PSYCH 120 EXAM 1- CHAPTERS 1,2,3&4
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
American |Psychological |Association |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-professional |organization |representing |
psychologists |in |the |United
States
Behaviorism |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-focus |on |observing |and |controlling |behavior
Biopsychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-study |of |how |biology |influences |behavior
biopsychosocial |model |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-perspective |that |asserts |that |biology, |psychology, |and |
social |factors |interact |to
determine |an |individual's |health
clinical |psychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-area |of |psychology |that |focuses |on |the |diagnosis |and |
treatment |of |psychological
disorders |and |other |problematic |patterns |of |behavior
cognitive |psychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-study |of |cognitions, |or |thoughts, |and |their |relationship |
to |experiences |and |actions
counseling |psychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-area |of |psychology |that |focuses |on |improving |
emotional, |social, |vocational, |and
other |aspects |of |the |lives |of |psychologically |healthy |individuals
developmental |psychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-scientific |study |of |development |across |a |lifespan
disseratation |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-long |research |paper |about |research |that |was |conducted |as |a |
part |of |the |candidate's |doctoral
,training
empirical |method |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-method |for |acquiring |knowledge |based |on |observation, |
including |experimentation,
rather |than |a |method |based |only |on |forms |of |logical |argument |or |previous |authorities
forensic |psychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-area |of |psychology |that |applies |the |science |and |practice |
of |psychology |to |issues
within |and |related |to |the |justice |system
Functionalism |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-focused |on |how |mental |activities |helped |an |organism |adapt |to
|its |environment
humanism |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-perspective |within |psychology |that |emphasizes |the |potential |for |
good |that |is |innate |to |all
humans
intospection |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-process |by |which |someone |examines |their |own |conscious |
experience |in |an |attempt |to
break |it |into |its |component |parts
ology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-suffix |that |denotes |"scientific |study |of"
personality |psychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-study |of |patterns |of |thoughts |and |behaviors |that |
make |each |individual |unique
personality |trait |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-consistent |pattern |of |thought |and |behavior
PhD |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-(doctor |of |philosophy) |doctoral |degree |conferred |in |many |disciplinary |
perspectives |housed |in |a
traditional |college |of |liberal |arts |and |sciences
, postdoctoral |training |program |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-allows |young |scientists |to |further |develop |
their |research |programs |and
broaden |their |research |skills |under |the |supervision |of |other |professionals |in |the |field
psyche |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Greek |word |for |soul
psychoanalytic |theory |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-focus |on |the |role |of |the |unconscious |in |affecting |
conscious |behavior
psychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-scientific |study |of |the |mind |and |behavior
PsyD |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-(doctor |of |psychology) |doctoral |degree |that |places |less |emphasis |on |
research-oriented |skills |and
focuses |more |on |application |of |psychological |principles |in |the |clinical |context
sport |and |exercise |psychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-area |of |psychology |that |focuses |on |the |
interactions |between |mental |and
emotional |factors |and |physical |performance |in |sports, |exercise, |and |other |activities
Structuralism |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-understanding |the |conscious |experience |through |introspection
William |James |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-first |american |psychologist |and |was |a |proponent |of |
functionalism. |He |relied |on |introspection.
Wundt |and |James |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-helped |create |psychology |as |a |distinct |scientific |discipline
Sigmund |Freud |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-believed |that |understanding |the |unconscious |mind |was |
absolutely |critical |to |understand
conscious |behavior. |He |relied |on |dream |analysis, |slips |of |the |tongue, |and |free |association |as |means
to |access |the |unconscious.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
American |Psychological |Association |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-professional |organization |representing |
psychologists |in |the |United
States
Behaviorism |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-focus |on |observing |and |controlling |behavior
Biopsychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-study |of |how |biology |influences |behavior
biopsychosocial |model |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-perspective |that |asserts |that |biology, |psychology, |and |
social |factors |interact |to
determine |an |individual's |health
clinical |psychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-area |of |psychology |that |focuses |on |the |diagnosis |and |
treatment |of |psychological
disorders |and |other |problematic |patterns |of |behavior
cognitive |psychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-study |of |cognitions, |or |thoughts, |and |their |relationship |
to |experiences |and |actions
counseling |psychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-area |of |psychology |that |focuses |on |improving |
emotional, |social, |vocational, |and
other |aspects |of |the |lives |of |psychologically |healthy |individuals
developmental |psychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-scientific |study |of |development |across |a |lifespan
disseratation |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-long |research |paper |about |research |that |was |conducted |as |a |
part |of |the |candidate's |doctoral
,training
empirical |method |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-method |for |acquiring |knowledge |based |on |observation, |
including |experimentation,
rather |than |a |method |based |only |on |forms |of |logical |argument |or |previous |authorities
forensic |psychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-area |of |psychology |that |applies |the |science |and |practice |
of |psychology |to |issues
within |and |related |to |the |justice |system
Functionalism |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-focused |on |how |mental |activities |helped |an |organism |adapt |to
|its |environment
humanism |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-perspective |within |psychology |that |emphasizes |the |potential |for |
good |that |is |innate |to |all
humans
intospection |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-process |by |which |someone |examines |their |own |conscious |
experience |in |an |attempt |to
break |it |into |its |component |parts
ology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-suffix |that |denotes |"scientific |study |of"
personality |psychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-study |of |patterns |of |thoughts |and |behaviors |that |
make |each |individual |unique
personality |trait |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-consistent |pattern |of |thought |and |behavior
PhD |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-(doctor |of |philosophy) |doctoral |degree |conferred |in |many |disciplinary |
perspectives |housed |in |a
traditional |college |of |liberal |arts |and |sciences
, postdoctoral |training |program |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-allows |young |scientists |to |further |develop |
their |research |programs |and
broaden |their |research |skills |under |the |supervision |of |other |professionals |in |the |field
psyche |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Greek |word |for |soul
psychoanalytic |theory |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-focus |on |the |role |of |the |unconscious |in |affecting |
conscious |behavior
psychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-scientific |study |of |the |mind |and |behavior
PsyD |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-(doctor |of |psychology) |doctoral |degree |that |places |less |emphasis |on |
research-oriented |skills |and
focuses |more |on |application |of |psychological |principles |in |the |clinical |context
sport |and |exercise |psychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-area |of |psychology |that |focuses |on |the |
interactions |between |mental |and
emotional |factors |and |physical |performance |in |sports, |exercise, |and |other |activities
Structuralism |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-understanding |the |conscious |experience |through |introspection
William |James |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-first |american |psychologist |and |was |a |proponent |of |
functionalism. |He |relied |on |introspection.
Wundt |and |James |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-helped |create |psychology |as |a |distinct |scientific |discipline
Sigmund |Freud |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-believed |that |understanding |the |unconscious |mind |was |
absolutely |critical |to |understand
conscious |behavior. |He |relied |on |dream |analysis, |slips |of |the |tongue, |and |free |association |as |means
to |access |the |unconscious.
