Psychology Unit 1 Terms

Psychology is defined as:

• the study of behavior and mental processes
• the study of behavior
• the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
• the science of behavior and consequences

Who is the founder of psychoanalysis?

• William James

• Sigmund Freud

• John Watson

• Carl Rogers

Who is the founder of structuralism?

• Wilhelm Wundt

• Carl Rogers

• William James

• John Watson

What is humanistic psychology?

• The study of how organisms learn or modify their behaviour as they respond to their environment.

• The study of how people perceive, learn, remember and think about information.

• Psychological perspective that emphasizes the study of the whole person.

• Systematic study of the psychological forces that underlie human behavior, feelings, and emotions

A medical doctor who specializes in treating psychological problems  is a 

• health psychologist
• psychiatrist
• developmental psychologist
• research psychologist

This branch of psychology studies how we process,

store, retrieve and use information studies mental processes including how people learn.

• Biological Approach

• Behavioral Approach

• Cognitive Approach

• Leahy Approach

A major branch of psychology that relies on a study of the role of the unconscious in influencing our behavior as well as the importance of early childhood.

• Psychoanalysis

• Humanistic analysis

• Cognitive analysis

• Biological analysis

The branch of psychology that only deals with behavior that can be observed and measured.

• Cognitive

• Biological

• Behavioral

• Humanistic

Psychiatrists are medical doctors, psychologists have a postgraduate Psychology Degree. Psychiatrists prescribe medication, psychologists can give therapy talks.

• True

• False

• Not sure

What type of approach is interested in why we might copy other people's behaviour?

• developmental
• cognitive
• Social Learning Theory

• human-factors