Psychology Introduction and Approaches

What is the systematic, scientific study of behaviors and mental process called?

• Creative Thought

• Psychology

• Sociology

• Approaches

Which of the following is not a goal of psychology?

• Describe

• Predict

• Explain

• Change

Please choose all correct options. Which of the following are Principals of the Scientific Endeavor?

• Systematic Observation

• Personal Perspective

• Objectivity

• Replicability

This approach to psychology focuses on how we process, store, and use information.

• Biological

• Sociobiological

• Cognitive

• Behaviorial

• Psychoanalytical

A subapproach of the Biological Approach, my focus is more on behavior being an effort to adapt and survive in an environment.

• Biological Approach

• Cognitive Approach

• Humanistic Approach

• Sociobiological Approach

• Cross-Cultural Approach

This approach studies the influence of cultural and ethnic similarities and differences on psychological and social functions.

• Cross-Cultural Approach

• Cultural Infusion Approach

• Cognitive Approach

• Biological Approach

• Humanistic Approach

This approach examines how our genes, hormones, and nervous system interact with our environment.

• Cross-Cultural Approach

• Biological Approach

• Sociobiological Approach

• Humanistic Approach

• Behavioral Approach

This approach emphasizes that each individual has great freedom in directing his or her future.

• Cross-Cultural Approach

• Behavioral Approach

• Cognitive Approach

• Psychoanalytical Approach

• Humanistic Approach

This approach is based on the belief that childhood experiences greatly influence the development of later personality traits and psychological problems.

• Humanistic Approach

• Psychoanalytical Approach

• Biological Approach

• Behavioral Approach

• Cognitive Approach

This approach analyzes how organisms learn new behaviors or modify existing ones, depending on whether events in their environments reward or punish these behaviors.

• Behavioral Approach

• Pscyhoanalytical Approach

• Humanistic Approach

• Cognitive Approach

• Biological Approach