AP Psych: Unit 1 Vocab: History And APproaches Trivia Quiz
- 1._______________ is the view that knowledge comes from experience and that science should rely on observation and experimentation.
- A.
Empiricism
- B.
Structuralism
- C.
Functionalism
- D.
Experimental psychology
- E.
Behaviorism
- 2.Introduced by Edward Bradford Titchener, ____________ is the early school of psychology that used self-reflection (introspection) to examine the ____________ elements of the human mind.
- A.
Structuralism
- B.
Experimental psychology
- C.
Psychology
- D.
Cognitive neuroscience
- E.
Biological psychology
- 3.____________ is the study of thinking and behavior using the _____________ method.
- A.
Experimental psychology
- B.
Psychiatry
- C.
Clinical psychology
- D.
Human factors psychology
- E.
Developmental psychology
- 4.Introduced by William James, ________________ is the early school of psychology that emphasized how behavior and mental processes enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish.
- A.
Functionalism
- B.
Psychometrics
- C.
Empiricism
- D.
Basic research
- E.
Applied research
- 5._________________ is the view that psychology should focus only on the scientific study of observable behaviors without reference to mental processes.
- A.
Behaviorism
- B.
Structuralism
- C.
Humanistic psychology
- D.
Levels of analysis
- E.
Psychology
- 6._______________ is the historically significant perspective of psychology that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people.
- A.
Humanistic psychology
- B.
Behaviorism
- C.
Natural selection
- D.
Levels of analysis
- E.
SQ3R
- 7.______________ is the study of how brain activity is linked with thought processes such as memory and perception.
- A.
Cognitive neuroscience
- B.
Cognitive psychology
- C.
Clinical psychology
- D.
Basic research
- E.
Psychodynamic psychology
- 8.______________ uses principles of natural selection to study thinking and behavior.
- A.
Evolutionary psychology
- B.
Industrial-organizational psychology
- C.
Industrial-organizational psychology
- D.
Behavioral psychology
- E.
Psychodynamic psychology
- 9._____________ is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
- A.
Psychology
- B.
The nature-nurture issue
- C.
Cognitive psychology
- D.
Biological psychology
- E.
Structuralism
- 10.____________ is the principle that those traits of a species that contribute to reproduction and survival are most likely to be passed on to succeeding generations.
- A.
The nature-nurture issue
- B.
Cognitive neuroscience
- C.
Experimental psychology
- D.
Educational psychology
- E.
Social-cultural psychology
- 11.___________ is the principle that those traits of a species that contribute to reproduction and survival are most likely to be passed on to succeeding generations.
- A.
Natural selection
- B.
Experimental psychology
- C.
Psychology
- D.
Psychometrics
- E.
Personality psychology
- 12.Psychologists analyze behavior and mental processes from differing complementary views, or _____________.
- A.
Levels of analysis
- B.
Behaviorism
- C.
The biopsychosocial approach
- D.
The industrial-organizational psychology
- E.
Functionalism
- 13.The ___________________ is an integrated perspective that focuses on biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis for a given behavior or mental process.
- A.
Biopsychosocial approach
- B.
Nature-nurture issue
- C.
Levels of analysis
- D.
Behavioral approach
- E.
Intuitive understanding
- 14._______________ studies the links between biological and psychological processes.
- A.
Biological psychology
- B.
Evolutionary psychology
- C.
Cognitive psychology
- D.
Social-cultural psychology
- E.
Personality psychology
- 15.________________ psychology focuses on principles of learning in the scientific study of observable behavior.
- A.
Behavioral
- B.
Psychodynamic
- C.
Cognitive
- D.
Information acquisition
- E.
Clinical
- 16._____________ studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior and thinking.
- A.
Psychodynamic psychology
- B.
The biopsychosocial approach
- C.
Experimental psychology
- D.
Humanistic psychology
- E.
Psychometrics
- 17.___________ is a study method consisting of five steps: survey, question, read, rehearse, and review.
- A.
SQ3R
- B.
Counseling psychology
- C.
TINSTAFFL
- D.
AVID
- E.
Cornell Notes
- 18.________________ is the branch of medicine concerned with the physical diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders.
- A.
Psychiatry
- B.
Psychology
- C.
Sociology
- D.
Anthropology
- E.
PhD
- 19._______________ is the branch of psychology concerned with the study, assessment, and treatment of people with psychological disorders.
- A.
Clinical psychology
- B.
Family psychology
- C.
State mandated psychology
- D.
Developmental psychology
- E.
Crayfield psychology
- 20.________________ is the branch of psychology that helps people cope with challenges in their daily lives,
- A.
Counseling psychology
- B.
Family psychology
- C.
Crisis psychology
- D.
Intervention psychology
- E.
Semantic psychology
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