PSYC 101 Modules 1 Exams- Introduction to
Psychology (2025) | Verified Q&A
1. Gestalt Psychology
ANS "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts"-Aristotle. we perceive
this whole as opposed to just its constituents. See the world more accurately
through therapy
2. Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920)
ANS founder of modern psychology; he opened the first psychology
laboratory. Started structuralism trying to find a pattern in people's subjective
consciousnesses
3. Broca’s area
ANS Front lobe left side. Damage to this area impairs speech
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, 4. Sigmund Freud (1835-1939)
ANS founder of psychoanalysis, a controversial theory about the workings of
the unconscious mind. Person can be burdened by childhood trauma though
they aren't aware of it/ forgot it. The way to fix it is by identifying the
traumatic memory. Theory of psychosocial stages and how we were raised
and our interactions with our mother's influence who we're attracted to
(something is wrong with the patient and therapist is needed to fix it power
dynamic)
5. Behaviorism (Watson)
ANS studies behavior without reference to mental processes.
6. Hermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894)
ANS First to measure speed of nerve impulses; bridged gap of psych into
natural sciences. Mental processes aren't instantaneous, the further the
stimulus from the brain, the longer the reaction time takes.
7. Humanistic Psychology (Maslow and Rodgers)
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Psychology (2025) | Verified Q&A
1. Gestalt Psychology
ANS "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts"-Aristotle. we perceive
this whole as opposed to just its constituents. See the world more accurately
through therapy
2. Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920)
ANS founder of modern psychology; he opened the first psychology
laboratory. Started structuralism trying to find a pattern in people's subjective
consciousnesses
3. Broca’s area
ANS Front lobe left side. Damage to this area impairs speech
1
, 4. Sigmund Freud (1835-1939)
ANS founder of psychoanalysis, a controversial theory about the workings of
the unconscious mind. Person can be burdened by childhood trauma though
they aren't aware of it/ forgot it. The way to fix it is by identifying the
traumatic memory. Theory of psychosocial stages and how we were raised
and our interactions with our mother's influence who we're attracted to
(something is wrong with the patient and therapist is needed to fix it power
dynamic)
5. Behaviorism (Watson)
ANS studies behavior without reference to mental processes.
6. Hermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894)
ANS First to measure speed of nerve impulses; bridged gap of psych into
natural sciences. Mental processes aren't instantaneous, the further the
stimulus from the brain, the longer the reaction time takes.
7. Humanistic Psychology (Maslow and Rodgers)
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