PSYCH 122 CH 1

When you are training a pet, you are most likely relying on which of the following psychological perspectives?

Behaviorist

According to the video, a case study is the in-depth study of a single individual and it ________ be replicated.

Cannot

Which of the following is a principle of critical thinking?

Insist on evidence.

During 500-1517 BC, the Catholic Church reigned supreme, but the priests allowed common, 'everyday' people to study the human mind/experience.

False

Ivan Pavlov is famous for his studies of behavior in rats and children.

False

__________ is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.

Psychology

Which of the following is a goal of psychology?

To explain behavior and mental processes.

Functionalism was influenced by Darwin's theory of evolution which:

believed adaptive behavior patterns are learned and maintained.

B. F. Skinner proposed

that organisms learn to behave in certain ways because their behavior has a positive outcome.

A(n) _____ primarily focuses on the relationships between people and work.

industrial psychologist

Which of the following statements is true of William James's contribution to psychology?

He argued that the stream of consciousness was fluid and continuous.

According to Empiricism, knowledge is only gained through 1) observation and 2) experimentation.

True

As opposed to a dependent variable, an independent variable is manipulated by the experimenters so that its effects may be determined.

True

Psychology is a Greek word that essentially means "the study of the mind."

True

Psychology seeks to describe, explain, predict, and control behavior and mental processes.

True