Chapter 1

Question 1

Behaviorism

Answer 1

A strong advocates for the role of natural selection learned through association and observation

Question 2

Clinical Psychology

Answer 2

A branch of Psychology concerned with diagnose and treatment psychological problems disorders.

Question 3

Positive Psychology

Answer 3

A theory and research to better the understanding of the positive aspect of human existence.

Question 4

Professional Specialties In Psychology

Answer 4

1.Clinical Psychology
2.Counseling Psychology
3.School Psychology
4.Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Question 5

Cognition

Answer 5

A branch of psychology concerned with the scientific study of the mind

Question 6

Research areas of psychology

Answer 6

1.Social Cognition
2.Attitudes
3. Violence + Aggression
4.Prosocial Behavior
5.Prejudice+Discrimination
6.Social Identity

Question 7

Structuralism

Answer 7

Seeks to analyze the basic elements and structures of the mind

Question 8

Functualism

Answer 8

Focus on purpose and function of consciousness

Question 9

Seven Unifying Themes

Answer 9

1. Psychology is Empirical
2. Psychology Is theoretically diverse
3. Psychology evolves in socionistorical
   4.Behavior is determined by Multiple causes
   5.Behavior Is shaped by cultural heritage
   6.Heredity and Environment Jointly Influenced Behavior
   7.People’s Experience of the World is Highly Subjective

Question 10

Wilhem Wundt

Answer 10

psychology was the science of conscious experience through a process name introspection.

Question 11

John B Watson

Answer 11

a child’s environment is the factor that shapes behaviors over their genetic makeup (behaviorism)

Question 12

B.F Skinner

Answer 12

Believes that free will is an lliusion and learning is a function of changes in behavior

Question 13

Carl Rogers

Answer 13

A founder of Humanist and believed that human behavior is governed by self concept.

Question 14

Psychology’s intellectual parents are philosophy and what other discipline?

Answer 14

Physiology

Question 15

Which school of thought emerged through the leadership of Edward Titchener?

Answer 15

Structuralism

Question 16

The careful, systematic self-observation of one’s own conscious experience is known as

Answer 16

introspection.

Question 17

Among the following, which has likely contributed to the growth in cultural diversity in psychology?

Answer 17

Growing global interdependence

Question 18

One who is interested in interpersonal relationships may be in what field of research?

Answer 18

Social Psychology

Question 19

To say that psychology is empirical means that its conclusions are based on

Answer 19

direct observation.

Question 20

Which disciplines are considered psychology’s intellectual parents?

Answer 20

Physiology and Philosophy

Question 21

An assumption in the development of psychology is that

Answer 21

Wundt was the founder of psychology due to his merging physiology and philosophy into one unique discipline.

Question 22

B.F. Skinner’s theory can be explained easily as he believed

Answer 22

People tend to repeat good experiences and avoid repeating bad experiences.

Question 23

Cognitive and biological perspectives can also be associated with the argument of

Answer 23

nature vs nurture.

Question 24

Psychologists who study evolutionary psychology study

Answer 24

why species have changed through the generations.

Question 25

Distortions in personal memory, overconfidence in decision-making, denial of personal flaws and problems can all be contributed to

Answer 25

Subjective bias.