Chapter 1: Intro to Psych Flashcards
Which theorist had the most influence in shaping how clinicians interact with people seeking psychotherapy?
Carl Rogers
Psychoanalytic theory focuses on ________ and early childhood experiences.
a person’s unconscious
Who was the first person referred to as a psychologist?
Wilhelm Wundt
Behaviorists study ________.
learned behavior
What should be changed to make the following sentence true? Humanism focuses on the potential of all people for evil.
The word “evil” should be changed to the word “good.”
Which of the following is a reason that Gestalt psychology did not become more popular in the United States?
The rise of behaviorism overshadowed Gestalt psychology.
Who was the first African American to receive a PhD in psychology in the United States?
Francis Cecil Sumner
Which of the following exemplifies the unconditional positive regard component of client-centered therapy?
Abby tells her therapist that she tripped a small child who got in her way, and her therapist accepts this information without judgment.
In Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, the ________ include food, water, and shelter.
basic survival needs
What is a PsyD?
Doctor of Psychology
Behaviorists all focus on ________.
physiological responses that result in action
According to Sigmund Freud, all of the following represent ways to access the unconscious mind except through ________.
the use of reinforcement and punishment
Which of the following psychologists was a behaviorist?
John Watson
A(n) ________ is a chamber that isolates the subject from the external environment.
Skinner Box
What is Abraham Maslow best known for?
proposing a hierarchy of human needs in motivating behavior
