psychology

The movement called positive psychology investigates such topics as:

courage, originality, and wisdom

Most early psychologists were white men because

female and minority students were often prohibited from attending colleges and universities

william wundt is often called the "father" of modern psychology because

he established the first psychology lab in 1870

Organizational psychologists use psychology to:

help organizations operate better and more efficiently

Dr. wilson attributes the actions of criminal gang members to the cultural norms and roles expectations associated with gang membership. her belief best illustrates a _____________ perspective

illustrates a social cultural prospective

your aunt laura decides to use her personal experiences to write a book about how people solve problems she asks you if it might get published in a journal of psychology. you tell her that some psychologists might now classify her project as "psychology" because:

it's not clear she's using the scientific research

in its early years, psychology focused on the study of ; from the 1920s to the 1960s american psychologists emphasized the study of

mental process and observable behavior

hang signs up for psychology class at his high school because he was most interested in investigating the unique was different individuals think about and interpret life experiences. which perspective will hang most likely focus on in his psychology class?

most likely to focus on cognitive perspective

a friend taking a physics class sees you reading about the history of psychology and asks "isn't that supposed to be a science class? why are you studying about its history?" which of the following is the best argument to offer to your friend?

psychology is a very young science and looking back at its history explains much of the current psychological thinking

the behaviorists emphasized that:

psychology should focus on observable behavior

which perspective of psychology would emphasize that the differing political and economic systems of the united states and china lead citizens of these two countries to adopt different customs and attitudes

social cultural

you overhear someone on the bus talking about how signing freud is the father of modern psychology. you point out that willhelm wundt is a better candidate for the honor because he:

started the first psychology lab

which of the following research areas would belong in the field of psychology, as in defined in the text book

studying how nutrition affects childrens activity levels

Martin Seligman summarized the missions of psychology before World War 2. Which of the missions does he say current psychology mostly ignore?

studying what makes life full

psychological perspective are

ways to explain human behavior

The first psychological laboratory was established in by

1879 wilhem wundt germany

The specialist most likely to diagnose and treat a patient is a:

Clinical psychologist

What is the main difference between clinical psychologists and academic psychologists?

Clinical psychologists diagnose and treat people academic psychologists conduct research

Professor Crisman believes that most women prefer tall and physically strong partners because this preference enhanced the reproductive success of our female ancestors. This viewpoint best illustrates the _______________ perspective:

Evolutionary Perspective

name the historical psychologist who would most likely disagree with the following statement: "psychology is the science of behavior and mental process, so psychological conclusions must be based on experimentation, not person insight".

Sigman Freud

Today, half of all psychology Ph.D.s an two thirds of all psychology graduate students are

Women

contemporary psychology is best defined as the science of

behavior and mental process

Mrs. Thompson believes that her son has learned how to play the piano because she consistently rewards his efforts to learn with praise and affection. her belief best illustrates a(n) _____________ perspective:

behavioral

The behavior genetics perspective can be described as a combination of which two other psychological perspectives?

behavioral perspective and biological perspective

Which of the following psychological perspectives would an evolutionary psychologist be most likely to be interested in?

biological

During the Period 1900 to 1950, which of the psychological projects would have had the most difficulty getting funding or respect in the psychological community?

study successful students thinking about school and learning

If you wanted to do research in the area of positive psychology you might study:

techniques to increasing attributes like courage and integrity