Psychology Unit 1

What is an action that can be observed or measured?

• behavior

• structuralism

• mental process

• psychology

What is a school of psychology that looks at the basic elements of unconscious experience?

• structuralism

• gestalt

• psychodynamic

• humanistic

Who wrote the first modern book of psychology, The Principles of Psychology in 1890?

• B.F. Skinner

• William James

• John B Watson

• Wilhelm Wundt

The majority of psychologists are

• clinical psychologists

• school psychologists

• developmental psychologists

• counseling psychologists

Research conducted for its own sake, w/o seeking a solution to a specific problem is called

• applied research

• psychology

• basic research

• experimental research

Who is the philosopher who stressed the importance of introspection?

• Socrates

• Francis Bacon...mmmm....bacon

• Plato

• Descartes

What is psychology?

• the study of behavior and mental processes

• the scientific study of behavior and mental processes

• the scientific study of mental processes

• the study of the mind

Developmental psychologists are especially concerned with

• testifying at legal trials

• the way the mind takes in and processes information

• developing aptitude tests for students

• changes that occur throughout the lifespan

Social psychologists differ from personality psychologists in their focus on

• external rather than internal influences

• heredity rather than environmental causes for behavior

• behavior rather than cognitive activity

• all of the above

Training your dog to shake using delicious dog biscuits is related to which psychologists?

• Freud

• Skinner

• James

• Watson