5 Written Questions

1. a general approach to gathering information and answering questions that minimizes errors and bias
2. having to do with the process of thinking and understanding
3. a school of psychology that focused on how mental and behavioral processes function - how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish.
4. an early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind.
5. identified conditioned reflexes.

5 Matching Questions

1. natural selection
2. theory
3. dualism
4. biopsychosocial approach
5. behaviorist

1. a Some thinkers popularized ____, the idea that the mind and body are separate and distinct.
2. b an integrated perspective that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis.
3. c the principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those that lead to increased reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations.
4. d a psychologist who studied the basic elements of conscious mental experiences
5. e a complex explanation of phenomena based on findings from scientific research

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. is the acknowledged founder of psychology as a separate field of study.
   1. Sigmund Freud
   2. Wilhelm Wundt
   3. theory
   4. behaviorist
2. the differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon.
   1. levels of analysis
   2. functionalism
   3. Ivan Pavlov
   4. psychoanalyst
3. a branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who sometimes provide medical (for example, drug) treatments as well as psychological therapy
   1. psychoanalyst
   2. theory
   3. psychology
   4. psychiatry
4. the view that (a) knowledge comes from experience via the senses, and (b) science flourishes through observation and experiment.
   1. dualism
   2. empiricism
   3. behaviorist
   4. cognitive
5. psychologist who researches topics related to intelligence, memory, problem solving, and motivation with the goal of helping students learn more effectively
   1. developmental psychologist
   2. clinical psychology
   3. experimental psychologist
   4. educational psychologist

5 True/False Question

1. humanistic psychology → historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people; used personalized methods to study personality in hopes of fostering personal growth.
   

   True        False

2. clinical psychology → a branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders.
   

   True        False

3. psychology → a branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who sometimes provide medical (for example, drug) treatments as well as psychological therapy
   

   True        False

4. hypothesis → an assumption about behavior tested through scientific research
   

   True        False

5. counseling psychology → a branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living (often related to school, work, or marriage) and in achieving greater well-being.
   

   True        False