Introduction to Psychology

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Who is considered the father of psychology?

Wilhelm Wundt

Psychology literally means the study of behavior and actions. a. True b. False

a

discipline

a branch of knowledge

perspective

a specific way of thinking or view

Why is studying psychology useful? a. You can predict what people are thinking. b. You can have a better perspective for other people's experiences. c. You can control people to do whatever you want. d. You can more accurately fix unexpected health problems.

b

What is not a major field in psychology? a. sociocultural b. behaviorism c. actionism d. cognitivism

c

You are preparing to do a hard task and so you say to yourself, "I can do it!" What is this an example of? a. a personal dare b. defensiveness c. motivational self-speech d.modeling

c

What is the correct order in which these theories emerged, from earliest to latest? a. behaviorism, psychodynamic, cognitivism, humanistic b. behaviorism, psychodynamic, humanistic, cognitivism c. psychodynamic, behaviorism, cognitivism, humanistic d. psychodynamic, behaviorism, humanistic, cognitivism

d

abnormal

unusual; different than the expected

Psychology

the study of how people think and behave


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