unit 1 part 1 (1-3)

Question 1

critical thinking

Answer 1

thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and assumptions

Question 2

empiricism

Answer 2

what we know comes from experience

Question 3

structuralism

Answer 3

titchner; used introspection to reveal the mind

Question 4

introspection

Answer 4

looking inward, self reflection

Question 5

functionalism

Answer 5

darwin and james; explored how mental and behavioral processes function

Question 6

behaviorism

Answer 6

study of observable behavior

Question 7

humanistic psych

Answer 7

psych perspective that emphasized human growth potential

Question 8

cognitive psych

Answer 8

study of mental processes; how we perceive process, and remember

Question 9

cognitive neuroscience

Answer 9

study of underlying brain activity linked w/ cognition

Question 10

psych

Answer 10

science of behavior and mental processes

Question 11

nature nurture issue

Answer 11

debate between how much a person’s characteristics are formed by either “nature” or “nurture” (nurture=upbringing, nature=biological)

Question 12

evolutionary psych

Answer 12

study of evolution of behavior and mind using natural selection

Question 13

behavior genetics

Answer 13

study of the effect of genetics and environment on behavior

Question 14

culture

Answer 14

shared ideas and behavior passed along generations

Question 15

positive psych

Answer 15

happiness is the byproduct of a pleasant, engaged life

Question 16

biopsychosocial approach

Answer 16

full psych approach: biological, psychological, social-cultrual

Question 17

behavioral psych

Answer 17

study of observable behavior. nervous system, hormones, genetics

Question 18

biological psych

Answer 18

study of links between biological and psychological processes

Question 19

social cultural psych

Answer 19

study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking

Question 20

testing effect

Answer 20

enhanced memory after retrieving; rather than rereading

Question 21

SQ3R

Answer 21

survey, question, read, retrieve, review

Question 22

psychometrics

Answer 22

measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits

Question 23

basic research

Answer 23

aims to increase scientific knowledge base

Question 24

developmental psych

Answer 24

studies change between body and mind throughout life; womb to tomb

Question 25

educational psych

Answer 25

studies influences on teaching and learning

Question 26

personality psych

Answer 26

investigating our persistent traits

Question 27

social psych

Answer 27

studying how we view and affect one another

Question 28

applied research

Answer 28

aims to solve practical problems

Question 29

i/o psych

Answer 29

uses psychology concepts in workplace

Question 30

human factors psych

Answer 30

i/o; explores how people and machines interact

Question 31

counseling psych

Answer 31

help ppl cope w/ challenges and crises

Question 32

clinical psych

Answer 32

assess and treat people w/ disorders

Question 33

psychiatry

Answer 33

psychologists that are also licensed to prescribe drugs

Question 34

community psych

Answer 34

studies how people interact w/ their social enviornments

Question 35

wilhelm wundt

Answer 35

established the first psych labratory; tested perceiving sound

Question 36

g stanley hall

Answer 36

genetic psychologist

Question 37

titchener

Answer 37

used introspection to search for the minds structural elements

Question 38

william james

Answer 38

functionalist, wrote a psych textbook

Question 39

charles darwin

Answer 39

natural selection, evolution

Question 40

mary whiton calkins

Answer 40

established one of the first psych laboratories in the country

Question 41

margaret washburn

Answer 41

first woman to receive a psych phd. animal behavior research

Question 42

john b watson

Answer 42

little albert; classical conditioning

Question 43

bf skinner

Answer 43

behavior analysis

Question 44

sigmund freud

Answer 44

psychoanalysis; childhood, unconcious motives; personality in stages

Question 45

carl rogers

Answer 45

client-centered therapy

Question 46

abraham maslow

Answer 46

hierarchy of needs

Question 47

ivan pavlov

Answer 47

russian psychologist; classical conditioning

Question 48

jean piaget

Answer 48

swiss biologist; focused on observing children

Question 49

dorothea dix

Answer 49

advocate for the mentally ill, created first gen of american mental asylums

Question 50

rene descartes

Answer 50

aruged that body and mind are different; nerve pathway discovery

Question 51

psychoanalysis

Answer 51

freud; how unconcious drives and conflicts influence behavior