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 (C)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Complex (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did psychology focus on until the early 1900s?

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

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

<p>Unconscious (B)</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 (B)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What aspect of cognition does the Cognitive Approach focus on?

<p>Attention (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which hemisphere of the brain primarily controls language?

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

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

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

What does the Humanistic Approach emphasize about individuals?

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

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