PSY 113 chapter 1 – Flashcards

The major precept of the British philosophical school of empiricism associated with John Locke was that...

Recognized as being the first psychologist was ________. He was a research assistant to Hermann von Helmholtz, and his ideas provided the foundation for what later be called ________.

Which of the following statements best describes Gestalt theory?

Who is the American psychologist who proposed the functionalist approach and whose textbook, Principles of Psychology, had dominated the field of psychology influential on most mainstream psychology today?

Which leading behaviorist proposed the Law of Effect based on his experiments with cats escaping a puzzle box?

Skinner generalized his laboratory findings to complex human behaviors even though his research subjects were limited to ________.

Who first contributed the term cognition to the emerging field that eventually became known as cognitive psychology?

Whose theory about the unconscious mind could be described like a three-layer cake?

A leading humanistic thinker who introduced a major theory of motivation with a goal of self-actualization was ________.