PSYCHOLOGY IN YOUR LIFE 2E FINAL
PAPER 2026 EXAM Q&A STUDY GUIDE
COMPLETE SOLUTION
◉structuralism. Answer: idea proposed by Wundt that the mind
operates by combining subjective emotions and objective
sensations; aimed to uncover the basic structures that make up
mind and thought
◉functionalism. Answer: theory presented by William James;
emphasizes adaptiveness of the mental or behavioral processes
◉Wilhelm Wundt. Answer: set up first psychological laboratory in
Leipzig, Germany in 1879; known for training subjects in
introspection and for his theory of structuralism
◉Margaret Floy Washburn. Answer: first woman to earn a Ph.D. in
psychology
◉William James. Answer: published The Principles of Psychology,
the science's first textbook; responsible for theory of functionalism
, ◉Mary Whiton Calkins. Answer: studied with William James and
went on to become president of the American Psychological
Association
◉G. Stanley Hall. Answer: student of William James who pioneered
he study of child development and was the first president of the APA
◉Gestalt psychology. Answer: theory that states that the whole
experience is often more than just the sum of the parts, because the
way we experience the world is more than just an accumulation of
various perceptual experiences; relatively little influence on current
psychology
◉Max Wertheimer. Answer: Gestalt psychologist who argued against
dividing human thought and behavior into discrete structures
◉psychoanalysis. Answer: theory that states a part of our mind over
which we do not have conscious control determines, in part, how we
think and behave
◉Sigmund Freud. Answer: revolutionized psychology with his
psychoanalytic theory; believed the unconscious mind must be
examined through dream analysis, word association, and other
psychoanalytic therapy techniques; criticized for being unscientific
and creating unverifiable theories
PAPER 2026 EXAM Q&A STUDY GUIDE
COMPLETE SOLUTION
◉structuralism. Answer: idea proposed by Wundt that the mind
operates by combining subjective emotions and objective
sensations; aimed to uncover the basic structures that make up
mind and thought
◉functionalism. Answer: theory presented by William James;
emphasizes adaptiveness of the mental or behavioral processes
◉Wilhelm Wundt. Answer: set up first psychological laboratory in
Leipzig, Germany in 1879; known for training subjects in
introspection and for his theory of structuralism
◉Margaret Floy Washburn. Answer: first woman to earn a Ph.D. in
psychology
◉William James. Answer: published The Principles of Psychology,
the science's first textbook; responsible for theory of functionalism
, ◉Mary Whiton Calkins. Answer: studied with William James and
went on to become president of the American Psychological
Association
◉G. Stanley Hall. Answer: student of William James who pioneered
he study of child development and was the first president of the APA
◉Gestalt psychology. Answer: theory that states that the whole
experience is often more than just the sum of the parts, because the
way we experience the world is more than just an accumulation of
various perceptual experiences; relatively little influence on current
psychology
◉Max Wertheimer. Answer: Gestalt psychologist who argued against
dividing human thought and behavior into discrete structures
◉psychoanalysis. Answer: theory that states a part of our mind over
which we do not have conscious control determines, in part, how we
think and behave
◉Sigmund Freud. Answer: revolutionized psychology with his
psychoanalytic theory; believed the unconscious mind must be
examined through dream analysis, word association, and other
psychoanalytic therapy techniques; criticized for being unscientific
and creating unverifiable theories
