Psychology Exam queries with
answers graded A+
Willhelm Wundt - ANS✅✅First person to establish a psychology laboratory in Liepzig, Germany in
1879.
He was a physiologist and philosopher.
Structuralism - ANS✅✅Used introspective to explore the structural elements of the human mind
Functionalism - ANS✅✅Focused on how our mental and behavioral processes function-- how they
enable us to adapt, survive and flourish
Sigmund Freud - ANS✅✅-A psychiatrist
-An Austrian physician
-He and his followers emphasized the importance of the unconscious mind and its effects on human
behavior. He attempted to cure female victims of hysteria through speaking to them`
Psychologists in the 1920's-1960's - ANS✅✅Many pioneering psychologists such as Freud, Piaget,
Watson, Rogers, and Maslow
Behaviorists - ANS✅✅-Objective
-Watson and later Skinner, emphasized the study of overt behavior as the subject matter of scientific
psychology
-Between 1920 and 1960, these were the top "psychologists" and gained or lost respect from the
rest of the scientific community
B.F. Skinner - ANS✅✅Most famous Behaviorist
Humanistic Psychology - ANS✅✅Maslow and Rogers emphasized current environmental
influences on our growth potential and our NEED FOR LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE
Psychology today - ANS✅✅The scientific study of behavior and our mental processes
, Psychology is... - ANS✅✅A combo of anatomy and philosophy
Nature vs. Nurture - ANS✅✅The argument over whether the way you are raised overpowers your
human nature, or vice versa
Psychology's 3 Levels of Analysis - ANS✅✅1. Biological Influences
2. Psychological Influences
3. Social-cultural Influences
Examples of Biological Influences - ANS✅✅Genetic predispositions, genetic mutations, genes and
responding to the environment
Examples of Psychological Influences - ANS✅✅Learned fears and expectations, Emotional
responses, Cognitive processing and perceptual interpretations
Examples o Social-Cultural Influences - ANS✅✅Presence of others, Cultural, societal, family
expectations, peer and other group influences, compelling models such as the media
The BioPsychoSocial Model is - ANS✅✅A combination of Biological, Psychological, and Social
factors
Ex: Lori is depressed because she has a genetic predisposition, has been sad for the past 6 months,
because of stress at work and the loss of a loved one.
Behaviorist School of Psychology - ANS✅✅attributed largely by Watson, Pavlov and Skinner
-All behaviors are learned through reward and punishment pairings
Humanistic School of Psychology - ANS✅✅-Says humans are unique and good and possess an
inner ability to change: free will and growth are important
-Motivation based on hierarchy of needs
Person-Centered Therapy - ANS✅✅Therapy in which the patient directs therapy and others
support helps the patient become better
answers graded A+
Willhelm Wundt - ANS✅✅First person to establish a psychology laboratory in Liepzig, Germany in
1879.
He was a physiologist and philosopher.
Structuralism - ANS✅✅Used introspective to explore the structural elements of the human mind
Functionalism - ANS✅✅Focused on how our mental and behavioral processes function-- how they
enable us to adapt, survive and flourish
Sigmund Freud - ANS✅✅-A psychiatrist
-An Austrian physician
-He and his followers emphasized the importance of the unconscious mind and its effects on human
behavior. He attempted to cure female victims of hysteria through speaking to them`
Psychologists in the 1920's-1960's - ANS✅✅Many pioneering psychologists such as Freud, Piaget,
Watson, Rogers, and Maslow
Behaviorists - ANS✅✅-Objective
-Watson and later Skinner, emphasized the study of overt behavior as the subject matter of scientific
psychology
-Between 1920 and 1960, these were the top "psychologists" and gained or lost respect from the
rest of the scientific community
B.F. Skinner - ANS✅✅Most famous Behaviorist
Humanistic Psychology - ANS✅✅Maslow and Rogers emphasized current environmental
influences on our growth potential and our NEED FOR LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE
Psychology today - ANS✅✅The scientific study of behavior and our mental processes
, Psychology is... - ANS✅✅A combo of anatomy and philosophy
Nature vs. Nurture - ANS✅✅The argument over whether the way you are raised overpowers your
human nature, or vice versa
Psychology's 3 Levels of Analysis - ANS✅✅1. Biological Influences
2. Psychological Influences
3. Social-cultural Influences
Examples of Biological Influences - ANS✅✅Genetic predispositions, genetic mutations, genes and
responding to the environment
Examples of Psychological Influences - ANS✅✅Learned fears and expectations, Emotional
responses, Cognitive processing and perceptual interpretations
Examples o Social-Cultural Influences - ANS✅✅Presence of others, Cultural, societal, family
expectations, peer and other group influences, compelling models such as the media
The BioPsychoSocial Model is - ANS✅✅A combination of Biological, Psychological, and Social
factors
Ex: Lori is depressed because she has a genetic predisposition, has been sad for the past 6 months,
because of stress at work and the loss of a loved one.
Behaviorist School of Psychology - ANS✅✅attributed largely by Watson, Pavlov and Skinner
-All behaviors are learned through reward and punishment pairings
Humanistic School of Psychology - ANS✅✅-Says humans are unique and good and possess an
inner ability to change: free will and growth are important
-Motivation based on hierarchy of needs
Person-Centered Therapy - ANS✅✅Therapy in which the patient directs therapy and others
support helps the patient become better
