15 Questions
What do biological psychologists seek to understand?
Emergent properties of brains and their link to neuroscience
What is the subject matter of psychology?
Conscious and unconscious phenomena, mental processes, and behavior of humans and nonhumans
What do some psychologists classified as behavioral or cognitive scientists attempt to understand?
The role of mental functions in individual and social behavior
What areas do psychologists' interests extend to?
Interpersonal relationships, psychological resilience, family resilience, and other areas within social psychology
What do research psychologists employ empirical methods to infer?
Causal and correlational relationships between psychosocial variables
Who opened the first psychological laboratory?
Leipzig
Which cannot be included in the list of scientific specialties of psychology?
Usability
Who is considered the father of experimental psychology?
Tichenor
What kind of science is psychology?
Natural
"Psychology is the science of conscious cognition." What is this definition of psychology?
Structuralism
Who is considered the father of experimental psychology?
Wundt
In which year did psychology attain the status of science?
1896
What kind of science is psychology?
Natural
Who opened the first laboratory of psychology?
Watt
"Psychology is the science of conscious cognition." What is this definition of psychology?
Cognitive
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