Foundations of Psychology
Psychology is the scientific study of ______ and ______.
Behavior and mental processes
Wilhelm Wundt studied consciousness using a method called ______.
Introspection.
Who is considered the “father of modern psychology”?
Wilhelm Wundt
Which perspective studies how we think, process, and remember information?
Cognitive
A psychologist is studying how children learn language in school. Which perspective might they use?
Cognitive.
Something that is directly observable is called a ______.
Behavior.
E.B. Titchener was the leading figure of which early school of thought?
Structuralism
Who wrote the first American psychology textbook?
William James
Which perspective explains behavior using hormones, the brain, and nervous system?
Biological
A therapist helps a client identify unconscious conflicts. Which perspective are they using?
Psychodynamic.
What makes psychology a science?
Psychologists use the scientific method to ask and answer questions
William James founded which early school that focused on how behavior helps us adapt?
Functionalism
Who believed that unconscious thoughts and childhood experiences shape behavior?
Sigmund Freud
Which perspective studies how behavior and thinking vary across different cultures?
Social-cultural
A psychologist studies how praise and rewards affect student motivation. Which perspective applies?
What is the difference between psychology and philosophy?
Psychology uses scientific research methods, while philosophy uses logic and reasoning
Which school emphasized integrating pieces of information into meaningful wholes?
Gestalt psychology
Which two psychologists were major contributors to behaviorism?
John Watson and B.F. Skinner
Which perspective emphasizes unconscious drives and conflicts?
Psychodynamic
A psychologist believes depression is influenced by both genetics and social environment. Which two perspectives are they combining?
Biological and Social-cultural
Which year and country was the first psychology lab founded?
1879 in Germany
Which school of thought was founded by Freud and emphasized the unconscious mind?
Psychoanalysis (Psychodynamic perspective)
Which humanistic psychologists emphasized free will and reaching full potential?
Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers
Which perspective focuses on rewards, punishments, and observational learning?
Behavioral
This perspective of psychology explains human behavior by focusing on the influence of unconscious drives, childhood experiences, and inner conflicts.
The psychodynamic perspective.