Psychology Chapter 1 --- Introducing Psychology

Which school of psychology argues that only behaviors that can be observed directly should be studied?

• Humanism

• Psychoanalysis

• Structuralism

• Functionalism

• Behaviorism

Which of the following is the philosophical approach to studying human behavior that emphasizes the purpose or usefulness of behavior?

• Structuralism

• Psychoanalysis

• Behaviorism

• Functionalism

• Humanism

Which of the following approaches is used by a psychologist who emphasizes the power of rewards and punishments to influence behavior?

• Behavioral

• Cognitive

• Humanistic

• Psychoanalysis

• Biological

Which type of therapy is most likely to focus on the patient's or client's childhood experiences?

• Behavior modification

• Biomedical therapy

• Client-centered therapy

• Psychoanalysis

• Rational-emotive therapy

Which of the following best defines functionalism?

• Uses the method of introspection to identify the basic elements of psychological experience

• Based on the premise that it is not possible to objectively study the mind, and therefore that psychologists should limit their attention to the study of behavior itself

• Attempts to understand why animals and humans have developed the particular psychological aspects that they currently possess

• Focuses on the role of our unconscious thoughts, feelings, and memories and our early childhood experiences in determining behavior

• The study of mental processes, including perception, thinking, memory, and judgments

Which psychologist is correctly matched with the associated theoretical approach?

• Freud – behaviorist

• Wundt – psychodynamic

• Jung – cognitive

• Titchener – structuralism

• James – cognitive