PSYC 2000 LSU Knapp Exam 3 Ch 7 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
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Chapter 1 - Chapter 1
Psychology - Study of behavior and mental processes.
Behavior - Taking notes, checking phones etc
Mental Processes - Inferences that are made.
Hypothesis - Educated guess to explain something; needs to be tested
Empirical Method - Way of answering question based on observation/experimentation.
Critical Thinking - Does not blindly accept conclusions
Characteristics For Critical Thinking - 1. Curiosity
2. Skepticism
3. Humility
Establishment of 1st psychological laboratory - 1879 Leipzig, Germany
, Wund and Structuralism Researchers - Wilhelm Wundt
Edward Titchener
Structuralism - Tried to explain the structure of thought (feeling, sensing etc)
Introspection - Trained observers described thoughts, feelings, memories, etc., when
exposed to stimuli.
Limitations of Structuralism - 1. Subjective
2. Too concerned with internal behavior
Functionalism - Adaptive value of behavior/mental processes (How do they contribute to
survival over our genetic past)
Psychoanalytic theory - Early childhood experiences are important; we don't have access
to a lot of who we are.
Eros - Life instinct (procreation, social, cooperation, survival)
Thanatos - Death instinct (Aggression, risky beh, reliving trauma)
Gestalt Psychology - The study of how we perceive things as whole patterns or organized
structures, rather than just a collection of separate parts. Its
Behaviorism - Believed psychology should focus on observable behavior
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Chapter 1 - Chapter 1
Psychology - Study of behavior and mental processes.
Behavior - Taking notes, checking phones etc
Mental Processes - Inferences that are made.
Hypothesis - Educated guess to explain something; needs to be tested
Empirical Method - Way of answering question based on observation/experimentation.
Critical Thinking - Does not blindly accept conclusions
Characteristics For Critical Thinking - 1. Curiosity
2. Skepticism
3. Humility
Establishment of 1st psychological laboratory - 1879 Leipzig, Germany
, Wund and Structuralism Researchers - Wilhelm Wundt
Edward Titchener
Structuralism - Tried to explain the structure of thought (feeling, sensing etc)
Introspection - Trained observers described thoughts, feelings, memories, etc., when
exposed to stimuli.
Limitations of Structuralism - 1. Subjective
2. Too concerned with internal behavior
Functionalism - Adaptive value of behavior/mental processes (How do they contribute to
survival over our genetic past)
Psychoanalytic theory - Early childhood experiences are important; we don't have access
to a lot of who we are.
Eros - Life instinct (procreation, social, cooperation, survival)
Thanatos - Death instinct (Aggression, risky beh, reliving trauma)
Gestalt Psychology - The study of how we perceive things as whole patterns or organized
structures, rather than just a collection of separate parts. Its
Behaviorism - Believed psychology should focus on observable behavior
