1-1 Psychology Review

Match the following

• psychology

• scientific study of behavior and mental processes

• hypothesis

• a general approach to to gathering information and answering questions; minimizes error and bias

• theory

• an assumption about behavior tested through scientific research

• cognitive

• a complex explanation of phenomena based on findings from scientific research

• scientific method

• having to do with processes of thinking and understanding

Psychology involves the study of behavior in

• animals only

• humans only

• animals and humans

• animals, humans, and plants.

Which of the following is not a goal of psychology

• assumption

• explanation

• description

• prediction

Wilhelm Wundt's technique of introspection led to psychology's use of

• analysis

• the scientific method

• experimentation

• the cognitive model

Although psychologists use different methods and study different behaviors, they all conduct ____________ studies.

• descriptive

• introspection

• explanatory

• systematic

A psychologist who tries to help factory workers who have been diagnosed with sleep disorders is practicing

• applied science

• basic science

• descriptive science

• introspection

Match the following

• shaping

• the pursuit of knowledge through research

• physiological needs

• processes of thinking and understanding that are not observable to others

• applied science

• physical necessities such as sleep and air

• basic science

• process often used to train dogs

• cognitive

• using science to accomplish goals

What type(s) of behavior do psychologists examine and study?

• unobservable

• observable

• neither observable nor unobservable

• both observable and unobservable

True or False: A psychiatrist can prescribe medication as they have a medical degree.

• True

• False

The first psychology lab was established in ________________

• the US

• Germany

• Vienna

• England