Intro To Psychology- Semester Final Exam

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What is Psychology?

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Scientific study of the behavior of living things

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4 groups used to study behavior

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Physical Characteristics, Cognitive Activity, Emotional States, Social and Environmental Factors

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The process of looking into yourself and describing what is there is called _______.

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Introspection

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A system of viewing the individual as the product of unconscious forces is called _______.

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Psychoanalysis

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A general framework for scientific study is called a ______.

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theory

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The scientific study of human and animal behavior is known as

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Psychology

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Psychologists who believe that people are basically good and capable of helping themselves use the _________ ________.

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Humanistic Approach

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Psychologists who believe we are the product of learning and associations use the ____________ ________.

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Behavioral Approach

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The process of making your own system by borrowing from two or more other systems is called _________.

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Eclecticism

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Psychologists who emphasize how humans use mental processes to handle problems or develop certain personality characteristics use the __________ _________.

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Cognitive Approach

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T or F
Psychology is considered a field that studies humans.

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True

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T or F
John Watson was the founder of psychoanalysis.

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False; Sigmund Freud

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T or F
The Humanistic Approach believes that al people are good and can help themselves be even better

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True

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T or F
B.F. Skinner was a famous behaviorist who focused on observable behavior.

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True

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The approach deals with the motives and forces buried within the mind

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Psychoanalytic Approach

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T or F
Psychology is considered a field that studies humans.

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True

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T or F
John Watson was the founder of psychoanalysis.

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False; Sigmund Freud

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T or F
The Humanistic Approach believes that al people are good and can help themselves be even better

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True

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T or F
B.F. Skinner was a famous behaviorist who focused on observable behavior.

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True

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The approach deals with the motives and forces buried within the mind

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Psychoanalytic Approach

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This approach was proposed by Jean Piaget.

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Cognitive approach

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Why do animals make good research subjects?

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1. They can be studied under experimental conditions for longer periods of time.
2. Shorter life span allows to study behavior over generations.
3. Animal doesn't know its part of an experiment
4. Can be used in ways that would be unethical to treat humans.
5. Psychological processes are very similar to humans.

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Four purposes of studying psychology

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1. To acquire knowledge about behavior for its own sake.
2. To apply basic knowledge to specific situations.
3. To apply basic knowledge to clinical situations.
4. To apply basic knowledge to social problems.

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Practice people of the Stone Age used to cure behavior disorders.

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Trephining- chipping away a hole in the person's skull

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Behavior disorders are caused by evil spirits was a idea of what ancient civilizations?

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Chinese, Egyptians, and Hebrews

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Father of Modern Medicine; first to propose that mental and emotional problems are naturally caused

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Hippocrates

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Four elements that the Greeks believed made up all the earth.

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Fire, air, earth, and water

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The 4 humors

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Blood, Black Bile, Yellow Bile, Phlegm

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Psychologist who opened the first psychology laboratory in 1875

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Wilhelm Wundt