Chapter 1 Test Questions

Behaviorist's study what?

focus on observing and controlling behavior

Psychoanalytical theory focuses on what?

focuses on a role of a person's conscious, as well as early childhood experience

What is the technique of structuralism?

Introspection (a process by which someone examines their own conscious experience as objectively as possible)

What kind of psychologist would be consulted in jury and witness selection?

Forensic Psychologist

According to William James, the purpose of psychology was to do what?

He thought psychology's purpose was to study the function of behavior in the world, which was known as functionalism

______ is a perspective within psychology that emphasizes innate within all humans.

Humanism

What century was psychology accepted as an academic?

1800s

What is client-centered therapy?

A therapy that helps clients deal with problematic issues that resulted in their seeking psychotherapy

Who was the first African American to receive a PhD in psychology in the United States?

Cecil Sumner

What is Abraham Maslow best known for?

Proposing the Hierarchy of Human Needs

What is Psychology? What does is refer to?

Psychology refers to the scientific study of the mind.

Who was the first person to be a psychologist?

William Wundt

If you showed a toy to an adult, they will remember where it is, if you show a child where a toy is they will forget, what does this exemplify?

psychoanalysis ?

What is critical thinking?

the active application of a set of skills to information for the understanding and evaluation of that information