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Psychology - History, Approaches, & Careers
Psychology - History, Approaches, & Careers
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A Brief Quiz on the Early History of Psychology
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Alice is having a hard time because she is experiencing hallucinations. Who can help her?
a clinical psychologist
a forensic psychologist
a counseling psychologist
a educational psychologist
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Psychology is defined as the study of...
behavior and mental processes
dreams
thoughts, feelings, and memories
observable behavior
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If a psychologist wanted to combine ideas from several perspectives, they would be considered..
psychdynamic
structuralist
functionalist
eclectic
4
What is the school of psychology that focuses on the purpose of mental experiences?
trephination
empiricism
structuralism
functionalism
5
Mental health professionals who have earned a medical degree and prescribe medications are...
Clinical Psychologists
Psychoanalysts
Psychiatrists
Counselors
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Who wrote the first psychology textbook?
Wilhelm Wundt
Ivan Pavlov
Sigmund Freud
William James
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Empiricism is the theory that...
our behavior is dictated by unconscious forces
the mind and the body are one
our inner thoughts and feelings are unimportant
knowledge originates from experience/experimentation
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Who was the first female to earn a Ph.D. in psychology?
Elizabeth Loftus
Mary Calkins
Margaret Washburn
Mary Ainsworth
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Which perspective focuses on hormones, neurotransmitters, and brain activity?
biological
cognitive
behavioral
humanistic
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Data suggests that personality traits may be inherited, following what perspective?
Behavior Genetics
Biological
Psychodynamic
Cognitive
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Which psychologist could help improve employee satisfaction and performance?
industrial-organizational
educational
clinical
forensic
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Behaviorists like Skinner focused on...
repressed memories
thoughts and feelings
brain chemistry
observable actions
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A cognitive psychologist would treat you for depression by...
prescribing medication that alter serotonin in the brain
interpreting your dreams
changing your thought patterns
changing your behavior
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Edward Titchener developed structuralism, which analyzed psychology by...
attempting to find a biological cause for every emotion
focusing on the purpose of behavior
attempting to break it down into components or elements
focus on observable actions
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Which theory believed that the mind and body were separate?
structuralism
functionalism
dualism
monism
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Who is credited with establishing the first psychology research lab?
Ivan Pavolv
Sigmund Freud
Wilhelm Wundt
William James
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In explaining human behavior, Sigmund Freud emphasized the important influence of...
learning
genetics
neurotransmitters
unconscious drives
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Which perspective would be most interested in how living in Paris would impact one's behavior?
evolutionary
social-cultural
humanistic
biological
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_________ believed that the whole of an experience can be more than the sum of its parts
Empircism
Monism
Gestalt psychology
introspection
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Studying the characteristics that allow species to survive and reproduce is part of the...
psychodynamic perspective
socio-cultural perspective
evolutionary perspective
biological perspective
