Ch1&10 Albert

Question 1

how behavior or thought helps person navigate the world, rather than how that thought comes to be…

1) structuralism
2) functionalism
3) gestalt
4) dualism
5) psychoanalysis

Answer 1

psychoanalysis

Question 2

which of the following would most likely examine the unconscious motives of a man who is overly aggressive towards his wife and children?

1) psychodynamic
2) behavioral
3) cognitive
4) social-cultural
5) humanistic

Answer 2

psychodynamic

Question 3

developmental psychologists

Answer 3

study issues pertaining to all stages of life (from childhood to old age)

Question 4

counseling psychologists

Answer 4

help people deal with their problems and advise on matters

Question 5

clinical psychologists

Answer 5

diagnose and treat those with mental illnesses

Question 6

human factors psychologists

Answer 6

help design products that are safe/easy to use

Question 7

health psychologists

Answer 7

study how psychological favors affect stress levels, illness, etc

Question 8

doctor believes child is suffering from clinical depression as a result of a concussion he received earlier in the year. which perspective best explains doctors belief?

1) sociocultural
2) psychoanalytic
3) behavioral
4) biological

Answer 8

biological (chemical imbalance in brain)

Question 9

who believed that individuals should be examined as a “perceptual whole”?

Answer 9

william james, father of american psychology

Question 10

which perspective works best:
child acts up in class bc he thinks that teacher doesn’t like him and he will always be called out.
1) psychoanalytic
2) humanistic
3) sociocultural
4) cognitive

Answer 10

cognitive (emphasizes how individuals think and perceive events in their world = behavior)

Question 11

when child describes a teddy bear as “brown, soft, wearing red bow” they are using…

1) monism
2) psychoanalysis
3) introspection
4) structuralism

Answer 11

introspection (process of reporting ones experiences)

Question 12

which psychologists would be most likely to study personality by trying to measure how an individual scores on a few specific traits?

Answer 12

paul costa and robert mcCrae

Question 13

if someone practices sport a lot and becomes confident in making olympics they display…

Answer 13

internal locus of control

Question 14

which personality theorist states that personality is stable and unchanging, therefore can be measured accurately at any age?

Answer 14

hans eysenck

Question 15

objective tests

Answer 15

measure qualities of someone on numerical scale (mult choice, true/false)

Question 16

standardized test

Answer 16

when questions and testing environment are similar for all

Question 17

projective tests

Answer 17

personality assessment instruments (ambiguous images)

Question 18

Rorschach Inkblot Technique vs Thematic Apperception Test

Answer 18

RIT = describing image
TAT = making up story to image

Question 19

what was central to personality theories of Maslow and Rogers?

1) collective unconscious
2) hierarchy of needs
3) self-concept
4) factor analysis

Answer 19

self-concept (humanistic)