Psychology Final Exam

Psychology is defined as the:

• humanistic study of emotions and feelings

• sociological study of individual and group dynamics

• scientific study of behavior and mental processes

• study of supernatural phenomena

_______________ _______________ founded psychoanalysis.

• B.F. Skinner

• Albert Bandura

• John Watson

• Sigmund Freud

The contemporary psychological approach that emphasizes the study of ethnicity, gender, culture, and socioeconomic status is referred to as the:

• Humanistic Perspective

• Sociocultural Perspective

• Psychoanalytical Perspective

• Cognitive Perspective

Clinical psychologists _______________ prescribe medication to a client, but psychiatrists _______________.

• can; cannot

• cannot; can

• should; will refuse

• refuse to; should

The main goals of psychology are to:

• observe, describe, explain, predict, and control behavior

• observe and describe feelings

• observe and describe phenomena that science cannot explain

• research and teach positive visualization

Founded by William James, _______________ focuses on how organisms adapt to their environment. We then apply that information to everyday situations.

• introspection

• functionalism

• structuralism

• behaviorism

The school of behaviorism defined psychology as:

• the scientific study of behavior and mental processes

• the biological study of the brain and its behavior

• the sociological study of group behavior

• the scientific study of observable behavior

During the Middle Ages, most Europeans believed that psychological problems were caused by _______________.

• demons

• humors

• spouses

• in-laws

A construct can be defined as:

• a concept that cannot be seen, touched, or measured directly

• a concept in which people show an understanding of something learned

• a mental process

• a concept that can be observed or measured

A majority of psychologists are:

• counseling psychologists

• school psychologists

• developmental psychologists

• clinical psychologists