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

A field that attempts to understand the links between cognitive processes and brain activity is:

Freud's view of human nature was largely _____, whereas the view of humanistic psychologists was largely _____.

William James (1890) believed that the influence of _____ could help explain absentmindedness.

Sigmund Freud is to Edward Titchener as _____ is(are) to _____.

Psychologists work in a wide variety of settings, but the largest percentage work in:

Which early neuropsychologist trained rats to run mazes, surgically removed parts of their brains, and then measured how well they could run the maze again?

In Pavlov's research, the sound of a tone was a _____ for salivating.

If you believe that the results of a study on conformity conducted on college students in the United States may differ considerably had the study taken place among older adults in Asia, you are thinking like a cultural:

Cultural psychology blossomed in the 1980s when psychologists began to communicate with:

William James viewed consciousness as similar to:

Edward Titchener is known for:

Which topic is LEAST likely to be studied by cognitive psychologists?

The early roots of psychology are firmly planted in physiology and in:

By studying pilots, Donald Broadbent investigated the:

Within psychology, psychoanalysis had its greatest influence on:

According to Chomsky, which observation of language in children challenges a behavioral account?

_____ demonstrated that rats are more likely to form a smell-sickness association than a light-sickness association.

Which of these is LEAST likely to define a culture?

The functionalist approach was MOST influenced by the theory of:

Lance notices that when he jogs with Cheryl, he runs faster than when he jogs by himself. Which psychological approach BEST explains this behavior?