Psychology Chapter 1 Terms Quiz

Which psychological perspective emphasizes the growth potential of healthy individuals and the individual's potential for personal growth?

• Behavioral

• Humanistic

• Cognitive

• Biological

Which perspective in psychology focuses on how natural selection of traits promotes the perpetuation of one's genes?

• Evolutionary

• Social-cultural

• Psychodynamic

• Behavioral

Which psychological perspective examines how behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures?

• Cognitive

• Social-cultural

• Biological

• Humanistic

Which perspective in psychology emphasizes observable responses and their environmental determinants?

• Cognitive

• Behavioral

• Biological

• Humanistic

Which psychological perspective focuses on how we encode, process, store, and retrieve information?

• Cognitive

• Behavioral

• Biological

• Humanistic

Which perspective in psychology emphasizes the influence of biology on our behavior?

• Cognitive

• Behavioral

• Biological

• Humanistic

Which psychological perspective emphasizes the role of unconscious drives and conflicts in determining behavior?

• Cognitive

• Behavioral

• Biological

• Psychodynamic

Who is considered the father of psychoanalysis and developed the theory of the unconscious mind?

• Ivan Pavlov

• B.F. Skinner

• Sigmund Freud

• Carl Rogers

Which psychologist is known for his work on classical conditioning with dogs?

• Ivan Pavlov

• B.F. Skinner

• Sigmund Freud

• Carl Rogers

Which psychologist is associated with operant conditioning and the concept of reinforcement?

• Ivan Pavlov

• B.F. Skinner

• Sigmund Freud

• Carl Rogers