Understanding Psychology (10th Ed)

E VA LU AT E
1.
Wundt described psychology as the study of conscious 
experience, a perspective he called 
.
2.
Early psychologists studied the mind by asking people to 
describe what they were experiencing when exposed to 
various stimuli. This procedure was known as 
.
3.
The statement “In order to study human behavior, we 
must consider the whole of perception rather than its 
component parts” might be made by a person subscribing 
to which perspective of psychology?
4.
Jeanne’s therapist asks her to recount a violent dream she 
recently experienced in order to gain insight into the un-
conscious forces affecting her behavior. Jeanne’s therapist 
is working from a 
perspective.
5.
“It is behavior that can be observed that should be stud-
ied, not the suspected inner workings of the mind.” This 
statement was most likely made by someone with which 
perspective?
a. 
cognitive perspective
b. 
neuroscience perspective
c. 
humanistic perspective
d. 
behavioral perspective
6.
“My therapist is wonderful! He always points out my pos-
itive traits. He dwells on my uniqueness and strength as 
an individual. I feel much more confi dent about myself—
as if I’m really growing and reaching my potential.” The 
therapist being described most likely follows a 
perspective.
R E T H I N K
1.
Focusing on one of the fi ve major perspectives in use 
today (that is, neuroscience, psychodynamic, behavioral, 
cognitive, and humanistic), can you describe the kinds of 
research questions and studies that researchers using that 
perspective might pursue?
2.
From a journalist’s perspective: Choose a current major polit-
ical controversy. What psychological approaches or per-
spectives can be applied to that issue?