Psych 111 exam questions with |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
correct answers |\
Phrenology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔We no longer use this. Feels
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for bumps and curves on the head in order to tell a persons
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intelligence or weakness, along with deviance and criminal
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possibility. |\
the detailed study of the shape and size of the cranium as a
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supposed indication of character and mental abilities.
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Influence of psychology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Biology and
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philosophy
Wilhelm Wundt - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔first psychological lab in
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1879
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studied basic mental processing, the mind
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Edward Titchener - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Structuralism
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Student of Wilhelm Wundt; founder of Structuralist school of
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psychology.
Structuralism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔What are the basic |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
structures of the mind |\ |\ |\ |\
working memory, long term memory and short term
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,Introspection: self report on what you are thinking and telling, not |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
really objectively measuring what is going on
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An early school of psychology that used introspection to explore
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the elemental structure of the human mind.
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William James - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Functionalism
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created first psychology textbook |\ |\ |\
Functionalism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔What traits make it more |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
possible to pass traits on to future generations
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A school of psychology that focused on how our mental and
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behavioral processes function - how they enable us to adapt, |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
survive, and flourish. |\ |\
Watson & Skinner - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Behaviorism
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said studying minds is not a real science because you can not lay
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hands on the mind
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Skinner thought of us like machines, he did not believe in free
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will
Behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the mind is just a black |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
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The view that psychology (1) should be an objective science that
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(2) studies behavior without reference to mental processes. Most
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research psychologists today agree with (1) but not with (2).
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, Humanism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Response to freudian |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
psychology and behaviorism |\ |\ |\
says our mental process is important and we do have free will
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people are not evil, we are inherietly born to want to improve
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ourselves. things just go wrong when the world gets in the way
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Cognitive Psychology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the scientific
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study of all the mental activities associated with thinking,
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knowing, remembering, and communicating.
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Definition of psychology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The scientific
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study of behavior and mental process
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Nature/nurture debate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔contribution of |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
genes and experience
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nurture works on what nature endows
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outcome=modern psychologists now argue what percent is |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
nature and what is nurture, but they agree that both have a
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factor
Biopsychosocial approach - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔an integrated |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-
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cultural levels of analysis
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correct answers |\
Phrenology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔We no longer use this. Feels
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
for bumps and curves on the head in order to tell a persons
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
intelligence or weakness, along with deviance and criminal
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
possibility. |\
the detailed study of the shape and size of the cranium as a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
supposed indication of character and mental abilities.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Influence of psychology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Biology and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
philosophy
Wilhelm Wundt - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔first psychological lab in
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
1879
|\ |\
studied basic mental processing, the mind
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Edward Titchener - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Structuralism
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Student of Wilhelm Wundt; founder of Structuralist school of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
psychology.
Structuralism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔What are the basic |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
structures of the mind |\ |\ |\ |\
working memory, long term memory and short term
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
,Introspection: self report on what you are thinking and telling, not |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
really objectively measuring what is going on
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
An early school of psychology that used introspection to explore
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the elemental structure of the human mind.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
William James - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Functionalism
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
created first psychology textbook |\ |\ |\
Functionalism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔What traits make it more |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
possible to pass traits on to future generations
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A school of psychology that focused on how our mental and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
behavioral processes function - how they enable us to adapt, |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
survive, and flourish. |\ |\
Watson & Skinner - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Behaviorism
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
said studying minds is not a real science because you can not lay
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
hands on the mind
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Skinner thought of us like machines, he did not believe in free
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
will
Behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the mind is just a black |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
box |\
The view that psychology (1) should be an objective science that
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
(2) studies behavior without reference to mental processes. Most
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
research psychologists today agree with (1) but not with (2).
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, Humanism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Response to freudian |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
psychology and behaviorism |\ |\ |\
says our mental process is important and we do have free will
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
people are not evil, we are inherietly born to want to improve
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ourselves. things just go wrong when the world gets in the way
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Cognitive Psychology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the scientific
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
study of all the mental activities associated with thinking,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
knowing, remembering, and communicating.
|\ |\ |\
Definition of psychology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The scientific
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
study of behavior and mental process
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Nature/nurture debate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔contribution of |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
genes and experience
|\ |\ |\
nurture works on what nature endows
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
outcome=modern psychologists now argue what percent is |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
nature and what is nurture, but they agree that both have a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
factor
Biopsychosocial approach - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔an integrated |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
cultural levels of analysis
|\ |\ |\
