Introduction to Psychology Overview
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Which psychologist was known for emphasizing the importance of how our minds adapt to changing environments?

  • John Watson
  • Max Wertheimer
  • William James (correct)
  • Wolfgang Kohler
  • What was the primary focus of Wilhelm Wundt's first psychological laboratory in Leipzig, Germany?

  • Investigating the influence of culture on psychology
  • Studying the integration of separate stimuli into patterns
  • Analyzing observable behaviors in humans
  • Exploring the basic structures of the mind (correct)
  • Which approach in psychology focused on studying observable events in humans?

  • Functionalism (correct)
  • Cross-cultural psychology
  • Introspection
  • Gestalt psychology
  • According to Gestalt psychology, what does perception consist of?

    <p>Meaningful patterns created by integrating separate stimuli</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the process of reporting one's own conscious experience?

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

    Which term is used to describe activities that require more cognition, such as multitasking?

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

    What did psychology focus on until the early 1900s?

    <p>The study of the soul or mind</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of the Biological Approach in psychology?

    <p>Understanding the influence of genes and hormones on behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term describes behavior that is not within the level of awareness?

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

    What approach in psychology emphasizes the study of behavior and mental processes as a systematic process?

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

    Who rejected the idea of the mind being unobservable in the 1920s, emphasizing it as an object or thing?

    <p>Wilhelm Wundt</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aspect of cognition does the Cognitive Approach focus on?

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

    Which hemisphere of the brain primarily controls language?

    <p>Left hemisphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the Psychoanalytic Approach, what influences thoughts, behaviors, and personality traits?

    <p>Unconscious fears and desires</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Humanistic Approach emphasize about individuals?

    <p>Considerable freedom in directing their future</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which approach is the influence of unconscious fears, desires, and motivations a key element?

    <p>Psychoanalytic Approach</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which psychological approach focuses on how organisms learn new behaviors based on rewards or punishments?

    <p>Behavioral Approach</p> Signup and view all the answers

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