Exam 1: What Is Psychology

"I may never know for sure whether some of my childhood memories are real or accurate." Which of the following critical thinking guidelines does this example illustrate?

The formal discipline of psychology, as we know it today, began:

Theorizing that anxious people often think about the future in distorted ways is consistent with the cognitive perspective.

Which modern psychological perspective is behaviorism a part of?

Phrenology:

A difference between the great thinkers of history and today's psychologists is that:

William James, a functionalist, argued that searching for building blocks of experience was a waste of time.

_______________ is the study of psychological issues for the sake of knowledge rather than for its practical application.

Psychology has been a science for more than 1,000 years.

When people think of psychology, they usually think of mental disorders, emotional disorders, abnormal acts, personal problems, and psychotherapy. Describe two other topics that are of great interest to psychologists.

Which of the following is true about the professional activities of psychologists?

Why is Wilhelm Wundt especially revered by psychologists?

A _______________ is a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental disorders and takes a more biological approach than other psychotherapists.

In their research studies, contemporary psychologists rely heavily upon:

Scholars of the past relied too heavily on empirical evidence to understand human behavior.

Which of the following approaches was popular during the early days of modern psychology?

Describe the differences between psychobabble and scientific psychology.

Alexandra and Holly both plan to become clinical psychologists, although Alexandra is applying to graduate schools to pursue a PhD and Holly plans to earn a PsyD. What different experiences and requirements are each likely to encounter in earning their graduate degrees?

Programs leading to a PsyD usually require a student to complete an extensive theoretical paper or literature review instead of a research dissertation.

In recent decades, the public's appetite for pseudoscience has grown. Describe two examples of this "pop psychology" and then analyze the differences between psychology and pseudoscience.