Scenarios
Every time a student asks their parent if they can use the car, their parents say no, therefor they stop asking. This is an example of?
Behaviorism.
Action that can be observed or measured.
Behavior
School of psychology that looks at the basic elements of unconscious experience.
Psychodynamic
The Majority of Psychologists are what?
Clinical Psychologists.
Philosopher who stressed the importance of introspection.
Socrates
A researcher studies the effects of brain lesions in rats. This research study reflects which perspective?
Biological
In contrast to other early psychologists, Sigmund Freud gained his understanding of human in what?
In consultations with patients.
Research that is conducted for its own sake, that is, without seeking a solution to a specific problem.
Experimental Research
Developmental Psychologists are especially concerned with what?
Changes that occur throughout the life span (Womb to Tomb).
The psychologist who wrote the first modern book of psychology, The Principles of Psychology in 1890.
William James
Lina believes that conscious experience (what people think and feel) cannot be studied scientifically. Which approach to consciousness does Lina represent?
Behavioral
Modern psychology was born in the
1800s, after the birth of modern science.
What is associated with psychotherapy?
Clincal psychology
About what percentage of all psychologists specialized in clinical psychology?
39 percent
Founder of behaviorism.
John B. Watson
Stephanie just took a test that attempts to identify people who are likely to succeed in business and marketing. Stephanie's' test was most likely created by what kind of psychologist?
Personality
According to Gestalt psychologists, much learning is accomplished by?
Sudden insight
The modern biological perspective of psychology studies what?
The effects of biological factors on our behavior.
A psychologist who testifies whether a person is legally "sane" or "insane" is a
Forensic Psychologist
Founded Structuralism
Wilhelm Wundt
Little Billy is clinically depressed. He sees a psychologist who teaches Billy that his false and negative thoughts are to blame for his depression. The psychologist then trains Billy how to think positively about himself and situations. What approach of psychology was the psychologist using with Billy?
Cognitive Approach
In its early days, the school of psychoanalysis stressed that behavior was caused by
Unconscious motives and conflicts.
Emphasizes individual potential for growth and stress, individual choices, and free will.
Humanistic
Course planning and instructional methods for school districts are usually handled by
Educational psychologists
Training your dog to shake using delicious dog biscuits is related to which psychologists?
B.F. Skinner