Psychology: Chapter 1

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.

Maslow

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

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

PsyD

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

bachelor's degree

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.

master's

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

personality

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

philosophy

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

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