History of Psychology
Who is considered the father of psychology?
Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
What is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes called?
What is psychology?
What perspective emphasizes the influence of biology on behavior?
What is the biological perspective?
Who conducted the famous line judgment experiment to study conformity?
Who is Solomon Asch?
In what century was the first psychology laboratory established?
What is 19th Century? (1879)
Name one subfield of psychology.
What is clinical psychology? (or cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, etc.)
Which perspective focuses on the potential for personal growth and self-actualization?
What is the humanistic perspective?
What was the main finding of Asch's experiment?
What is that people often conform to the majority opinion even when it is incorrect?
What movement did Sigmund Freud establish?
What is psychoanalysis?
How does psychology differ from psychiatry?
What is psychology focuses on therapy and behavior, while psychiatry involves medical treatment?
Which modern perspective studies how people think, learn, and remember?
What is cognitive psychology?
Describe a key element of the Milgram experiment.
What is the study of obedience to authority figures?
Which psychologist is known for his work on behaviorism?
Who is John B. Watson?
What term describes a psychologist who studies mental processes and how they affect behavior?
What is a cognitive psychologist?
What is the focus of the sociocultural perspective?
What is how culture and social interactions influence behavior?
What did the Stanford prison experiment demonstrate about conformity?
What is how situational factors can lead individuals to conform to roles and expectations?
What was the primary focus of the Gestalt psychology movement?
What is the idea that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts?
What is the primary goal of psychology? (3 things)
What is to understand, predict, and control behavior?
What approach combines cognitive and behavioral techniques?
What is cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)?
Which theory explains why people conform to group norms?
What is social influence theory?