Introduction to Psychology Exam #1 Questions with Correct
Answers
Psychology - ✔✔The scientific student of mental processes, behavior, and feelings
of humans and/or animals.
Applied Science - ✔✔Discovering ways to use scientific finding to accomplish
practical goals
Wihelm Wundt - ✔✔Known as the "Father of Psychology," he established first
psychological laboratory in Leipzig, Germany.
Structuralism - ✔✔the psychological study of the basic elements that make up
conscious mental experiences
Introspection - ✔✔A method of self-observation in which participants report their
thoughts and feelings
Functionalism - ✔✔The psychological study of how people and animals have
adapted their mental processes and behaviors to their environments
William James - ✔✔Psychologist at Harvard University who is credited with
writing the first psychological textbook "Principles of Psychology." He also helped
pioneer the functionalist approach to psychological study.
Sigmund Freud - ✔✔Established the psychoanalytic study of psychology which
focuses on the influence of the unconscious mind on human thoughts, feelings,
and behavior. Sometimes referred to as the "Father of Modern Psychology."
Answers
Psychology - ✔✔The scientific student of mental processes, behavior, and feelings
of humans and/or animals.
Applied Science - ✔✔Discovering ways to use scientific finding to accomplish
practical goals
Wihelm Wundt - ✔✔Known as the "Father of Psychology," he established first
psychological laboratory in Leipzig, Germany.
Structuralism - ✔✔the psychological study of the basic elements that make up
conscious mental experiences
Introspection - ✔✔A method of self-observation in which participants report their
thoughts and feelings
Functionalism - ✔✔The psychological study of how people and animals have
adapted their mental processes and behaviors to their environments
William James - ✔✔Psychologist at Harvard University who is credited with
writing the first psychological textbook "Principles of Psychology." He also helped
pioneer the functionalist approach to psychological study.
Sigmund Freud - ✔✔Established the psychoanalytic study of psychology which
focuses on the influence of the unconscious mind on human thoughts, feelings,
and behavior. Sometimes referred to as the "Father of Modern Psychology."
