Psychology Basics
Modern Approaches 1
Modern Approaches 2
Important People
Misc.
100
The systematic, study of human behaviors and mental processes.
What is Psychology?
100
The topic of psychology that includes the theory of Evolutionary Psychology.
What is the biological topic?
100
What topic of psychology focuses on our thought and on our behaviors that are affected by the way we think
What is the Cognitive View
100
Who was called "the father of psychology" and conducted many experiments about physical awareness.
Who is Wilhelm Wundt
100
What was the mothers name who drowned all 5 of her kids because of a psychological breakdown
Who is Andrea Yates?
200
Who was inspired by Charles Darwin to study Psychology and teach the first classes on it in the 1870s in Harvard?
What is William James?
200
This view of psychology believed that the source of our actions was in the environmental stimuli, rather than mental processes (Strong believer was B.F. Skinner)
What is the Behavioral View
200
What psychological view believes that your actions are influenced by your society and the decisions made by the people around you?
What is the Sociocultural View?
200
Who is not an important figure in Psychology? A) Charles Darwin B) B.F. Skinner C) Wilhelm Wundt D) Albert Einstein
What is D (Albert Einstein)
200
Fake psychology that is not based off science but instead based off palm readings and other psychic readings.
What is pseudo-psychology?
300
What is not a goal of psychology... A) Understand peoples motives B) Understand the way people think and why C) Prevent future psychological breakdowns in people D)Understand why people live in the community they do.
What is D (Understand why people live in the community they do)
300
This view of psychology looks at individuals behaviors through the lens of natural selection.
What is Evolutionary Sociobiology.
300
This topic associates with the ID, Ego, and the Super Ego
What is Psychodynamic View
300
Who was the first woman to earn a PhD in Psychology.
Who is Mary Calkins?
300
Structuralism, Functionalism, Gestalt, and Behaviorism.
What are the four historical approaches of psychology.
400
True or False? Preventing psychological breakdowns is a goal of psychology
What is True
400
This approach is similar to psychoanalysis in that we choose between the ID(unconscious), and the Superego(conscious) to make our decisions.
What is the Psychodynamic approach
400
This psychological approach blends the biological, social, and psychological views and these three are believed to make up the individuals development.
What is the Biopsychosocial approach?
400
Developer of the Evolutionary theory
Who is Charles Darwin?
400
What is the conscious desire in the Psychodynamic view that associates with morals and doing the right thing.
What is Super-ego?
500
What part of the body is psychology most focused on.
What is the Brain?
500
This topic of Psychology believes that our behaviors are the result of our heredity.
What is the Biological view of psychology?
500
This view of psychology believes that humans are born naturally good and a bad decision doesn't make you a bad person and it can be worked out.
What is the Humanistic View?
500
This psychologist explored how mental and behavioral processes function.
Who is William James
500
How many main topics did psychology arise from.
What is 8?