ACC - Psychology #1

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

True or false: Edward Titchener introduced Structuralism in 1901.

• True

• False

Which psychologist was the founder of Functionalism?

• Wilhelm Wundt

• John Watson

• William James

• Ivan Pavlov

 the scientific study of behavior and mental processes

• psychology
• biology
• morality
• behavior

Which psychological approach focused on understanding the "what" of mental processes or thinking rather than the "why" or the "how"?

• Structuralism

• Behaviorism

• Functionalism

• Psychoanalysis

private, unmeasurable mental processes such as dreams, perceptions, thoughts, and memories

• behavior

• action initiative

• cognitive activities

• psychology

What is an example of a mental process?

• someone's perception

• thinking

• a memory

• all of them

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

• behavior
• natural
• bilogy
• none of the above

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

Anxiety is the result of repressed traumatic childhood experiences.

• Psychodymanic perspective
• Cognitive perspective
• Behavioral perspective
• Biological perspective