cognitive psychology studies...

how we encode, process, store, and retrieve information

functionalism is the focus of how our mental and behavioral processes function - they enable:

adaptation, survival, and how to flourish

the science of behavior and mental processes

experimental psychology is the

study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method

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UNIT 1: PSYCHOLOGY'S HISTORY AND APPROACHES

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introduction to psychology: historical figures, history, and approaches.

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cognitive psychology studies...
cultures
perception
the endocrine system
how we encode, process, store, and retrieve information
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which of these is not a psychology sub-field?
human factors psychology
environmental psychology
industrial-organizational (I/O) psychology
counseling psychology
3
who invented structuralism?
william james
william wundt
sigmund freud
carl rogers
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John B. Watson's experiment with "Little Albert" was
a cross-sectional study
a survey
classical conditioning
operant conditioning
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functionalism is the focus of how our mental and behavioral processes function - they enable:
our survival
conditioned response
homeostasis
adaptation, survival, and how to flourish
6
what is psychology?
how our mental and behavioral processes function
the science of behavior and mental processes
use of introspection to explore structural elements of mind
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approach: how the natural selection traits promoted the survival of genes
behavioral
humanistic
biological
evolutionary
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approach: how behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts
biological
cognitive
psychodynamic
social-cultural
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questions towards the nature-nurture asked today would be
how humans are alike and diverse
are sexual behaviors more "pushed" or "pulled"
are gender differences biologically predisposed or social
all of the above
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scientific study that aims to solve practical problems
applied research
biological research
basic research
research research
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Darwin argued that _ shapes behaviors as well as bodies.
personality traits
natural selection
intropsection
homeostasis
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B.F Skinner
approved introspection
rejected introspection
worked with rats
was a humanist
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humanistic psychology emphasized
personality
growth potential
introspection
survival
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experimental psychology is the
view that psychology should be an objective science
interdisciplinary study of brain activity linked w cognition
study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method
study of behavior without reference to mental processes

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