Psych Intro Test 1 Review

What is Psychology?

• The scientific study of biological factors.

• The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.

Which of the following are the four goals of Psychology?

• Description, explanation, prediction, influence

• Description, hypothesis, prediction, theory

A basic scientist or psychological would be more likely to study:

• what the effects of drugs are on people

• why a person becomes addicted to drugs and how it can be prevented

The first psychology lab was started by...

• William James

• Wilhem Wundt

Who can prescribe medication?

• Psychologists

• Psychiatrists

______ studied why crime occurs and inspired scientists to consider the brain instead of the heart as responsible for human behavior.

• Galileo Galilei

• Marmaduke Sampson

What is the purpose of the scientific method in Psychology?

• To ensure data is collected accurately.

• To ensure people observe behavior.

Psychologists typically have to have a _______ degree.

• Masters

• Bachelors

• Doctorate

_________ set the stage for Psychology and determined people were rational and weren't merely controlled by gods.

• Germans

• Greeks

_________ psychologists may study the elderly and the process of dying.

• Developmental

• Community

• Forensic

• Clinical