Exam 1: What Is Psychology

In their research studies, contemporary psychologists rely heavily upon:

Clinical programs leading to a PhD require a student to complete an extensive literature review instead of a research dissertation.

The cognitive perspective of psychology emphasizes mental processes in certain areas of behavior including language and problem solving.

_______________ is revered by psychologists because his laboratory was the first to have its results published in a scholarly journal.

William James, a functionalist, argued that searching for building blocks of experience was a waste of time.

Wilhelm Wundt's trained introspectors had to make 10,000 practice observations before they were allowed to participate in an actual study.

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

Biases are assumptions that keep us from considering evidence fairly.

Feminist psychology has influenced the study of men.

In recent decades, the public's appetite for pseudoscience has grown. Describe two examples of this "pop psychology" and then analyze the differences between psychology and pseudoscience.

Critical thinking gives importance to:

Which of the following is true about the professional activities of psychologists?

Scholars of the past relied too heavily on empirical evidence to understand human behavior.

Alexandra and Holly both plan to become clinical psychologists, although Alexandra is applying to graduate schools to pursue a PhD and Holly plans to earn a PsyD. What different experiences and requirements are each likely to encounter in earning their graduate degrees?

The forerunners of modern psychology depended heavily on casual observation.

A psychologist who embraces the cognitive perspective would be most interested in:

A manuscript on human nature is discovered and scientists confirm that it is the work of an ancient scholar. In this manuscript, human nature is most likely explored through:

List and define the four major perspectives in modern psychology.

"How" and "why" an organism does something were the concerns of functionalists.

Only psychiatrists and clinical psychologists can write medical prescriptions in all 50 states at present.