pre lecture quiz chapter 1

the first psychological laboratory was set up by

Wilhelm Wundt in 1879

Positron-emission tomography (PET) is used to measure the

amount of activity in various portions of the brain

a person who specializes in the study of thought and knowledge

cognitive psychologist

mark catkins, a memory research in the early 1900s is an important person in history of psychology because she

illustrates the barriers faced by women in the early days of psychology.

industrial/organizational psychologist observe and study

people at work

________________ provide advice and consultation to police, lawyers, and courts

forensic psychologists

someone who believes behavior is caused by a persons independent decisions is an adherent of which philosophical position?

free will

the adherents of free will disagree with the adherents of determinism with regard to whether behavior is

predictable

which of the following research questions is most directly related to the nature-nurture issue?

Are the behavioral differences between boys and girls due to difference in their genes

psychology is best defined as the study of

behavior and experience

which type of psychologist is most likely to investigate the principles of learning?

behaviorists

a ______________ is most likely to study the effects of brain damage on behavior.

biopsychologists

the philosophical position that every behavior has a cause is known as

determinism

the mind-brain (or mind-body) problem refers to the question:

how is the mind related to the brain and does one control the other?

a cognitive psychologist who tries to explain differences in performance among individuals will probably concentrate on how those individuals differ in their

knowledge and thinking