Exam 1: Introduction to Psychology

The concept of natural selection was proposed by:

Margaret works in a clinic, and often has clients with mental disorders referred to her so that appropriate mediation can be prescribed.Margaret would most likely be classified as:

The view that certain kinds of knowledge and ideas are inborn is:

Dmitri is studying an abstract painting.As he studies the painting, he is recording all his impressions and feelings as soon as he experiences them.Dmitri's technique for understanding his conscious experience of the painting is known as:

Describe how the jobs of a clinical psychologist and a psychiatrist are similar and how are they are different.

Dr.Adelbeck believes that certain aspects of emotional expression are innate.With respect to emotional development, Dr.Adelbeck takes:

Dr.Evans believes that in order to fully understand complex processes such as taste, we need to understand the purpose that taste plays in survival, not the elementary components that combine to produce taste sensations.Dr.Evans' views are consistent with the:

The person who advocated the view that psychology should focus on the study of observable behavior, rather than the study of conscious experience, was:

In his job as a(n) ____________________, Jackson studies how behavior and mental processes change over the course of the life span.

By the late 1950s, many psychological researchers began to shift away from:

B.F.Skinner is most clearly linked with:

The scientific approach that is concerned with discovering how changes in the environment can lead to changes in measurable behavior is:

A friend is asking you the best way to study for an upcoming biology test.Based on what you've learned from the Practical Solutions section of Chapter 1, you would MOST likely say:

An applied psychologist:

Rueben is a clinical psychologist.While he is at work, Rueben probably spends time:

John Watson is most clearly linked with:

Harry works in a clinic where he often helps couples work through adjustment problems.Harry would most likely be classified as:

What were the views of those in the Gestalt psychology movement?

The following name most closely linked with the behaviorist view in psychology is:

In his job as a(n) ____________________, Carl investigates the internal factors that lead people to act consistently across situations, and how people differ from one another.