PSYCH Unit 1

Which early psychological perspective believes that the mind can be broken up into separate parts?

• introspection

• structuralism

• functionalism

• empricism

What early perspective did not care about the "parts" of the mind but rather how the mind adapts to what we need to survive?

• introspection

• structuralism

• functionalism

• empiricism

Psychology is defined as:

• the study of behavior and mental processes
• the study of behavior
• the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
• the science of behavior and consequences

These are the goals of psychology except

• To describe

• To explain

• To Learn

• To Predict

The first psychological laboratory was established by

• William James.
• John Watson.
• Wilhelm Wundt.
• Sigmund Freud.

Psychological science is the study of behavior that is observable and measurable.

• Humanistic

• Cognitive

• Behavioral

• Biological

• Evolutionary

Which "part" of the human psyche is responsible for your wants, desires, fears, and dreams?

• Ego

• Superego

• Psyche

• Id

• Memory

______ is controlled by your unconscious/wish fulfillment.

• Thought

• Behavior

• Memory

• Impulse

• Mental processes

This man developed one of the first theories of personality called psychoanalysis.

• Watson

• Wundt

• Freud

• White

• Hall

This ancient philosopher believed that in order to fully achieve understanding, we must also observe the thing being studied.

• Plato

• Freud

• Aristotle

• Pavlov

• Wundt