GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY EXAM 1
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Psychology - AnswersScientific study of behavior and mental processes
Goals of Psychology - AnswersDescribe, Explain, Predict, Influence
Types of research - AnswersBasic research, to gain new knowledge
Applied research, to solve a specific problem
Wilhelm Wudnt - AnswersEstablished the first psychology lab in 1879. Believed
psychology was the science of mental life, "father of psychology"
Structuralism - AnswersA historical school of psychology devoted to uncovering the
basic structures that make up mind and thought. Structuralists sought the "elements" of
conscious experience
Introspection - AnswersA method of self-observation in which participants report their
thoughts and feelings, used in structuralism
Functionalism - AnswersA school of thought in psychology that was concerned with
studying how mental processes help individuals adapt to their environments.
John B. Watson - Answers1878-1958 American psychologist who founded behaviorism,
emphasizing the study of observable behavior and rejecting the study of mental
processes.
Behaviorism - AnswersAn approach to psychology that emphasizes the study of
observable behavior and the role of the environment as a determinant of behavior
Freud - Answers(Psychoanalysis) Austrian physician who approached psychology while
trying to treat mental disorders--focused on the unconscious
Psychoanalysis - AnswersA therapeutic approach that focuses on bringing unconscious
material into conscious awareness to better understand psychological disorders. Mental
life is compared to an iceberg
Humanistic Psychology - AnswersA movement in psychology that focuses on people's
unique capacities for choice, responsibility, and growth.
Cognitive Psychology - AnswersCognitive psychology sees the individual as a
processor of information, in much the same way that a computer takes in information
, and follows a program to produce an output. At the heart of cognitive psychology is the
idea of information processing.
Gestalt Psychology - AnswersA psychological approach that emphasizes that we often
perceive the WHOLE RATHER THAN SUM of the parts.
Information Processing Theory - AnswersMind works like a computer, processes steps
Evolutionary Psychology - AnswersA relatively new specialty in psychology that sees
behavior and mental processes in terms of their genetic adaptations for survival and
reproduction.
Biological Psychology - AnswersA branch of psychology concerned with the links
between biology and behavior.
Neuroscience - AnswersHow the body and brain enable emotions, memories, and
sensory experiences.
Electroencephalogram - Answersrecord of brain wave activity made by a
electroencephalograph
Beta wave - Answersbrain wave pattern associated with mental or psychical activity
Alpha Wave - Answersbrain wave associated with deep relaxation
Delta Wave - Answersbrain wave associated with slow wave...deep sleep
Microelectrode - Answerssmall wire used to monitor the electrical activity or stimulate
activity within a single neuron
CT Scan - Answersrotating computerized xray that produces cross sectional images of
the structures of the brain
MRI - Answersdiagnostic scanning technique that produces high resolution images of
the structures of the brain
PET scan - Answersbrain imagining technique that reveals blood flow, oxygen use, and
glucose consumption to reveal activity in various parts odf the brain
Functional MRI - Answersreveals brain structures and brain activity more precisely and
rapidly than a PET scan
Neuron - AnswersCell that conducts impulses through the nervous system
Neurotransmitter - Answerschemicals that help carryout the transmission of impulses
from one neuron to the next
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Psychology - AnswersScientific study of behavior and mental processes
Goals of Psychology - AnswersDescribe, Explain, Predict, Influence
Types of research - AnswersBasic research, to gain new knowledge
Applied research, to solve a specific problem
Wilhelm Wudnt - AnswersEstablished the first psychology lab in 1879. Believed
psychology was the science of mental life, "father of psychology"
Structuralism - AnswersA historical school of psychology devoted to uncovering the
basic structures that make up mind and thought. Structuralists sought the "elements" of
conscious experience
Introspection - AnswersA method of self-observation in which participants report their
thoughts and feelings, used in structuralism
Functionalism - AnswersA school of thought in psychology that was concerned with
studying how mental processes help individuals adapt to their environments.
John B. Watson - Answers1878-1958 American psychologist who founded behaviorism,
emphasizing the study of observable behavior and rejecting the study of mental
processes.
Behaviorism - AnswersAn approach to psychology that emphasizes the study of
observable behavior and the role of the environment as a determinant of behavior
Freud - Answers(Psychoanalysis) Austrian physician who approached psychology while
trying to treat mental disorders--focused on the unconscious
Psychoanalysis - AnswersA therapeutic approach that focuses on bringing unconscious
material into conscious awareness to better understand psychological disorders. Mental
life is compared to an iceberg
Humanistic Psychology - AnswersA movement in psychology that focuses on people's
unique capacities for choice, responsibility, and growth.
Cognitive Psychology - AnswersCognitive psychology sees the individual as a
processor of information, in much the same way that a computer takes in information
, and follows a program to produce an output. At the heart of cognitive psychology is the
idea of information processing.
Gestalt Psychology - AnswersA psychological approach that emphasizes that we often
perceive the WHOLE RATHER THAN SUM of the parts.
Information Processing Theory - AnswersMind works like a computer, processes steps
Evolutionary Psychology - AnswersA relatively new specialty in psychology that sees
behavior and mental processes in terms of their genetic adaptations for survival and
reproduction.
Biological Psychology - AnswersA branch of psychology concerned with the links
between biology and behavior.
Neuroscience - AnswersHow the body and brain enable emotions, memories, and
sensory experiences.
Electroencephalogram - Answersrecord of brain wave activity made by a
electroencephalograph
Beta wave - Answersbrain wave pattern associated with mental or psychical activity
Alpha Wave - Answersbrain wave associated with deep relaxation
Delta Wave - Answersbrain wave associated with slow wave...deep sleep
Microelectrode - Answerssmall wire used to monitor the electrical activity or stimulate
activity within a single neuron
CT Scan - Answersrotating computerized xray that produces cross sectional images of
the structures of the brain
MRI - Answersdiagnostic scanning technique that produces high resolution images of
the structures of the brain
PET scan - Answersbrain imagining technique that reveals blood flow, oxygen use, and
glucose consumption to reveal activity in various parts odf the brain
Functional MRI - Answersreveals brain structures and brain activity more precisely and
rapidly than a PET scan
Neuron - AnswersCell that conducts impulses through the nervous system
Neurotransmitter - Answerschemicals that help carryout the transmission of impulses
from one neuron to the next
