Psych Quiz 1 Spring

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

• William James

• William Tell

• Wilhelm Wundt

• Sigmund Freud

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

(Behaviorist) Stressed that reinforcements and punishments influence behaviors. Operant Conditioning. primarily studied animals.

• B.F. Skinner

• Jean Piaget

• Dorthea Dix

• Martin Seligman

(Behaviorist) Challenged traditional psychoanalytic views and rejected introspection. Argued that psychologists should focus on observable behavior.

• Margaret Floy Washburn

• Charles Darwin

• John B. Watson

• Ivan Pavlov

Helped to develop functionalism, explored how mental processes and behaviors functioned, looked at the whole process not just parts

• Max Wertheimer

• Sigmund Freud

• G. Stanley Hall

• William James

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

What type of psychologist is most likely to wonder how the brain scans of someone experiencing an epileptic seizure differ from the scans of someone who has not had a seizure?

• clinical
• health
• developmental
• biological

What type of psychologist is most likely interested in conditions that lead to the greatest conformity?

• developmental
• cognitive
• social
• human-factors

The unconscious mind influences everything we do.

• Biological perspective
• Behavioral perspective
• Cognitive perspective
• Psychodynamic perspective