Unit 1 Psychology Test: History and Methods

Select the TWO (2) options that correctly complete the sentence: Psychology as a formal study had its roots in __________ and _________.

• history

• psychology

• philosophy

• mathematics

• biology

In what year was psychology officially recognized as a science?

• 1700

• 1812

• 1879

• 1925

The most important thing that Wilhelm Wundt did was to apply the scientific method to the study of behavior.

• True

• False

Psychology is...

• the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline.

• the study of the structure or internal workings of the body.

• the study of behavior and the mental processes behind it.

• the study of past events, particularly in human affairs.

Define: Humanism

• explores how behavior have adapted for survival

• explores the emphasis of race, gender, and age on behavior

• looks for unconscious conflicts to explain behavior

• believes that people are basically healthy and happy

Define: Social-cultural approach

• explores how behavior have adapted for survival

• explores the emphasis of race, gender, and age on behavior

• looks for unconscious conflicts to explain behavior

• believes that people are basically healthy and happy

Define: Evolutionary Approach

• explores how behavior have adapted for survival

• explores the emphasis of race, gender, and age on behavior

• looks for unconscious conflicts to explain behavior

• believes that people are basically healthy and happy

Define: Psychoanalytic Approach

• explores how behavior have adapted for survival

• explores the emphasis of race, gender, and age on behavior

• looks for unconscious conflicts to explain behavior

• believes that people are basically healthy and happy

Define: Cognitive Approach

• explains behavior in terms of environmental determinants

• looks to our thoughts to explain behavior

• explains behavior by brain chemistry and genetics

Define: Neurobiological Approach

• explains behavior in terms of environmental determinants

• looks to our thoughts to explain behavior

• explains behavior by brain chemistry and genetics