PSYC101 M01

Psychology is the ________________ study of _________________ and mental processes. A. ordered;behavior B. scientific;behavior C. ordered;thinking D. scientific;thinking

B. scientific;behavior

Behavior is _____; mental processes are _____. A. private/personal B. personal/observable C. personal/private D. observable/private

D. observable/private

The scientific study of behavior and mental processes is called ______________________. a. Psychology. b. Sociology. c. Economics. d. a Fantasy.

a. Psychology.

Psychology began as a science in the discipline of a. philosophy. b. physics. c. chemistry. d. sociology.

a. philosophy.

_____ is most often regarded the "founding father" of modern psychology. a. William James b. Wilhelm Wundt c. Sigmund Freud d. Charles Darwin

b. Wilhelm Wundt

Wilhelm Wundt's approach to discovering the basic elements of mental processes is called a. functionalism. b. structuralism. c. humanism. d. behaviorism.

b. structuralism.

Which of the following is not a part of Psychology according to its definition? a. Scientific study of why people hold certain opinions. b. Scientific study of why people act on certain opinions. c. Scientific study of why some people have trouble forming opinions. d. Personal opinions about what causes people to do bad things

d. Personal opinions about what causes people to do bad things.

Psychology must include ________________ and ___________________. a. Philosophy and Behavior Only b. Science and Mental Processes Only c. Philosophy and Either Mental Processes or Behavior d. Science and Either Behavior or Mental Processes

d. Science and Either Behavior or Mental Processes

Wilhelm Wundt was the founder of _____, whereas William James was the founder of _____. a.structuralism/behaviorism b. behaviorism/functionalism c. functionalism/behaviorism d. structuralism/functionalism

d. structuralism/functionalism

If you were a psychologist who adopted the structuralism approach, you would be interested in the _____ of the mind, using _____ as your primary research method. a. functions/experimentation b. structures/externalization c. functions/retrospection d. structures/introspection

d. structures/introspection