Psychology 101
Your secret feeling of nervousness before giving a speech is an example of what type of behavior?
Covert Behavior
Which psychologist would be most interested in analyzing your dreams and slips of the tongue to understand your unconscious mind?
Freud
These psychologists assist people with the problems of everyday living and may work in schools or businesses.
Counseling Psychologists
This approach views behavior as a product of learned responses based upon rewards and punishments.
Behavioral
What was the specific mental health condition Andrea Yates experienced?
Postpartum Psychosis
Psychology studies the behavior of both humans and what other group?
Animals
What research technique, started by Wilhelm Wundt, involves self-observation of one's own thoughts and feelings?
Introspection
The interaction between physical and psychological health is studied by this type of psychologist.
Health Psychologist
This approach views behavior as a reflection of unconscious aggressive and sexual impulses.
Psychoanalytic
What was the specific, delusional belief Andrea Yates held about her children's eternal fate that motivated her to drown her children?
She was saving them from hell.
Which of the following is NOT a goal of psychology: Explanation, Interpretion, Prediction, or Description?
Interpretation
According to John B. Watson, what are the two things that shape all behavior?
Rewards and Punishments
What is the key difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist?
Psychiatrists are medical doctors who can prescribe medication, while psychologists typically are not MDs.
This approach believes that behavior is viewed strongly by the rules and expectations of specific social groups or cultures.
Sociocultural
What perspective would say that Andrea's actions were a result of her husband leaving her to fend for herself and not getting her the help she needed?
Humanistic
Yawning in class is a clear example of what type of behavior?
Overt Behavior
This psychologist is known for his work with classical conditioning. Woof.
Pavlov
What is the three-letter acronym for the major professional organization for psychologists in the United States?
APA
This approach focuses on our internal conversations, thoughts, and thought processes.
Cognitive
Which perspective would focus on her internal thoughts, such as her belief that she was saving her children?
Cognitive
Explain the difference between overt and covert behaviors and provide one example for each.
Overt behavior is observable and measurable (e.g., crying), while covert behavior is internal (e.g., feeling sad).
How did the "Little Albert" experiment show that fear could be learned?
By pairing a neutral object (a white rat) with a negative stimulus (a loud noise), John Watson conditioned the baby to fear the rat. This demonstrated that behavior (fear) can be learned and conditioned.
What role would a forensic psychologist play in the Andrea Yates case?
A forensic psychologist would evaluate Andrea Yates's mental state to help the court determine her sanity at the time of the crime and her competency to stand trial.
This perspective would look at brain scans, genetics, or hormone levels to explain why you do what you do.
Neurobiological
A psychologist using this perspective might analyze how the expectations and pressures placed on mothers in our society contributed to her mental state.
Sociocultural