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Psychology Exam 1 Multiple Choice, Questions and answers, VERIFIED/ Psychology is the study of a.) mental illness b.) the brain c.) behavior and mental processes d.) observable behavior in humans and animals - -C The followers of ____________ argue that there is a close relationship between animal behavior and human behavior. a.) Jean Jacques Rousseau b.) Charles Darwin c.) John Locke d.) Rene Descartes - -B The year 1879 might be thought of as the beginning of psychology as a s...

interactive dualism - ANSWERdescartes concept that the mind and body are 2 separate entities but they casually interact w/ each other to produce conscious experience psychology - ANSWERbehavior of the mental state physiology - ANSWERa branch of biology Wilhelm Wundt - ANSWERgerman physiologist who established first Psychology lab @ Univ of Leipzig, Germany *was seeking to measure " atoms of the mind" considered to be first Psychology experiment Structuralism - ANSWER*early school ...

Psychology is the study of a.) mental illness b.) the brain c.) behavior and mental processes d.) observable behavior in humans and animals C The followers of ____________ argue that there is a close relationship between animal behavior and human behavior. a.) Jean Jacques Rousseau b.) Charles Darwin c.) John Locke d.) Rene Descartes B Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:00 / 0:00 Full screen The year 18...

Psychology is the study of a.) mental illness b.) the brain c.) behavior and mental processes d.) observable behavior in humans and animals - correct answer -C The followers of ____________ argue that there is a close relationship between animal behavior and human behavior. a.) Jean Jacques Rousseau b.) Charles Darwin c.) John Locke d.) Rene Descartes - correct answer -B The year 1879 might be thought of as the beginning of psychology as a science because that is the year: a.) M...

Test Bank for Psychology Themes and Variations, 6th Canadian Edition By Doug McCann Name: Class: Date: Chapter 1 - The Evolution of Psychology Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 1 Multiple Choice 1. The term “psychology” comes from the Greek words psyche and logos. What does logos mean? a. the study of a subject b. the soul c. logic d. discipline ANSWER: a 2. Psychological research is sometimes distorted or grossly simplified in media coverage, leading to misinformation or ...

Psychology is the study of a.) mental illness b.) the brain c.) behavior and mental processes d.) observable behavior in humans and animalsC The followers of ____________ argue that there is a close relationship between animal behavior and human behavior. a.) Jean Jacques Rousseau b.) Charles Darwin c.) John Locke d.) Rene DescartesB The year 1879 might be thought of as the beginning of psychology as a science because that is the year: a.) Margaret Floy Washburn wrote "The Animal M...

Psychology SLO Test What psychologist was considered a trait psychologist and developed 16 PF - Raymond cattell Perspective that viewed the human condition as a mixture of unconscious desires and conflicts - Psychoanalytic perspective Who is considered the founder of humanistic perspective? - Abraham maslow Who believed that dream analysis could be performed to get a better sense of someone's unconscious desires and conflicts - Sigmund Freud Someone who believes in their abili...

Psychology Test Questions with Correct Answers Wilhelm Wundt's laboratory work involved experimental studies of A) animal intelligence. B) personality development. C) learning and memory. D) reactions to sensory stimulation. - ANSWER D Introspection was the basic research tool used by ________ in order to study people's inner sensations and mental images. A) John Watson B) Charles Darwin C) Edward Titchener D) B. F. Skinner - ANSWER C William James...

Definition of psychology - correct answer The science of behavior and mental processes John B. Watson and B. F. Skinner Subject matter of psychology - correct answer Observable behavior Mental processes/Mental events Animal Behavior Creation of psychology (when and who) - correct answer 1879 William Wundt Structuralism - correct answer Founded by Titchener Attempted to discover the structural elements of the mind Used introspection Functionalism - correct answer Founded by Jame...

# of people with a BA in psych - Answer-3.4 million # of people with a Ph D or Psy D in psych - Answer-207,000 # of divisions in the APA - Answer-56 3 elements that define science - Answer-systematic empiricism, production of public knowledge, examination of solvable problems systematic empiricism - Answer-structured observation which is theory driven and used to test hypotheses production of public knowledge - Answer-scientific findings are submitted to the scientific community for scru...