Chapter 1 - Modern Psychological Theories

Question 1

What stage of life was important in Psychoanalytic theory?

Answer 1

Childhood

Question 2

What theory believed humans were “empty vessels” at birth?

Answer 2

Behavioral

Question 3

“human behavior cannot be understood without examining how people acquire, store, and process information”

Answer 3

Cognitive

Question 4

These theorist believed humans were unique and had free will

Answer 4

Humanistic

Question 5

“Behavior patterns have evolved to solve adaptive problems; natural selection favors behaviors that enhance reproductive success”

Answer 5

Evolutionary theory

Question 6

Biological theory focuses on what?

Answer 6

the Physiological (physical) bases of behavior in humans and animals

Question 7

What are the 3 layers Freud said was in the brain?

Answer 7

conscious, subconscious, and unconscious

Question 8

“Humans have an innate drive to continue to grow and become self-actualized beings”

Answer 8

Humanistic

Question 9

Who believed that free will was an illusion and that there was no reason to study internal events. He studied Behaviorism

Answer 9

B.F. Skinner

Question 10

What Psychoanalytic theorist believed strongly that people’s behavior was greatly influenced by sexual and aggressive urges?

Answer 10

Sigmund Freud

Question 11

What theory was really based on verifiability and only studying the observable and measurable side of Psychology?

Answer 11

Behaviorism

Question 12

“much of human and animal behavior can be explained in terms of the bodily structures and biochemical processes that allow organisms to behave”

Answer 12

Biological theory

Question 13

This theory believed that the brain was malleable and that are thoughts, feelings, and actions were all separate.

Answer 13

Cognitive theory

Question 14

This person believed that “behavior is governed by a individual’s sense of self”

Answer 14

Carl Rogers

Question 15

Was the first person to make a systematic study of cognitive development

Answer 15

Jean Piaget

Question 16

Nuture vs Environment relates to what theory

Answer 16

Behaviorism

Question 17

What is Pyschology?

Answer 17

its the science that studies behavior and the physiological and cognitive processes that underlie behavior, and its the profession that applies the accumulated knowledge of this science to practical problems

Question 18

What is Psychiatry?

Answer 18

is a branch of medical concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of psychological problems and disorders

Question 19

what is the main focus of the cognitive branch of psychology?

Answer 19

focuses on the higher mental processes like creativity, memory, reasoning, and problem solving.

Question 20

what is the main focus of the developmental branch?

Answer 20

to look at human development across a lifetime

Question 21

what is the main focus of the health psychology branch?

Answer 21

focuses on how the mental factors relate to the promotion and maintenance of physical health

Question 22

What is the main focus of the social branch?

Answer 22

focuses on the interpersonal behavior and the role of social forces in governing behavior. typical topics include attitude information, attitude change, prejudice, conformity, attraction, aggression, intimate relationships, and behavior in groups.

Question 23

what is the main focus of the biological branch?

Answer 23

examines the influence of genetic factors on behavior and the role of the brain, nervous system, endocrine system, and bodily chemicals in regulation of behavior.

Question 24

what is the main focus of educational branch?

Answer 24

studies how people learn and the best ways to teach them

Question 25

focus of the Clinical Psychology practice?

Answer 25

concerned with the evaluation,diagnosis, and treatment of individuals with psychological disorders

Question 26

focus of the Industrial and organizational psych?

Answer 26

running human resources departments, working to improve staff morale and attitudes, striving to increase job satisfaction and productivity, and making recommendation for improvements.

Question 27

focus of the school psych?

Answer 27

promote the cognitive, emotional, and social development of children in schools. They counsel children having trouble in schools

Question 28

focus of the counseling psych?

Answer 28

like clinical psych but specialize in family, marital, or career counseling.

Question 29

what does it mean when they say psychology as a field is theoretically diverse?

Answer 29

no single theory can’t adequately explain everything that is known about behavior

Question 30

what is empiricism?

Answer 30

knowledge should be acquired through observation and is scientific