Unit 1 Check In

By seeking to measure “atoms of the mind” (structures of the mind), who established the 1st psych lab?

• William James

• Wilhelm Wundt

• B.F. Skinner

• Abraham Maslow

With which of the following statements would John B. Watson most likely agree?

• Psychology should study the growth of potential

• Psychology should study the unconscious

• Psychology should study observable behavior

• Psychology should study how cultures and beliefs impact an individual

Which approach is most likely to address how the encoding, storing and retrieval of information might alter our thoughts?

• Cognitive

• Humanistic

• Psychodynamic

• Functionalism

A humanistic psychologist working with some poets, might ask which of the following questions?

• How can we get them to reach their highest potential?

• How did their childhood affect them?

• How have rewards or punishments shaped their behavior?

• How do society’s attitudes affect them?

Which perspective would be most useful when explaining how people from different countries express anger?

• Sociocultural

• Behavioral

• Humanistic

• Cognitive

According to the behaviorist perspective, psychological science should be rooted in what?

• Introspection

• Observation

• Cultural influences

• Growth potential

Self-reflective introspection about the elements of experience best describes a technique used by which school of psychology?

• Darwinists

• Empiricists

• Structuralists

• Behaviorists

After the student council election, a friend tells you he has known for weeks who would be elected president. What does this seem to illustrate?

• Skepticism

• Critical thinking

• Hindsight bias

• Overconfidence

Why are operational definitions necessary when reporting research findings?

• An operational definition allows others to replicate the procedure

• An operational definition provides more context and includes many examples of the concept described

• An operational definition is easier to translate into multiple languages than a dictionary definition

• An operational definition uses more scientific language than a dictionary definition

A testable prediction that drives research is known as (a)

• Theory

• Hypothesis

• Operational definition

• Guess