Psychology Unit 1
What is the area of psychology that focuses on the origin of psychological disorders in biological factors?
Clinical neuropsychology
_______________ unites the areas of neuroscience and clinical psychology.
Clinical neuropsychology
True or false: Most psychologists who are self-employed treat clients.
True
Compared to structuralist, a _____would be most interested in the function of the emotion of fear in preparing us to deal with emergency situations.
functionalist
The approach to psychology that focuses on the organization of perception and thinking in a "whole" sense is what?
gestalt
________ psychology is an approach that focuses on the idea that the whole is different from the sum of its parts?
gestalt
Someone taking the nature side of the nature versus nurture debate is arguing for the importance of ______
inheritance
Someone taking the nature side of the nature versus nurture debate is arguing for the importance of what?
inheritance
A procedure used to study the structure of the mind in which subjects are asked to describe in detail what they are experiencing when they are exposed to a stimulus is called what?
introspection
Wundt and others used a technique called ______, which involved describing in their own words and in as much detail as possible what they were experiencing.
introspection
The change that an experimenter deliberately produces in an experiment is the experimental __________.
manipulation
It is hoped that advances in _______ will allow psychologists to focus more on prevention of psychological disorders rather than only treatment.
neuroscience
The ______ perspective in psychology considers how the body's functioning affects hopes and fears.
neuroscience
Experimental psychology is the branch of psychology that studies the processes of _____ about the world. (4)
perceiving thinking learning sensing
The _______ method is the basis of all psychological research.
scientific
Experimental psychology is the branch of psychology that studies the processes of _____ about the world. (4)
sensing, perceiving, learning, thinking
The perspective that focuses on uncovering the fundamental mental components of perception, consciousness, and other mental states is called what?
structuralism
What is psychology?
the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
Gestalt psychologists believe that, when it comes to perception, the whole is different from _____
the sum of its parts
_______ is the manipulation implemented by an experimenter.
treatment
What considers how our brain and nervous system, and other biological aspects of the body, influence our behavior?
behavior neuroscience
What is included in cognitive psychology? (5)
Decision making Thinking Problem solving Judging Language
____________ psychology focuses on higher mental processes, including thinking, memory, reasoning, problems solving, decision making, and language.
cognitive
The notion that individuals are the victims of forces beyond their control is the concept of what?
determinism
Unlike correlational research, ______ research can determine causal relationships.
experimental
____________ psychology is the branch of psychology that studies the processes of sensing, perceiving, learning, and thinking about the world.
experimental
