psychology prologue quizzes – Flashcards
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Edward Titchener was concerned primarily with the study of
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sensory experiences.
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The early school of psychology that used introspection to discover elements of mind was known as
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structuralism
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Who was the functionalist who authored a textbook for the emerging discipline of psychology?
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James
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Ivan Pavlov pioneered the study of
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learning
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Compared with the structuralists, early behaviorists were much less likely to focus on the study of
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thinking.
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The scientific study of people's behavioral responses to different situations was of special interest to
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B. F. Skinner
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Professor Schroeder argues that children have an innate concept of justice that enables them to distinguish between fair and unfair rules. This argument is most consistent with the views of
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Plato
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In the context of debates over the origins of ideas, nature is to nurture as ________ is to Locke
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Descartes
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Debates as to whether alcohol abuse is biologically determined or culturally influenced are most relevant to the issue of
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nature versus nurture.
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An integrated explanation of human behavior provided by the neuroscience, cognitive, social-cultural, and other perspectives in psychology is most clearly provided by
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a biopsychosocial approach.
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Understanding why the fear of darkness may have contributed to the survival of our human ancestors is most relevant to the ________ perspective
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evolutionary
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Which perspective would be most helpful for understanding the role of spaced practice on long-term memory of information?
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cognitive
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Inherited traits are to learned habits as the ________ perspective is to the ________ perspective.
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evolutionary; behavioral
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Basic research on persistent human traits like optimism and pessimism is most characteristic of the specialty known as ________ psychology
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personality
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Professor Thurstone investigates whether a teacher's negative perceptions of some students can affect the students' test scores. Professor Thurstone is most likely a ________ psychologist
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social
