Unit 1 History and Approaches_ REVIEW

B.F. Skinner introduced the idea of ___ to the paradigm of behaviorism.

• Unconscious thinking

• Reinforcement

• Conditioning

• Introspection

Who is considered the father of Psychology?

• Sigmund Freud

• William James

• Wilhelm Wundt

• Carl Rogers

I believe people choose to live meaningful lives. I share many of the same beliefs as Carl Rogers. Most important, I believe people have the ability to reach self-actualization. Who am I?

• Max Wertheimer

• B.F. Skinner

• Abraham Maslow

• Martin Seligman

A psychologist is treating her patient with a combination of antidepressants and psychotherapy. Which of the following best describes this approach?

• Cognitive psychology

• Psychodynamic psychology

• Social psychology

• Eclectic psychology

Which of the following psychologists was a structuralist?

• John Watson

• Wilhelm Wundt

• William James

• Sigmund Freud

One major difference between structuralism and functionalism is...

• Structuralists analyze all mental elements, while functionalists analyze only some elements.

• Structuralists believe all behaviors stem from the evolutionary process.

• Structuralists divide the mind into two elements while functionalists believe behavior helps an organism adapt to the environment.

• Only functionalists believe in the important of introspection.

A developmental psychologist focuses mainly on...

• The conscious experiences of an infant.

• The manner in which a child develops the ability to speak, learn and understand the world around him or her.

• The mental processes that helps a young person adapt to his or her environment.

• The identification of one's environment and response to the environment.

Rene Descartes is known for the idea of dualism. Dualism can best be described as...

• The science of behavior and mental processes

• Seeing the mind and body as different aspects of the same thing

• Seeing the mind and body as two different things that interact

• The extent to which behavior results from heredity or experience

Believed that behavior results from experience.

• Wundt, Hall, Titchener, Washburn

• James, Calkins

• Aristotle, Locke, Watson Skinner

• Freud, Jung, Adler

Ivan Pavlov, John Watson, B.F. Skinner

• Structuralists

• Cognitivists

• Functionalists

• Behaviorists