Psychology Unit 1

What is the area of psychology that focuses on the origin of psychological disorders in biological factors?

Clinical neuropsychology

_______________ unites the areas of neuroscience and clinical psychology.

Clinical neuropsychology

True or false: Most psychologists who are self-employed treat clients.

True

Compared to structuralist, a _____would be most interested in the function of the emotion of fear in preparing us to deal with emergency situations.

functionalist

The approach to psychology that focuses on the organization of perception and thinking in a "whole" sense is what?

gestalt

________ psychology is an approach that focuses on the idea that the whole is different from the sum of its parts?

gestalt

Someone taking the nature side of the nature versus nurture debate is arguing for the importance of ______

inheritance

Someone taking the nature side of the nature versus nurture debate is arguing for the importance of what?

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 is called what?

introspection

Wundt and others used a technique called ______, which involved describing in their own words and in as much detail as possible what they were experiencing.

introspection

The change that an experimenter deliberately produces in an experiment is the experimental __________.

manipulation

It is hoped that advances in _______ will allow psychologists to focus more on prevention of psychological disorders rather than only treatment.

neuroscience

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

neuroscience

Experimental psychology is the branch of psychology that studies the processes of _____ about the world. (4)

perceiving thinking learning sensing

The _______ method is the basis of all psychological research.

scientific

Experimental psychology is the branch of psychology that studies the processes of _____ about the world. (4)

sensing, perceiving, learning, thinking

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

structuralism

What is psychology?

the scientific study of behavior and mental processes

Gestalt psychologists believe that, when it comes to perception, the whole is different from _____

the sum of its parts

_______ is the manipulation implemented by an experimenter.

treatment

What considers how our brain and nervous system, and other biological aspects of the body, influence our behavior?

behavior neuroscience

What is included in cognitive psychology? (5)

Decision making Thinking Problem solving Judging Language

____________ psychology focuses on higher mental processes, including thinking, memory, reasoning, problems solving, decision making, and language.

cognitive

The notion that individuals are the victims of forces beyond their control is the concept of what?

determinism

Unlike correlational research, ______ research can determine causal relationships.

experimental

____________ psychology is the branch of psychology that studies the processes of sensing, perceiving, learning, and thinking about the world.

experimental