PSYCH 111 Midterm
Biological
Brain, genes, hormones, natural selection
Personal (Psychological)
Cognitive processes, personal experience, identity, memory, learning, emotions
Social-Cultural (Group)
Interpersonal relationships, groups membership, societal institutions, media, cultural systems
Which major school in psychology emphasized unconscious thought processes? Freudian psychology evolutionary psychology behavior genetics behaviorism
Freudian psychology
Physical Environment
How the classroom is organized, SAD, climate, urban environments,
The roots of psychology go all the way back to philosophers like Aristotle and Plato.
True
Structuralism
Wundt (but really, Edward B. Titchener, 1890s)
Professor Crisman believes that most women prefer tall and physically strong partners because this preference promoted the survival of our ancestors' genes. This viewpoint best illustrates the ________ perspective. socio-cultural evolutionary cognitive psychodynamic
evolutionary
Early behaviorists such as John B. Watson believed that psychology should be focused on what can be observed introspective methods promoting human well-being consciousness
what can be observed
___________ was the school of psychology that focused attention on how consciousness processes allow organisms adapt to their environment. functionalism biological structuralism biopsychosocial
functionalism
Different accounts of the same behavior that together give us a more complete understanding represent different _______________. levels of analysis possible selves systems of belief schools of thought
levels of analysis
Humanistic psychologists focused attention on the importance of people's unconscious thought processes potential for healthy growth genetic predispositions childhood memories
potential for healthy growth
The supposed founding of modern-day psychology is often attributed to Wilhelm Wundt because he pioneered the investigation of mental processes using A) positive psychology B) a biopsychosocial perspective C) natural scientific methods D) an evolutionary perspective
C) natural scientific methods
anna has low self-esteem because she is often teased for being overweight. Appreciating the complexity of Janna's difficulties requires massed practice the testing effect multiple levels of analysis or a biopsychosocial approach psychoanalysis
multiple levels of analysis or a biopsychosocial approach