Exam 1: What Is Psychology

The feminist movement in psychology was important because it:

Which of the following statements is true about Sigmund Freud?

During the early decades of psychology's existence as a formal discipline, three schools of psychological thought became popular. What were these three schools of thought and what became of each of them over time?

The first person to announce that he intended to make psychology a science was:

_______________ emphasized the purpose of behaviour as opposed to its analysis and description.

With which of the following psychological perspectives is the term "behaviourist" most closely associated?

_______________ founded the field of psychoanalysis.

Juanita is studying in her dorm room when her roommate says, "Why did you sign up for a psychology class? Everyone knows that psychology is the same as plain, old common sense." How should Juanita explain the differences between psychology and common sense?

Describe the three schools of psychological thought that became popular when psychology emerged as a discipline, including the major theorists associated with each school as well as the goal of each of these perspectives.

Which school of thought in psychology tried to explain how specific behaviours and mental processes help a person adapt to the environment?

In America, Wilhelm Wundt's ideas were popularized by one of his students, _______________, who gave Wundt's approach the name "structuralism."

_______________ wanted to know how specific behaviours and mental processes help a person or animal adapt to the environment, so they looked for the underlying causes and practical consequences of these behaviours and processes.

How was Darwin's theory of evolution inspirational to the functionalists?

List and define the four major perspectives in modern psychology.

Wilhelm Wundt is known for:

Which modern psychological perspective focuses on bodily events and their effects on behaviour, feelings, and thoughts?

_______________ involved the analysis of the basic elements or building blocks of the mind.

A major point of difference between basic research and applied research is that:

Tara cannot believe what she reads about anger: "...depending on the circumstances, sometimes it is helpful to express your feelings, but sometimes venting your anger makes everything worse." Tara finds this difficult to accept because she has been told over and over that it is healthy to "ventilate" her anger. Based on your reading of Chapter 2, design a research study that Tara could conduct in order to examine this issue.

Which of the following approaches was popular during the early days of modern psychology?