TCU Memory and Cognition Exam 1 Study
Guide (Leising) Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
Be able to identify examples of structuralism, functionalism,
behaviorism, and cognitivism -
CORRECT ANSWER: -Structuralism: to describe the basic elements
that comprise thought (ex: introspection)
-Functionalism: aimed to identify the function or adaptive significance
of psychological characteristics (ex: Darwin and Natural Selection)
-Behaviorism: observable behavior only (ex: Skinner and Operant
Conditioning)
,-Cognitivism: Information processing psychology (ex: studying how
much more likely people are to make driving errors if they are talking on
a handheld cell phone)
QUESTION: Know the Contributions to Psychology of, and Problems
with, Structuralism -
CORRECT ANSWER: -Was founded by Wilhelm Wundt in the 19th
Century with the help of Edward Bradford Titchener
-Problems:
1) Reliability (can it be replicated time after time)
2) Authority (disagreeing with others)
3) Imageless thought (behaving w/o thought)
-Lasting contribution: he taught many students and established
psychology as a science
, QUESTION: Properties of Rationalism -
CORRECT ANSWER: -Reason alone can provide knowledge
-There are innate ideas (ideas based on reason and self-reflection)
-"Don't trust the sense, they can deceive"
QUESTION: Properties of Empiricism -
CORRECT ANSWER: -Senses are the primary, or only, source of
knowledge, so careful observation is needed
-No innate ideas (complex ideas are derived from simpler ones)
-There is no self
QUESTION: Two kinds of learning that make up Behaviorism -
Guide (Leising) Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
Be able to identify examples of structuralism, functionalism,
behaviorism, and cognitivism -
CORRECT ANSWER: -Structuralism: to describe the basic elements
that comprise thought (ex: introspection)
-Functionalism: aimed to identify the function or adaptive significance
of psychological characteristics (ex: Darwin and Natural Selection)
-Behaviorism: observable behavior only (ex: Skinner and Operant
Conditioning)
,-Cognitivism: Information processing psychology (ex: studying how
much more likely people are to make driving errors if they are talking on
a handheld cell phone)
QUESTION: Know the Contributions to Psychology of, and Problems
with, Structuralism -
CORRECT ANSWER: -Was founded by Wilhelm Wundt in the 19th
Century with the help of Edward Bradford Titchener
-Problems:
1) Reliability (can it be replicated time after time)
2) Authority (disagreeing with others)
3) Imageless thought (behaving w/o thought)
-Lasting contribution: he taught many students and established
psychology as a science
, QUESTION: Properties of Rationalism -
CORRECT ANSWER: -Reason alone can provide knowledge
-There are innate ideas (ideas based on reason and self-reflection)
-"Don't trust the sense, they can deceive"
QUESTION: Properties of Empiricism -
CORRECT ANSWER: -Senses are the primary, or only, source of
knowledge, so careful observation is needed
-No innate ideas (complex ideas are derived from simpler ones)
-There is no self
QUESTION: Two kinds of learning that make up Behaviorism -
