Chapter 1: The science of psychology Flashcards

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1
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What is psychology

A

scientific study of behavior and mental process

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2
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who opened the first psych lab and developed the technique of objective introspect

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Wilhelm Wundt

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3
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who brought structuralism to America

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Edward Titchener

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4
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who proposed fuctionalsim

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William James

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5
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who was the first women to earn PhD

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Mary whiten calkins

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6
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who was the first African American to earn Phd

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Francis Cecil summer

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7
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who proposed the existence of an unconscious mine

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sigmund freud

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8
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who proposed behavioralism

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John b Watson

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9
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which modern perspective focuses on the development of motivations behind a person’s behavior?

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Psychodynamic

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10
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Which modern perspective focuses on operant conditioning of voluntary behavior?

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behavioral

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11
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Which modern perspective focuses on that people have free will

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humanistic

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which modern perspective focuses on memory, intelligence, perception, problem solving, and learning?

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Cognitive

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13
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Which modern perspective focuses on the relationship between social behavior and culture?

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sociocultural

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14
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Which modern perspective attributes human and animal behavior to biological events occurring, hormones, and the activity of the nervous system?

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bio psychological

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15
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which modern perspective looks at the way the mind works and the reason that it works?

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evolutionary

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16
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who diagnoses and treats psychological disorders?

17
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who focuses on the environment conditions that can impact mental disorders?

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social worker

18
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who gives therapy and psychological theories?

19
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What type of research watches humans or animals behave in their normal environment?

A

natural observation

20
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What type of research studies one individual in great detail?

21
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what type of research asks a series of questions about the topic?

22
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Which variable is manipulated by the experimenter

A

independent variable

23
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which variable represents the measurable response or behavior

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dependent variable

24
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which group has subjects that are subjected to the IV

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experimental group

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which group doesn't have subjects that are subjected to the IV
control group
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Who can prescribe medication to patients
psychiatrist
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variables that may interfere with measuring the dependent variable and therefore changing the outcome of an experiment are called
cofounding variables
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which modern perspective focuses on free will, self-actualization and helping patients solve their own issues
humanistic
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which of the modern perspectives focuses on the unconscious as being the primary explanation for why we think and act the way we do?
psychodynamic
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who is best known as the father of American psychology and taught the first psychology class in the US at Harvard
William James
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T or F. nature referes to life experiences that may shape our personality development
false
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if a study can repeat using multiple different sample groups and the research keeps getting the same results it is said to be
reliable