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Rue Psychology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This viewpoint focuses on the adaptive value of our behavior and mental processes. | Evolutionary |
| Founded the first psychological laboratory in Leipzig. | Wundt |
| Specific predictions derived from a theory. | hypothesis |
| School of psychology that stresses the basic units of experience of the combinations in which they occur. | sturcturalism |
| An early psychologist who reasoned that psychologists should analyze complex experiences in terms of their simplest components. | Titchener |
| This theory suggests that humans are motivated by unconsious instincts and urges that are not available to the conscioius part of the mind | psychodynamic |
| this theory states that psychology is the study of observable, measurable behavior only | behaviorism |
| this theory focuses on how individuals use their perceptual abilities to adapt and function in their environment | functionalist |
| this theory studies how people perceive and experience objects as a whole | Gestalt |
| this school of psychology is also known as "third force." The emphasis here on human potential and the importance of feeling loved and accepted. | humanistic |
| semantic explanation of a phenomenon; it organizes known facts, allows us to predict new facts, and allows for a degree of control over the phenomenon | theory |
| this early researcher believed our minds are constantly weaving associations and revisiting experiences. He believed that consiousness flows in a continuous stream. | James |
| established the first psychological laboratory in the US | Hall |
| A testable prediction about a phenomenon, usually derived from a theory is called a _____. | hypothesis |
| A scientist solving problems by collecting data through careful systematic observation, developing theories, making predictions based on those theories, and systematically testing those predictions is using this method of research. ______ | scientific method |
| The history of psychology can be divided into how many stages? | 3 |
| At the beginning of the 20th century, most university psychology programs were located in these departments in colleges and universities. | philosophy |
| The first psychology laboratory was founded by this man. | Wilhelm Wundt |
| Wundt's primary experimental interest was in this area. | selective attention |
| Wundt used this term to describe his view of psychology. | voluntarism |
| Who believed that "free will" was largely an illusion. | Freud |
| What technique is a therapist using if he has you lie on a couch and describe your dreams, and say whatever comes into your mind. | free association |
| These animals were involved in Pavlov's famous conditioning experiments. | dogs |
| This theorist believed that an infant is essentially a tabula rasa. | Watson |
| In Watson's famous experiments with Little Albert, he taught Albert to fear his animal. | white rat |
| The graduate student of Watson's who successfully reconditioned a boy who showed a fear of rabbits by presenting the rabbit at a great distance and gradually bringing it closer, was _______. | Mary Jones |
| B.F. Skinner is associated with this branch of psychology. | behaviorism |
| Abraham Maslow is most closely associated with this branch of psychology. | humanistic |
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