Unit 1: History and Research Methods

What approach deals with the thinking process?

• Behavioral

• Psychodynamic

• Cognitive

• Humanistic

If you find an old experiment that interests you, how do you replicate it?

• Ask another psychologist to explain it

• Repeat the experiment using identical or improved methods

• Rely on memory of the experiment

• Copy only the conclusion

What was Freud’s main belief?

• Behavior is shaped by rewards

• Thoughts and actions come from the unconscious

• People are naturally good

• Behavior is based only on thinking

What area of psychology treats disorders?

• Social Psychology

• Clinical Psychology

• Developmental Psychology

• Cognitive Psychology

How can you prove a cause-and-effect relationship?

• Survey

• Correlational study

• Controlled experiment

• Case study

In a drug study, what does the control group receive?

• The real drug

• A stronger dose of the drug

• Nothing at all

• A placebo

Who were the main psychologists in the Humanistic approach?

• Freud and Jung

• Maslow and Rogers

• Watson and Pavlov

• Skinner and Wundt

Who created the first psychological laboratory?

• Freud

• Watson

• Wundt

• Skinner

What is self-actualization?

• Following orders

• Developing one’s potential and being the best you can be

• Studying behavior scientifically

• Repressing emotions

John Watson and Ivan Pavlov would agree with which psychologist?

• Skinner

• Maslow

• Freud

• Wundt