Exam 1: What Is Psychology?

Dr.Brian,a therapist,explains to fifteen-year-old Darcy's parents that Darcy fears his stepmother because most of the fairy tales he heard in his childhood portrayed stepmothers as evil people.Which of the following approaches is Dr.Brian using to explain Darcy's behavior?

JohnB.Watson referred to the natural flow of thought as a "stream of consciousness."

Katherine,a socially inhibited teenager,has always been withdrawn and isolated at her rehabilitation center.However,one day she voluntarily initiates and maintains a conversation with another teenager.Which of the following explanations is most applicable to her behavior in the context of the behavioral approach?

Jason,a nineteen-year-old,has been depressed for a few years.Even after talking to various therapists,he is unable to get to the cause of his depression.He worries that his symptoms may be the result of experiences in his childhood that he has no memory of.In this scenario,the causes of Jason's depression may be best uncovered by a _____.

After a few months of therapy,Michelle's therapist,Allen,reveals to her that her symptoms of anxiety are most likely a result of her troubled childhood,which was spent in fear of a very strict father.Which of the following approaches to psychology is Allen most likely using to understand and explain Michelle's symptoms?

Teresa,a fifteen-year-old,has problems with adjustment.She is distracted and restless in class and very resistant to authority.A consultant psychologist administers an intelligence test to Teresa and discovers that Teresa's adjustment problems are because she has an extremely high IQ.In this scenario,Teresa has been most likely tested by a(n)_____ psychologist.

Explain the fundamental differences between a clinical psychologist and a psychiatrist.

Discuss Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and the process of natural selection.

In psychology,William James was highly influential in developing the school of thought known as:

Charles Darwin argued that _____ determines which species wins the competition for scarce resources.

Which of the following is most likely to be the focus of study for a behavioral psychologist?

Dr.White,a therapist,tells her clients that she is less interested in their day-to-day lives and more interested in their childhood experiences.Which approach to psychology is Dr.White most likely a proponent of?

In psychology,John

Professor Alan is studying the regions of the brain that are activated when his subjects view disturbing images from horror movies In the context of perspectives in psychology,the professor is using the _____ approach in his study.

Objective scientists challenge whether a supposed fact is really true,even though evidence says it is.

Which school of psychology is Wilhelm Wundt associated with?

Explain the sociocultural approach to psychology.

The method of study used by Wilhelm Wundt and his collaborators to discover the basic elements,or "structures," of mental processes was _____.

In the context of areas of specialization in psychology,_____ psychology is concerned with how people become who they are,from conception to death.

Dr.Sam is a clinical psychologist and his father is a psychiatrist.One difference between them is that Dr.Sam's father can prescribe drugs,whereas Dr.Sam cannot.