Exam 1: Psychology: the Science of Behaviour

The goal of basic research is simply to learn more about something,while applied research is typically done to solve some real world problems.

The perspective that acknowledges the importance of the environment and internal mental processes in determining behaviour is called:

Which of the following was NOT provided in the textbook as influential in starting the cognitive revolution?

In psychology,both the psychodynamic and cognitive perspectives are considered to be operating at:

Early researchers in psychology who believed that the mind could be studied by breaking it down into its basic components as a chemist might break down a complex chemical compound followed which school of thought?

Li-Jun and colleagues examined how language and culture can affect performance on a sorting task.Their research suggests that our unique histories can be shaped by the culture we are raised in.This example demonstrates how the _______ and the _____ perspectives can interact to clarify our understanding.

If a researcher is studying norms then that individual is most likely taking a humanistic perspective to studying psychology.

Humanistic theorists assume that everyone has an innate tendency towards personal growth and achieving one's individual potential.This concept is called:

If someone is interested in the role of neurotransmitters on behaviour,they are most likely taking a _________________ perspective to studying psychology.

The psychodynamic and humanistic perspectives are similar in that both acknowledge the importance of:

Sigmund Freud first thought that his patients were creating fantasies about being sexually abused as children,but he later revised this view and stressed that he believed these reports to be real and accurate.

Susan is having trouble with anxiety and is working with a therapist to address this problem.As part of her treatment,the therapist teaches Susan how to change her anxiety-provoking thoughts and how to change her environment so that it reinforces the positive behaviours she wants to practice.Susan's therapist is most likely associated with which area of psychology?

_________________ attempts to study how behavioural tendencies are affected by genes.

Charles Whitman was a mass murderer with no previous history of violence.In an attempt to explain his violent behaviour,a psychologist points to Whitman's recent stressful life events and to the way that violence is often reinforced and glorified in today's society.This psychologist's explanation is most compatible with which level of analysis?

Sigmund Freud's particular psychodynamic theory and type of psychotherapy was called ____________.

A specialty area that focuses on the study of basic processes such as ,perception,and motivation is called:

According to the text,in order to obtain a complete understanding of behaviour we need to:

In Western cultures,women are considered the primary caregivers of infants and children.It also seems that,as our population ages,women are the primary caregivers of the elderly.The evolutionary perspective may argue that this is so because:

As an attempt to explain human nature,which psychological perspective views humans as reactors to their environment?

In the Tchambuli tribe from New Guinea,women are more assertive and are responsible for obtaining the tribe's food,while the men usually spend their days working on their art and talking about the women.According to researchers taking a cultural psychology approach,this reversal of the typical western gender roles is: