PSY 281 - QUIZ 1

Wolfgang Kohler wrote Principles of Physiological Psychology and is credited with establishing a scientific laboratory of Psychology at the University of Leipzig?

False

In developmental psychology, there is an increasing interest in researching cognitive changes that occur later in life. Why?

Populations of developed nations are living longer.

A skinner box, also known as an operant chamber, is an instrument that isolates an animal from the external environment and allows a researcher to control that animal's rewards and punishments

True

Introspection refers to a process by which someone examines ________ as objectively as possible.

another person's consciousness

Psychology is the scientific study of

behavior and mental processes

A researcher is adamant about only studying observable behaviors. She acknowledges that the consciousness exists, but insists that it can't be observed or documented which means that it cannot be empirically researched. Which of the following perspectives is the researcher using?

behavioral

A series of dots arranged in the shape of a face will be perceived as a face, not a series of dots. A psychologist studying this phenomenon is applying the principals of ________.

gestalt psychology

The main idea of this psychological perspective focuses on the positive and growth aspects of human nature:

humanistic

Which of the following choices refers to a broad explanation or group of explanations for some aspect of the natural world that is consistently supported by evidence over time?

scientific theory

The goal of ____________ is to provide empirical evidence or data based on systematic observation or experimentation.

the scientific method