15 questions
1. Psychology is defined as the scientific study of__________and mental processes.
Behavior
Animals
Emotions
Until very recently, approximately 130 years ago, psychology was considered to be a branch of __________.
Biology
Philosophy
Religion
Dr. Bender considers biological, psychological, and environmental factors when studying childhood behavioral disorders. He is using different ___________in his approach.
areas of expertise
levels of analysis
theories
Who is considered the father of scientific psychology?
William James
Edward Titchener
Wilhelm Wundt
This philosopher believed that at birth the human mind is "tabula rasa" ?
Socrates
Plato
Locke
According to ____________psychology, people naturally seek out patterns or "wholes" in sensory information that is presented to them.
Clinical
Applied
Gestalt
Which psychologist is associated with the development of the psychodynamic approach?
John Watson
Sigmund Freud
William James
Natural selection, adaptation, and the evolution of behavior patterns are major emphases of _____ psychology.
evolutionary
academic
clinical
_____________ investigates how organisms use their learning and perceptual abilities to function in their environment.
Functionalism
Structuralism
Gestalt
The __________ method refers to a process for conducting an objective inquiry through data collection/research and analysis.
investigative
experimental
scientific
The largest organization of professional psychologists is the _____________.
American Psychological Association
American Clinical Psychologists Association
American Psychological Society
For Freud, much of our behavior is controlled by __________.
environmental stimuli
mental Gestalts
unconscious desires
Memory, perception, learning, intelligence, language, and problem solving are all areas that are of particular interest to a __________ psychologist.
humanistic
cognitive
industrial/organizational
A psychologist that studies group behavior, in other words the behavior of people when they are with other people would be studying what type of psychology?
Cognitive Psychology
Social Psychology
Clinical Psychology
In 1879 in Germany, the first psychological laboratory was developed by __________.
Edward Titchener
Wilhelm Wundt
Sigmund Freud