Unit 0: Psych Perspectives

Who is considered the founder of psychoanalysis?

• Carl Jung

• Sigmund Freud

• Alfred Adler

• Ivan Pavlov

What did Sigmund Freud believe was different from physical illness?

• Emotional illness

• Psychological illness

• Neurological illness

• Behavioral illness

According to Sigmund Freud, what could cure psychological illness?

• Medication

• Surgery

• Talking therapy

• Hypnosis

What does the Psychoanalytic Perspective believe primarily drives us?

• Conscious thoughts

• Unconscious desires and feelings

• Rational decisions

• Environmental factors

Why is the Psychoanalytic Perspective criticized?

• It is considered too simplistic

• It is seen as unscientific

• It ignores genetic factors

• It overemphasizes social interactions

What is the psychodynamic perspective?

• A modernized version of the psychoanalytic perspective

• A theory that focuses solely on behavior

• A perspective that emphasizes biological factors

• A viewpoint that disregards unconscious processes

According to the Behavioral Perspective, psychology should be concerned with what can be:

• Subjectively interpreted

• Objectively observed and measured

• Theoretically analyzed

• Philosophically debated

According to the Behavioral Perspective, behavior is:

• Inherited

• Learned

• Innate

• Random

What does the Cognitive Perspective study?

• How emotions influence behavior

• How thinking and perception influence behavior

• How genetics influence behavior

• How environment influences behavior

Which of the following is NOT a focus of the Cognitive Perspective?

• Memory

• Problem solving

• Genetics

• Decision-making