Chapter 1- Study Guide

Who established the first laboratory dedicated to the study of psychology?

• Wilhelm Wundt
• Ivan Pavlov
• Sigmund Freud
• Albert Einstein

What is the major focus on cognitive psychology?

• Investigating environmental factors
• Studying mental processes
• Analyzing social behaviors
• Studying physical processes

During the medieval period, what did the Catholic church believe about the causes of mental and emotional behavior?

• The Catholic church believed that mental and emotional behavior were caused by genetics.
• The Catholic church believed that mental and emotional behavior were caused by alien abduction.
• The Catholic church believed that mental and emotional behavior were caused by climate change.
• The Catholic church believed that mental and emotional behavior were caused by demonic possession or sin.

Who were the first philosophers to write about the nature of human mind behaviors?

• Ancient Greek philosophers (Aristotle + Ciero)

• Modern American psychologists
• Renaissance Italian philosophers
• Medieval Chinese philosophers

Who is the founder of psychoanalysis?

• Sigmund Freud
• Isaac Newton
• Marie Curie
• Albert Einstein

John B. Watson is associated with which psychological perspective?

• Cognitive psychology
• Psychoanalysis
• Behaviorism
• Humanistic psychology

Which method did Wilhem Wundt use to investigate the structure of human consciousness?

• Hypnosis
• Meditation
• Aromatherapy
• Introspection

In 1879, the first psychological research laboratory was established at:

• Harvard University
• University of Leipzig
• Oxford University
• Stanford University

Psychology is best defined as the scientific study of:

• the study of rocks and minerals
• the mind and behavior
• the study of outer space
• the study of plant biology

What did the Enlightenment emphasize?

• Reason, science, and individualism
• Ignorance, pseudoscience, and authoritarianism
• Emotion, religion, and conformity
• Superstition, tradition, and collectivism