Deck 3: Psychology: Key Concepts and Thinkers

Question 1

Who said "An objective psychologist would be restricted to observing overt responses": ____________

A)wundt
B)kohler
C)titchener
D)watson

Answer 1

kohler

Question 2

The principle of stereoscopic vision is based on _________________

A)accommodation
B)convergence
C)retinal image
D)retinal disparity

Answer 2

retinal disparity

Question 3

Interpreting sensory information as meaningful pattern can be defined as_________________

A)closure
B)sensation
C)gestalt psychology
D)perception

Answer 3

perception

Question 4

When a dog learns to salivate only to a bell and not to a buzzer, the process that has taken place is called ______________

A)extinction
B)conditioning
C)discrimination
D)generalization

Question 5

The process by which an organism learn to make a particular response to a specific stimulus and to no other stimulus is____________________

A)stimulus generalization
B)response discrimination
C)stimulus discrimination
D)response generalization

Question 6

French philosopher ____________________ proposed that the mind and body are separate entities.

A)rene' descartes
B)aristotle
C)william james
D)wundt

Question 7

The first working research laboratory in psychology was established at the University of Leipzig in __________ year.

A)1879
B)1869
C)1989
D)1889

Question 8

Wundt's student _________________ established structuralism, the first major school in psychology.

A)wundt
B)kohler
C)titchener
D)watson

Question 9

______________ could not be used to study children or animals.

A)observation
B)experimental method
C)introspection
D)case study

Question 10

________________ influenced the beginning of the functionalist school of psychology.

A)rene' descartes
B)edward titchener
C)william james
D)wundt

Question 11

The common goal of functionalism and structuralism is an emphasis on the study of _______________.

A)conscious experiences
B)unconscious experiences
C)sub-conscious experiences
D)mental disorders

Question 12

___________________ focus was on the scientific study of observable behavior that could be objectively measured and verified.

A)psychoanalysis's
B)structuralism's
C)functionalism's
D)behaviorism's

Question 13

________________ grew out of the pioneering work of Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov.

A)behaviorism
B)structuralism
C)functionalism
D)gestalt psychology

Question 14

The Austrian physician who emphasized unconscious processes rather than overt observable behavior was ________________.

A)sigmund freud
B)edward titchener
C)william james
D)wilhelm wundt

Question 15

The school of psychology that emphasizes conscious experiences, including each person's unique potential for psychological growth and self-direction, is __________________ psychology.

A)behaviorism
B)structuralism
C)humanistic
D)gestalt psychology

Question 16

The person credited with founding humanistic psychology is __________________.

A)sigmund freud
B)edward titchener
C)william james
D)carl rogers

Question 17

Another humanistic psychologist who developed a theory of motivation that emphasizes personal growth was _______________.

A)max wertheimer
B)edward titchener
C)abraham maslow
D)carl rogers

Question 18

The founder of Gestalt psychology was _________________.

A)max wertheimer
B)edward titchener
C)abraham maslow
D)carl rogers

Question 19

Psychologists who study the diversity of human behavior in different cultural settings and countries are called _______________ psychologists.

A)cultural
B)cross-cultural
C)ethnic
D)cognitive

Question 20

One important factor in the cognitive revolution was the development of the first ____________, which gave psychologists a model for human mental processes.

A)laboratory
B)computers
C)mental activity
D)psychological perspective

Question 21

___________________ is a specialty area that helps develop the instructional methods and materials used to train people in both educational and work settings and studies how people of all ages learn.

A)school psychology
B)educational psychology
C)industrial psychology
D)developmental psychology

Question 22

_______________ is a point of view or general framework that reflects the emphasis a psychologist may take in investigating psychological topics.

A)theory
B)statement
C)perspective
D)analysis