Intro to Psychology
What type of people were responsible for the origins of psychology? (Use descriptors)
Old, white men, mostly from Germany
Neurons
The variable being manipulated in an experiment to cause change
Independent
This perspective is concerned with how organisms adapt
Functionalism
Psychological perspective focusing on how ethnicity, gender, and culture affect behavior
Sociocultural Perspective
Who is the the psychologist that founded Functionalism?
William James
True of False:
You can think logically when in fight or flight
False
The variable that is not controlled in an experiment
Dependent
This is when an action will be repeated when rewarded
Reinfocrement
Contemporary perspective stating personal experiences determine who we are
Humanistic Perspective
Who founded Structuralism and had the first laboratory?
Wilhelm Wundt
True or False:
Anxiety causes more activity in the brain
True
negative
This perspective states that unconscious processes are more important than conscious processes
Psychoanalysis
Fill in the following step for Scientific Method:
1) Form a question
2) Form a hypothesis
3) ______________
Test hypothesis
What psychologist founded reinforcement?
B.F. Skinner
True or false:
Depression causes more activity in the brain
False
An experiment where neither participants nor researchers know who receives the placebo is a single or double blind experiment?
Double Blind
This perspective is active and meaningful
Gestalt School
Fill in the missing step for Scientific Method:
4) Analyze results
5)_____________
6) Replicate
Draw conclusions
Who founded Behaviorism?
John B. Watson
The fat covering the axon of a neuron
Myelin Sheath
Define hypothesis
An educated guess that can be tested
This perspective looks at objectives sensation and subjective feelings
Structuralism
Placebo