Behavioral Sciences Flashcards
Scientific study of the
behavior of individuals and
their mental processes is called?
psychology
Set of procedures used for gathering
and interpreting objective information
in a way that minimizes error and
yields dependable generalizations is __________
Scientific method
What is behaviour?
The observable actions by
which an organism adjusts
to its environment
Following is NOT the goal of psychology?
a. Controlling what happens
b. Predicting what happens
c. Denying what happens
d. Explaining what happens
Denying what happens
The definition of psychology focuses on both
______________ and ______________.
a. behaviors; structures
b. behaviors; mental processes
c. mental processes; functions
d. mental processes; structures
behaviors; mental processes
To what goal of psychology is “level of analysis” most
relevant?
a. explaining what happens
b. describing what happens
c. predicting what will happen
d. controlling what happens
describing what happens
__________________ are reports of observations
about behavior and conditions under which
they occur
Behavioral data
Measures of behavioral data must be objective or subjective?
objective
Control means?
Making behavior happen or not happen
Who founded the first laboratory that was devoted to experimental psychology?
a. William James
b. Max Wertheimer
c. Wilhelm Wundt
d. John Dewey
Wilhelm Wundt
Who thought that Human body could be scientifically understood?
Rene Descartes
Edward Tichener founded one of first U.S. psychology labs. True or false?
True
Who wrote Principles of Psychology?
William James
While watching a horror film, Betty suppressed her emotions but Hilda did not. You would expect Betty to eat ______________ comfort food than Hilda and ______________ non-comfort food.
a. more; the same amount of
b. more; less
c. the same amount of; more
d. less; more
more; the same amount of
Who was the first woman to serve as president of the American Psychological Association?
a. Margaret Washburn
b. Jane Goodall
c. Anna Freud
d. Mary Calkins
Mary Calkins
If you want to ______________ what will happen, you first must be able to ______________ what will happen.
a. describe; explain
b. control; predict
c. describe; control
d. explain; predict
control; predict
A researcher tells you that her main goal is to understand mental experiences as the combination of basic components. It is most likely that she finds the historical
roots of her research in?
structuralism.
Two professors at universities in Boston and Mumbai are collaborating on a research project to determine how their students in the United States and India respond to
the same reasoning problems. It’s likely that they take a ______________ perspective in their research.
Sociocultural
The ______________ perspective draws on the ways in which human mental abilities serve adaptive purposes.
a. cognitive
b. evolutionary
c. humanistic
d. sociocultural
evolutionary
When you’re home with the flu, you spend a lot of time watching CourtTV. You weren’t surprised to see a ______________ psychologist testifying during a trial.
Forensic
What type of question would a cognitive psychologist be likely to ask?
a. Why do children sometimes have imaginary friends?
b. Why do some students get sick every time they have a major exam?
c. How can we design a keyboard for a computer that allows people to type more quickly?
d. How are bilingual individuals able to switch between their two languages?
How are bilingual individuals able to switch between their two languages?
Which type of psychologist is least likely to focus on genetic aspects of human psychology?
industrial–organizational psychologists
Individuals with advanced degrees in psychology are most likely to be working in
a. academic settings.
b. hospitals and clinics.
c. business and government.
d. independent practice.
academic settings.
In assessments of violence risk, substance abuse counts as a dynamic factor. True or false?
True