Abnormal Psychology Basics

Who studied unconscious and conscious behavior?

• Sigmund Freud

• B.F. Skinner

• Ivan Pavlov

• John B. Watson

Which perspective believed psychology should only study observable and objectively described acts?

• Humanistic

• Behaviorism

• Functionalism

• Structuralism

Which perspective believed psychology should emphasize the potential for growth of each human being and an individual’s freedom to make their own decisions?

• Biological

• Humanistic

• Psychodynamic

• Behavioral

The scientific study of behavior and mental processes is

• psychology

• biology

• morality

• physiology

In 1879, in Leipzig, Germany, the first psychological laboratory was overseen by ______________.

• William James

• William Tell

• Wilhelm Wundt

• Sigmund Freud

Considered to be the 'father of Psychology'

• Descartes

• Wundt

• Freud

• Klein

This individual was responsible for accidentally discovering classical conditioning.

• Maslow

• Pavlov

• Watson

• Wundt

A method of research in which a problem is identified, relevant data are gathered, a hypothesis is

formulated from these data, and the hypothesis is empirically tested.

• norm

• scientific method

• cognitive

The term that means of or pertaining to the mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning,

• norm

• physiological

• cognitive

The study of mental illness, emotional disturbance, and abnormal behavior.

• sociology

• anthropology

• government

• psychiatry