RC 1: Roots (Exam 1)

What was the primary conclusion of Stanley Milgram's obedience research?

Average people will harm others if told to do so by an authority figure.

Which of the following exemplifies the empirical method?

Dr. Sarkeesian observes and records how watching cartoons influences heart rates.

Which of the following is a criticism of evolutionary psychology?

It ignores non-genetic factors in determining human behavior.

Which of the following is a reason that Gestalt psychology did not become more popular in the United States?

The rise of behaviorism overshadowed Gestalt psychology.

Psychoanalytic theory focuses on ________ and early childhood experiences.

a person's unconscious

William James was the ________.

first American psychologist

ntrospection refers to a process by which someone examines ________ as objectively as possible.

her own conscious experience

Critical thinking is ________.

applying a set of skills to understand and evaluate information

In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the ________ include food, water, and shelter.

basic survival needs

Why is psychology considered a social science?

behavior is biological, and our behavior is influenced by our interactions with others.

Penelope studies how the structure and function of the nervous system is related to behavior. She is a ________.

biopsychologist

Which of the following is an example of an objective measure used by functionalists?

examination of anatomy and physiology

Behaviorists study ________.

learned behavior

The empirical method of study is based on ________.

observation

Behaviorism focuses on making psychology an objective science by ________.

studying overt behavior and deemphasizing the importance of unobservable mental processes

Which of the following defines hypothesis?

tentative explanation

Behaviorists all focus on ________.

the internal motivation for action

Psychology is a social science discipline. Psychologists scientifically study ________.

the mind and behavior