Intro to Psychology

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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 principals of ________.

Gestalt psychology

Structuralism

Its focus was on the contents of mental processes rather than their function

What did Wilhelm Wundt think the goal of psychology was?

To identify components of consciousness and how they combined to result in our own conscious experience

Which of the following is not part of feminist psychology?

favoring women over men

Which kind of psychologist would be consulted in jury selection and witness preparation?

forensic

Introspection refers to a process by which someone examines ________ as objectively as possible.

her own conscious expirenence

Oona wants to conduct research on personnel management, workplace environment, and what type of environment results in high levels of employee productivity and efficiency. Oona should conduct research in the area of ________ psychology.

industrial organizational

Penelope studies how the structure and function of the nervous system is related to behavior. She is a ________

biopsychologist

When studying personality traits, someone who is hardworking, dependable, and organized will score high on the ________ trait.

conscientiousness

Lucy wants to study changes in physical attributes, cognitive skills, moral reasoning, and social behavior across the lifespan. Lucy should specialize in ________ psychology.

developmental

Which of the following is an example of an objective measure used by functionalists?

examination of anatomy and physiology

The empirical method of study is based on ________.

observation

Which of the following is one of the reasons that Gestalt psychology did not become more popular in the United States?

the rise of behaviorism overshadowed gestalt psychology

Cognitive psychology focuses on studying ________.

thoughts and their relationship to our experiences and our actions

A(n) ________ , also known as an operant chamber, is an instrument that isolates an animal from the external environment and allows a researcher to control that animalâ s rewards and punishments

skinner box

Susan wants to study prejudice, attraction, how we explain our own behavior versus how we explain the behavior of others, and how we resolve interpersonal conflicts. Susan should conduct research in the area of ________.

social

Select the correctly ordered list of psychological perspectives, with the earliest perspective listed first.

structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, humanism

Behaviorism focuses on making psychology an objective science by ________.

studying how emotional responses influence behavior while deemphasizing the importance of the subconsious

The cognitive revolution created an impetus for psychologists to focus their attention on better understanding ________.

the mind and mental processes that underlie behavior

In developmental psychology, there is an increasing interest in researching cognitive changes that occur later in life. Why?

Populations of developed nations are living longer.

How did Wilhelm Wundt use introspection in effort to achieve this goal?

Someone examines their own conscious experience as objectively as possible, making the human mind like any other aspect of nature that a scientist observed.

Which of the following exemplifies the empirical method?

observes heart rate

2 scholars that founded psychology as science and academic discipline

Wilhelm Wundt and William James

Functionalist psychologists focus on the function of behavior and ________.

operation of the whole mind rather than the individual parts

Which of the following is a criticism of structuralism?

process was highly subjective

Psychology refers to the ________.

the scientific study of mind and behavior

Which of the following choices 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


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