Ch1 Questions

what are the 5 major perspectives in the field of psychology today

-Neuroscience - Psychodynamic - cognitive -behavioral -humanistic

What subfield of psychology focuses on how the brain and the nervous system determine behavior?

Behavioral neuroscience

"It is behavior that can be observed that should be studied, not the suspected inner working of the mind". This statement was most likely made by someone with which perspective?

Behavioral perspective

Which subfield of psychology combines neuroscience and clinical psychology to understand psychological disorders?

Clinical neuropsychology

A baby taking her first step or saying her first word are universal milestones that would be studied in what type of psychology?

Developmental

what type of psychology is the branch of psychology that studies the processes of sensing, perceiving, learning, and thinking about the world?

Experimental

T/F Psychologists are not unified as each perspective disagrees with key issues

False, although there are major arguments regarding how best to address and resolve the key issues, psychology is a unified science because psychologists of all perspectives agree that the issues must be addressed if the field is going to advance

Which psychologists believe that, when it comes to perception, the whole is different from the sum of its parts?

Gestalt

Which subfield of psychology includes both psychological factors and physical diseases?

Health

"My therapist is wonderful! He always points out my positive traits. he dwells on my uniqueness and strength as an individual. I fell much more confident about my self as if im really growing and reaching my potential." The therapist being described most likely follow a ____ perspective

Humanistic perspective

The procedure used to study the structure of the mind, the main method of investigation fo structuralists; looking into ones own mind for information

Introspection

Which psychological perspective examines how the brain and the nervous system affect behavior?

Neuroscience perspective

T/F Psychologists in every specialty area use experimental techniques

T

who established the first laboratory in Leipzig, Germany devoted to psychological research?

Wilhelm Wundt

behavioral neuroscientists study the ____ basis of behavior

biological

free will is the idea that behavior is a reflection of

choices made by the individual

The subfield of psychology that deals with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological disorders is called

clinical psychology

Which two perspectives in psychology emphasize free will over determinism?

cognitive and humanistic

Which subfield of psychology focuses primarily on educational, social, and career adjustment problems?

counseling psychology

The statement, " in order to study human behavior, we must consider the whole of perception rather that its component parts, might be made by a person subscribing to which perspective of psychology?

gestalt

When you are asked to describe in as much detail as you can what you are experiencing, you are being asked to

introspect

early psychologists studied the mind by asking people to describe what they were experiencing when exposed to various stimuli. this procedure was known as

introspection

Alan is studying heart rate variability in response to anxiety. He is using the _____ perspective to study a psychological phenomenon.

neuroscience

what psychology studies the traits that differentiate one person from another?

personality

Jeanne's therapist asks her to recount a violent dream she recently experienced in order to gain insight into the unconscious forces affecting her behavior. Jeanne's therapist is working from a ________ perspective

psychodynamic

the perspective that focuses on uncovering the fundamental mental component of perception, consciousness, and other mental states is called

structuralism

The subfield of psychology are related to each other because they share a common goal, which is

understanding behavior