Chapter 1 Review Questions Psychology

In Milgram's controversial study on obedience, nearly ________ of the participants were willing to administer what appeared to be lethal electrical shocks to another person because they were told to do so by an authority figure.

2/3

________ is most well-known for proposing his hierarchy of needs.

Abraham Maslow

A researcher interested in what factors make an employee best suited for a given job would most likely identify as a(n) ________ psychologist.

I-O

Based on your reading, which theorist would have been most likely to agree with this statement: Perceptual phenomena are best understood as a combination of their components.

Max Wertheimer

If someone wanted to become a psychology professor at a 4-year college, then s/he would probably need a ________ degree in psychology.

PhD

Before psychology became a recognized academic discipline, matters of the mind were undertaken by those in _

Philosophy

The ________ places less emphasis on research and more emphasis on application of therapeutic skills.

PsyD

The operant conditioning chamber (aka ________ box) is a device used to study the principles of operant conditioning.

Skinner

Psyche is a Greek word meaning _

Soul

Which of the following degrees would be the minimum required to teach psychology courses in high school?

bachelor's degree

A researcher interested in how changes in the cells of the hippocampus (a structure in the brain related to learning and memory) are related to memory formation would be most likely to identify as a(n) ________ psychologist.

biological

Which of the following was mentioned as a skill to which psychology students would be exposed?

critical thinking, use of the scientific method, critical evaluation of sources of information.

One would need at least a(n) ________ degree to serve as a school psychologist.

masters

An individual's consistent pattern of thought and behavior is known as a(n) ________.

personality

In the scientific method, a hypothesis is a(n) ________.

proposed explanation

Rogers believed that providing genuineness, empathy, and ________ in the therapeutic environment for his clients was critical to their being able to deal with their problems.

unconditional positive regard