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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

What is used introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind

Define structionalism

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

What perspective focuses on how the body and brain enable emotions, memories, and sensory experiences OR how genes combine with the environment to influence individual differences

Define the biological perspective

200
Name the subfields that focus on (a) people and their work environments, (b) how people change over the life span, (c) the human thinking involved in perceiving, remembering, speaking, and decision making, and (d) diagnosing and treating psychology disorders
What is (a) industrial-organizational psychology (b) development psychology (c) cognitive psychology (d) clinical psychology
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

What is scientific study that that controls variables to find a causal effect

Experimental research

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

What is the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another

Define social Psychology

400
Which of the following psychologists would most likely conduct psychotherapy? 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 Carl Rogers famous for?
What is humanistic psychology
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
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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