Psychology chapter 1
When you were training a pet you were most likely rely on which of the following psychological perspectives
Behaviorist
A sample consist of multiple populations true or false
False
Erik Erikson focus more on unconscious processes and less on conscious choice and self direction true false
False
John B Watson developed the social cognitive perspective arguing for the influence of social factors over cognition true or false
False
Psychologist do not adhere to ethical standards that help promote the dignity of the individual maintain scientific integrity and protect research participants and clinical clients from harm true or false
False
The blank perspective is grounded in the work of Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow
Humanistic—existential
In Gesalts psychology learning especially problem-solving is accomplished primarily by
Insight
William wounded use ________ to try to discover the basic elements of experience
Introspection
On his first day as a school psychologist Daniel took a trip to the school ground in quietly sat in the corner watching the children play he noticed several patterns in the way children behave with each other especially when they were playing games Daniel is most likely using the method of
Naturalistic observation
B.F. Skinner proposed
That organisms learn to behave in certain ways because their behavior has a positive outcome
Which of the following statements is true of the experimental method of research
The experimental method allows psychologist to control the experiences of participants and draw conclusions about cause-and-effect
Julie's research work requires her to interview a sample of 200 people within two months she needs to gather data about the sample groups attitude toward certain situations through a questionnaire but she has limited time together information which of the following message to Julie use together the required information
The survey method
Which of the following is a goal of psychology
To explain behavior and mental processes
A hypothesis is a specific statement about behavior or mental processes that is tested the research true false
True
Aristotle wrote a book on psychology more than 2000 years ago true or false
True
Introspection is a research method suggested by Socrates this method is still used in psychology true or false
True
Psychoanalysis is the name of the theory of personality development by Sigmund Freud
True
Psychology is defined as the study of behavior and mental processes true false
True
The first female president of the American psychologicalAssociation Mary Witten Cochins turn down the doctoral degree that was offered to her by Radcliffe university true false
True
Women receive the majority of doctoral degrees in psychology true or false
True
The father of psychology is
Wilhelm Wundt
_____ was the founder of the school functionalism
William James
Amelia is a general physician one of her patients claim to be suffering from constant stomach aches after running some test Amelia concludes that the patient is not suffering from any medical disorder however the patient insisted that she has stomach cancer patient and volunteer for a medical trial where she was given a pill with new medication while participants in the trial were given sugar pills this best exemplifies
A placebo
Which scientific method of research would be used if a college student running for student body president was trying to determine whether to emphasize campus security improve parking facilities or increased health services in their campaign
A survey
According to psychoanalytic approach a good majority of the influences our behavior is
And emphasis on unconsciousness ideas and impulses that originate and childhood conflicts
