Psychology final

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for no apparent reason, adam has recently begun to feel so tense and anxious that he frequently stays home from work. It would be best for adam to contact a ___________ psychologist developmental clinical personality biological

clinical

the enduring traditions, attitudes, ideas, and behaviors shared by a large group of people constitute their culture levels of analysis massed practice community psychology

culture

dr. santaniello conducts research on how childrens moral thinking changes as they grow older. it is most likely that dr santaniello is a __________ psychologist social clinical developmental industrial-organizational

developmental

todays psychology is best described as increasingly introspective in its methods psychodynamic in its perspective globalized in its influence controversial in its application

globalized in its influence

behaviorists dismissed the value of science introspection spaced practice applied research

introspection

looking inward and reporting your immediate sensations, images, and feelings is called cognitive neuroscience introspection behaviorism humanistic psychology

introspection

one of the last centurys most influential observers of children was the swiss biologist edward bradford tichener margaret floy washburn william james jean piaget

jean piaget

who suggested that the mind at birth is a blank sheet upon which experience writes charles darwin rene descartes john locke plato

john locke

by suggesting that nurture works on what nature endows, psychologists highlight the fact that we are biologically endowed with a capacity for inborn ideas natural selection introspection learning and adaptation

learning and adaptation

who was a student of william james and the first female president of the american psychological association jean piaget margaret floy washburn rosalie rayner mary whiton calkins

mary whiton calkins

in the 1960s the cognitive revolution in psychology involved a renewal of interests in the scientific study of mental processes hereditary influences unconscious motives learned behaviors

mental processes

wilhelm wundt's laboratory work involved experimental studies of animal intelligence personality development social influence mental processes

mental processes

the survival of organisms best suited to a particular environment is known as functionalism natural selection behavior genetics structuralism

natural selection

from the 1920s into the 1960s american psychologists emphasized the study of genetic influences self-esteem conscious thoughts and feelings observable behavior

observable behavior

john b watson is to edward titchener as ___________ is to __________ biology ; environment observable behavior ; inner sensations mental illness ; psychiatry cognitive perspective ; psychoanalytic perspective

observable behavior ; inner sensations

dr wilson attributes the delinquent behaviors of many teens to the pressures associated with being members of street gangs. her account best illustrates a ___________ perspective behavior genetics social-cultural neuroscience evolutionary

social-cultural

charles darwin attempted to explain the _____ that he encountered unconscious thought processes species variation biopsychosocial approach SQ3R method

species variation

cognitive neuroscience studies relationships between natural selection & genetic predispositions childhood memories & psychological disorders thought processes & brain functions philosophy & physiology

thought processes & brain functions

introspection was the basic research tool used by _____ in order to study peoples inner sensations and mental images john b watson charles darwin edward tichener BF skinner

Edward tichener

early behaviorists such as john b watson would have considered the introspective study of self-esteem to be applied research a positive psychology an unscientific method a biopsychosocial approach

an unscientific method

contemporary psychology is best defined as the science of conscious and unconscious mental activity observable responses to the environment behavior and mental processes maladaptive and adaptive behaviors

behavior and mental processes

professor brody attempts to measure the relative contributions of inborn traits and social influences on sexual preferences and behavior patterns. her research efforts best illustrate the interests of the _________ perspective behavior genetics psychodynamic behavioral cognitive

behavior genetics

which perspective studies the relative contributions of our genes and our environment on our individual differences cognitive behavior genetics social-cultural psychodynamic

behavior genetics

smiling is to feeling as _________ is to ___________ evolution; natural selection behavior; mental process conscious; unconscious nurture; nature

behavior; mental process

akira believes that her son has become a good student because she frequently praises his learning efforts. Her belief best illustrates a __________ perspective. behavior genetics neuroscience psychodynamic behavioral

behavioral

the neuroscience perspective in psychology would be most likely to emphasize that behavior is influenced by environmental circumstances blood chemistry unconscious conflicts subjective interpretations

blood chemistry

the scientific study of mental activities associated with precieving, processing, and remembering information is most central to clinical psychology humanistic psychology evolutionary psychology cognitive psychology

cognitive psychology

rather than seeking to change people to fit their environments, ______ work to create social and physical environments that are healthy for all counseling psychologists cognitive psychologists community psychologists clinical psychologists

community psychologists

dr vazquez helps people make career choices by assisting them in identifying their strengths and interests. dr vazquez is most likely a biological psychologist counseling psychologist cognitive psychologist social psychologist

counseling psychologist

discerning the unstated assumptions and values that underlie conclusions best illustrates ______, which is an important learning tool critical thinking the testing effect introspection sq3r

critical thinking

professor crisman believes that most women prefer tall and physically strong partners because this preference promoted the survival of our ancestors genes. this viewpoint best illustrates the _______ perspective social-cultural cognitive evolutionary psychodynamic

evolutionary

which perspective highlights the reproductive advantages of inherited psychological traits evolutionary cognitive behavioral social-cultural

evolutionary

sherry is often overly generous in sacrificing her time to help others. her friend suggests that by keeping busy in this way sherry avoids confronting her own unconscious conflicts. her friend suggestion illustrates the type of explanation that is most typical of evolutionary psychology cognitive neuroscience structuralism freudian psychology

freudian psychology

which major force in psychology emphasized unconscious thought processes? evolutionary psychology freudian psychology behavior genetics behaviorism

freudian psychology

carl rogers and abraham maslow promoted a historically significant approach known as behaviorism humanistic psychology cognitive neuroscience behavior genetics

humanistic psychology

Lissette wonders whether personality differences between her friends who recently moved from Nigeria and those who moved from Thailand result primarily from biological influences or from cultural influences. In this instance, Lissette is primarily concerned with relative contributions of neuroscience and cognition nature and nurture behavior and mental processes conscious and unconscious thoughts

nature and nurture

efforts to discover whether the intelligence of children is more heavily influenced by their biology or by their home environments are most directly relevant to the debate regarding structuralism and functionalism conscious and unconscious thought observation and introspection nature and nurture

nature and nurture

platos assumption that we inherit character traits and intelligence is most directly relevant to the controversy regarding conscious and unconscious thoughts observation and introspection nature and nurture basic and applied research

nature and nurture

which perspective would help us to understand the impact of strokes and brain disease evolutionary behavioral psychodynamic neuroscience

neuroscience

discovering and promoting human strengths and virtues that help individuals and communities thrive is the major focus of the psychodynamic perspective postitive psychology evolutionary psychology behavior genetics

positive psychology

the specialist most likely to have a medical degree is a clinical psychologist personality psychologist developmental psychologist psychiatrist

psychiatrist

the distinctive feature of the psychodynamic perspective is its emphasis on natural selection brain chemistry unconscious conflicts learned behaviors

unconscious conflicts


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