Psych 101 Midterm Exam Questions With Complete Solutions

In 1879, in psychology's first experiment, ___ and his students measured the time lag between hearing a ball hit a platform and pressing a key correct answer: William Wundt William James would be considered a(n) correct answer: Functionalist Wilhelm Wundt and Edward Titchener would be considered correct answer: Structuralists In the early twentieth century, ____ redefined psychology as the "science of observable behavior" correct answer: Abraham Maslow Nature is to nurture as correct answer: Biology is to experience A psychologist treating emotionally troubled adolescents at a local mental health agency is most likely a correct answer: Clinical Psychologist A mental health professional with a medical degree who can prescribe medication is a correct answer: Psychiatrist A psychologist conducting basic research to expand psychology's knowledge base would be most likely to correct answer: observe 3- and 6- year olds solving puzzles and analyze differences in their abilities used introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind correct answer: Structuralism Explored how mental and behavioral processes function- how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish correct answer: Functionalism Who was a memory researcher, but denied her PhD in 1890? correct answer: Mary Calkins