Understanding Psychology

Pain tolerance is largely a result of the effects of endorphins and other neurochemicals.

• Humanistic

• Cognitive

• Biological

• Evolutionary

• Socio-Cultural

Father of Psychology. Established first Experimental Psychology laboratory

• Dorthea Dix

• Charles Darwin

• Wilhelm Wundt

• William James

• Ivan Pavlov

First black woman to receive Ph.D. in psychology. Research in self-esteem and personality variables in black middle-school children

• Inez Beverly Prosser

• Margaret Floy Washburn

• Mamie Clark

• Mary Whiton Caulkins

• Beverly Daniel Tatum

First African American to receive his Ph.D. in Psychology. Helped establish the psychology department at Howard University to train African American Psychologists

• Carl Rogers

• Francis Cecil Sumner

• BF Skinner

• John Watson

• Jean Piaget

Classical Conditioning, Foundation for Behaviorism

• Dorthea Dix

• Charles Darwin

• Wilhelm Wundt

• William James

• Ivan Pavlov

Which psychological perspective focuses on the influence of unconscious drives and childhood experiences?

• A) Behavioral

• B) Cognitive

• C) Psychoanalytic

• D) Humanistic

Who is known as the father of psychoanalysis?

• A) Sigmund Freud

• B) Carl Jung

• C) Alfred Adler

• D) Erik Erikson

Which theory suggests that behavior is learned through interactions with the environment?

• A) Psychoanalytic Theory

• B) Behaviorism

• C) Humanistic Theory

• D) Cognitive Theory

What is the main focus of humanistic psychology?

• A) Free will and personal growth

• B) Unconscious motives

• C) Social influences

• D) Biological processes

Which psychologist is associated with the hierarchy of needs?

• A) Carl Rogers

• B) Abraham Maslow

• C) B.F. Skinner

• D) Jean Piaget