Module 1

Question 1

_________ is the scientific study of mind, brain, and behavior

Answer 1

Psychology

Question 2

__________ _______believes that the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior

Answer 2

Meehl’s Maxim

Question 3

people may acting differently somewhere else than they actually do is an example of __________/ the ___________ _____

Answer 3

Reactivity/Hawthorne Effect

Question 4

___________ _____________ is people influencing each other

Answer 4

Reciprocal Determinism

Question 5

________ is an approach to evidence, a toolbox of skills used to prevent us from fooling ourselves (not a body of knowledge)

Answer 5

Science

Question 6

________ _____ provides an explanation for a large number of findings in the natural world

Answer 6

Scientific theory

Question 7

A _________ is a testable prediction derived from a scientific theory

Answer 7

hypothesis

Question 8

A _________ ______ goes through the following process:

1. ) Theory
2. ) Hypothesis
3. ) Observation/Experimentation
4. ) Peer Review
5. ) Publish

Answer 8

Scientific Study

Question 9

__________ ________ is the active application of a set of skills to information for the understanding and evaluation of that information

Answer 9

Critical Thinking

Question 10

____________ _____ created a psychology lab in 1875; first American psychologist

Answer 10

William James

Question 11

____________ is how mental activities helped an organism fit into its environment

Answer 11

Functionalism

Question 12

_________ _____ is who came up with the psychoanalytic theory

Answer 12

Sigmund Freud

Question 13

The _____________ ______ is the revised version of the psychoanalytic theory

Answer 13

Psychodynamic Theory

Question 14

_______ _ ______ is known as the father of Behaviorism

Answer 14

John B. Watson

Question 15

. ________ created “operant conditioning- skinner box”

Answer 15

B.F. Skinner

Question 16

__________ ________ __ _____ is as followed:

1. Self-actualization
2. Esteem
3. Social
4. Security
5. Physiological

Answer 16

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Question 17

The __________ ________ focuses on the fact that behavior alone is short-sighted; reincorporated mental processes

Answer 17

The Cognitive Revolution

Question 18

__________ ______

event-> emotion (event triggers emotions)

Answer 18

Behaviorist Claim

Question 19

________ _____:
event-> cognition-> emotion-> behavior (event is processed by the cognition which then triggers emotions and results in behavior)

Answer 19

Cognitivist Claim

Question 20

the __________ _____________ __________ is a professional organization representing psychologists in the United States

Answer 20

American Psychological Association

Question 21

_________ is focusing on observing and controlling behavior

Answer 21

Behaviorism

Question 22

_________ is the study of how biology influences behavior

Answer 22

Biopsychology

Question 23

___________ ______ is a perspective that asserts that biology, psychology, and social factors interact to determine an individual’s health

Answer 23

Biopsychosocial Model

Question 24

________ _________ is an area of psychology that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders and other problematic patterns of behavior

Answer 24

Clinical Psychology

Question 25

________ ___________ is the study of cognition, or thoughts, and their relationship to experiences and actions

Answer 25

Cognitive Psychology

Question 26

_________ ____________ is an area of psychology that focuses on improving emotional, social, and other aspects of the lives of psychologically healthy individuals

Answer 26

Counseling Psychology

Question 27

___________ _________ is the scientific study of development across a lifespan

Answer 27

Developmental psychology

Question 28

A __________ is a long research paper about research that was conducted as a part of the candidate’s doctoral training

Answer 28

Dissertation

Question 29

The ___________ ________ is a method for acquiring knowledge based on observation, including experimentation, rather than a method based only on forms of logical argument or previous authorities

Answer 29

Empirical Method

Question 30

_______ _________ is an area of psychology that applies the science and practice of psychology to issues within and related to the justice system

Answer 30

Forensic Psychology

Question 31

___________ is a perspective within psychology that emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all humans

Answer 31

Humanism

Question 32

__________ is the process by which someone examines their own conscious experience in an attempt to break it into its component parts

Answer 32

Introspection

Question 33

______ is the suffix that denotes “scientific study of”

Answer 33

Ology

Question 34

__________ ____________ is the study of patterns of thoughts and behaviors that make each individual unique

Answer 34

Personality Psychology

Question 35

A _________ _____ is a consistent pattern of thought and behavior

Answer 35

Personality trait

Question 36

A ___ (_______ _ _______) is a doctoral degree conferred in many disciplinary perspectives housed in a traditional college of liberal arts and sciences

Answer 36

PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)

Question 37

_________ ________ _________ allows young scientists to further develop their research programs and broaden their research skills under the supervision of other professionals in the field

Answer 37

Postdoctoral Training Programs

Question 38

_____ is the Greek word for “soul”

Answer 38

Psyche

Question 39

The _____________ _______ focuses on the role of the unconscious in affecting conscious behavior

Answer 39

Psychoanalytic Theory

Question 40

____ (_______ __ _______) is a doctoral degree that places less emphasis on research-oriented skills and focuses more on application of psychological principles in the clinical context

Answer 40

PsyD (Doctor of Psychology)

Question 41

_____ ____ ______ _________ is an area of psychology that focuses on the interactions between mental and emotional factors and physical performance in sports, exercise, and other activities

Answer 41

Sport and Exercise Psychology

Question 42

____________ is the understanding of the conscious experience through introspection

Answer 42

Structuralism