Psychology test
What is Abraham Maslow best know 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 hypothesize the student misspeaks because he is unconsciously associating with her with his mother
Psychoanalytic theory
A(n) ____ is a chamber that isolates the subject for the external environment
Skinner box
The cognitive revolution created for psychologist to focus their attention on better understanding______
The mind and mental processes that underlie behavior
Who was the first person referred to as a psychologist?
Wilhelm Wundt
Psychoanalytic theory focuses on ___ and early childhood experiences.
a person's unconsciousness
In the study of personality, the ____ model includes dimensions of conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism, openness, and extroversion
five-factor
Which kind of psychologist would be consulted in jury selection and witness preparation?
forensic
Oona wants to conduct research on personnel management, workplace environment, and what type of environment results in high levels of employee productivity and efficiency. Oona should conduct research in the area of ________ psychology.
industrial/organizational
Guillermo spends some time each day applying principles of structuralism to examine his own conscious experience as carefully as possible. Guillermo is engaged in ____
introspection
Susan wants to study prejudice, attraction, how we explain our own behavior versus how we explain the behavior of others, and how we resolve interpersonal conflicts. Susan should conduct research in the area of ________.
social psychology
Lucy wants to study changes in cognitive skills, moral reasoning, and social behavior across the life span. Lucy should specialize in ____ psychology
Developmentals
William James was the
First American psychologist
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 the phenomenon is applying the principles of ______
Gestalt psychology
_____ is a perspective within psychology that emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all humans
Humanism
What psychologists was a behaviorist?
John Watson
Penelope studies how the structure and function of the nervous system is related to behavior. She is a ____
biopsychologist
Ashya wants to focus on the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders and other problematic patterns of behavior. What area of psychology should she work in?
clinical psychology
Select the correctly ordered list of psychological perspectives, with the earliest perspective listed first.
structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, humanism
According to William James, the purpose of psychology was to ____
study the function of behavior