Behaviorism in Psychology

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Who is considered the founder of behaviorism?

Sigmund Freud

F. Skinner

E. Thorndike

John B. Watson (correct)

According to Watson, what did behaviorism focus on?

Hidden mental processes

Unlearned behaviors

Observable and measurable behavior (correct)

Conscious experiences

What did Watson consider as the elements or building blocks of behavior?

Conscious experiences

Inherited behaviors

Conditioned response (correct)

Unlearned behaviors

According to Watson, are all behaviors learned or inherited?

Learned Signup and view all the answers

Who formulated a new school of thought in psychology called Psychoanalysis in opposition to behaviorism?

Sigmund Freud Signup and view all the answers

What did Freud call the illnesses that he believed were caused by emotional problems?

Conversion reactions Signup and view all the answers

According to Freud, where do conflicts and emotional traumas that occurred in early childhood remain hidden?

The unconscious part of the mind Signup and view all the answers

What did Freud underscore as the subject matter of psychoanalysis?

Hidden wishes, passions, and guilty secrets Signup and view all the answers

What method did Freud use for clinical case studies?

Hypnosis and dream analysis Signup and view all the answers

How did Freud believe that unconscious urges and thoughts make themselves known?

Through dreams and apparent accidents Signup and view all the answers

What did Sigmund Freud believe was hidden beneath the visible tip of the mind?

Unconscious part of the mind Signup and view all the answers

What term did Freud use to indicate the conversion of emotional problems into bodily problems?

Conversion reaction Signup and view all the answers

Which method did Freud use for clinical case studies?

Hypnosis and Dream analysis Signup and view all the answers

What did Freud consider as the subject matter of psychoanalysis?

Hidden wishes and passions Signup and view all the answers

What did Freud believe makes unconscious urges and thoughts known?

Dreams, slip of the tongue Signup and view all the answers

Who is considered the founder of behaviorism?

John B. Watson Signup and view all the answers

In behaviorism, what did Watson consider as the elements or building blocks of behavior?

Conditioned response Signup and view all the answers

What was one of the important characteristics of behaviorism according to Watson?

Focus on animal behavior Signup and view all the answers

According to Watson, are all behaviors learned or inherited?

Learned Signup and view all the answers

Who formulated a new school of thought in psychology called Psychoanalysis in opposition to behaviorism?

Sigmund Freud Signup and view all the answers

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Who is considered the founder of behaviorism?

According to Watson, what did behaviorism focus on?

What did Watson consider as the elements or building blocks of behavior?

According to Watson, are all behaviors learned or inherited?

Who formulated a new school of thought in psychology called Psychoanalysis in opposition to behaviorism?

What did Freud call the illnesses that he believed were caused by emotional problems?

According to Freud, where do conflicts and emotional traumas that occurred in early childhood remain hidden?

What did Freud underscore as the subject matter of psychoanalysis?

What method did Freud use for clinical case studies?

How did Freud believe that unconscious urges and thoughts make themselves known?

What did Sigmund Freud believe was hidden beneath the visible tip of the mind?

What term did Freud use to indicate the conversion of emotional problems into bodily problems?

Which method did Freud use for clinical case studies?

What did Freud consider as the subject matter of psychoanalysis?

What did Freud believe makes unconscious urges and thoughts known?

Who is considered the founder of behaviorism?

In behaviorism, what did Watson consider as the elements or building blocks of behavior?

What was one of the important characteristics of behaviorism according to Watson?

According to Watson, are all behaviors learned or inherited?

Who formulated a new school of thought in psychology called Psychoanalysis in opposition to behaviorism?

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