Psychology 1000 - Exam 1 questions well answered to pass

Psychology 1000 - Exam 1 questions
well answered to pass

psychology - correct answer ✔✔ the scientific study of behavior and mental processes



objective introspection - correct answer ✔✔ the process of examining and measuring one's own
thoughts and mental activities



structuralism - correct answer ✔✔ early perspective in psychology associated with Wilhelm
Wundt and Edward Titchener, in which the focus of study is the structure or basic elements of
the mind.



functionalism - correct answer ✔✔ early perspective in psychology associated with William
James, in which the focus of study is how the mind allows people to adapt, live, work, and play.



psychoanalysis - correct answer ✔✔ the theory and therapy based on the work of Sigmund
Freud



behaviorism - correct answer ✔✔ the science of behavior that focuses on observational
behavior only



psychodynamic perspective - correct answer ✔✔ modern version of psychoanalysis that is more
focused on the development of a sense of self and the discovery of other motivations behind a
person's behavior than sexual motivations



cognitive perspective - correct answer ✔✔ modern perspective that focuses on memory.
intelligence, perception, problem solving, and learning.