Exam 1: Psychology: the Science of Behaviour

The psychodynamic perspective emphasizes all of the following causal factors EXCEPT:

In the Jumbled-Word Challenge example in the textbook,the claim is made that the research was conducted at Cambridge but no reference information is provided.This is an illustration of which thinking critically step offered in evaluating the research?

Which psychological perspective stresses the role of unconscious processes and unresolved conflicts from the past?

A method of analyzing and studying the mind in terms of its basic elements is known as:

Charles Whitman was a mass murderer with no previous history of violence.After Charles Whitman committed several murders and suicide,an autopsy revealed that he had a malignant tumour in an area of the brain associated with aggression.Psychologists who cite this fact in an attempt to explain what happened are focused on which level of analysis?

Researchers who are interested in developing complex computer models of human thought,reasoning,and problem solving would most likely be taking which perspective?

The ______________ perspective emphasizes the importance of unconscious processes,conflicts,early childhood experiences,and personality.

In the 1960s,psychologists conducted a study at a summer camp for 11-year old boys.Researchers in the Robbers Cave experiment altered the conditions so that they were able to both increase group hostility (with competition)and decrease group hostility (with cooperation).Through altering these conditions,the psychologists were demonstrating this goal of psychology:

Which of the following is NOT true of science?

Regarding research on depression,it is generally assumed that the biological level of analysis is the most useful in terms of shedding light on the disorder.

Mary was driving on a dark and stormy night.She was unable to read a hidden traffic sign and she ran off the road and crashed into a street light.Two scientists are called as experts to testify in her defence.Scientist 1,who does research on how vision works,explained the limits of a person's ability to process visual information.Scientist 2,who does research on factors that contribute to car accidents,focused on the circumstances surrounding the accident,like the driver's state of mind and the limited visibility of the sign.Both scientists are using research in defence of the driver.Scientist 1 uses _______________ research and Scientist 2 uses ____________ research.

A psychologist who emphasizes the importance of early childhood experiences and unconscious factors would likely be associated with the cognitive-behaviourism psychological perspective.

When did the cognitive revolution occur?

The _________ psychological perspective emphasizes underlying thoughts,planning,perceptions and memory as the main causal factors in human behaviour.

Most industrialized cultures such as North America and Europe emphasize a different cultural orientation than cultures such as those in Asia,Africa,and South America.In Asia,Africa,and South America,the cultural orientation emphasis is on:

A psychologist who believes that the focus of psychology is not inner mental events but observable actions is most likely associated with which psychological perspective?

What common childhood factor was consistently reported by Sigmund Freud's patients?

George was raised in a family where his sense of self was defined by the various groups of which he was a member,such as his community and his class at school.George understood that the goals of these groups were more important than any of the personal goals of people in these groups.The values emphasized by George's family are most consistent with:

It has been said that no two children receive the same parenting as parents respond to and treat each child differently.Watson and Skinner would probably agree with this statement because ________________.

Which approach to psychology is concerned with how elements of experience are organized into wholes?