Intro to Psychology: Crash Course Psychology #1

What is the formal definition of psychology?

• The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.

• Study of the soul

• The study of common sense

Who was the first psycholgist to bring science into the laboratory on 1879 in Leipzig, Germany?

• Abraham Maslow

• B F Skinner

• Wilhem Wundt

 

Who was the most famous Psychoanalytic psychologist, he believed n early life experiences and unconscious conflicts?  

• Ivan Pavlov

• Wilhelm Wundt

• William James

• Sigmund Freud

 

The psychological views of William James are to those of Edward Titchener as ________ is to ________.

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  structuralism; functionalism

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  functionalism; structuralism

 

Contemporary psychology is best defined as the scientific study of:

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  Behavior and mental processes.

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  Conscious and unconscious mental activity.

 

Who used the method of introspection to scientifically identify basic elements of mind?

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• Edward Tichner

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• John Locke

 

The self-reflective observation of one's own sensations and feelings is called:

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• introspection

• functionalism

• psychology

 

The unreliability of introspection contributed to the waning popularity of:

• structuralism

• behaviorism

 

The distinctive feature of the psychodynamic perspective is its emphasis on:

• learned behaviors

• brain chemistry

• unconcious conflicts

Free association is central to the process of:

• psychoanalysis

• psychology

• developing self-esteem