Intro to Psychology
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Who is considered the 'Father of modern psychology'?

  • Wilhelm Wundt (correct)
  • Plato
  • Rene Descartes
  • William James
  • What is the main focus of clinical psychology?

  • To prescribe medical treatments
  • To identify, prevent, and relieve distress/dysfunction (correct)
  • To study the structure of the brain
  • To understand fundamental principles of behavior and mind
  • What is the term for the concept that some forms of knowledge are inborn or innate?

  • Nativism (correct)
  • Empiricism
  • Phrenology
  • Biological determinism
  • What is the term for the study of the association between human brain areas and specific characteristics/thoughts/abilities?

    <p>Phrenology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the approach to psychology that focuses on observable behavior and ignores conscious experience?

    <p>Behaviorism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Abraham Maslow, what is the primary focus of humanistic psychology?

    <p>People's capacity to realize their potential and free will</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of proximate explanations in psychology?

    <p>To describe the immediate cause of a behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is associated with the development of the intersectional approach in psychology?

    <p>Kimberle Crenshaw</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of evolutionary psychology?

    <p>The evolutionary origins of psychological processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the branch of humanistic psychology that focuses on specific virtues of human experience?

    <p>Positive Psychology</p> Signup and view all the answers

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