Unit 1 Psychology Vocabulary Quiz

What is psychology?

• The study of behaviors and mental processes

• The study of physical health

• The study of plants and animals

• The study of history and culture

What is behavior?

• What we do

• Our inner thoughts, memories, and feelings

• The study of behaviors and mental processes

• The study of physical health

What are mental processes?

• Our inner thoughts, memories, and feelings

• What we do

• The study of behaviors and mental processes

• The study of physical health

Who was Wilhelm Wundt?

• The founder of experimental psychology and the first psychology laboratory

• The founder of psychoanalysis and theory of how the mind works

• The founder of behavior therapy and discovered conditioning principles

• A psychologist known for impact he made for behaviorism

Who was Sigmund Freud?

• The founder of experimental psychology and the first psychology laboratory

• The founder of psychoanalysis and theory of how the mind works

• The founder of behavior therapy and discovered conditioning principles

• A psychologist known for impact he made for behaviorism

Who was Ivan Pavlov?

• The founder of experimental psychology and the first psychology laboratory

• The founder of psychoanalysis and theory of how the mind works

• The founder of behavior therapy and discovered conditioning principles

• A psychologist known for impact he made for behaviorism

Who was B.F. Skinner?

• The founder of experimental psychology and the first psychology laboratory

• The founder of psychoanalysis and theory of how the mind works

• The founder of behavior therapy and discovered conditioning principles

• A psychologist known for impact he made for behaviorism

What is the scientific method?

• A testable prediction or assumption that is made before any research has been done or completed

• Looking back at an event that was predictable

• The tendency to think too highly of our knowledge and abilities in a certain area

• The ability to form information and to be aware of biases and assumptions

What is hindsight bias?

• A testable prediction or assumption that is made before any research has been done or completed

• Looking back at an event that was predictable

• The tendency to think too highly of our knowledge and abilities in a certain area

• The ability to form information and to be aware of biases and assumptions

What is overconfidence?

• A testable prediction or assumption that is made before any research has been done or completed

• Looking back at an event that was predictable

• The tendency to think too highly of our knowledge and abilities in a certain area

• The ability to form information and to be aware of biases and assumptions