Psychology 1101 Exam 1 Set: Chapter 1, 2 and 4 Questions And Answers (Guaranteed A+)

©FYNDLAY EXAM SOLUTIONS 2024/2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 1 | P a g e Psychology 1101 Exam 1 Set: Chapter 1, 2 and 4 Questions And Answers (Guaranteed A+) What is Psychology? - answerThe scientific study of behavior and mental processes Scientific Method - answerAnswering questions objectively based on observable facts, data and established methods Behavior - answerObservable Actions What is in our "mental processes"? - answer1. Thoughts 2. Feelings 3. Sensations 4. Perceptions 5. Motivations 6. Dreams 7. Subjective Experiences Who developed psychology? - answerWilhelm Wundt () ©FYNDLAY EXAM SOLUTIONS 2024/2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 2 | P a g e Established the first laboratory for psychology in 1879 in Germany Wilhelm Wundt's beliefs - answer1. Experimental methods should be used to study mental processes 2. He primarily focused on consciousness, which he called the awareness of immediate experience or "atoms of the mind" How was psychology developed? - answerWundt developed a machine that measured the time lag between hearing a ball hit a platform and pressing a telegraph key. People responded in about 1/10 of a Second after being asked to press the key as soon as the ball hit the platform. They also responded in 2/10 of a second when asked to press the key as soon as they were aware of perceiving the sound Edward Titchener - answerUsed data from introspection (self-examination) to report on sensations and other elements of experience What theory did Edward Titchener propose? - answerStructuralism (using introspective reports to build a view of the mind's structure) What did Edward Titchener theorize? - answerComplex conscious parts could be broken down into basic structures An example of this would include Introspection (observation) of conscious experience and describing what those experiences were like About William James - answer1. He lived from 2. Founding father of American Psychology 3. First psychology professor at Harvard ©FYNDLAY EXAM SOLUTIONS 2024/2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 3 | P a g e James' theory regarding functionalism - answerThe mind's processes evolved because of life preserving functions Mary Whilton Calkins () - answer1. First woman founder of psychology laboratories in North America 2. Never recieved a PhD because of inequality of women's rights during the 1800's 3. Became the first woman president of the American Psychological Association in 1905 Margaret Floy Washburn () - answer1. First woman to receive a PhD in psychology 2. Second woman to become president of the Psychological Association How is behavior determined and shaped? - answer1. Determined by multiple causes such as heredity and environment which jointly influences all our actions 2. Shaped by cultural heritage, beliefs, values, etc. Who proposed that behavior can be studied scientifically? - answerJohn B. Watson and B.F. Skinner Humanistic Psychology - answer1. Studies the importance of current environmental influences on growth potential 2. Reveals the importance of living up to one's potential and having needs of acceptance met. Who pioneered Humanistic Psychology? - answerCarl Rogers and Abraham Maslow Cognitive Neuroscience - answerScientifically studies brain activity linked with mental activity What else does Cognitive Neuroscience state? - answerStates that human behavior cannot be understood without examining how people process information, plus it focuses on higher mental processes Contemporary Psychology - answerNature/Nurture scientifically studies the contributions that genes (nature) and experience (nurture) help develop our psychological traits and behaviors Psychological Influences - answerLearned fears and other learned expectations Social- Cultural - answerPresence of others