PSY105 WEEK 1- CH. 1 physics questions with answers

1. In an experiment conducted by Professor Costa, the participants' first task is to press any button if they see a red light blink. For the second task, they press the rightmost button if they see a red light blink and the leftmost button if they see a green light blink. Professor Costa is studying the difference in the average lag times of these two tasks. This is similar to experiments conducted by which of the following early psychologists? Wilhelm Wundt 2. Edward Titchener was concerned primarily with the discovery of what? the structure of the mind 3. Structuralists introduced which research method to identify basic elements of the human mind? Introspection 4. If you were taking psychology prior to 1920, how would psychology have been defined? the science of mental life 5. Compared with the structuralists, early behaviorists were much LESS likely to focus on the study of what? Thinking 6. How is psychology currently defined? the science of behavior and mental processes 7. The leader of a self-help group has asked you to recommend an approach to psychology that emphasizes personal growth and people's need for love and acceptance. Which of the following branches of psychology would you recommend for this group? humanistic psychology 8. The debate over whether alcohol use disorder is biologically determined or culturally influenced is most relevant to what issue? nature versus nurture 9. One way to develop a complete picture of any given behavior or mental process is to incorporate an integrated viewpoint that examines biological, psychological, and socialcultural factors. This is also known as what? a biopsychosocial approach 10. Which perspective would be most relevant to understanding long-term memory of information? Cognitive