Ch. 1

Question 0

Defined as to how the mind allows people to adapt, live, work, and play, it is called _____

Answer 0

Functionalism

Question 1

The science of _____ focuses on observable behavior only; it must be directly seen and able to be measured.

Answer 1

Behaviorism

Question 2

This type of psychology focused on structure or basic elements of the mind and is called _____

Answer 2

Structuralism

Question 3

The definition of ______ is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes

Answer 3

Psychology

Question 4

When psychologists ask the question “Does our understanding of human behavior apply equally well to every human being?” they are addressing the ______ enduring issue.

Answer 4

Diversity-universality

Question 5

The general explanation of a set of observations or facts is called a _____

Answer 5

Theory

Question 6

______ ideas are now part of the study of cognitive psychology, a field focusing not only on perception but also on learning, memory, thought processes, and problem-solving

Answer 6

Gestalt

Question 7

_______ Was the theory and therapy based on the work of Sigmund Freud.

Answer 7

Psychoanalysis

Question 8

_______ Held the view that people have free will, the freedom to choose their own destiny

Answer 8

Humanism

Question 9

The _______ perspective focuses on memory, intelligence, perception, problem solving, and learning.

Answer 9

Cognitive

Question 10

A system of gathering data so that the bias and error in measurement are reduce is called the _______ _______.

Answer 10

Scientific method

Question 11

A tentative explanation of a phenomenon based on observation is called a _______

Answer 11

Hypothesis

Question 12

Watching animals or humans behave in their normal environment without interacting with them in a way is called _______ _______.

Answer 12

Naturalistic observation

Question 13

A researcher will always ask a series of questions about the topic under study in a method called _______.

Answer 13

Surveys

Question 14

When groups of psychologist or other professionals look over each proposed research study and judge it according to its safety and consideration for the participants in the study, they are interested in the _______ of the study

Answer 14

Ethics

Question 15

When a researcher uses a variety of methods to gather extensive information about one person, the researcher is engaging in a _______ _______.

Answer 15

Case study

Question 16

The tendency of the experimenters expectations for a study to unintentionally influence the results of the study is called the _______ effect

Answer 16

Experimenter

Question 17

A measure of the relationship between two variables is called a _______.

Answer 17

Correlation

Question 18

A _______ is a professional with an academic degree and specialized training in one or more areas of psychology.

Answer 18

Psychologist

Question 19

The _______ perspective attributes human and animal behavior to biological events occurring in the body, such as genetic influences, hormones, and the activity of the nervous system.

Answer 19

Biopsychological

Question 20

The deliberate manipulation of the variable to see if corresponding changes in behavior result, allowing the determination of cause-and-effect relationship is called an _______.

Answer 20

Experiment

Question 21

The _______ enduring issue addresses whether humans are the masters of their fate or victims of circumstances.

Answer 21

Person-situation

Question 22

The _______ _______ perspective argues that psychology should devote more attention to “the good life”: the study of subject of feelings of happiness and well-being

Answer 22

Positive psychology

Question 23

The _______ perspective focuses on the biological basis of universal mental characteristics that all humans share.

Answer 23

Evolutionary