AP Psych – Flashcard Test Answers

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neuroscience perspective
how the body and brain create emotions memories and sensations

social-cultural perspective
how people differ as products of different environments

psychiatry
the medical treatment of psychological disorders

clinical psychology
The study, assessment, and treatment of troubled people

behavior genetics perspective
how much an environment contribute to individual differences

behavioral perspective
the mechanisms by which observable responses are acquired and changed

industrial/organizational psychology
behavior in the workplace

cognitive perspective
how the mind in codes, processes, stores, and retrieves information

basic research
add to psychology’s knowledge base

applied research
the study of practical problems

evolutionary perspective
how natural selection favors traits that promote the perpetuation of one’s genes

psychodynamic perspective
the disguised effects of unfulfilled wishes and childhood traumas

structuralism
an early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the contents of the mind

functionalism
an early school of psychology that focused on the adaptive values of thoughts and behaviors

empiricism
the view that science flourishes through observation and experimentation

the first psychology lab was established by ______ in the year____
wundt; 1879

who would be most likely to agree with the statement “psychology is the science of mental life”
wilhelm wundt

in psychology “behavior” is best defined as
any action we can observe and record

carl rogers and abraham maslow are most closely associated with
humanistic psychology

in defining psychology the text notes that psychology is most accurately described as
way of asking and answering questions

two historical roots of psychology are the disciplines of
philosophy and biology

the Greek philosopher who believed that intelligence was inherited was
plato

the way the mind encodes, processes, stores, and retrieves information is the primary concern of the ____ perspective
cognitive

which of the following individuals is also a physician
psychiatrist

dr jones research centers on the relationship between changes in our thinking over the life span and changes in moral reasoning. dr jones is most likely a
developmental psychologist

which subfield is most directly concerned with studying human behavior in the workplace
industrial/organizational psychology

dr ernst explains behavior in terms of different situations. Dr ernst is working from the ___ perspective
social-cultural

which perspective emphasizes the learning of observable responses
behavioral

a psychologist who studies how worker productivity might be increased by changing office layout is engaged in ____ research
applied

a major principle underlying the SQ3R study method is that
people learn and remember material best when they actively process it

the biopsychosocial approach emphasizes the importance of
different levels of analysis in exploring behavior and mental process

t or f: psychology’s three main levels of analysis often contradict each other
false

t or f: the primary research tool of the first psychologist was the experiment
false

t or f: the subject matter of psychology has changed over the history of the field
true

t or f: every psychological event is simultaneously a biological event
true

t or f: today, most psychologists work with and the behavioral perspective
false

t or f: the major perspectives in psychology contradict one another
false

t or f: “spaced practice” promotes better retention than “massed practice”
true

t or f: “overlearning” hinders retention
false

t or f: a major school of psychology is to teach us how to ask important questions and to think critically as we evaluate competing ideas
true

t or f: one reason the school of structuralism fell from favor is that the method of introspection was unreliable
true

psychology is defined as the “scientific study of behavior and mental processes.” Wilhelm Wundt would have omitted which of the following words from this definition
behavior and

jawan believes that psychologists should go back to using introspection as a research tool. this technic is based on
self-examination of mental processes

terrence wants to talk to a professional to help him cope with some academic challenges he is facing. you recommend that he contact a
counseling psychologist

professor gutierrez, who believes that human emotions are best understood as being jointly determined by heredity, learning, and the individual’s social and cultural contexts, is evidently a proponent of the
biopsychosocial approach

the philosophical views of john Locke are to of the rené descartes as ___ is to ___
nurture; nature

to say that “psychology is a science” means that
psychologists approach the study of thoughts and actions with careful observation and rigorous analysis

in concluding her report on the “nature-nurture debate in contemporary psychology” karen notes that
nurture works on what nature endows

dr waung investigates how a person’s interpretation of a situation affects his or her reaction. dr waung is working from the ___ perspective
cognitive

dr aswad is studyinf people’s enduring inner traits. dr aswad is most likely a
personality psychologist

the psychological perspective of places the most emphasis on how observable responses are learned is the ___ perspective
behavioral

during a dinner conversation, a friend says that the cognitive and behavioral perspectives are quite similar. you disagree and point of that the cognitive perspective emphasizes ____ whereas the behavioral perspectives emphasizes
conscious processes; observable responses

concerning the major psychological perspectives on behavior, the text author suggests that
the different perspectives often complement one another; together, they provide a fuller understanding of behavior than provided by any single perspective

your roommate announces that her schedule permits her to devote three hours to studying for her upcoming quiz. you advise her to
space study time over several short sessions

the psychological views of William James are to those of Edward tut genes as ____ is to ____
functionalism; structuralism

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