psychology

Which choice is an accurate definition of a hypothesis? *

A tentative explanation

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.

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 ________. *

Gestalts

Which perspective within psychology that emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all humans. *

Humanism

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 animal's rewards and punishments *

Skinner box

Which of the following is a criticism of structuralism? *

The process was highly subjective.

What should be changed to make the following statement true? Jean Piaget is famous for his theories regarding changes in emotional ability that occur as we move from infancy to adulthood. *

The word "emotional" should be changed to the word "cognitive."

Which individual wrote Principles of Physiological Psychology and is credited with establishing a scientific laboratory of Psychology at the University of Leipzig? *

Wilhelm Wundt

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

biopsychologist

Ashya wants to focus on the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders and other problematic patterns of behavior. What area of psychology should she work in? *

clinical psychology

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

forensic

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

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

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 psychology

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 overt behavior and deemphasizing the importance of unobservable mental processes

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

the mind and mental processes that underlie behavior

Edmund wants to identify relatively consistent patterns of thought and behavior, measure these traits, and determine how these traits interact in a particular context to determine how a person will behave in any given situation. Edmund wants to conduct research in the area of ________. *

personality

Psychology refers to the ________. *

scientific study of the mind and behavior.