Psych quiz #1

Cognitive psychology

focuses on how people think, remember, store, and use information.

Psychology is best defined as the study of

the mind and behavior

which of the following approaches to psychology did Edward Titchener advocate in the late 1800's

structuralism

what is a main stream psychologist most likely to think about Sigmund Freud?

Freudin theory is untestable and not grounds din science.

Which statement reflects a reasonable attitude for a good student of psychology to have toward any claim about human behavior?

Skepticism is advisable until an idea is proven right.

The hallmarks of Psychology as a science are

careful experimentation and the application of critical thinking

The year 1879 might be thought of as the beginning of psychology as a science because that is the year

Wilhelm Wundt developed and opened the first psychology laboratory.

platos allegory of the cave indicates that

truths about reality are not always obvious

Parents who agree with John Locke notion of tabula Rasa would most likely

expose their children to a rich variety of sensory experiences.

which of the following perspectives argues that human behavior developed in certain ways because it serves a useful purpose

functionalism

how is natural selection related to psychology

humans behave as they fo in part because that behavior promotes survival

a researcher presents his participant with series of flashing lights at varying intervals. After each presentation of a light, he asks the participant to fully describe the internal experiences, a method known as...

introspection

the study of nervous system is called?

neuroscience

an important principle to remember when studying psychology is that

the act of learning changes the physical structure of the brain.

According tot he social Brain hypothesis, each of us can deal effectively with social interactions with roughly 150 people. This implies that

we are capable of maintaining social networks with up to 150 people throughout our lives.