32 Questions
What is the main objective of a psychologist when interpreting a psychological phenomenon?
To explain and interpret the phenomenon
In psychology, what constitutes the basic data that are analyzed to study human experiences, mental processes, and behaviors?
Responses taken on psychological tools or instruments
What is the main focus of the lesson regarding the study of psychological processes?
Different approaches to describe, predict, and control behavior
Why do psychologists use a variety of approaches in psychology?
To explain and interpret psychological phenomena
What is the purpose of using various instruments in understanding behavior and psychological processes?
To study human experiences, mental processes, and behaviors
What do psychologists use to obtain responses from individuals in psychology?
Responses taken on psychological tools or instruments
Which approach focuses on biological structures such as brain, genes, hormones, and neurotransmitters to understand behavior?
Biological Approach
Which approach emphasizes the role of unconscious motivation in triggering human behaviors?
Psychoanalytic Approach
Who is considered the father of the humanistic approach?
Carl Rogers
Which approach emphasizes the role of interpersonal experiences and a person's capacity to grow toward psychological maturity?
Humanistic Approach
Who emphasized an objective analysis of behavior and the association between stimulus and response?
J. B. Watson
Which subdiscipline studies the genetic determinants of behavior?
Behaviour Genetics
Who explored the nature and quality of unconscious through dreams, neuroses, psychoses, work of art, and rituals?
Sigmund Freud
Which approach assumes that a person seeks to maintain congruence between self and experience as a part of self-actualizing process?
Humanistic Approach
Who assumed that majority of human behaviors are triggered by unconscious motivation?
Sigmund Freud
The unit of analysis for which approach is explicit, objective and overt behavior and its relationship with environmental stimulation?
Behaviorist Approach
What is the purpose of using various instruments in understanding behavior and psychological processes?
To obtain responses from individuals
Which approach emphasizes the role of unconscious motivation in triggering human behaviors?
Psychoanalytic approach
Who is considered the father of the humanistic approach?
Abraham Maslow
Which subdiscipline studies the genetic determinants of behavior?
Behavioral genetics
What constitutes the basic data that are analyzed to study human experiences, mental processes, and behaviors?
Responses taken on psychological tools
Which approach focuses on biological structures such as brain, genes, hormones, and neurotransmitters to understand behavior?
Biopsychological approach
What is the focus of the biological approach in psychology?
Biological structures and phenomena such as brain, genes, hormones, and neurotransmitters
Who emphasized the role of unconscious motivation in triggering human behaviors?
Sigmund Freud
Which subdiscipline studies the genetic determinants of behavior?
Behaviour genetics
According to the humanistic approach, what does a person seek to maintain as part of the self-actualizing process?
Congruence between self and experience
Who is considered the father of the behaviorist approach?
J. B. Watson
What is the unit of analysis for the behaviorist approach?
Explicit, objective and overt behavior
Who advocated that behavior is largely governed by the association between stimulus and response?
J. B. Watson
What did Sigmund Freud primarily explore to understand the nature and quality of unconscious?
Analysis of dreams, neuroses, psychoses, work of art, and rituals
What does the humanistic approach assume about a person's capacity?
Active and self-actualizing agent with a capacity to grow toward psychological maturity
What aspect does the biological approach focus on in regulating feelings, memories, emotions, and other aspects of behavior?
The role of different parts of brain
Learn about the various methodological ways or approaches used in psychology to understand and explain psychological phenomena. This quiz covers the systematic scientific procedures and sound theoretical bases followed by psychologists to interpret phenomena.
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