Introduction to Psychology: Study of Behavior and Mental Processes
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Introduction to Psychology: Study of Behavior and Mental Processes

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What is the primary focus of psychology?

  • Investigating external environmental factors
  • Improving people's lives
  • Analyzing physical and emotional states
  • Studying behavior and mental processes (correct)

    • What is the main goal of psychology according to the text?

  • Changing and improving people's lives
  • Diagnosing and treating mental or emotional problems
  • Conducting laboratory studies of learning and cognition
  • Describing, predicting, and explaining human behavior and mental processes (correct)

    • Which category of psychology involves studying rules and principles governing behavior?

  • Applied psychology
  • Basic psychology (correct)
  • Experimental psychology
  • Clinical psychology

    • Which subfield of psychology helps people deal with health problems due to psychological factors?

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

    What does clinical psychology involve?

    <p>Diagnosing, treating, and studying mental or emotional problems and disabilities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which field of psychology aims to find out about rules and principles governing behavior?

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

    Who is considered the creator of the Psychodynamic perspective in psychology?

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

    Which early psychological approach stressed the analysis of immediate experience into basic elements and relied heavily on introspection?

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

    What did Educational Psychology study, according to the given text?

    <p>Learning in educational systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which area of psychology is concerned with group decision making, employee morale, and work motivation?

    <p>Industrial / Organizational Psychology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who established the first psychology laboratory in Leipzig, Germany?

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

    What is the focus of the Psychodynamic perspective in psychology?

    <p>Unconscious dynamics within the individual</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main emphasis of the early psychological approach called Functionalism?

    <p>Purpose of behavior and consciousness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did School psychology work to enhance, according to the text?

    <p>Students' performance and emotional development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Empirical' means:

    <p>Relying on or derived from observation, experimentation, or measurement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Psychometric psychology design and evaluate, according to the given text?

    <p>Tests of mental abilities and personality traits</p> Signup and view all the answers

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