Psych: Lesson 1 intro to psych

Which of the following exemplifies the empirical method?

Dr. Sarkeesian observes and records how watching cartoons influences heart rates.

A series of dots arranged in the shape of a face will be perceived as a face, not a series of dots. A psychologist studying this phenomenon is applying the principals of ________.

Gestalt psychology

What should be changed to make the following sentence true? Sigmund Freud believed that understanding the unconscious mind was critical to understand subconscious behavior.

The word "subconscious" should be changed to the word "conscious."

What do structuralism, Gestalt psychology, and Sigmund Freud all have in common?

They were all concerned with describing and understanding the inner experience.

Dr. Jackson is studying changes in the brain after stressful experiences. Dr. Jackson is most likely to subscribe to the _____ perspective.

biological

Dr. McNair has been studying the effects of different levels of estrogen hormones on mating behaviors in male and female hamsters. Dr. McNair is most likely a _____ psychologist.

biological

Penelope studies how the structure and function of the nervous system is related to behavior. She is a ________.

biopsychologist

What is Abraham Maslow best known for?

proposing a hierarchy of human needs in motivating behavior

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.

psychoanalytic theory

Which of the following is not involved in critical thinking?

knowing your opinion is correct

Behaviorists study ________.

learned behavior

In general, critical thinking refers to the practice of:

A. actively questioning statements rather than blindly accepting them.

"Changes in the Brain with Age" would most likely be a journal article written by a psychologist who subscribes to the _____ perspective of psychology.

A. biological

Behaviorism was characterized by:

A. the rejection of consciousness as a topic in psychology and a focus upon observable behavior.

Which statement does NOT identify one of the contributions of the psychodynamic approach?

B. It originated the method of introspection in psychology.

Evolutionary psychology:

B. applies Darwin's theory about the role of natural selection to human psychological processes.

Which of the following terms is most closely associated with evolutionary psychology?

B. fitness

Dr. Wilson attributes the delinquent behaviors of many teens to the pressures associated with being members of street gangs. Her account best illustrates a(n) ________ perspective.

B. social-cultural

________ is a perspective within psychology that emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all humans.

C. Attempts to understand why animals and humans have developed the particular psychological aspects that they currently possess

"My goal is to discover how behavior is acquired and modified in response to environmental influences." Such a statement would most likely be made by:

C. John B. Watson.

Contemporary psychology is best defined as the scientific study of:

C. behavior and mental processes.

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.

C. evolutionary

Which perspective would suggest that the facial expressions associated with the emotions of lust and rage are inherited?

C. evolutionary

"My goal is to discover how behavior is acquired and modified in response to environmental influences." Such a statement would most likely be made by:

D. John B. Watson.

As a psychology researcher, you have found that the public expression of emotions differs among people from the United States, Japan, Switzerland, and Israel. This type of research fits best with which perspective in psychology?

D. cross-cultural perspective

Which of the following psychologists was a behaviorist?

John Watson

According to the biopsychosocial model, what determines health?

interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors

Guillermo spends some time each day applying the principles of structuralism to examine his own conscious experience as carefully as possible. Guillermo is engaged in ________.

introspection

The empirical method of study is based on ________.

observation

I provide Ralph with the positive reinforcement of a candy bar when he does something I like. I punish him by squirting him with a squirt gun when he does something I don't like. I am applying the principles of ________ in an attempt to modify Ralph's behavior.

operant conditioning

Which of the following refers to a broad explanation or group of explanations for some aspect of the natural world that is consistently supported by evidence over time?

scientific theory

Which of the following defines hypothesis?

tentative explanation