Ch. 1

Question 1

The idea of humans thinking/reflecting on their own thoughts and behaviors

Answer 1

Introspection

Question 2

The idea that the mind operates by combining emotions and objective sensations; everything together makes up the entire experience

Answer 2

Structuralism

Question 3

How cognitive structures function in our lives; how mental/behavioral processes function and enable us to adapt, survive, and flourish

Answer 3

Functionalism

Question 4

Unconscious thoughts and actions are attributed to unconscious motives, conflicts, and repressions. Sigmund Freud.

Answer 4

Psychoanalytic Theory

Question 5

States that psychologists should solely examine behavior and the causes of behavior (stimuli/responses) rather than the unconscious mind

Answer 5

Behavioralism

Question 6

Studies that stress individual choice and free will. The school of psychology that says we choose out behaviors are are guided by physiological, emotional, or spiritual needs

Answer 6

Humanist Perspective

Question 7

A school of psychology that draws upon psychoanalysis principles, the unconscious mind, repression, and childhood control our thoughts and actions

Answer 7

Psychoanalytic perspective

Question 8

A school of psychology that looks to explain behavior through our biological processes (hormones, brain chemistry, genes, etc.)

Answer 8

Biopsychology perspective

Question 9

A school of psychology that examines human thoughts and actions based in term of natural selection

Answer 9

Evolutionary perspective

Question 10

A school of psychology that examines human thought and behavior in terms of conditioning, stimuli, and observable reactions

Answer 10

Behavioral perspective

Question 11

A school of psychology that examines human thought and behavior in terms of how we interpret, process, and remember our environment

Answer 11

Cognitive perspective

Question 12

A school of psychology that examines how thoughts and behaviors vary between cultures

Answer 12

Sociocultural perspective