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In 1879, in psychology's first experiment, ___ and his students measured the time lag
between hearing a ball hit a platform and pressing a key -CORRECT ANSWER William
Wundt
William James would be considered a(n) -CORRECT ANSWER Functionalist
Wilhelm Wundt and Edward Titchener would be considered -CORRECT ANSWER
Structuralists
In the early twentieth century, ____ redefined psychology as the "science of observable
behavior" -CORRECT ANSWER Abraham Maslow
Nature is to nurture as -CORRECT ANSWER Biology is to experience
A psychologist treating emotionally troubled adolescents at a local mental health agency
is most likely a -CORRECT ANSWER Clinical Psychologist
A mental health professional with a medical degree who can prescribe medication is a -
CORRECT ANSWER Psychiatrist
A psychologist conducting basic research to expand psychology's knowledge base
would be most likely to -CORRECT ANSWER observe 3- and 6- year olds solving
puzzles and analyze differences in their abilities
used introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind -CORRECT ANSWER
Structuralism
Explored how mental and behavioral processes function- how they enable the organism
to adapt, survive, and flourish -CORRECT ANSWER Functionalism
Who was a memory researcher, but denied her PhD in 1890? -CORRECT ANSWER
Mary Calkins
1st women with psych in PhD and studied animal behavior? -CORRECT ANSWER
Margaret Floy Washburn
Who emphasized the ways our unconscious thought processes and our emotional
responses to childhood experiences affect our behavior? -CORRECT ANSWER Frued
, What did behaviorism dismiss? -CORRECT ANSWER Introspection
Watson and Rayner showed that fear could be learned. What theory did they belong to?
-CORRECT ANSWER Behaviorism
BF skinner agued that consequences shape -CORRECT ANSWER Behavior
Historically significant perspective that emphasized human growth potential -- rejected
behaviorism and Freudian definition of psych -CORRECT ANSWER Humanistic
Psychology
Interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception,
thinking, memory, and language) -CORRECT ANSWER Cognitive Neuroscience
Who drew attention to ways that the environmental influences can nurture/limit growth
potential? -CORRECT ANSWER Roger and Maslow
What did the Cognitive Revolution (1960's) focus on? -CORRECT ANSWER How we
perceive, process, and remember information
Science of mental processes and behavior -CORRECT ANSWER Modern definition of
psychology
3 Main levels of influence -CORRECT ANSWER biological, psychological, cultural
A self correcting process for evaluating ideas with observation and analysis -CORRECT
ANSWER Scientific Method
Why do we use operational definitions? -CORRECT ANSWER To avoid bias
Sq3R -CORRECT ANSWER Survey, Question, Read, Retrieve, Review
Explains behaviors or events by offering ideas that organize what we have observed -
CORRECT ANSWER Theory
Theory that produces testable predictions -CORRECT ANSWER Hypothesis
Descriptive technique in which one individual/group is studied in depth in the hope of
revealing universal principles -CORRECT ANSWER Case study
Descriptive technique of observing & recording behavior in naturally occurring situations
without trying to manipulate or control the situation -CORRECT ANSWER Naturalistic
Observation
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In 1879, in psychology's first experiment, ___ and his students measured the time lag
between hearing a ball hit a platform and pressing a key -CORRECT ANSWER William
Wundt
William James would be considered a(n) -CORRECT ANSWER Functionalist
Wilhelm Wundt and Edward Titchener would be considered -CORRECT ANSWER
Structuralists
In the early twentieth century, ____ redefined psychology as the "science of observable
behavior" -CORRECT ANSWER Abraham Maslow
Nature is to nurture as -CORRECT ANSWER Biology is to experience
A psychologist treating emotionally troubled adolescents at a local mental health agency
is most likely a -CORRECT ANSWER Clinical Psychologist
A mental health professional with a medical degree who can prescribe medication is a -
CORRECT ANSWER Psychiatrist
A psychologist conducting basic research to expand psychology's knowledge base
would be most likely to -CORRECT ANSWER observe 3- and 6- year olds solving
puzzles and analyze differences in their abilities
used introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind -CORRECT ANSWER
Structuralism
Explored how mental and behavioral processes function- how they enable the organism
to adapt, survive, and flourish -CORRECT ANSWER Functionalism
Who was a memory researcher, but denied her PhD in 1890? -CORRECT ANSWER
Mary Calkins
1st women with psych in PhD and studied animal behavior? -CORRECT ANSWER
Margaret Floy Washburn
Who emphasized the ways our unconscious thought processes and our emotional
responses to childhood experiences affect our behavior? -CORRECT ANSWER Frued
, What did behaviorism dismiss? -CORRECT ANSWER Introspection
Watson and Rayner showed that fear could be learned. What theory did they belong to?
-CORRECT ANSWER Behaviorism
BF skinner agued that consequences shape -CORRECT ANSWER Behavior
Historically significant perspective that emphasized human growth potential -- rejected
behaviorism and Freudian definition of psych -CORRECT ANSWER Humanistic
Psychology
Interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception,
thinking, memory, and language) -CORRECT ANSWER Cognitive Neuroscience
Who drew attention to ways that the environmental influences can nurture/limit growth
potential? -CORRECT ANSWER Roger and Maslow
What did the Cognitive Revolution (1960's) focus on? -CORRECT ANSWER How we
perceive, process, and remember information
Science of mental processes and behavior -CORRECT ANSWER Modern definition of
psychology
3 Main levels of influence -CORRECT ANSWER biological, psychological, cultural
A self correcting process for evaluating ideas with observation and analysis -CORRECT
ANSWER Scientific Method
Why do we use operational definitions? -CORRECT ANSWER To avoid bias
Sq3R -CORRECT ANSWER Survey, Question, Read, Retrieve, Review
Explains behaviors or events by offering ideas that organize what we have observed -
CORRECT ANSWER Theory
Theory that produces testable predictions -CORRECT ANSWER Hypothesis
Descriptive technique in which one individual/group is studied in depth in the hope of
revealing universal principles -CORRECT ANSWER Case study
Descriptive technique of observing & recording behavior in naturally occurring situations
without trying to manipulate or control the situation -CORRECT ANSWER Naturalistic
Observation
