Psychology Unit 1 test review

Who was the father of behaviorism?

John B. Watson

Where was the first psychology laboratory established? Who is considered the first Psychologist? (Father of Psychology)

- Wilhelm Wundt established the first psychological laboratory 1879 in Leipzig, Germany. (University of Leipzig) - The father of psychology is Wilhelm Wundt

A clinical viewpoint emphasizing human ability, growth, potential, and free will

Humanistic Psychology

Which perspective would emphasize that the differing political and economic systems of the United States and China lead citizens of these two countries to adopt different customs and attitudes?

Social culture perspective

Who wrote the first Psychology Textbook? Why was this significant to the development of psychology? What country was he from?

William James wrote the FIRST psych book. He was from America (NY). He thought psychology needed to study the functions of consciousness. (founder of functionalism)

A historical school (as well as a modern perspective) that has sought to make psychology an objective science focused only on behavior - to the exclusion of mental processes =

behaviorism

The psychological perspective that searches for the causes of behavior in the functioning of genes, the brain and nervous system, and the endocrine (hormone) system=

biological perspective

A historical school of psychology that believed mental processes could best be understood in terms of their adaptive purpose and function=

functionalism

Which historical perspectives would be most likely to disagree with the following statement: "Psychology is the science of behavior and mental processes, so psychological conclusions must be based on experimentation, not personal insight." Name at least two different psychologists from those perspectives.

-John B. Watson and B. F. Skinner.

Describe the main difference between clinical psychologists and academic psychologists?

An academic psychologist is a qualified psychologist who endorses the view that psychology is a scholarly and scientific enterprise, not an informal and intuitive practice. Clinical psychologists focus on the treatment of mental health, emotional, and behavioral disorders.

The behaviorists emphasized that psychology should only study

Behavioral Genetics.

A psychological perspective that finds the source of our actions in environmental stimuli, rather than in inner mental processes

Behavioral Perspective

The behavior genetics perspective can be described as a combination of which two other psychological perspectives?

Biological and Behaviorism

The specialist most likely to diagnose and treat patients is a:

Clinical Psychologists.

Bob signs up for a psychology class at his high school because he is most interested in investigating the unique ways different individuals think about and interpret life experiences. Which psychological perspective will Bob most likely focus on in his psychology class?

Cognitive Perspective.

Name the six contemporary perspectives in Psychology.

Cognitive, Biological, Social-culture, Behavioral , humanistic, psychodynamic

Your Aunt Laura decides to use her personal experiences to write a book about how people solve problems. She asks you if it might get published in a journal of psychology. You tell her that some psychologists might not classify her project as "psychology" because:

Everyone is different and thinks differently. Figuring out your personal problems one way doesn't mean it will solve everyone's problems the same.

Psychologists who do research on basic psychological processes - as contrasted with applied psychologists; also called research psychologists =

Experimental psychologists

The process of reporting on one's own conscious mental experiences =

Introspection

Jean Piaget is known for research in which area of psychology?

Pioneer in the study of developmental psychology.

Definition of Psychology

Scientific study of behavior and mental processes

Who was the father of Psychoanalysis?

Sigmund Freud

A historical school of psychology devoted to uncovering the basic structures that make up mind and thought

Structuralism

Contemporary psychology is best defined as the science of behavior and mental processes. Explain what the underlined part of this definition means in relation to the scope of what psychology studies.

They can study our behavior by our actions but they cannot study our mental processes which include our dreams, thoughts, and feelings

Identify the main area of expertise for an Organizational psychologist.

They study workplace productivity and management and employee working styles. They get a feel for the morale and personality of a company or organization. They can help businesses by making the work pace flow nicer and feel more managed.

What is the definition of a Psychological perspectives?

Ways in which psychlogists classify collections of ideas

Psychologists who use the knowledge developed by experimental psychologists to solve human problems =

applied psychologists

The movement called positive psychology investigates such topics as:

it has a focus on wellness and on healthy people reaching their full potential, but it is firmly grounded in psychological science. It avoids humanistic psychology.

An approach to psychology based on Sigmund Freud's assertions, which emphasize unconscious processes. The term is used to refer broadly to both Freud's psychoanalytic theory and to his psychoanalytic treatment method =

psychoanalysis