terms
Set of assumptions used to explain phenomena and offered for scientific study; usually ending point of a experimental study
Theory
Because of his interest in the basic elements of human experience, Wilhelm Wundt is considered a....
Structuralist
The Father of Psychology in USA is who?
William James
The isthmus of which country connects Costa Rica and Colombia, and therefore, links North America to South America?
Panama
Lake Como and Lake Garda are both located in which Southern European country?
Italy
A prediction or assumption about behavior that is tested through scientific research
Hypothesis
Psychologist that studies the function not the structure of consciousness
Functionalist
The French philosopher Descartes proposed that.....
The mind and body are linked
What stately river runs through the Grand Canyon?
Colorado River
Home to the sand goanna, crest-tailed mulgara, and the southern marsupial mole, the Great Victorian Desert is located in what massive country?
Australia
Psychologist who analyzes how organisms learn or modify their behavior based on their response to events in the environment
Behaviorist
Psychologist that studies basic elements that make up conscious mental experiences
Structuralist
What is the world’s largest society of psychologists and educators?
American Psychological Association
Who studied the conscious and unconscious motivations behind human behavior, that contributed to the core of Psychodymanic Psychology?
Sigmund Freud
What African nation with a two-word "green" name is a group of islands off the western coast of Senegal with a population of around half a million people?
Cape Verde
Branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, or Behavorial disorders
Psychiatry
Psychologist who believes each person has freedom in directing his or her future and achieving personal growth
Humanist
The concept of conditioning is most closely associated with which approach to psychology?
Behaviorist
Which of the following deals with intelligence, memory, problem solving, and motivation?
a. Psychiatry
b. Behaviorism
c. Cognitivism
d. Developmental psychology
c. Cognitivism
How many U.S. state capitals lie west of Los Angeles?
6
Scientific study of behavior that is tested through scientific research
Psychology
Scientist who studies mind and behavior of humans and animals
Psychologist
Who laid the framework for the scientific method in Psychology?
Established on November 11, 1926 and stretching 2,448 miles across the United States, what famous highway is also known as the Will Rogers Memorial Highway?
Which transcontinental country (Europe and Asia) spans 11 time zones?
Russia