The Basics

Question 1

Psychology

Answer 1

The scientific study of human cognition, emotion, and behavior

Question 2

Avoidance

Answer 2

avoiding content could delay anxiety and make it worse in the long run.

Question 3

hyperactivity

Answer 3

abnormally high energy/ activity

Question 4

aristotle (300 BC)

Answer 4

used observation and questioning

Question 5

wilhelm wundt and william james

Answer 5

(1800’s) used experiments and introspection

Question 6

frued

Answer 6

emphasized unconscious thoughts

Question 7

mary whiton calkings (1905)

Answer 7

first female president of APA

Question 8

behaviorism

Answer 8

observable behaviors without reference to mental process

Question 9

John B. Watson

Answer 9

Classical conditioning

Question 10

BF Skinner

Answer 10

Operant conditioning

Question 11

humanism

Answer 11

focused on mental process and human growth/ potential

Question 12

operant conditioning

Answer 12

rewards and punishes to influence behavior

Question 13

carl rogers and abraham moslow

Answer 13

humanism

Question 14

cognitive psych

Answer 14

study of ways in which info is perceived, processed, and remembered

Question 15

cognitive neuroscience

Answer 15

integration of cognitive psych with the science of the brain (neuroscience)

Question 16

contemporary psych today

Answer 16

more emphasis on culture/ gender, positive psych (not what is WRONG with people), field is increasing

Question 17

nature vs nurture

Answer 17

to what extent is our traits determined by genetics vs experiences

Question 18

stability- change

Answer 18

to what extent do psych traits remains stable over time? change?

Question 19

human rationality- irrationality

Answer 19

to what extent is human behavior predictable? unpredictable?