Psychology Final

The study of behavior and mental processes.

• psychodynamic

• biology

• psychology

• humanistic

____________ refers to biological/genetic predispositions' impact on human traits

• nature

• nurture

Arguments as to whether psychological differences between men and women result from biological or social influences most clearly involve a debate over the issue of

• evolution versus natural selection.
  
• continuous versus non-continuous.
• structuralism versus functionalism.
• nature versus nurture.

This individual won a nobel prize for his work on the digestive system, but also studied conditioned reflexes in dogs.

• B.F. Skinner
• Jean Piaget
• Ivan Pavlov
• Peter Parker

A testable prediction about a scientific investigation is a(n)

• Question
• Observation
• Hypothesis
• Experiment

A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system

Who was nicknamed the "Father of Psychology"?

• Wilhelm Wundt

• Edward Titchener

• William James

• Sir Francis Bacon

A statement that attempts to explain why things are the way they are and happen the way they do is ________________

• A principle
• A theory
• A Research
• A goal

What is Psychology?

• The study of humans and their behavior. 
• The study of the psyche.
• The study of how humans think about the world. 
• The systematic study of human behavior and mental processing. 

Which type of Psychologist helps solve crimes?

• Engineering

• Consumer

• Clinical

• Forensic