Psych 100 Exam 1 Questions With
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The scientific study of behavior and mental processes - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Psychology
The founding date of Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1879
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The founder of Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Wilhem Wundt
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Two fields Psychology was born from - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Physiology and Philosophy| |
An early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the
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elemental structure of the human mind - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Structuralism
A school of psychology that focused on how mental and behavioral
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processes function - how they enable the organism to adapt, survive,
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and flourish. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Functionalism
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,A set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of
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treating various mental disorders - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Psychoanalysis
A branch of psychology concerned with the links between biology and
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behavior (genes) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Biological Psychology
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A philosophy in which interests and values of human beings are of
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primary importance - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Humanism
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The view that psychology (1) should be an objective science that (2)
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studies behavior without reference to mental processes. Most research
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psychologists today agree with (1) but not with (2). - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Behaviorism
Perspective that focuses on the mental processes involved in
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perception, learning, memory, and thinking - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Cognitive Psychology |
The study of the evolution of behavior and the mind, using principles of
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natural selection - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Evolutionary Psychology
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Sigmund Freud contributed to this psychological perspective - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Psychoanalytic
, John B. Watson contributed to this psychological perspective - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Behaviorism
B.F. Skinner contributed to this psychological perspective - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Behaviorism
Carl Rogers contributed to this psychological perspective - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Humanism
Abraham Maslow contributed to this psychological perspective -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Humanism
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A psychologist trained to deal with serious mental illness; they do
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psychological testing, psychotherapy, and conduct research - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Clinical Psychologist |
A psychologist who usually helps people deal with problems of living -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Counseling Psychologist
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A medical doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of
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mental disorders; can prescribe medication - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Psychiatrist
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The scientific study of behavior and mental processes - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Psychology
The founding date of Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1879
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The founder of Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Wilhem Wundt
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Two fields Psychology was born from - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Physiology and Philosophy| |
An early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the
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elemental structure of the human mind - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Structuralism
A school of psychology that focused on how mental and behavioral
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processes function - how they enable the organism to adapt, survive,
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and flourish. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Functionalism
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,A set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of
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treating various mental disorders - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Psychoanalysis
A branch of psychology concerned with the links between biology and
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behavior (genes) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Biological Psychology
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A philosophy in which interests and values of human beings are of
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primary importance - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Humanism
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The view that psychology (1) should be an objective science that (2)
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studies behavior without reference to mental processes. Most research
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psychologists today agree with (1) but not with (2). - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Behaviorism
Perspective that focuses on the mental processes involved in
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perception, learning, memory, and thinking - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Cognitive Psychology |
The study of the evolution of behavior and the mind, using principles of
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natural selection - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Evolutionary Psychology
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Sigmund Freud contributed to this psychological perspective - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Psychoanalytic
, John B. Watson contributed to this psychological perspective - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Behaviorism
B.F. Skinner contributed to this psychological perspective - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Behaviorism
Carl Rogers contributed to this psychological perspective - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Humanism
Abraham Maslow contributed to this psychological perspective -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Humanism
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A psychologist trained to deal with serious mental illness; they do
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psychological testing, psychotherapy, and conduct research - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Clinical Psychologist |
A psychologist who usually helps people deal with problems of living -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Counseling Psychologist
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A medical doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of
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mental disorders; can prescribe medication - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Psychiatrist
