanistic

• psychodynamic