Psyc1101 Introductory Psychology
W. James
Functionalism
Rogers and Maslow
Humanism
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 (I-O)
Socialcultural Perspective
influence of world around us
cognitive perspective
thoughts and ideas
W. Wundt
Structuralism
Humanistic Perspective
self identify and free will
is/are often conducted with large numbers of participants and can even be conducted by phone, email, or mail.
surveys
Psychological knowledge is advanced through a process known as ________, which involves a prescribed series of steps designed to achieve the desired knowledge.
the scientific method
Cognitive psychology focuses on studying
thoughts and their relationship to our experiences and our actions
Which of the following is an example of research someone might conduct in the area of health psychology?
whether people working at a desk are more likely to be obese
Skinner and Watson
Behaviorism
The first woman to earn the PhD degree in psychology was
Margaret Floy Washburn
Which individual wrote Principles of Physiological Psychology, founded the school of structuralism, and is credited with establishing a scientific laboratory of Psychology at the University of Leipzig?
Wilhelm Wundt
actively evaluate information
critical thinking
Which perspective within psychology that emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all humans?
humanism
Guillermo spends some time each day applying the principles of structuralism to examine his own conscious experience as carefully as possible. Guillermo is engaged in ________.
introspection
rodents
most commoners used for research
For which concept is Abraham Maslow best known?
proposing a hierarchy of human needs in motivating behavior
S. Freud
psychoanalysis
Psychology refers to the
scientific study of behavior and mental processes
Jane Goodall
studied chimpanzees (naturalistic observations)
psychoanalytic perspective
unconscious mind
What choice is an accurate definition of hypothesis?
A tentative explanation or prediction
Which of the following exemplifies the unconditional positive regard component of client-centered therapy?
Abby tells her therapist that she tripped a small child who got in her way, and her therapist accepts this information without judgment
Which of the following research designs will allow cause-and-effect conclusions?
Experimental
Which famous female psychologist completed all of the requirements for a doctorate in psychology but was denied that degree because of her sex?
Mary Whiton Calkins
Research shows that people who eat ice cream often die from drownings. This alone demonstrates that
There is a relationship between eating ice cream and drowning
behaviorist perspective
actions are learned from environment
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
approval source for ethical research
Lucy wants to study changes in physical attributes, cognitive skills, moral reasoning, and social behavior across the lifespan. Lucy should specialize in ________ psychology.
developmental
prediction or expectation
hypothesis
Manipulated/ experimental variable
independent
Physiological/Biological Perspective
physical components of mind and body
False or fake substance
placebo