PSY 100 Exam UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
From what 2 disciplines did psychology emerge? - CORRECT ANSWER Philosophy and
phisiology
What is psychology? - CORRECT ANSWER The scientific study of behavior and mental
process
Who established the 1st Psychological laboratory?
What was the significance? - CORRECT ANSWER -Wilhelm Wundt
-He studied the content of consciousness and came up with the Technique of Introspection
Know the historical progression of psychology (i.e. structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, etc). -
CORRECT ANSWER
Compare and contrast the different psychological perspectives (i.e. behaviorism, psychodynamic,
humanistic, cognitive, etc.). - CORRECT ANSWER Biological- why are you the way you are
(neuroscience and evolution)
Behavioral- you cannot observe sensation, feeling, or a thought but you can observe and record
people's behavior as they respond to and learn in different situations.
Psychodynamic- some things we don't know why we do them; things that happen in early childhood;
relationships; underlying conflicts
Cognitive- we have different thought process; interpret
Humanistic- we are all driven towards self growth; be the best that we can be; positive viewpoint
Sociocultural- have to take in account the social and cultural areas you grow up in
, What areas do the various psychologists study? - CORRECT ANSWER -physiological process
-sensation and perception
-states of consciousness
-learning process
-the memory system
-thinking process, intelligence and language acquisition
-emotion and motivation
-human developement from the fertilized egg through death
-personality
-stress and its health consequences
-abnormal behavior and treatment
-understanding social behavior
Wundt - CORRECT ANSWER middle aged professor trying to measure "atoms of the mind"-
the fastest and simplest mental process (promoted structuralism)
Tichener - CORRECT ANSWER used introspection, looking inward, to search for the minds
structural elements
(promoted structuralism)
James - CORRECT ANSWER Thought it would be better to consider the evolved functions of
our thoughts and feelings. Encouraged explorations of the functions of emotion, memories, willpower,
habits, and movement-to-movement streams of consciousness. (promoted functionalism)
(helped define psychology as "the science of mental life")
Watson - CORRECT ANSWER Championed psychology as the scientific study of observable
behavior (Watson and Skinner both rejected introspection)
Skinner - CORRECT ANSWER Leading behavioralist who rejected introspection and studied
how consequences shape behavior
Freud - CORRECT ANSWER His controversial ideas influenced humanities self -
understanding
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
From what 2 disciplines did psychology emerge? - CORRECT ANSWER Philosophy and
phisiology
What is psychology? - CORRECT ANSWER The scientific study of behavior and mental
process
Who established the 1st Psychological laboratory?
What was the significance? - CORRECT ANSWER -Wilhelm Wundt
-He studied the content of consciousness and came up with the Technique of Introspection
Know the historical progression of psychology (i.e. structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, etc). -
CORRECT ANSWER
Compare and contrast the different psychological perspectives (i.e. behaviorism, psychodynamic,
humanistic, cognitive, etc.). - CORRECT ANSWER Biological- why are you the way you are
(neuroscience and evolution)
Behavioral- you cannot observe sensation, feeling, or a thought but you can observe and record
people's behavior as they respond to and learn in different situations.
Psychodynamic- some things we don't know why we do them; things that happen in early childhood;
relationships; underlying conflicts
Cognitive- we have different thought process; interpret
Humanistic- we are all driven towards self growth; be the best that we can be; positive viewpoint
Sociocultural- have to take in account the social and cultural areas you grow up in
, What areas do the various psychologists study? - CORRECT ANSWER -physiological process
-sensation and perception
-states of consciousness
-learning process
-the memory system
-thinking process, intelligence and language acquisition
-emotion and motivation
-human developement from the fertilized egg through death
-personality
-stress and its health consequences
-abnormal behavior and treatment
-understanding social behavior
Wundt - CORRECT ANSWER middle aged professor trying to measure "atoms of the mind"-
the fastest and simplest mental process (promoted structuralism)
Tichener - CORRECT ANSWER used introspection, looking inward, to search for the minds
structural elements
(promoted structuralism)
James - CORRECT ANSWER Thought it would be better to consider the evolved functions of
our thoughts and feelings. Encouraged explorations of the functions of emotion, memories, willpower,
habits, and movement-to-movement streams of consciousness. (promoted functionalism)
(helped define psychology as "the science of mental life")
Watson - CORRECT ANSWER Championed psychology as the scientific study of observable
behavior (Watson and Skinner both rejected introspection)
Skinner - CORRECT ANSWER Leading behavioralist who rejected introspection and studied
how consequences shape behavior
Freud - CORRECT ANSWER His controversial ideas influenced humanities self -
understanding
