12 Questions
What is the primary focus of psychology?
The study of behavior and mental processes
What is behavior in the context of psychology?
Any action that can be observed and recorded
Who redefined psychology as the study of observable behavior?
John B. Watson and B.F. Skinner
What is the main reason why behaviorists dismissed introspection?
It was not observable and measurable
What was John B. Watson's famous study about?
The learning of fear
Until what decade was behaviorism increasingly influential in psychology?
1960s
What did humanistic psychologists, such as Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow, focus on?
Growth potential, love and acceptance, and environments that nurture or limit personal growth
What is the term for the study of how experience can influence genetic expression?
Epigenetics
What is the main limitation of using correlations in psychology research?
Correlations cannot explain the relationship between variables
What is the term for the brain's ability to constantly change and adapt to new experiences?
Neuroplasticity
What is the role of culture in shaping human behavior, according to the text?
Culture shapes our standards of promptness and frankness
What is the function of dendrites in a neuron?
To receive messages from other neurons
Test your knowledge on the basics of psychology, including the definition of psychology, its subject matter, and the concept of behavior and mental processes. Review the fundamental terms and concepts from Module 1.
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