Psych 110

developmental psychology

A baby taking her first step or saying her first word are universal milestones that would be studied in ______ psychology.

How frequent depression has prevented someone from carrying out their normal activities

A health psychologist, clinical psychologist, and a counseling psychologist would all be most interested in which of the following?

biological

Behavioral neuroscientists study the ______ basis of behavior.

Psychodynamic

Choice believes behavior is motivated by inner, unconscious forces over which a person has little control

Humanistic

Choice contends that people can control their behavior and that they naturally try to reach their full potential

Neuroscience

Choice views behavior from the perspective of biological functioning

Evolutionary psychology

Considers how behavior is influenced by our genetic inheritance from our ancestors

Counseling psychology

Focuses primarily on educational, social, and career adjustment problems

choices made by the individual.

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

the sum of its parts.

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

be discouraged from entering the field.

In the field of psychology, women are more likely than men to

Social psychology

Studies how people's thoughts, feelings, and actions are affected by others

Personality

The branch of developmental psychology that would study how your traits are different from your sister's traits is called ___ psychology

having career adjustment problems.

Unlike clinical psychologists, counseling psychologists help people who are:

suffering from serious psychological disorders.

Unlike counseling psychologists, clinical psychologists help people who are

Behavioral neuroscience

What subfield of psychology focuses on how the brain and the nervous system determine behavior?

Decision making Judging Language Thinking Problem solving

Which of the following are included in cognitive psychology?

Increased influence on issues of public interest Greater adherence to strict ethical and moral guidelines More focus on issues of diversity

Which of the following are likely trends in the future of psychology?

Women psychologists outnumber male psychologists by more than 2 to 1 and Seventy-five percent of psychology graduate students are female.

Which of the following statements about women in the field of psychology are true?

Counseling psychologist Health psychologist Clinical psychologist

Which of the following would be interested in stress and fears that prevent people from carrying out their normal activities?

The consistency in people's behavior across their lives and the traits that differentiate one person from another

Which of the following would be studied by a personality psychologist?

How to make a workplace more safe

Which of the following would most likely be the subject of experimental psychology?

Structuralism

Which perspective focuses on uncovering the fundamental mental components of perception, consciousness, thinking, emotions, and other kinds of mental states?

Clinical neuropsychology

Which subfield of psychology combines neuroscience and clinical psychology to understand psychological disorders?

Cognitive and humanistic

Which two perspectives in psychology emphasize free will over determinism?

Hermann Ebbinghaus and Max Wertheimer

Two psychologist who led the gestalt movement.

Personality

psychology studies the traits that differentiate one person from another.

Neuroscience Humanistic Behavioral Cognitive Psychodynamic

Select the five major perspectives in the field psychology today.

Free will

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

prevention, treatment

The growing area of genetics and gene therapy may allow psychologists to focus on ______ of psychological disorders rather than on ______ only.

Determinism

The idea that behavior is mostly the result of factors outside of a person's willful control is known as

Introspection

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

understanding behavior

The subfields of psychology are related to each other because they share a common goal, which is

Introspection

is a procedure used to study the structure of the mind, the main method of investigation for structuralists; looking into one's own mind for information.

Cognitive

psychology is a subspecialtiy of experimental psychology that focuses on higher mental processes, including thinking, memory, decision making, and language.

experimental

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

Developmental

psychology studies how people grow and change from the moment of conception through death.