psychology unit 1 review

The practice of psychology is closely related to the natural sciences by

• its concern with the biological functions of the brain

• the way it conducts experiments.

• the way it analyzes data and draws conclusions

• all of the above

The psychologist who wrote the first modern book of psychology, The Principles of Psychology in 1890 is

• Wilhelm Wundt

• William James

• John B. Watson

• a.  B.F. Skinner

Social psychologists differ from personality psychologists in their focus on

• external rather than internal influences

• behavior rather than cognitive activity

• heredity rather than environmental causes for behavior

• all of the above

Counseling psychologists encourage their clients to

• clarify their goals

• overcome adjustment problems

• meet challenges

• all of the above

Course planning and instructional methods for school districts are usually handled by

• school psychologists

• developmental psychologists

• personality psychologists

• educational psychologists

Training your dog to shake using delicious dog biscuits is related to which psychologists?

• Sigmund Freud

• B.F. Skinner

• John B. Watson

• William James

Every time a student asks their parent if they can use the car, their parents say no, therefor they stop asking. This is an example of

• structuralism.

• functionalism

• introspection

• behaviorism

In its early days, the school of psychoanalysis stressed that behavior was caused by

• heredity rather than environment

• environment rather than heredity

• unconscious motives and conflicts

• conscious choices and self-direction

A researcher studies the effects of brain lesions in rats. This research study reflects which of the following perspectives

• cognitive

• biological

• behavioral

• humanistic

Lina believes that conscious experience (what people think and feel) cannot

be studied scientifically. Which approach to consciousness does Lina represent?

• Behavioral

• Functionalist

• Structuralist

• Psychodynamic