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Psychology Chapter 1

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When was Charles Darwin's theory first published? 1859
What were Sigmund Freud's main theories about personality? that problems that appear in adolescence or adulthood can be traced to things that happened in the first five to six years of life
William James wrote... ...the first widely used textbook
John Watson wrote... ...a book on children
What is neurobiological? studying the behavior as the result of nervous system functions and biology
What is behavioral? viewing behavior as the product of learning and associations
What is humanistic? believing that people are basically good and capable of helping themselves
What is psychoanalytic? viewing the individual as the product of unconscious forces
What is cognitive? how humans use mental processes to handle problems or develop certain personality characteristics
What is sociocultural? strongly influenced by the rules and expectations of social groups or cultures
What is a clinical psychologist? works with those with marital, mental, or personal problems
What is a school psychologist? works in a school setting helping students with personal or learning problems
What is a environmental psychologist? works in the industry studying the effects of the environment on people
What is a child psychologist? studies child development and helps children who are struggling
What is an industrial psychologist? works with management to improve working conditions or works with the employees on any issues
What is an engineering psychologist? works to design systems that help people with efficiency
What is an experimental psychologist? works in the industry researching to better understand the human mind and how it operates
What is a teaching psychologist? teaches all of the other fields of psychology
Psychology is the scientific study of... ...human and animal behavior
Behavior includes... ...ones attitudes, thoughts, physical and emotional changes
Two basic types of psychologists are... ...research and applied psychologists
The European "father of psychology" is Wilhelm Wundt
Freud's theory of personality is based on... ...the effects of unconscious conflicts within the individual
One of the founders of American psychology was... ...William James
The approach to the study of the impact of specific social, ethnic, racial, and religious groups on behavior is known as the... ...sociocultural approach
The approach which examines behavior in terms of the physical changes that take place is the... ...neurobiological approach
The first laboratory for studying humans was established in... ...1879
The process for studying humans used by Wilhelm Wundt is called... ...introspection
Psychologists who borrow from other theories to make their own combination are using... ...eclecticism
The psychological theory which views behavior as the result of nervous system functions and biology are... ...neuropsychologists
Psychologists who believe that we are the result of stimulus response situations are called... ...behaviorists
the most famous behaviorist today is... ...B.F. Skinner
An approach to human behavior which came into being in reaction to behaviorism is the... ...humanistic approach
The person who developed the psychoanalytic approach to studying behavior is... ...Sigmund Freud
The approach to the study of behavior which emphasizes one's thinking or use of mental processes is the... ...cognitive approach
The psychologist who suggested that humans be studied as complete wholes was... ...William James
The psychologist who suggested that we are influenced by childhood experiences and unconscious forces was... ...Sigmund Freud
The psychologist who emphasized the positive side of human nature was... ...Carl Rogers
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