Psychology Exam test questions and
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Psychology is defined as the science of: - ANS✅✅behavior and mental processes
Who is considered the "father of psychology" by his establishment of the first psychology lab? -
ANS✅✅Wilhelm Wundt
Who was William James? - ANS✅✅first American psychologist, author of first psychology
textbook, believed psychology should study the functions of consciousness
Who established the first psychology lab in the United States? - ANS✅✅G. Stanley Hall
Sue believes the field of psychology should study various methods of problem solving, how people
memorize facts, and what changes our thinking structure. Sue would be described as coming from
which perspective of psychology? - ANS✅✅cognitive perspective
Jim, in his approach to psychology, stresses that individuals continually strive to reach their full
potential. Jim would be described as coming from which perspective of psychology? -
ANS✅✅humanistic perspective
Jim is a researcher for a local business. He believes that research should be "problem centered" in
that it tries to solve specific problems in the world. Jim is an advocate of: - ANS✅✅applied
research
Darwin's principle of "survival of the fittest" suggests that those members of a species with trait
variations that contribute to their survival will live longer and thereby are more likely to pass those
traits on to succeeding generations. This follows the concept of: - ANS✅✅natural selection
What theorists developed a theory of cognitive development? - ANS✅✅Jean Piaget
What is considered the "receiver" in a neuron? - ANS✅✅dendrites
Neurotransmitters travel across the: - ANS✅✅synapse
answers graded A+
Psychology is defined as the science of: - ANS✅✅behavior and mental processes
Who is considered the "father of psychology" by his establishment of the first psychology lab? -
ANS✅✅Wilhelm Wundt
Who was William James? - ANS✅✅first American psychologist, author of first psychology
textbook, believed psychology should study the functions of consciousness
Who established the first psychology lab in the United States? - ANS✅✅G. Stanley Hall
Sue believes the field of psychology should study various methods of problem solving, how people
memorize facts, and what changes our thinking structure. Sue would be described as coming from
which perspective of psychology? - ANS✅✅cognitive perspective
Jim, in his approach to psychology, stresses that individuals continually strive to reach their full
potential. Jim would be described as coming from which perspective of psychology? -
ANS✅✅humanistic perspective
Jim is a researcher for a local business. He believes that research should be "problem centered" in
that it tries to solve specific problems in the world. Jim is an advocate of: - ANS✅✅applied
research
Darwin's principle of "survival of the fittest" suggests that those members of a species with trait
variations that contribute to their survival will live longer and thereby are more likely to pass those
traits on to succeeding generations. This follows the concept of: - ANS✅✅natural selection
What theorists developed a theory of cognitive development? - ANS✅✅Jean Piaget
What is considered the "receiver" in a neuron? - ANS✅✅dendrites
Neurotransmitters travel across the: - ANS✅✅synapse
