20 questions
By seeking to measure "atoms of the mind," who established the first psychology laboratory?
Edward Bradford Titchener
Margaret Floy Washburn
WIlhelm Wundt
William James
Which philosopher proposed that nerve pathways allowed for reflexes?
Socrates
Francis Bacon
John Locke
Rene Descartes
Who coined the term "tablua rasa" (blank slate) to help explain the impact experience has on shaping an individual
Francis Bacon
Rene Descartes
Edward Bradford Titchener
John Locke
Which of the following best describes research typical of Wilhelm Wundt's first psychology laboratory?
Testing ESP using a wall to observe auras above a participants head
measuring the reaction time between hearing a sound and pressing a button
Studying helping behavior, based on the premise that all people are good
making careful observations of animal spirits
With which of the following statements would John B. Watson most likely agree
Psychology should study the growth potential in all people
Psychology should study the unconscious mind
Psychology should focus on observable behavior
Psychology should duty mental thought process
Which of the following is a major issue in modern-day psychology?
nature-nurture
evolutionary-biological
pyschodynamic-cognitive
social- culture-behavioral
Which of the following perspectives is most likely to address how the encoding, storing and retrieval of information might alter our thoughts
Evolutionary
Psychodynamic
Humanistic
Cognitive
Which of the following perspectives would be most likely to examine unconscious motives of a person who is overly aggressive on the basketball court?
Psychodynamic
Social-Cultural
Positive
Humanistic
Positive Psychology, which studies the ideas behind human flourishing, is connected to which psychologist?
John Locke
Martin Seligman
Charles Darwin
John B. Watson
Who among the following would most likely study the interaction of people, machines, and physical environments?
Human Factors Psychologist
Personality Psychologist
Industrial-Organizational Psychologist
Educational Psychologits
Psychiatrists differ from clinical psychologists in that they what?
help people cope with challenges and crises
conduct research
are medical doctors licensed to perscibe medicine
explore how we view and affect one another
Which of the following psychologists most strongly emphasize that human behavior is powerfully influenced by the interaction between people and their physical, social and economic environments?
Community
Evolutionary
Educational
Rehabilitation
Which of the following psychologists would be most likely to investigate biological, psychological, cognitive and social changes over a lifetime?
Educational
Experimental
Developmental
Cognitive
A psychologist investigates the methods teachers use to enhance student learning. IN which of the following sub-field is the psychologist most likely working?
Educational Psychology
Experimental Psychology
Social Psychology
Forensic Psychology
A Psychologist works with children whose parent are divorcing. She helps them develop skills they need to cope with the situation. Which of the following psychologists is most likely to be helping these children?
Industrial-organizational
Social
Reseaching
Counseling
Dwayne is interested in helping people make good decisions reagrding their physical well-being. Dwayne should consider a career an a(n)?
community psychologist
social psychologist
health psychologist
sports psychologist
What perspective is sometimes referred to as the "third force," since it offered a more optimistic alternative to Freud's psychoanalysis and Skinner's behaviorism?
Biological Psychology
Humanistic Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Evolutionary Psychology
A psychologist who uses aversive conditioning to treat a child's bed-wetting problem is using which of the following approaches?
Cognitive
BIological
Behavioral
Social-cultural
Which of the following statements is most typical of the approach of a cognitive therapist?
"Let's go back to your statement about your happiness as a child?"
"When you say 'No one likes me' that's illogical because you do have close friends"
"what I hear you saying is you are angry and I can hear the frustration in your voice"
"I'm perscirbing you and SSRI will increase your postie mood over the next few weeks"
"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change." This core idea in humanistic psychology is a quotation from whom?
Sigmund Frued
Carl Rogers
Martin Seigman
B.F. Skinner