AP Psychology Midterm Review

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Who was a prominent American functionalist? John B. Watson, Wilhelm Wundt, Jean Piaget, William James

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William James

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In the early 1960s, the cognitive revolution in psychology involved a renewal of interest in the scientific study of 

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mental processes.

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Who would have been most likely to ignore mental processes and to define psychology as “the scientific study of observable behavior”?

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John B. Watson

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Having the patient be self-reflective (looking inward), and training them to report elements of their experience.

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introspection

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The first psychological laboratory was established by

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Wilhelm Wundt.

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Contemporary psychology is best defined as the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.

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behavior and mental processes.

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Humanistic psychologists focused on the importance of healthy growth potential.

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healthy growth potential.

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The branch of psychology that looks at the physical and biological bases of behavior.

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Biological

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Who was the American philosopher who authored a textbook in 1890 for the emerging discipline of psychology?

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William James

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Who is the founder of psychoanalysis?

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Sigmund Freud