WorksheetsPsych Unit 1 Review
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 16mins
Who is credited with coming up with structuralism?
Sir Francis Bacon
Edward Titchener
William James
G. Stanley Hall
Who was nicknamed the "Father of Psychology"?
Wilhelm Wundt
Edward Titchener
William James
Sir Francis Bacon
Who is credited with creating functionalism?
Sir Francis Bacon
Edward Titchener
William James
G. Stanley Hall
Which early psychological perspective believes that the mind can be broken up into separate parts?
introspection
structuralism
functionalism
empricism
What is the name of the technique where people would examine their own thoughts/behaviors?
introspection
structuralism
functionalism
empricism
What early perspective did not care about the "parts" of the mind but rather how the mind adapts to what we need to survive?
introspection
structuralism
functionalism
empiricism
These are the goals of psychology except
To describe
To explain
To judge
To Predict
The mind can be viewed as an information processing system.
Humanistic
Cognitive
Behavioral
Biological
Psychoanalytic
Behavior is motivated by forces that individuals may not be aware of or understand.
Humanistic
Cognitive
Behavioral
Biological
Psychoanalytic
Psychological science is the study of behavior that is observable and measurable.
Humanistic
Cognitive
Behavioral
Biological
Evolutionary
Behavior is motivated by self-actualization and the promise of human potential.
Humanism
Cognitive
Behavioral
Biological
Psychoanalytic
Behavior is powerfully influenced by its consequences, in the form of reinforcement and punishment.
Humanism
Cognitive
Behavioral
Biological
Psychoanalytic
Which perspective argues that the nervous system, glands and hormones, and genetic factors influence our behavior?
Biological
Evolutionary
Cognitive
Behavior may be the product of unconscious conflict and anxiety.
Cognitive
Behavioral
Biological
Psychoanalytic
Evolutionary
How situations + culture affects behavior and thinking
Evolutionary
Biological
Cognitive
Social-Cultural
Biopsychosocial
Which of the 6 Approaches focuses on how the pressures of the group may affect our behavior?
Psychoanalytic
Pop
Cognitive
Sociocultural
Which of the 6 major Approaches of Psychology was founded by Sigmund Freud and stresses the importance of the unconscious mind?
Neurobiological
Psychoanalytic
Cognitive
Sociocultural
In an experiment, the _________________ variable is tested by the researcher to observe its effect(s) on the _________________ variable.
A.independent; dependent
B.first; second
C.dependent; independent
D.research; results
A type of observation conducted in the participants' normal environment without interference from the researchers.
Controlled observation
Naturalistic observation
What kind of relationship?
Positive Correlation
Negative Correlation
No Relationship
What kind of relationship?
Positive Correlation
Negative Correlation
No Relationship
What is structuralism?
full of introspection/self-reflection based on the five senses. Failed because sometimes we don't know why we feel what we do!- Titchener (Wundt's student)
focused on how our mental and behavioral processes function, and how they help us survive. -William James
study of brain activity linked with mental activity
the science of behavior and mental processes
what is double blind?
Systematic manipulation of one variable while holding the other variables constant.
The researcher and patient both do not know if the substance is a placebo or the real substance.
all the cases in a group being studied, from which samples may be drawn.
a statistical measure of the relationship between two things.
what is single blind?
research method in which a researcher manipulates one or more factors while controlling others
assigning participants to experimental/control group by chance.
an observation technique in which one person is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles. If the individual studied is atypical, the results may be misleading.
A research method that helps reduce the chance that participants will guess what a study is about.
what is a theory?
a coherent explanation or interpretation of one or more phenomena.
a measure of the extent to which two factors vary together, and how well they predict the other.
the most frequently occurring score(s). Simplest measure.
Observational research carried out in the environment.
What is a control group?
where observations are gathered. These methods do not explain observation - they only describe it.
repeating the essence of a research study.
The researcher and patient both do not know if the substance is a placebo or the real substance.
Randomly assigned group that does not receive treatment.
What is hindsight bias?
pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base
the tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it
considers influences of biological, psychological, and social factors.
the differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon
What is the placebo effect?
Randomly assigned group that receives treatment.
Randomly assigned group that does not receive treatment.
Experimental results caused by expectations alone.
the enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, and traditions shared by a group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next.
The debate on the relative contributions of biology and experience to human development is most often referred to as
evolutionary analysis.
behaviorism.
the nature-nurture issue
natural selection.
