PSYCH UNIT I REVIEW: Introduction & History

What is an action that can be observed or measured?

• behavior

• structuralism

• mental process

• psychology

A researcher studies the effects of brain lesions in rats. (cheese anyone?)

• This research reflects the cognitive approach.

• This research reflects the the humanistic approach.

• This research reflects the biological approach.

• This research reflects the behaviorist approach.

School of psychology that focuses on gender, culture & economic status in influencing behavior is . . . . .

• sociocultural perspective.

• humanist perspective.

• biological perspective.

• psychodynamic perspective.

Who was the founder of behaviorism?

• B.F. Skinner

• James B. Watson

• Sigmund Freud

• Wilhelm Wundt

Modern psychology was born in the . . . . .

• 4th century B.C., with the Greek philosophers.

• 1900s, with the founding of psychoanalysis.

• 1800s, after the birth of modern science.

• Middle Ages, with tests to determine if a person was possessed.

Course planning and instructional methods for school districts are usually handled by . . . . .

• school psychologists

• personality psychologists

• developmental psychologists

• educational psychologists

Training your dog to shake your hand using delicious dog biscuits is related to which psychologist?

• Sigmund Freud

• John B. Watson

• B. F. Skinner

• William James

Social psychologists differ from personality psychologists in their focus on . . . . .

• external rather than internal influences.

• heredity rather than the environmental causes for behavior.

• behavior rather than cognitive activity.

• all of these.

Developmental psychologists are especially concerned with . . . . .

• testifying at legal trials.

• the way the mind takes in and processes information.

• behavior rather than cognitive activity.

• changes that occur throughout the lifespan. (womb to tomb)

What is psychology?

• the study of behavior and mental processes

• the scientific study of behavior and mental processes

• the scientific study of mental processes

• study of the mind