PSYC 2301 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+

Define Psychology - Answer-study of mind; study of behavior and mental processing Describe the scientific method - Answer-is a way to ask and answer scientific questions by making observations and doing experiments. Why is Psychology defined as a hub science? - Answer-bc numerous scientific fields come together in psyc, connect other disciplin What are the major roots of Psychology? - Answer-2: phil and physical science What is the relationship between behavior and biology? - Answer-reciprocal relationship How did most early philosophers believe knowledge was gained? - Answer-sensive/ introspection When did Psychology distinguish itself from the discipline of Philosophy? - Answer-adopt the scientific method Who conducted the first experiment in psychology? - Answer-wilhelm wundt Define structuralism - Answer-Structuralism is the study of the parts and elements that make up the mind while functionalism is the processes of the mind Identify the founders of Gestalt psychology - Answer-kurt koffka, max wertheimer, wolfgang kohler Who was William James? - Answer-wrote principal of PSYC / functionalism/ 1st school in US Define behaviorism - Answer-on observable, measurable behavior Behaviorism, also known as behavioral psychology, is a theory of learning based upon the idea that all behaviors are acquiredthrough conditioning. Conditioning occurs through interaction with the environment. Behaviorists believe that our responses to environmental stimuli shape our behaviors. - Who was Sigmund Freud? - Answer-wrote unconscious conflict , sex, important of early childhood experiene Who was Abraham Maslow? - Answer-found 3rd force in PSYC & theory of motivation Who was Carl Rogers? - Answer-found humanistic movement / importance of personal growth, freewill, selfdome Define the perspectives approach - Answer-different way to look Why do psychologists rely on different perspective in psychology? - Answer-bc help better understand complex phenomena, single perspective give only us part of answer. combine give big picture Define evolutionary psychology - Answer-asks how our evolutionary past continues to shape our behavior = maintain - allow adapt Define cognitive psychology - Answer-investigates mental processes including thinking, problem solving, and information processing = mind how code message Define social psychology - Answer-recognizes that behavior varies around averages and that individual differences often interact with environment = influenced by people Define developmental psychology - Answer-investigates the normal changes in behavior that occur across the lifespan = how we grow Define clinical psychology - Answer-explains, defines, and treats psychological disorders and promotes general well beingWhat do the authors of your text believe regarding the future of psychology? - Answer-will be 1 of combine & integrating new and existing perspective Where will the highest percentage of doctoral level psychologist work? - Answer-37% What is the current trend in many psychology graduate school programs? - Answer-not prescribe medication / students are being trained in combined specialties According to your text how is "science" described today? - Answer-science = knowledge + special way learning about reality through systematic observation and experimental