Psychology 201- Chapter 1 questions with correct
answers
Psychological science seeks to answer questions about how people
______, ______, and ______ as they do. Correct Answer-Think; feel;
act
the Greek philosopher ______ developed early theories about ______,
______, ______, ______, ______, and ______. Correct Answer-
Aristotle; learning; memory; motivation; emotion; perception;
personality
The first psychological laboratory was founded in 1879 by Wilhelm
______. Correct Answer-Wundt
The historical roots of psychology include the fields of ______ and
______. Correct Answer-Biology; philosophy
Some early psychologists included Ivan Pavlov who pioneered the study
of ______; the personality theorist ______; and Jean Piaget, who studied
______. Correct Answer-Learning; Sigmund Freud; children
The first female president of the American Psychological Association
was ______. The first woman to receive a Ph. D. in psychology was
______. Correct Answer-Mary Calkins; Margaret Floy Washburn
, Wundt and James explored the basic elements of mind using the method
of ______. This method proved ______. Correct Answer-Introspection;
unreliable
In its earliest years, psychology was defined as the science of ______
life. From the 1920s into the 1960s, psychology in America was
redefined as the science of ______ behavior. Correct Answer-Mental;
observable
As a response to Freudian psychology and to ______, which they
considered too mechanistic; pioneers ______ and ______ forged ______
psychology. This new perspective emphasized the importance of current
______ influences on the ______ potential of ______ people. Correct
Answer-Behaviorism; Carl Rogers; Abraham Maslow; humanistic
environmental; growth; healthy
During the 1960s, psychology underwent a ______ revolution as it
began to recapture interest in how our ______ processes and retains
information. The study of brain activity linked with mental activity is
called ______ ______. Correct Answer-Cognitive; mind; cognitive
neuroscience
The text author defines psychology as the scientific study of ______ and
______ processes. Correct Answer-Behavior; mental
In this definition, "behavior" refers to any action that we can ______ and
______, and "mental processes" refers to the internal ______ ______ we
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