psych test 1

Question 1

what is dualism?

Answer 1

the mind and body are two different entities that interact

Question 2

who developed dualism?

Answer 2

rene descartes

Question 3

empiricism

Answer 3

knowledge comes from experience so science should rely on observation and experimentations

Question 4

who developed empiricism?

Answer 4

john locke and francis bacon

Question 5

when and where was the first psych lab developed?

Answer 5

leipzig germany 1879

Question 6

introspection

Answer 6

reflecting inward on experiences and one’s own thoughts and feelings

Question 7

purpose of introspection

Answer 7

a tool to look inward and become more self aware

Question 8

structuralism

Answer 8

focuses on the basic elements of the mind using introspection

Question 9

functionalism

Answer 9

focuses on the mental state and how it enables the organism to adapt, survive, flourish

Question 10

who developed structuralism

Answer 10

wilhelm wundt and edward titchener

Question 11

who developed functionalism

Answer 11

william james

Question 12

first female APA president

Answer 12

mary whiton calkins

Question 13

second female APA president

Answer 13

margaret floy washburn

Question 14

nature vs nurture

Question 15

psychodynamic

Answer 15

how behavior springs from unconscious

Question 16

who developed psychodynamic

Answer 16

freud and jung

Question 17

behavioral

Answer 17

dismissed introspection and believed it is more scientific to study observable behavior

Question 18

who developed behaviorism

Answer 18

john b watson and b.f. skinner

Question 19

cognitive

Answer 19

focuses on how we process, store, receive, and remember information

Question 20

who developed cognitive

Answer 20

jean piaget and albert ellis

Question 21

humanistic

Answer 21

believed people are unique and distinct from animals and are inherently good
free will, choice, ideal, actualization

Question 22

who developed humanism

Answer 22

carl rodgers and abraham maslow

Question 23

biological

Answer 23

how the body and brain enable emotions, memories, and sensory experiences

Question 24

who developed the biological perspective

Answer 24

gazzaniga

Question 25

social-cultural

Answer 25

deals with how behavior and thinking vary across different situations and cultures

Question 26

who developed social-cultural

Answer 26

bandura

Question 27

evolutionary

Answer 27

argues that social behaviors are developed through genetics and inheritance

Question 28

who developed the evolutionary perspective

Answer 28

charles darwin

Question 29

biopsychosocial model

Answer 29

it is a model that connects biological, psychological, and social factors and how they play a role in health and disease to human development

Question 30

psychometric

Answer 30

scientific study of measuring mental capacities and processes

Question 31

basic research

Answer 31

increase scientific knowledge base

Question 32

applied research

Answer 32

solve practical problems

Question 33

what do cognitive psychologist study

Answer 33

how we think remember and learn

Question 34

what do development psychologist study

Answer 34

how people grow, develop, adapt

Question 35

what do educational psychologist study

Answer 35

how people learn

Question 36

what do psychometric psychologist study

Answer 36

tests and measurement assessment

Question 37

what do social psychologist study

Answer 37

how social influences, perception, and interaction influence individual and group behavior

Question 38

what do health psychologist study

Answer 38

how patients handle illness

Question 39

what do i/o psychologist study

Answer 39

individual, group, organization dynamics in a workplace

Question 40

what do neuropsychologist study

Answer 40

cognition and behavior related to the brain and nervous system

Question 41

what do sport psychologist study

Answer 41

how to help athletes improve their performance

Question 42

what does a clinical psychologist study

Answer 42

assess and treat mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders

Question 43

what does a counseling psychologist do

Answer 43

help people with mental health conditions through talk therapy

Question 44

what does a community psychologist study

Answer 44

use all influences to promote positive change and address negative impacts on a community

Question 45

psychologist

Answer 45

helps people through talk and behavioral therapy

Question 46

psychiatrist

Answer 46

solves issues biologically through prescribed medicine