Dagny Deutchman

The University of Montana
Lab Instructor for Psyx 100 & TA for Psyx of Drugs and Behavior

Biography

Dagny Deutchman is constantly in progress. She is a dancer by spirit, an unintentional artist by design, a passionate outdoor recreationalist, and loves her home state of Idaho. If you can't find Dagny working, making, or doing-- she is probably somewhere eating good food. Dagny is currently a pursuing a PhD at Montana State University where she works with a Developmental Psychologist in the Sleep and Development Lab studying sleep and positive psychology related constructs. She also works in the Positive Youth Development Lab where she helps with research on the development political advocacy and attitudes.

Education

BA Psychology w/ Research Emphasis
The University of Montana
Phd Developmental Psychology
Montana State University - Bozeman

Educator Statistics

Numerade tutor for 6 years
63 Students Helped

Topics Covered

The Incredible Power of the Nervous System: Understanding its Functions
History of Psychology
Field of Psychology
Sleep: Pattern and Theories
Sleep Disorders and Dreams
Psychoactive Drugs

Dagny's Textbook Answer Videos

04:35
Psychology Openstax

You are at a lecture about the history of psychology and the speaker states that Wilhelm Wundt's theory of structuralism was the first scientific psychological theory. On what historical fact might the speaker be basing her or his argument?
(A) Wundt was internationally known at the time, and this lent credence to his theory in the scientific community.
(B) Wundt studied under Ivan Pavlov for his graduate training, and Pavlov required scientific methods to be used.
(C) Structuralism was based on the results of his introspection experiments, so it is, at least in part, empirical.
(D) Structuralism was based on careful anecdotes gathered from Wundt's extensive clinical career.
(E) Wundt was the first person to study psychology in an academic setting

Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychology
Dagny Deutchman
03:02
Psychology Openstax

Sigmund Freud's theory of the unconscious mind
(A) was revolutionary because it was the first comprehensive explanation of human thought and behavior
(B) resulted from discoveries about the human brain obtained by cadaver dissection.
(C) is outdated and has no relevance for modern psychology.
(D) focused entirely on human males' sex drive
(E) depends on the idea that humans can remember events but not be consciously aware of the memory.

Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychology
Dagny Deutchman
05:13
Psychology Openstax

In what way might a behaviorist disagree with a cognitive psychologist about the cause of aggression?
(A) A behaviorist might state that aggression is caused by memories or ways we think about aggressive behavior, while a cognitive psychologist might say aggression is caused by a past repressed experience.
(B) A behaviorist might state that aggression is a behavior encouraged by our genetic code, while a cognitive psychologist might state that aggression is caused by memories or ways we think about aggressive behavior.
(C) A behaviorist might state that aggression is caused by past rewards for aggressive behavior, while a cognitive psychologist might believe aggression is caused by an expressed desire to fulfill certain life needs.
(D) A behaviorist might state that aggression is caused by past rewards for aggressive behavior, while a cognitive psychologist might believe aggression is caused by memories or ways we think about aggressive behavior.
(E) A behaviorist would not disagree with a cognitive psychologist about aggression because they both believe that aggressive behavior is caused by the way we cognitively process certain behaviors.

Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychology
Dagny Deutchman
03:54
Psychology Openstax

Dr. Marco explains to a client that his feelings of hostility toward a coworker are most likely caused by the way the client interprets the coworker's actions and the way he thinks that people should behave at work. Dr. Marco is most likely working from what perspective?
(A) behavioral
(B) cognitive
(C) psychoanalytic
(D) humanist
(E) social-cultural

Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychology
Dagny Deutchman
02:04
Psychology Openstax

The research methodology Wilhelm Wundt used is called
(A) introspection.
(B) structuralism.
(C) naturalistic observation.
(D) inferential
(E) scientific

Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychology
Dagny Deutchman
03:42
Psychology Openstax

Which of the following psychologists wrote the first psychology textbook?
(A) William James
(B) Wilhelm Wundt
(C) B. F. Skinner
(D) John Watson
(E) Albert Bandura

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