Psychology final
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