INTRO TO PSYCH CH1-3

Contemporary (modern) psychology is best defined as the scientific study (science) of:

• conscious and unconscious mental activity

• observable responses to the environment

• observable behavior and mental processes

• thoughts, feelings, and perceptions

Who studied unconscious and conscious behavior?

• Sigmund Freud

• B.F. Skinner

• Ivan Pavlov

• John B. Watson

Who is the founder of psychoanalysis?

• Sigmund Freud

• Abraham Maslow

• Ivan Pavlov

• B.F. Skinner

Which perspective believed psychology should only study observable and objectively described acts?

• Humanistic

• Behaviorism

• Functionalism

• Structuralism

Which perspective believed psychology should emphasize the potential for growth of each human being and an individual’s freedom to make their own decisions?

• Biological

• Humanistic

• Psychodynamic

• Behavioral

In 1879, in Leipzig, Germany, the first psychological laboratory was overseen by ______________.

• William James

• William Tell

• Wilhelm Wundt

• Sigmund Freud

Considered to be the 'father of Psychology'

• Descartes

• Wundt

• Freud

• Klein

The goals of Psychology are

• to study mental processing and behavior.

• Describe, explain, predict and control human behavior/mental processing.

• similar to the goals of sociology and other humanities courses.

• best described in chapter two of our textbook.

The vast majority of psychologists study

• learning only

• memory and learning

• everyday behaviors and feelings

• abnormal behaviors and feelings

This individual was responsible for accidentally discovering classical conditioning.

• Maslow

• Pavlov

• Watson

• Wundt