Exam 1: Exstintion: What Is Psychology

Psychologists from the biological perspective would be likely to agree that the symptoms of anxiety often bring hidden rewards,such as being excused from exams.

The authors of our text suggest that students approach psychology as "received wisdom."

Programs leading to a Psy.D.are usually designed to prepare a person both as a scientist and as a clinical practitioner.

A manuscript about human nature is discovered and scientists confirm that it is the work of an ancient scholar.In contrast to the writings of modern psychologists,this manuscript is more likely to explore human nature through:

Psychologists from the behavioral perspective would be likely to agree that the symptoms of anxiety may be the result of a national emphasis on competition that promotes anxiety about failure.

Hippocrates wrote that the brain is the ultimate source of human pleasures,joys,pains,and tears.

Describe the differences between psychobabble and scientific psychology.

Enthusiasm for _______________ did not disappear until well into the twentieth century even though it was a classic pseudoscience.

The learning perspective is an approach that emphasizes bodily events and changes associated with actions,feelings,and thoughts.

The first psychological laboratory was officially established by B.F.Skinner in the United States.

Counseling psychologists are trained to do psychotherapy with severely disturbed people.

The goal of Wilhelm Wundt's trained introspection volunteers was to break down behavior into its most basic elements.

Critical thinkers are able to resist claims that have no support.

"I want to believe that my memory of our family camping trip is true,but that doesn't mean that it IS true." This example illustrates which of the following critical thinking guidelines?

Psychologists from the cognitive perspective would be likely to agree that the symptoms of anxiety may be caused by a chemical imbalance.

The word cognitive is derived from a Latin word that means "to know." Explain why this is an appropriate name for the cognitive perspective in psychology.

Critical thinkers prefer explanations that require the fewest assumptions and are supported by the most evidence.

The psychology that is studied in this textbook bears little relation to the "pop psych" found in self-help books.In our textbook,the psychological information is based on:

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?

Early psychologists who emphasized how behavior helps an organism adapt to its environment were known as functionalists.