Psychology Review Unit 1

What is an action that can be observed or measured?

• Behavior

• Structuralism

• Mental Process

• Psychology

What is a school of psychology that looks at the basic elements of unconscious experience?

• Structuralism

• Gestalt

• Psychodynamic

• Humanistic

Who wrote the first modern book of psychology, The Principles of Psychology, in 1890?

• B.F. Skinner

• William James

• John B. Watson

• Wilhelm Wundt

(not a test question) The majority of psychologists are

• Clinical Psychologists

• School Psychologists

• Developmental Psychologists

• Counseling Psychologists

Research conducted for its own sake, without seeking a solution to a specific problem is called

• Applied Research

• Psychology

• Experimental Research

• Basic Research

Who is the philosopher who stressed the importance of introspection?

• Socrates

• Francis Bacon

• Plato

• Decartes

The school of behavior defined psychology as

• The study of behavior and mental processes

• The scientific study of behavior and mental processes

• The scientific study of mental processes

• The study of the mind

Stephanie just took a test that attempts to identify people who are likely to succeed in business and marketing. Stephanies’ test was most likely created by a _____________ psychologist.

• Clinical

• Developmental

• Personality

• Cognitive

Developmental psychologists are especially concerned with

• Testifying at legal trials

• The way the mind takes in and processes information

• Developing aptitude tests for students

• Changes that occur throughout the life span

Social psychologists differ from personality psychologists in their focus on

• External rather than internal influences

• Heredity rather than environmental causes for behavior

• Behavior rather than cognitive activity

• All of these