What is Psychology?

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Which psychological approach views behavior as a product of learning and association?

Behaviorist

What is the definition of psychology?

The scientific study of mental processes and behavior.

Process developed by Wilhelm Wundt which involves the act of looking into one's own thoughts and feelings

Introspection

Cognitive psychologist who outlined four stages of cognitive development.

Jean Piaget

Thinking and learning are both examples of...?

Mental Processes

Which psychological approach views people as basically good and capable of helping themselves?

Humanistic

Which Harvard professor, the founder of American psychology, developed a functionalist approach to psychology?

William James

Which type of psychologist would make use of research to deal directly with clients?

Applied psychologists

Which psychological approach views behavior as strongly influenced by physiological functions?

Biopsychological (Biological)

Who is the most famous Humanist who believed in actualization?

Carl Rogers

Which psychological approach emphasizes how humans use mental processes to handle problems or develop certain personality characteristics?

Cognitive Approach

The process of learning associations between environmental events and behavioral responses

Conditioning

What term refers to the process of creating your own system by borrowing from two or more other systems?

Eclecticism

Which psychological approach views the individual as the product of unconscious forces?

Psychodynamic

Which type of psychologist would study the origin, cause, or result of certain behaviors?

Research psychologists

Wundt's approach which sought to identify the building blocks of all psychological experiences?

Structualism

What provides the structure for meaningful study required by psychology?

Theories

Who is known as the "Father of Psychology" who developed the theory of introspection?

Wilhelm Wundt

Whose theory is based on unconscious conflict within an individual?

Sigmund Freud

Which psychological approach believes that behavior is strongly influenced by rules and expectations of society?

Sociocultural


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