Chapter #1 What is Psychology?

Any action that other people can observe or measure is known as

• cognitive actitivies.

• behavior.

• mental processes.

• psychological construct.

A mental process is also known as a(n)

• cognitive activity.

• behavior.

• psychological construct.

• norm.

The goals of psychology are;

• observe, describe, explain, predict, and solve

• observe, explain, predict, control, and solve

• observe, describe, explain, predict, and control

• describe, explain, predict, control, and solve

A ___________________ is something that cannot see, touch, or measure directly that researchers in psychology use.

• mental process

• cognitive activity

• behavioral analysis

• psychological construct

A _____________ is a statement that attempts to explain why things are the way they are and happen the way they do.

• principle

• theory

• psychological construct

• none of these

A ___________________ is a rule or law.

• principle

• theory

• psychological construct

• behavior

Which of the following shows how experiences often remind us of similar experiences in the past?

• introspection

• structuralism

• functionalism

• laws of associationism

What psychological theorist founded the field of experimental psychology known as structuralism?

• Wilhelm Wundt

• William James

• John B. Watson

• B.F. Skinner

Which of the following psychological theorists was one of the founders of functionalism?

• Wilhelm Wundt

• William James

• Sigmund Freud

• Gestalt Psychology

The theory of _______________________ were concerned with discovering the basic elements of consciousness.

• structuralism

• functionalism

• behaviorism

• psychoanalysis