Psych chap 1 quiz

Basic research is best defined as research that _____. a) explores only one field of study b) advances scientific knowledge c) is independent of other disciplines d) solves simple problems encountered by humans and animals in a complex world

Advances scientific knowledge

The idea that depression is influenced by genetics, neurotransmitters, learned responses, thinking patterns, and socioeconomic status and culture represents the _____ model of psychology. a) psychiatric b) evolutionary c) biopsychosocial d) eclectic

Biopsychosocial

What type of psychologist would study the processes through which students go through in committing to memory information from a textbook? a) biological b) cognitive c) psychoanalytic d) behavioral

Cognitive

A scientist watching jackals feed on seals measures the frequency of feeding, types of competitive behaviors, and length of the feeding periods. He is gathering _____. a) anecdotal data b) empirical evidence c) experimental data d) critical evidence

Empirical evidence

If you were keeping an in-depth record of your conscious awareness including sensation, images, feelings, and thoughts that you are aware of experiencing, then you would be practicing what Edward Titchener would have called _________. a) structuralism b) empiricism c) functionalism d) introspection

Introspection

A therapist may be required to break client confidentiality if the client _____. a) asks to be reimbursed for their services b) has more than two diagnosed disorders c) is abusing a child or an elder adult d) is a minor

Is abusing a child or an elder adult

A student is identified by her teachers as being very academically gifted, and the administration anticipates that she would do well in the school's advanced studies program. This is an example of which goal in psychology? a) describing behavior b) explaining behavior c) predicting behavior d) changing behavior

Predicting behavior

Jill believes that she can predict an individual's personality simply by referring back to the position of the stars on the day the individual was born. Her beliefs capture the essence of ________________. a) astral projection b) psychology c) pseudopsychology d) astrophysics

Pseudo psychology

The man who is generally acknowledged as the "father of psychology" is ________. a) Sigmund Freud b) B. F. Skinner c) Wilhelm Wundt d) William James

Wilhelm Wundt

Which of the following best describes the humanistic perspective? a) I am working on developing positively and becoming the best person I'm capable of being. b) I believe that the economy and outside forces are the reason I am depressed. c) The neurotransmitters in my brain are imbalanced and changing that will solve my problems. d) If I go to therapy three times a week for several years and explore childhood trauma, I can resolve my problems.

a) I am working on developing positively and becoming the best person I'm capable of being.

Which of the following is a research question that a behaviorist would investigate? a) How can we help people increase their personal development? b) How do we learn the bad habit of smoking? c) How does brain functioning cause psychological problems? d) How does early childhood trauma affect adult personality?

b) How do we learn the bad habit of smoking?

Functionalism made an important contribution to the science of psychology because it ____________________. a) explained why different individuals experience stimuli differently b) drew the line between branches of psychology so that each had its own function c) expanded the scope of psychology to consider emotion and observable behavior d) specified precisely the scope of psychology as dealing with mental processes

c) expanded the scope of psychology to consider emotion and observable behavior

One part of Freudian theory that is still accepted by many psychotherapists today is the influence of: a) sexual drives on behavior. b) aggressive drives on behavior. c) the unconscious mind on behavior. d) the environment on behavior.

c) the unconscious mind on behavior.

Psychology is defined as the ____ a) science of conscious and unconscious forces on behavior b) empirical study of the mind c) scientific study of the brain d) scientific study of behavior and mental process

the scientific study of behavior and mental processes