Exam 1: Section 2: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

William James was a noted:

Who was the first non-White president of the American Psychological Association?

Julie believes that the society in which one grows up does not have an impact on psychological issues. Which approach BEST fits her view?

The study of the purpose mental processes serve in enabling us to adapt to our environment is called:

According to evolutionary psychology, jealousy:

Freud emphasized that the problems of many patients could be traced to:

The major limitation of the works of the classical Greek philosophers to an understanding of human behavior is that:

Who invented a conditioning chamber in which rats pressed levers to earn food rewards?

In his best-selling book, Beyond Freedom and Dignity, B. F. Skinner argued that behavior is:

Which type of research fits a social psychologist's interest?

When 4-year-old Isabel hears the sound of the ice cream truck's music, she runs outside in hopes of getting another ice cream bar. The ice cream bar is a _____ running outside when she hears the music.

"You don't know what she thinks, but you know how she acts." This statement characterizes which approach?

The belief that psychological phenomena are likely to vary considerably across cultures and should be viewed only in the context of a specific culture is in accordance with:

In his best-selling book, Beyond Freedom and Dignity, _____ argued that behavior is determined by its consequences and that free will is an illusion.

A person's subjective experience of the world and the mind is:

Who was one of the seven psychologists to start the American Psychological Association?

Psychologist Kurt Lewin believed that stimulus-response psychology was too simplistic to predict human behavior. In his theories, he inserted which terms between stimulus and response?

The scientific study of mental processes, including perception, thought, memory, and reasoning, is called:

Cultural psychologists interested in the body mutilation and blood-letting rituals in mountainous tribes of New Guinea would be informed by independent research conducted by:

In an article entitled "Mapping the Backbone of Science," Kevin Boyack and his colleagues (2005) identified how many hub sciences?