History of Psychology
This psychologist is often referred to as the father of experimental psychology.
Wilhelm Wundt
Ivan Pavlov's research led him to discover a process in which animals/people learn by association, which is called *this.*
What is classical conditioning?
Darley & Latane's research found that people often will not intervene to help a person in trouble. They referred to the phenomenon as *this* effect.
What is "the bystander effect?"
Which subfield of psychology is most likely to have a professional license to work with patients?
Clinical and/or Counseling Psychology
True or False: It is necessary to have an undergraduate major/degree in psychology if you want to work in the field of psychology.
What is FALSE?
(It helps to have a psychology major, but isn't always required by grad programs.)
This movement in psychology was influenced by William James, and inspired by Darwin's work on evolution/natural selection.
What is functionalism?
According to Rosenthal & Jacobson, teachers may give a student special treatment just because they were told that the student is "gifted." When these students succeed due to this special treatment, this phenomenon is called:
Self-fulfilling prophecy
(or Expectancy effects)
(or the Pygmalion effect)
Darley & Latane's research suggests that in general, what factor makes a bystander MORE likely to help out in a crisis situation?
When there are fewer (or no) other persons who witness the situation.
Psychologists in this subfield rarely work with patients, and are more likely to do research investigating psychological phenomena.
What is experimental psychology?
Psychologists in these three fields usually are required to have a professional license - name at least TWO of them.
What are counseling psychology, clinical psychology, and school psychology?
According to the history of psychology video, the psychology lab at Wellesley College was the first lab at *this kind* of college.
What is a women's college?
This psychologist conducted a famous study on conformity, which involved students making incorrect guesses as to the length of lines.
Solomon Asch
Elisabeth Loftus' studies on memory suggest that *this kind* of legal testimony is not as accurate as we think it is.
Eyewitness testimony
Practitioners in this psychology subfield would probably benefit from some background/training in education.
What is School Psychology?
In general, according to the lecture, it takes about *this* many years to get through a doctoral program in psychology.
What is 4-6 years?
Stanley Sue is primarily associated with which movement in the history of psychology?
Multicultural psychology
In the famous study of conformity, the researchers discovered that about *this* percent of subjects conformed to answers that they knew were incorrect.
What is about 75%?
Studies on conformity suggest that persons are LESS likely to conform to an incorrect group behavior when *what else* is present?
Another person who also refuses to conform
Which psychology subfield would be most likely to study the functions of the human brain and nervous system?
What is neuropsychology (or biological psychology)?
This is the most common work setting for licensed professional psychologists.
What is private practice?
This psychologist is known for his groundbreaking work on "split-brain patients" who behaved strangely after brain surgery.
Roger Sperry
Festinger's study found that having to say or do something that goes against your beliefs creates *this* psychological phenomenon.
What is cognitive dissonance?
Elizabeth Loftus' study of memory suggested that memory is not an exact "copy" of what happened, and can be influenced by new information. She referred to this phenomena as:
"Reconstructed memory"
(or the misinformation effect)
Which psychology subfield is most likely to work with a business/agency to assist with tasks like employee training, hiring, or evaluation?
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
This is the main reason why psychologists need to have a professional license.
What is in order to practice/conduct therapy - or do individual work with clients?