Psychology Chapter 1 quiz

Psychology is a social science discipline. Psychologists scientifically study ________ the soul, the mind, and behavior the mind and behavior only the mind only behavior

the mind and behavior

The cognitive revolution created an impetus for psychologists to focus their attention on better understanding ________. emotions and cultural norms that underlie emotional responses the mind and mental processes that underlie behavior genetics and the evolutionary adaptations that underlie behavior stimulus-response and the instincts that underlie human reaction to pain

the mind and mental processes that underlie behavior

A(n) ________ is a chamber that isolates the subject from the external environment. isolate Watson manipulator gestaltlaten Skinner box

Skinner box

What should be changed to make the following sentence true? Humanism focuses on the potential of all people for evil. The word "potential" should be changed to the word "use." The word "people" should be changed to the word "children." The word "people" should be changed to the word "groups." The word "evil" should be changed to the word "good."

The word "evil" should be changed to the word "good."

What do industrial and organizational psychology, health psychology, sport and exercise psychology, forensic psychology, and clinical psychology all have in common? Job growth is greatest in these fields. They all focus on groups instead of individuals. They are all areas of psychology that developed in the 19th century. They are all examples of applied psychology.

They are all examples of applied psychology.

Psychoanalytic theory focuses on ________ and early childhood experiences. a person's unconscious a person's consciousness fetal development sexual identity

a person's unconscious

Which kind of psychological area does the work of Jean Piaget exemplify? personality psychology biopsychology developmental psychology sensation and perception

developmental psychology

William James was the ________. father of psychology first American psychologist author of the first psychology textbook first psychoanalyst

first American psychologist

In the study of personality, the ________ model includes dimensions of conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism, openness, and extroversion Fifth Dimension Five Factor H.O.P.E.S. Either-Or

five factors

Which aspect of the scientific method occurs first hypothesis experiment data collection observation

hypothesis

Which of the following is not involved in critical thinking? maintaining an attitude of skepticism recognizing internal biases making use of logical thinking knowing your opinion is correct

knowing your opinion is correct

In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the ________ include food, water, and shelter higher-level needs comfort objects basic survival needs want

basic survival needs

Penelope studies how the structure and function of the nervous system is related to behavior. She is a ________. humanist social psychologist developmental psychologist biopsychologist

biopsychologist

The empirical method of study is based on ________. guesswork practice statistics observation

observation

Dr. Bogdarian noticed that one of her students addresses her with the word mother instead of the word professor or doctor. Dr. Bogdarian applies the principles of ________, and hypothesizes the student misspeaks because he is unconsciously associating her with his mother functionalism structuralism psychoanalytic theory Gestalt psychology

psychoanalytic theory

Select the correctly ordered list of psychological perspectives, with the earliest perspective listed first. structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, humanism humanism, behaviorism, structuralism, functionalism structuralism, functionalism, humanism, behaviorism humanism, structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism

structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, humanism

Functionalist psychologists focus on the function of behavior and ________. explaining the subconscious the operation of the whole mind rather than the individual parts the operation of individual parts of the mind understanding the id, ego, and superego

the operation of the whole mind rather than the individual parts

According to Sigmund Freud, all of the following represent ways to access the unconscious mind except through ________. dream analysis seemingly innocent slips of the tongue the use of reinforcement and punishment examination of the first words that come to someone's mind

the use of reinforcement and punishment

Cognitive psychology focuses on studying ________. sensation and the effect of culture on perception genetics and the effect of genetics on behavior the effect of gender, race, and class on behavior thoughts and their relationship to our experiences and our actions

thoughts and their relationship to our experiences and our actions