[Psychology] Chapter 1

Functionalism concentrates on what the mind does and how ________ functions.

Behavior

Perspectives that emphasize "nurture more than nature"

Behavioral & Humanistic

A focus on external behavior rather than the internal workings of the mind is favored by the ______________ ________________.

Behavioral Perspective

Five perspectives in psychology that are most practiced today:

Behavioral, Cognitive, Humanistic, Neuroscience, and Psychodynamic.

The ____________ _______________ focuses on how people think, understand, and know about the world.

Cognitive Perspective

_________________ ______________ considers how behavior is influenced by our genetic inheritance from our ancestors.

Evolutionary Psychology

Someone who says "I can make my own destiny," is endorsing what psychological concept?

Free Will

Someone taking the nature side of the nature vs. nurture debate is arguing for the importance of...

Inheritance

A procedure used to study the structure of the mind in which subjects are asked to describe in detail what they are experiencing when they are exposed to a stimulus us called:

Introspection

Procedure that was favored by structuralists over functionalists:

Introspection

____________ is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.

Psychology

An informed consumer of psychology would keep in mind what things in mind?

1.) Be aware there is no universal cure for all ills. 2.) Know the source of the information. 3.) No one source is definitive.

Parts that are included in cognitive psychology:

1.) Judging 2.) Language 3.) Problem Solving 4.) Thinking

The branch of psychology that unites the areas of neuroscience and clinical psychology.

Neuropsychology

The _____________ perspective in psychology considers how the body's functioning affects hopes and fears.

Neuroscience

The basis of all psychological research.

Scientific Method

The perspective that focuses on uncovering the fundamental mental components of perception, consciousness, and other mental states is called...

Structuralism

Free will is the idea that behavior is a reflection of...

choices made by the individual.