Psychology chapter 1

When you were training a pet you were most likely rely on which of the following psychological perspectives

Behaviorist

A sample consist of multiple populations true or false

False

Erik Erikson focus more on unconscious processes and less on conscious choice and self direction true false

False

John B Watson developed the social cognitive perspective arguing for the influence of social factors over cognition true or false

False

Psychologist do not adhere to ethical standards that help promote the dignity of the individual maintain scientific integrity and protect research participants and clinical clients from harm true or false

False

The blank perspective is grounded in the work of Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow

Humanistic—existential

In Gesalts psychology learning especially problem-solving is accomplished primarily by

Insight

William wounded use ________ to try to discover the basic elements of experience

Introspection

On his first day as a school psychologist Daniel took a trip to the school ground in quietly sat in the corner watching the children play he noticed several patterns in the way children behave with each other especially when they were playing games Daniel is most likely using the method of

Naturalistic observation

B.F. Skinner proposed

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

Which of the following statements is true of the experimental method of research

The experimental method allows psychologist to control the experiences of participants and draw conclusions about cause-and-effect

Julie's research work requires her to interview a sample of 200 people within two months she needs to gather data about the sample groups attitude toward certain situations through a questionnaire but she has limited time together information which of the following message to Julie use together the required information

The survey method

Which of the following is a goal of psychology

To explain behavior and mental processes

A hypothesis is a specific statement about behavior or mental processes that is tested the research true false

True

Aristotle wrote a book on psychology more than 2000 years ago true or false

True

Introspection is a research method suggested by Socrates this method is still used in psychology true or false

True

Psychoanalysis is the name of the theory of personality development by Sigmund Freud

True

Psychology is defined as the study of behavior and mental processes true false

True

The first female president of the American psychologicalAssociation Mary Witten Cochins turn down the doctoral degree that was offered to her by Radcliffe university true false

True

Women receive the majority of doctoral degrees in psychology true or false

True

The father of psychology is

Wilhelm Wundt

_____ was the founder of the school functionalism

William James

Amelia is a general physician one of her patients claim to be suffering from constant stomach aches after running some test Amelia concludes that the patient is not suffering from any medical disorder however the patient insisted that she has stomach cancer patient and volunteer for a medical trial where she was given a pill with new medication while participants in the trial were given sugar pills this best exemplifies

A placebo

Which scientific method of research would be used if a college student running for student body president was trying to determine whether to emphasize campus security improve parking facilities or increased health services in their campaign

A survey

According to psychoanalytic approach a good majority of the influences our behavior is

And emphasis on unconsciousness ideas and impulses that originate and childhood conflicts