Unit 1 History and Approaches Quiz

Which approach to psychology studies the link between biological and psychological processes? For example, how do the brain's chemicals influence our thoughts?

• biological

• psychodynamic

• functionalism

• social-cultural

Which approach to psychology focuses on how behavior and thinking vary across different situations and cultures?

• humanistic

• psychodynamic

• social-cultural

• cognitive

Today psychology is best defined as the science of

• mental thoughts

• unconscious activity

• behavior

• behavior and mental processes

The first psychological laboratory was established by

• Wilhelm Wundt in Germany

• William James in the U.S.

• Sigmund Freud in Austria

• John B. Watson in the U.S.

Which approach to psychology focuses on mental activity, such as how we encode, process, store, and retrieve information?

• behavioral

• cognitive

• evolutionary

• Gestalt

Which of the following approaches seems to lack the most scientific support, since it seems to rely on after the fact explanations about correlations, childhood experiences and adult personality?

• Behavioral

• Psychoanalysis

• Evolutionary

• Cognitive

A psychologist that uses ethnicity, gender, culture and socioeconomic status influence our behavior. 

• behaviorist
• humanist
• socio-cultural psychology
• psychoanalyst

a psychologist who analyzes observable behavior & studies conditioning & reinforcement

• behaviorist
• functionalist
• structuralist
• psychoanalyst

Study and understand human social and emotional growth over the course of time

• Biological Domain

• Clinical Domain

• Cognitive Domain

• Counseling Domain

• Developmental Domain

Application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in workplaces

• Educational Domain

• Experimental Domain

• Industrial-Organizational Domain

• Personality Domain

• Social Domain