DISCOVERING PSYCHOLOGY: THE
SCIENCE OF MIND 3E CH. 1 EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 2027\2028
psychology - Answersthe scientific study of behavior and mental processes
introspection - Answerspersonal observation of your own thoughts, feelings, and
behavior (conscious experience) (subjective approach)
behAvior - Answersany Action that can be observed
dualism - Answersthe idea that body and mind are different and separate. (Rene
Descartes)
empiricism - Answersviewed the mind as a "blank slate" at birth that was filled with
ideas gained by observing the world.
behaviorists - Answerspsychologists who examined behaviors that were the result of
experience and that could be directly observed
Wilhelm Wundt - AnswersConducted the first documented psychological experiment
(ball drop)
Believed that the goal was to understand consciousness - subjective
Sigmund Freud - AnswersMedical Physician, Psychodynamic theory:
Ideas about the unconscious thoughts, impulses, and desires.
humanistic psychology - Answersan approach to psychology that saw people as
inherently good and motivated to learn and improve. 'H' Hippies 70's.
Abraham Maslow - Answersasked questions about what made a person "good." Theory
of motivation; the goal of self-actualization. (pyramid) people made full use of their
talents and abilities bc of self-actualization. (humanistic)
functionalism - AnswersWhy behavior and mental processes worked in a particular way.
What could consciousness DO, not made of.
behaviorism - AnswersAn approach to psychology that features the study and careful
measurement of observable behaviors.
SCIENCE OF MIND 3E CH. 1 EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 2027\2028
psychology - Answersthe scientific study of behavior and mental processes
introspection - Answerspersonal observation of your own thoughts, feelings, and
behavior (conscious experience) (subjective approach)
behAvior - Answersany Action that can be observed
dualism - Answersthe idea that body and mind are different and separate. (Rene
Descartes)
empiricism - Answersviewed the mind as a "blank slate" at birth that was filled with
ideas gained by observing the world.
behaviorists - Answerspsychologists who examined behaviors that were the result of
experience and that could be directly observed
Wilhelm Wundt - AnswersConducted the first documented psychological experiment
(ball drop)
Believed that the goal was to understand consciousness - subjective
Sigmund Freud - AnswersMedical Physician, Psychodynamic theory:
Ideas about the unconscious thoughts, impulses, and desires.
humanistic psychology - Answersan approach to psychology that saw people as
inherently good and motivated to learn and improve. 'H' Hippies 70's.
Abraham Maslow - Answersasked questions about what made a person "good." Theory
of motivation; the goal of self-actualization. (pyramid) people made full use of their
talents and abilities bc of self-actualization. (humanistic)
functionalism - AnswersWhy behavior and mental processes worked in a particular way.
What could consciousness DO, not made of.
behaviorism - AnswersAn approach to psychology that features the study and careful
measurement of observable behaviors.
