PSYCHOLOGY AND YOUR LIFE WITH P.O.W.E.R.
LEARNING EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS FULLY VERIFIED
◉ Wilhelm Wundt.
Answer: german physiologist who founded psychology as a formal
science; opened first psychology research laboratory in 1879
◉ Edward Titchener.
Answer: Student of Wilhelm Wundt; founder of Structuralist school
of psychology.
◉ Structuralism.
Answer: An early school of psychology that used introspection to
explore the elemental structure of the human mind.
◉ William James.
Answer: founder of functionalism; studied how humans use
perception to function in our environment
◉ Functionalism.
,Answer: Psychology should study how behavior and mental
processes allow organisms to adapt to their environments.
◉ Charles Darwin.
Answer: English naturalist. He studied the plants and animals of
South America and the Pacific islands, and in his book On the Origin
of Species by Means of Natural Selection (1859) set forth his theory
of evolution.
◉ G. Stanley Hall.
Answer: first psych PhD in U.S.; founded American psychological
association
◉ Mary Whiton Calkins.
Answer: American psychologist who conducted research on
memory, personality, and dreams; first woman president of the
American Psychological Association
◉ Margaret Floy Washburn.
Answer: 1871-1939 American psychologist who was the first
woman to earn a doctorate in psychology in the United States;
published research on mental processes in animals.
◉ Francis C. Sumner.
, Answer: first african american to recieve a phd in psychology.
established the psychology department at Howard and turned it into
a major source for doctoral degrees for african american students
◉ Sigmund Freud.
Answer: austrian physician whose work focused on the unconscious
causes of behavior and personality formation; founded
psychoanalysis
◉ Psychoanalysis.
Answer: Freud's theory of personality that attributes behavior is
strongly influenced by unconscious sexual and aggressive conflicts.
◉ John B. Watson.
Answer: American psychologist who founded behaviorism,
emphasizing the study of observable behavior and rejecting the
study of mental processes
◉ Behaviorism.
Answer: the view that psychology should be an objective science
that studies behavior without reference to mental processes
◉ Ivan Pavlov.
LEARNING EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS FULLY VERIFIED
◉ Wilhelm Wundt.
Answer: german physiologist who founded psychology as a formal
science; opened first psychology research laboratory in 1879
◉ Edward Titchener.
Answer: Student of Wilhelm Wundt; founder of Structuralist school
of psychology.
◉ Structuralism.
Answer: An early school of psychology that used introspection to
explore the elemental structure of the human mind.
◉ William James.
Answer: founder of functionalism; studied how humans use
perception to function in our environment
◉ Functionalism.
,Answer: Psychology should study how behavior and mental
processes allow organisms to adapt to their environments.
◉ Charles Darwin.
Answer: English naturalist. He studied the plants and animals of
South America and the Pacific islands, and in his book On the Origin
of Species by Means of Natural Selection (1859) set forth his theory
of evolution.
◉ G. Stanley Hall.
Answer: first psych PhD in U.S.; founded American psychological
association
◉ Mary Whiton Calkins.
Answer: American psychologist who conducted research on
memory, personality, and dreams; first woman president of the
American Psychological Association
◉ Margaret Floy Washburn.
Answer: 1871-1939 American psychologist who was the first
woman to earn a doctorate in psychology in the United States;
published research on mental processes in animals.
◉ Francis C. Sumner.
, Answer: first african american to recieve a phd in psychology.
established the psychology department at Howard and turned it into
a major source for doctoral degrees for african american students
◉ Sigmund Freud.
Answer: austrian physician whose work focused on the unconscious
causes of behavior and personality formation; founded
psychoanalysis
◉ Psychoanalysis.
Answer: Freud's theory of personality that attributes behavior is
strongly influenced by unconscious sexual and aggressive conflicts.
◉ John B. Watson.
Answer: American psychologist who founded behaviorism,
emphasizing the study of observable behavior and rejecting the
study of mental processes
◉ Behaviorism.
Answer: the view that psychology should be an objective science
that studies behavior without reference to mental processes
◉ Ivan Pavlov.
