the approach to psychology that focuses on the basic elements which make up consciousness is called: ___________?

Related Mcqs:

1. the approach to psychology that focuses on the basic elements which make up consciousness is called

   A. Structuralism
   B. Functionalism
   C. Behaviouralism
   D. Elementalism

2. the human information-processing approach and the connectionist approach disagree with each other about how information is processed. How does the connectionist approachdiffer from the human information-processing approach?

   A. Connectionists can study the brain as it naturally occurs in real life situations
   B. Connectionists assume cognitive systems function as a whole versus by single components
   C. Connectionists support the idea of a centeral processor of control unit
   D. Connectionists assume parallel versus serial processing of information
   E. b and d

3. When Edward Titchener founded a psychology laboratory at Cornell University, he used the approach called ____________?

   A. Behaviorism
   B. Structuralism
   C. Functionalism
   D. Psychoanalysis

4. A series of responses that gradually approach a desired pattern of behavior are called:

   A. adaptations
   B. gradients
   C. successive approximations
   D. conditioning trials

5. The school of psychology that focused on identifying and examining the fundamental components of conscious experience, such as sensations, feelings, and images was ___________?

   A. behaviorism
   B. structuralism
   C. humanism
   D. psychoanalysis

6. The “father” of psychology and founder of the first psychological laboratory was ___________?

   A. Wihelm Wundt
   B. Sigmund Freud
   C. John B. Watson
   D. B. F. Skinner

7. A multifactorial causation approach to behavior suggests that ____________?

   A. most behaviors can be explained best by single-cause explanations.
   B. data must be subjected rigorous statistical analysis in order to make sense.
   C. explanations of behavior tend to build up from the simple to the complex in a hierarchical manner
   D. most behavior is governed by a complex network of interrelated factors

8. Basic ethical guidelines psychological researchers include: _____________?

   A. ensuring that participation is involuntary
   B. harming the subjects when necessary
   C. minimizing confidentiality
   D. providing results and interpretations to participants

9. the two most basic divisions of the nervous system are the:_____________?

   A. somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system
   B. brain and the spinal cord
   C. sympathetic division and the parasympathetic division
   D. central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system

10. Which early school of psychology emphasizes the observable consequences that follow a response?

    A. Functionalism
    B. Gestalt
    C. Structuralism
    D. Behaviorism