psychology chapter 1-2

What do structuralism, Gestalt psychology, and Sigmund Freud all have in common?

Select the correctly ordered list of psychological perspectives, with the earliest perspective listed first.

Psychology refers to the ________.

According to Sigmund Freud, all of the following represent ways to access the unconscious mind except through ________.

Guillermo spends some time each day applying the principles of structuralism to examine his own conscious experience as carefully as possible. Guillermo is engaged in ________.

A series of dots arranged in the shape of a face will be perceived as a face, not a series of dots. A psychologist studying this phenomenon is applying the principals of ________.

Marta is pursuing a graduate degree in psychology. As part of her program she must write a long research paper based on the data she spent the last year gathering. What is the long research paper called?

What should be changed to make the following sentence true? Sigmund Freud believed that understanding the unconscious mind was critical to understand subconscious behavior.

Psychoanalytic theory focuses on ________ and early childhood experiences.

Which kind of psychological area does the work of Jean Piaget exemplify?

According to the biopsychosocial model, what determines health?

According to William James, the purpose of psychology was to ________.

Susan wants to study prejudice, attraction, how we explain our own behavior versus how we explain the behavior of others, and how we resolve interpersonal conflicts. Susan should conduct research in the area of ________.

Which of the following is a criticism of evolutionary psychology?

I provide Ralph with the positive reinforcement of a candy bar when he does something I like. I punish him by squirting him with a squirt gun when he does something I don't like. I am applying the principles of ________ in an attempt to modify Ralph's behavior.

Lucy wants to study changes in cognitive skills, moral reasoning, and social behavior across the lifespan. Lucy should specialize in ________ psychology.

Functionalist psychologists focus on the function of behavior and ________.

Which of the following is an example of research someone might conduct in the area of health psychology?

Dr. Bogdarian noticed that one of her students addresses her with the word mother instead of the word professor or doctor. Dr. Bogdarian applies the principles of ________, and hypothesizes the student misspeaks because he is unconsciously associating her with his mother.

Why is psychology considered a social science?

Cognitive psychology focuses on studying ________.

Which of the following psychologists was a behaviorist?

Who was the first person referred to as a psychologist?

Select the correctly ordered list of psychological theorists, with the earliest theorist listed first.

Introspection refers to a process by which someone examines ________ as objectively as possible.

A(n) ________ is a chamber that isolates the subject from the external environment.

A sample that ________ is most likely to yield generalizable results.

Research on ________ subjects must always involve ________.

________ research studies the same groups of participants over time.

A(n) ________ is a variable that affects both variables of interest and may falsely give the impression of a cause-and-effect relationship.

The ________ group does not get the experimental treatment.

An intelligence test yields the same results when administered on three separate occasions. However, the test's results are more strongly correlated with hours spent doing homework than they are with other standardized intelligence tests. This test has________ reliability and ________ validity.

________ assesses the consistency of observations by different observers.

Which of the following represents a strong negative correlation?

Dr. Mattar is interested in knowing more about brain injury to the occipital cortex, and he studies patients individually in order to gain in-depth knowledge about their behaviors. These studies would best be described as ________.

The ________ is controlled by the experimenter.

Which of the following is an example of an objective measure used by functionalists?