Multiple Choice 1
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Multiple Choice 2
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Which perspective would be most useful when explaining how people from different countries express anger? (a.) social-cultural (b.) Psychodynamic (c.) behavioral (d.) Functionalist (e.) biological
What is (a.) social-cultural
100
What was Ivan Pavlov famous for?
What is classical conditioning (with dogs)
100
Define structionalism
What is used introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind
100
What Event defined the founding of modern scientific psychology?
What is Wilhelm Wundt's opening of the psychology laboratory
100
The science of behavior and mental processes is the definition of which field of study? a. Philosophy b. Cognitive neuroscience c. Basic research d. Psychology e. Applied research
What is psychology
200
Which of the following professionals is required to have a medical degree? (a.) psychiatrist (b.) psychology (c.) Clinician (d.) Counselor (e.) Psychotherapist
What is (a) psychiatrist
200
What is William James famous for?
What is functionalism
200
Define the biological perspective
What is how the body and brain enable emotions, memories, and sensory experiences OR how genes combine with the environment to influence individual differences
200

What is the overarching perspective that integrates biological, psychological and social forces

What is biopsychosocial

200
The study of the importance of satisfying love and acceptance needs best describes which school of psychology? a. Behavioral b. Functionalist c. Humanistic d. Psychodynamic e. Structuralist
What is (c.) humanistic
300
Which of the following kinds of psychology would most likely explore how we process and remember information? (a.) developmental (b.) biological (c.) social (d.) cognitive (e.) personality
What is (d) cognitive
300
Jean Piaget is best known for which type of psychology
What is developmental
300

Define applied research

What is scientific study that aims to solve practical problems

300

Behaviorists dismissed the value of

What is instrospection

300
Which field of psychology is most interested in studying the link between mental activity and brain activity? a. Humanistic psychology b. Gestalt psychology c. Cognitive neuroscience d. Psychodynamic perspective e. Evolutionary perspective
What is (c.) cognitive neuroscience
400
According to the behaviorist perspective, psychological science should be rooted in what? (a.) introspection (b.) observation (c.) cultural influences (d.) growth potential (e.) basic needs
What is (b.) observation
400
B.F. Skinner was most famous for his "Skinner Box", which is a kind of what psychology
What is Operant Conditioning
400

Define social Psychology

What is the study of how other people and groups influence behavior and mental processes

400

This research method is a descriptive technique in which one individual or group is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles

what is a case study

400

Which of the following psychologists would most likely conduct behavioral therapy? a. Biological b. Clinical c. Industrial-organizational d. Cognitive e. Evolutionary

What is cognitive

500
The debate about the relative contributions of biology and experience to human development is most often referred to as what? (a.) Evolutionary analysis (b.) Behaviorism (c.) The cognitive revolution (d.) The nature-nurture issue (e.) Natural selection
What is (d.) the nature-nurture issue
500

What is Sigmund Freud famous for?

What is psychoanalysis

500
Define psychodynamic psychology
What is a branch of psychology that studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior, and uses that information to treat people with psychological disorders
500

This is a method of research where an investigator manipulates one or more factors (independent variables) to observe the effect on some behavior or mental process (the dependent variable).

what is experimental

500
Which psychological principle best explains why studying an hour a day for a week is more effective than one 7-hour study session? a. Testing effect b. Distributed practice c. SQ#R d. Retrieval practice effect e. Psychometrics
What is (b.) distributed practice
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