Exam 1: What Is Psychology

In America, Wilhelm Wundt's ideas were popularized by one of his students, _______________, who gave Wundt's approach the name "structuralism."

Make sure psychology's past is still present in your memory by choosing the correct response from each pair of terms in parentheses: -The forerunners of modern psychology depended heavily on (casual observation/empirical methods).

Which modern psychological perspective focuses on how people reason, remember, understand language, and solve problems?

The first psychological laboratory was officially established in 1879.

Feminist psychology critically examined the male bias in psychotherapy.

The founder of functionalism was:

Because they relied on anecdotes rather than experiments, the forerunners of modern psychology were always wrong in their description of human behavior.

Which modern psychological perspective focuses on bodily events and their effects on behavior, feelings, and thoughts?

Credit for the founding of modern psychology is generally given to William James.

Critical thinkers generate as many reasonable explanations of the topic at hand as possible before settling on the most likely one.

Open-mindedness implies that all opinions are created equal.

Which of the following is one of the critical-thinking guidelines described in the textbook?

Compared to "pop psychology," psychology:

The biological perspective of psychology emphasizes bodily events and changes associated with actions, feelings, and thoughts.

Social psychologists focus on how groups affect attitudes and behavior.

Wilhelm Wundt's trained introspectors had to make 10,000 practice observations before they were allowed to participate in an actual study.

What is the difference between basic research and applied research?

To most people, the word psychologist conjures up an image of a therapist listening intently to a client. But not all psychologists do clinical work. Describe the different professional activities of psychologists with doctorates. Include examples of work in each of the three general categories.

The phrase "stream of consciousness" is closely associated with William James.

Which school of thought in psychology used the method of trained introspection in research studies?