Unit 1: Building Blocks (Psychology Foundations and Research)

The scientific study of behavior and mental processes...

• psychology
• biology
• philosophy

• physiology

Psychologists study human _______________________ by observing and measuring how people act. 

• behavior
• natural
• bilogy
• none of the above

The focus on the unconscious mind because it influences everything we do.

• Biological perspective
• Behavioral perspective
• Cognitive perspective
• Psychodynamic perspective

If a child is behaving poorly, it is likely because this behavior has been rewarded somehow.

• Social-cultural perspective
• Behavioral perspective
• Biological perspective
• Psychodynamic perspective

Teachers will get students to study more by offering extra credit.

• Humanistic perspective
• Social-cultural perspective
• Behavioral perspective
• Cognitive perspective

Analyzes how childhood experiences influence the development of later personality traits and psychological problems.

• Psychoanalytic Approach

• Cognitive Approach

• Biological Approach

• Behavioral Approach

Emphasizes that each individual has great freedom in directing his or her future, a large capacity in achieving personal growth.

• Humanistic Approach

• Cross-cultural Approach

• Behavioral Approach

• Psychoanalytic Approach

It refers to a considerable amount of intrinsic worth, and enormous potential for self-fulfillment.

• Evolutionary Approach

• Humanistic Approach

• Cross-cultural Approach

• Psychoanalytical Approach

Everything we do that can be directly observed

• Constructs

• Cognitive Processes

• Behavior

• Science

Who is known as the "father" of modern psychology (for opening the first medical lab dedicated to the study of behavior)?

• Wilhelm Wundt

• William James

• Ivan Pavlov

• Sigmund Freud