Introduction to Psychology Review- Chapter 1

The study of behaviors and mental processes is...

• Sociology

• Psychology

• Biology

• Anthropology

The Father of Psychology is known as...

• Sigmund Freud

• Ivan Pavlov

• Wilhelm Wundt

• B. F. Skinner

Match the following

• Explains behavior by the choices individuals make with hopes of becoming the best version

• Sociocultural Perspective

• Explains behaviors by the influences of groups such as families, teams, schools, and communities

• Cognitive Perspective

• Explains behavior using the unconscious and early development

• Psychodynamic Perspective

• Explains behaviors using mental processes such as learning, memory, perception, and problem solving

• Behaviorist Perspective

• Explains behavior using rewards and punishments; things that can be observed

• Humanist Perspective

This perspective explains behavior using DNA, genetics, and predispositions.

• biological perspective

• humanist perspective

• cognitive perspective

• sociocultural perspective

What is the name of the group who oversees research/experiments?

• PETA

• IRB

• AAA

• AIUC

What is a correlation?

• when a test/study produces similar results across different groups

• when the results of a test/study are less than .05

• when a test measures what it is supposed to measure

• a relationship between 2 variables

Match the following

• when a test provides similar results across different groups

• reliability

• when an observed relationship is unlikely to be due to chance.

• validity

• when a test measures whatr it is supposed to measure

• statistically significant