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Psychology 1012 please help?

• 1. Psychology is ___. common-sense reasoning the scientific study of mental processes and behavior the investigation of diverse people the study of the human mind 2. Empirical evidence is information that psychologists gather by ___. making inferences gathering qualitative and quantitative data through direct observation interviewing experts in the field conducting controlled laboratory experiments 3. Psychology's history as a science began_________. in Austria, when Sigmund Freud published his studies on psychoanalysis in 1895. in America, when William James published the book, Principles of Psychology in 1890. in Germany, when Wilhelm Wundt set up the first psychological laboratory in 1879. in Russia, when Ivan Pavlov published his research on conditioning in 1906. 4. Psychologists who study human thinking and information processing abilities are referred to as _________. clinical psychologists educational psychologists cognitive psychologists developmental psychologists 5. The stage during which sensory input and motor responses become coordinated is labeled as Piaget's _____ stage of cognitive development. Sensorimotor Stage Preoperational Stage Concrete Operational Stage Formal Operations Stage 6. In life-span developmental theories, adolescents struggle with conflicts involving the need to form a consistent identity. the ability to trust the primary caregivers in their lives. the development of intimate relationships. the ability to look back at life with a sense of integrity. 7. The bulk of people's dreams occurs during _________. REM sleep NREM sleep stage 4, deep sleep stage 2, light sleep 8. Freud's psychodynamic theory of dreaming emphasizes________. dreams as sensations, motor commands, and memories that are synthesized by the cortex of the brain dreams as internal psychic abilities that provide insight into the future dreams as internal conflicts and unconscious forces that are based on wish fulfillment dreams as a form of hypnosis 9. The process by which experience or practice results in a relatively permanent change in behavior is known as ___. cognition learning imprinting intelligence formation 10. Operant conditioning operates on the principle that behaviors occur more often when they are ___. reinforced punished modeled ignored 11. The correct order for the three stages of memory is ___. short-term memory, long-term memory, retrieval working memory, sensory memory, long-term memory sensory memory, short-term memory, long-term memory short-term memory, sensory memory, long-term memory 12. When looking at human motives, the following theorist developed a hierarchy of five needs that range from basic physiological needs to growth or meta-needs: Abraham Maslow Sigmund Freud Carl Jung Alfred Adler 13. The typical behaviors consistent with being male or female in a given culture are referred to as ______. social roles sexual characteristics identity traits gender roles 14. In Freud's view of the structure of personality, the mental structure that acts as one's conscience and judges thoughts and actions is known as the ______. id ego superego libido 15. The field of psychology that uses behavioral principles to promote health and prevent illness is referred to as_______. Psychoanalytic Psychology Health Psychology Gestalt Psychology Humanistic Psychology 16. The scientific study of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders is known as _________. biopsychology sociology psychopathology anthropology 17. In the United States and Canada, psychological problems are classified by using the________. Physician's Desk Reference (PDR 2005) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) Psychiatrist's Desk Reference (PDR-III) Manual of Abnormal Behavior (MAB) 18. The scientific study of how individuals behave, think, and feel in social situations is known as _______. social psychology cultural psychology behavioral psychology group psychology

• Answer:

  Whoa... That's a lot of questions... 1. The scientific study of mental processes and behavior. 2. Gathering... empirical = experience! 3. In Germany with Wundt! 4. Cognitive psychologists. (cognitive = thinking) 5. Sensorimotor stage (hence, the name) 6. Identity crises. 7. REM sleep (Rapid Eye Movement) 8. Dreams as internal conflicts... (Freud = internal, unconscious, sexual) 9. Learning 10. Reinforced (positive/negative reinforcement) 11. sensory memory, short-term memory, long-term memory 12. Maslow! (Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs) 13. Gender roles (hence, the name) 14. Superego (id = unconscious/sexual drives, ego = reason, superego = conscience) 15. Humanistic Psychology 16. Psychopathology 17. DSM-IV-TR (DSM-V comes out soon!!!!) 18. Social psychology (aka Sociology) Hope this helps!