Quiz Bank 1 Flashcards
What does psychology refer to?
The scientific study of the mind
Which of the following refers to a broad explanation or group of explanations for some aspect of the natural world that is consistently supported by evidence over time
scientific Theory
Psychology is a social science discipline. Psychologists scientifically study??
Mind and behavior
The empirical method of study is based on???
Observation rather than a methods based only on forms of logical argument or previous activities.
Who was the first person to be referred to as a psychologist?
Wilhelm Wundt
Psychoanalytic Theory focuses on the__________and early childhood experiences
role of a person’s unconscience mind
Behaviorists study????
Learned behavior and its interaction with inborn qualities of the organism.
According to William James, the purpose of psychology was to???
Study the function of behavior in the world (functionalism)
Introspection refers to a process by which someone examines_______as objectively as possible
their own conscience experience
_______is a perspective within psychology that emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all humans
Hummanism
What is Abraham Maslow best known for?
Proposing a hierarchy of human needs in motivating behavior (Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs)
Who was the first African American to receive a PhD in psychology in the United States?
Francis Cecil Sunmer
Which aspect of the scientific method occurs first?
Hypothesis
For a scientific explanation to be testable, it must also be ______
perceivable and measurable
Functionalist psychologists focus on the function of behavior
The operation of the whole mind rather than individual parts
A series of dots arranged in the shape of a face will be perceived as a face, not a series of dots. A psychologist studying this phenomenon is applying the principles of???
Gestalt psychology
I provide ralph with the positive reinforcement of a candy bar when he does something I like. I punish him by squirting him with a squirt gun when he does something I don’t like. I am applying the principles of ____ in an attempt to modify Ralph’s behavior.
Operant Conditioning
Which of the following exemplifies the unconditional positive regard of component of client centered therapy?
Abby tells the therapist that she tripped a small child, her therapist accepts this without judgement.
Penelope studies the how the structure and function of the nervous system is related to behavior she is?
a biosychologist
The cognitive revolution created an impetus for psychologists to focus their attention on better understand ______
The mind and and mental process that underlie behavior.
