Schools of Psychology
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- Q1Jill wants to study the process of thinking. Which fi eld of psychology should she choose?CognitiveLearningSocialPersonality30s
- Q2I believe people choose to live meaningful lives. I share many of the same beliefs as Carl Rogers. Most important, I believe many people have the ability to reach self-actualization. Who am I?SkinnerWertheimerMaslowSeligman30s
- Q3Of the following, who is associated with the Gestalt school of psychology?John WatsonWilliam JamesSigmund FreudMax Wertheimer30s
- Q4Which of the following psychologists wrote The Principles of Psychology?Max WertheimerWilliam JamesSigmund FreudWilhelm Wundt30s
- Q5Psychology is considered a science mainly because it relies on direct observation. Which fi eld of psychology supports this?Psychodynamic psychologyStructuralismSocial psychologyBehaviorism30s
- Q6Which of the following best defi nes eclectic psychology?Th e study of the human brain and central nervous systemTh e study of child developmentTh e study of animal instinctTh e study of a variety of theories within the field30s
- Q7Psychoanalytic psychology focuses mainly on:Rewards and punishmentsSelf-esteem and self-actualizationInternal conflict and unconscious desiresSensation and perception30s
- Q8One major criticism of Ivan Pavlov’s concept of classical conditioning was that:Th e fi ndings overlapped with other fi elds of psychologyIt did not relate to human behaviorIt did not take into account voluntary human behaviorIt did not take into account involuntary behavior.30s
- Q9Which of the following psychologists was a structuralist?Wilhelm WundtJohn WatsonSigmund FreudMax Wertheimer30s
- Q10The use of rewards, punishments, and positive reinforcement is an example of which field of psychology?PsychoanalyticSocialBehavioraCognitive30s
- Q11“Give me a dozen healthy infants and my own special world to bring them up in, and I’ll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist, . . . lawyer, doctor . . .” What psychological approach would support this statement?StructuralCognitivePsychoanalyticBehaviora30s
- Q12Who was considered the father of psychology?WundtJamesKohlerWertheimer30s
- Q13One major difference between structuralism and functionalism is:Structuralists analyze all mental elements, while functionalists analyze only some elements.Only functionalists believe in the importance of introspectionStructuralists try to manipulate the mind in order to understand behavior, while functionalists study the conscious mind to understand behavior.Structuralists wish to divide the mind into mental elements while functionalists believe behavior helps an organism adapt to the environment.30s
- Q14The idea that psychology is not based on scientific fact or human shortcomings but instead should focus on human experience is the basis for which psychological approach?StructuralismCognitive psychologyBehaviorismHumanism30s
- Q15Clients who work with their therapists to explore their past to discover the source of their illness would be seeking what type of therapy?EclecticCognitiveHumanistPsychoanalytic30s