Study for 01.10 GRA_Psych_M1 Test

All of the following are goals of Psychological studies EXCEPT

• Explaining why we behave or think as we do

• Predicting future behaviors

• Controlling behaviors and mental processes

• Changing behaviors and mental processes that could be harmful

Which of the following did NOT earn Wilhelm Wundt his nickname as the "Father of Psychology"?

• Creating the first lab

• Incorporating the scientific method into Psychological study

• Using introspection in structuralism

• Turning up for Wundt

As a functionalist William James focused on

• The unconscious

• The role of emotions and thoughts in the evolution of our psyches

• The structure of our minds and consciousness

• Our external observable behaviors

Zerbie is a psychologist who uses introspection to study consciousness. Which approach does Zerbie practice?

• Functionalism

• Humanism

• Structuralism

• Behaviorism

As a Behaviorist John Watson focused on behaviors

• He could observe

• That are caused by unconscious desires

• That have an internal motive

• He could categorize into a theory

Sherbie prefers an approach that focuses on the unconscious mind, so she prefers

• Behaviorism

• Psychoanalysis

• Structuralism

• Humanism

Herbie's psychologist wants to get levels of chemical reactions that occur in his brain because Herbie's psychologist practices which approach?

• Biological

• Humanism

• Socio-cultural

• Cognitive

Which experiment's purpose was to study whether humans can be classically conditioned?

• Milgram Experiment

• Zimbardo Stanford Prison Experiment

• Baby Albert Experiment

• Marshmallow Experiment

Why would a scientist prefer to perform an experiment instead of a study (choose all that apply - at least two)

• Determines cause and effect

• Is easier to repeat

• Shows a relationship between the variables

• Is completed over a long period of time

Does the sale of shorts cause people to buy sunglasses? No, but it does demonstrate a

• Relationship

• Cause and effect