psychology 101 unit 1 Study quiz 1

Wilhelm Wundt believed the focus of psychology should be

Dr. Lee is studying pain perception using a functionalist perspective. It is most likely that Dr. Le would suggest that we can only understand the conscious experience of pain

According to Sigmund Freud, and individual's personality is largely determined by

Organisms tend to repeat responses that lead to positive outcomes, and they tend not to repeat responses that lead to neutral or negative outcomes. These words would most likely have been said by

Manny tends to be very passive and allows people to take advantage of him. What would a humanist be most likely to say about Manny.

Which of the following sounds LEAST like the work of an applied psychologist?

The Human Genome Project invoves a large number of scientists who are trying to determine the biochemical nature of all the genes on each chromosome in the human body. These scientists come from a variety of areas, including, psychology. The psychologists working on this project are most likely

Researchers in psychology have "to see it to believe it." This orientation is most consistent with

A biopsychosocial approach to explaining your performance in a course would most likely focus on

Nature is to nurture as

Dr. Malm predicts that if teachers ignore students who act up in class, fewer students will act up in class. Dr. Malm's prediction is an example of

An operational definition

The experiment is a research method in which the investigator

Researchers who were studying plant growth raised plants in two separate rooms. One room had taped conversations playing 24 hours a day; the other room was silent. The researchers found that the plants grew better in the room which had the conversations playing. In this study, the type of room (conversation or silence) would be

A group of researchers wants to determine if people are more likely to follow directions if the person giving the directions is in a uniform. Half the participants are directed to a parking spot by a uniformed security guard, the other half are directed to a parking spot by an individual wearing blue jeans and a t-shirt. In this study the dependent variable would be

Psychologists see the study of ________ as an attempt to account for the individuality of the human mind

The unique and relatively stable ways in which each individual thinks, acts, and feels is called _______.

The question of whether people's behviors can best be predicted by individual personality traits or external circumstances is called the _______ debate

Freud believed that the _____ was the most important determining factor in human behavior and personality

Jay is an executive with a large financial firm. Any time his investments do poorly, he throws temper tantrums and breaks things. The he starts barking orders at hes secretary. Which personality structure would Freud say is exerting control?

You are quite hungry but don't have any money. If you were described as "all id and only id" what would you do?

There were three friends. Maybe you've heard of them! Harry was rational, logical and cunning. Hermione was rule oriented, moral, and always ethical. Ron was pleasure seeking, found it hard to delay gratification, and usually just did what he wanted. According to Freud, Ron was mostly ______.

In the metaphor the angel, the devil, and me, the angel is the _______.

A personality that consisted of only the go and the id would be completely______.

The job of the ______ is to find practical ways for the _____ to get its pleasure needs met without offending the morality of the ______.

Many have compared Freud's idea of the mind to an iceberg. If that were the case and you were standing on the deck of a ship in Alaska, what part of the mind would you see above the water?

Carolyn took home some printer paper from the office. Later, she felt guilty for stealing it so she brought some paper to work to replace what she took. Freud would suggest that Carolyn's ________ was responsible for making her feel bad over what she did

Jeromy has been having an affair with anther woman. On afternoon his wife cam home later that usual and Jeromy became angry, accusing his wife of infidelity. Which defense mechanism is behind Jeromy's accusations?

What is the correct sequence of Freud's psychosexual stage?

Carl Jung's term for the part of our personality that Freud referred to as the unconscious was the ________

The neo-Freudian, Carl Jung, suggested the existence of a collective unconscious that contains images shared by all people. These images are what he called _______.

The _________ perspective of personality was a direct reaction against the negative view that the psychoanalytic perspective had of human beings.

Jerod has saved plenty of money and has a lucrative business that he enjoys. He likes to volunteer his time in the community and enjoys the company of other- but still saves time to be alone. One of his favorite things to do in the evening is sit outside and watch the sunset. Maslow might suggest that Jerod is ________.

According to Carl Rogers, anxiety and distress occur when ________.

According to Rogers, which of the following people is MOST likely to become a fully functioning person?

What is Albert Bandura's term for the relationship among the three factors that influence personality?

What are the Big Five personality traits?

Ted is friendly, loves to tell jokes at parties, and is perceived by others as warm and considerate. On which two of the Big Five traits would you expect Ted to obtain high scores?

One limitation of the trait perspective compared to the other perspectives is there is not much _________