Exam 1: Psychology: the Science of Behaviour

Steve has been feeling depressed lately and decides to visit a psychologist,Dr.Katz,for some assistance.After that Steve's relationship with his girlfriend recently ended,Dr.Katz begins to think that perhaps Steve's depression has been caused by this recently ended relationship.Dr.Katz's speculations are most similar to which goal of psychology?

The ______________ psychological perspective places an emphasis on how individuals process information and solve problems.

When Franz and Lashley removed most of a rat's cortex they found that:

Researchers who believed in the structuralism school of psychological thought studied sensations through which method?

Japan is generally considered to be a collectivistic culture,while the United States is typically viewed as a(n)___________ culture.

Dr.Forman is a school psychologist who has been asked to observe a disruptive student.After her observation,she writes,"Bobby appeared to have a great deal of difficulty listening to the lessons being taught.He had particular difficulty with the math lesson,and began distracting the students who were sitting next to him by pinching and hitting them." Dr.Forman's observations are most consistent with which goal of psychology?

The cognitive perspective takes a(n)___________ level of analysis.

Freud suggested that __________ are psychological techniques that help us cope with anxiety and the pain of traumatic experiences.

People with the psychological disorder ________________ typically take no credit for the good things that happen in their lives,while they blame themselves for the things that go wrong.

An interaction is when the presence or strength of one factor can influence the effect of another factor.

Which psychological perspective views unconscious motives and early childhood experiences as among some of the major causes of behaviour?

The humanistic and behavioural perspectives are similar in that:

One goal of psychology is being able to predict how animals or people will behave under specific circumstances.

Although psychology courses have been taught in Canada since the early 1900s,the earliest independent Psychology Department at a Canadian university was not created until 1924 at McGill University.

Industrial-organizational psychology would be an example of what type of research?

________________ are medical doctors who receive specialized training in diagnosing and treating mental disorders.

Research on the psychological causes of depression has found that clinically depressed people:

A particular research lab uses advanced electrical recording and brain-imagining tools to monitor brain functioning while people engage in various mental activities.Researchers in this lab are most likely doing investigations in which area of modern cognitive science?

The psychological perspective that focuses on the role of the external environment in influencing and affecting our actions is called the:

Charles Whitman was a mass murderer with no previous history of violence.In an attempt to understand Whitman's actions,psychologists used the following three levels of analysis: