PSY 101 SDSU LAUMAKIS TEST 1 QUESTIONS
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Dualism - Answer-the idea that the mind and body are two separate
entities.
Plato - Answer-greek philosopher who proposed that some ideas are
innate.
Aristotle - Answer-greek philosopher who proposed theories to explain
many aspects of human behavior; supported the empiricist view that all
knowledge comes from sensory experiences.
Wilhelm Wundt - Answer-german physiologist who founded
psychology as a formal science; opened first psychology research lab in
1879.
William James - Answer-american philosopher and psychologist who
wrote and influential psychology textbook.
Sigmund Freud - Answer-austrian physician whose work forced on the
unconscious causes of behavior and personality formation; founded
psychoanalysis.
,John B. Watson - Answer-founded behaviorism, emphasizing the study
of observable behavior and rejecting the study of mental processes.
B.F. Skinner - Answer-championed behaviorism and studied operant
conditioning.
Pseudo-Psychology - Answer-an approach to explaining and predicting
behavior and events that appears to be psychology, but has no empirical
or objective evidence to support it.
Psychology - Answer-the scientific study of behavior and mental
processes.
Structuralism - Answer-- Wilhelm Wundt (founder of experimental
psychology)
-conscious experience can be broken down into its underlying
components or elements.
Functionalism - Answer-- William James (wrote Principles of
Psychology)
- mind CAN'T be broken down into parts (like in structuralism)
- emphasized use of stream of consciousness
-highlighted the adaptive purpose, or function of mind and behavior.
Nativism - Answer-the human mind is created with pre-existing
structure and information (NATURE).
, Empiricism - Answer--the human mind is shaped by the environment
(NURTURE).
- tabula rasa ("blank state") (John Locke)
Behaviorism - Answer-- Watson and Skinner
-emphasizes the role of environment forces in shaping behavior.
- argued that psychology should be the science of observable behavior
- Skinner expanded on Watson's early work
what are the 4 main goals of psychology? - Answer-describe ; predict ;
explain ; control
Introspection - Answer-a method used to examine one's own conscious
activities.
Humanistic Psychology - Answer-an approach suggesting that human
nature is by large positive, and the human direction is toward growth.
Biopsychosocial Perspective - Answer-explains behavior through the
interaction of biological, psychological and social factors.
biological influences - Answer-- traits
- genetic predispositions
- brain mechanisms
AND ANSWERS LATEST 2025-2026 EXAM
UPDATE |GRADE A+ GUARANTEE
Dualism - Answer-the idea that the mind and body are two separate
entities.
Plato - Answer-greek philosopher who proposed that some ideas are
innate.
Aristotle - Answer-greek philosopher who proposed theories to explain
many aspects of human behavior; supported the empiricist view that all
knowledge comes from sensory experiences.
Wilhelm Wundt - Answer-german physiologist who founded
psychology as a formal science; opened first psychology research lab in
1879.
William James - Answer-american philosopher and psychologist who
wrote and influential psychology textbook.
Sigmund Freud - Answer-austrian physician whose work forced on the
unconscious causes of behavior and personality formation; founded
psychoanalysis.
,John B. Watson - Answer-founded behaviorism, emphasizing the study
of observable behavior and rejecting the study of mental processes.
B.F. Skinner - Answer-championed behaviorism and studied operant
conditioning.
Pseudo-Psychology - Answer-an approach to explaining and predicting
behavior and events that appears to be psychology, but has no empirical
or objective evidence to support it.
Psychology - Answer-the scientific study of behavior and mental
processes.
Structuralism - Answer-- Wilhelm Wundt (founder of experimental
psychology)
-conscious experience can be broken down into its underlying
components or elements.
Functionalism - Answer-- William James (wrote Principles of
Psychology)
- mind CAN'T be broken down into parts (like in structuralism)
- emphasized use of stream of consciousness
-highlighted the adaptive purpose, or function of mind and behavior.
Nativism - Answer-the human mind is created with pre-existing
structure and information (NATURE).
, Empiricism - Answer--the human mind is shaped by the environment
(NURTURE).
- tabula rasa ("blank state") (John Locke)
Behaviorism - Answer-- Watson and Skinner
-emphasizes the role of environment forces in shaping behavior.
- argued that psychology should be the science of observable behavior
- Skinner expanded on Watson's early work
what are the 4 main goals of psychology? - Answer-describe ; predict ;
explain ; control
Introspection - Answer-a method used to examine one's own conscious
activities.
Humanistic Psychology - Answer-an approach suggesting that human
nature is by large positive, and the human direction is toward growth.
Biopsychosocial Perspective - Answer-explains behavior through the
interaction of biological, psychological and social factors.
biological influences - Answer-- traits
- genetic predispositions
- brain mechanisms
