Exam 1: Introduction to Psychology

Cathy, who is majoring in biopsychology, would most likely conduct which of the following studies for her honors thesis?

Sigmund Freud claimed that which of the following is the problem underlying all adult neuroses?

The scientists who developed psychophysics were __________.

_______________ conducted some of the first documented research on perception in the 1800s, focusing on perceptual difference thresholds.

Which of the following psychologists specializes in applying psychological concepts to the understanding of work-related issues?

Which of the following psychologists would examine how instant messaging (IM) has changed the way same-sex peers relate to each other while in school?

Which of the following psychologists founded the field of psychology which suggests that psychology can be worthwhile only if it focuses on observable, measurable behavior and ignores cognition?

The most famous proponent of functionalism was the psychologist __________.

Arguably the most prominent figure in behaviorism was ____________________, who posited that rewards and punishments shape an organism's behavior.

Which of the following was one of the first people to employ a systematic method of classifying and diagnosing psychological disorders?

In terms of the nature-nurture debate, psychologists' contemporary view is that human behavior is __________.

Which of the following early approaches to psychology focused on why and how people think and feel?

Behaviorism is an extreme form of __________.

The first psychology laboratories to conduct systematic observations of human behavior were in __________.

Without chance mutations, which of the following would occur?

The first documented, empirical research in psychology explored a subfield of psychology known as __________.

Psychology is most accurately defined as the __________.

According to Freud, the master defense mechanism is __________.

Natural selection is a process whereby __________.

Evolution, in sum, is based on __________.