PSY 121 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
psychologyh-hans--thehscientifichstudyhofhbehaviorhandhmentalhprocesses
objectivehintrospectionh-hans--
thehprocesshofhexamininghandhmeasuringhone'shownhthoughtshandhmentalhactivities
functionalismh-hans--
earlyhperspectivehinhpsychologyhassociatedhwithhWilliamhJames,hinhwhichhthehfocushofhstu
dyhishhowhthehmindhallowshpeoplehtohadapt,hlive,hwork,handhplay
Gestalthpsychologyh-hans--
earlyhperspectivehinhpsychologyhfocusinghonhperceptionhandhsensation,hparticularlyhthehp
erceptionhofhpatternshandhwholehfirgures
psychoanalysish-hans--
Freud'shtermhforhbothhthehtheoryhofhpersonalityhandhthehtherapyhbasedhnohit;hanhinsighthth
erapyhbasedhonhthehtheoryhofhFreud,hemphasizinghthehrevealinghofhunconscicoushconflict
s
behaviorismh-hans--thehsciencehofhbehaviorhthathfocuseshonhobservablehbehaviorhonly
psychodynamichperspectiveh-hans--
modernhversionhofhpsychoanalysishthathishmorehfocusedhonhthehdevelopmenthofhahsenseh
ofhselfhandhthehdiscoveryhofhotherhmotivationshbehindhahperson'shbehaviorhthanhsexualhm
otivations
behavioralhperspectiveh-hans--
psychologicalhperspectivehthathfocuseshonhhowhbehavioralhresponsesharehlearnedhthroug
hhclassicalhorhoperanthconditioning
humanistichperspectiveh-hans--
psychologicalhperspectivehthathfocuseshonhhumanhpotential,hfreehwill,handhpossibilityhofhs
elf-actualization
, cognitivehperspectiveh-hans--
modernhtheoryhinhwhichhclassicalhconditioninghishseenhtohoccurhbecausehthehconditionedh
stimulushprovideshinformationhorhexpectancyhabouththehcominghofhthehunconditionedhstim
ulus
cognitivehneuroscienceh-hans--
studyhofhthehphysicalhchangeshinhthehbrainhandhnervoushsystemhduringhthinking
socioculturalhperspectiveh-hans--
psychologicalhperspectivehthathfocuseshonhthehbehaviorhofhindividualshashthehresulthofhthe
hpresenceh(realhorhimagined)hofhotherhindividuals,hashparthofhgroups,horhashparthofhahlarger
hculture
biophysicalhperspectiveh-hans--
psychologicalhperspectivehthathfocuseshonhinfluenceshofhhormones,hbrainhstructureshandh
chemicals,hdisease,hetc.;hhumanhandhanimalhbehaviorhashseenhashahdirecthresulthofhevent
shinhthehbody
evolutionaryhperspectiveh-hans--
psychologicalhperspectivehthathfocuseshonhthehbiologicalhbaseshforhuniversalhmentalhchar
acteristics,hsuchhashwhyhwehlie,hhowhattractivenesshinfluenceshmatehselection,hthehuniver
salityhofhfear,handhwhyhwehenjoyhthingshlikehmusichandhdance
psychologisth-hans--
ahprofessionalhwithhanhacademichdegreehandhspecializedhtraininghinhonehorhmorehareashof
hpsychology
psychiatristh-hans--
ahmedicalhdoctorhwhohhashspecializedhinhthehdiagnosishandhtreatmenthofhpsychologicalhdi
sorders
psychiatrichsocialhworkerh-hans--
ahsocialhworkerhwithhsomehtraininghinhtherapyhmethodshwhohfocuseshonhthehenvironment
alhconditionshthathcanhhavehanhimpacthonhmentalhdisorders,hsuchhashpoverty,hovercrowdi
ng,hstress,handhdrughabuse
basichresearchh-hans--researchhforhthehsakehofhgaininghscientifichknowledge
appliedhresearchh-hans--researchhaimedhathansweringhreal-world,hpracticalhproblems
scientifichmethodh-hans--
systemhofhgatheringhdatahsohthathbiashandherrorhinhmeasurementharehreduced
hypothesish-hans--tentativehexplanationhofhahphenomenonhbasedhonhobservations
ANSWERS
psychologyh-hans--thehscientifichstudyhofhbehaviorhandhmentalhprocesses
objectivehintrospectionh-hans--
thehprocesshofhexamininghandhmeasuringhone'shownhthoughtshandhmentalhactivities
functionalismh-hans--
earlyhperspectivehinhpsychologyhassociatedhwithhWilliamhJames,hinhwhichhthehfocushofhstu
dyhishhowhthehmindhallowshpeoplehtohadapt,hlive,hwork,handhplay
Gestalthpsychologyh-hans--
earlyhperspectivehinhpsychologyhfocusinghonhperceptionhandhsensation,hparticularlyhthehp
erceptionhofhpatternshandhwholehfirgures
psychoanalysish-hans--
Freud'shtermhforhbothhthehtheoryhofhpersonalityhandhthehtherapyhbasedhnohit;hanhinsighthth
erapyhbasedhonhthehtheoryhofhFreud,hemphasizinghthehrevealinghofhunconscicoushconflict
s
behaviorismh-hans--thehsciencehofhbehaviorhthathfocuseshonhobservablehbehaviorhonly
psychodynamichperspectiveh-hans--
modernhversionhofhpsychoanalysishthathishmorehfocusedhonhthehdevelopmenthofhahsenseh
ofhselfhandhthehdiscoveryhofhotherhmotivationshbehindhahperson'shbehaviorhthanhsexualhm
otivations
behavioralhperspectiveh-hans--
psychologicalhperspectivehthathfocuseshonhhowhbehavioralhresponsesharehlearnedhthroug
hhclassicalhorhoperanthconditioning
humanistichperspectiveh-hans--
psychologicalhperspectivehthathfocuseshonhhumanhpotential,hfreehwill,handhpossibilityhofhs
elf-actualization
, cognitivehperspectiveh-hans--
modernhtheoryhinhwhichhclassicalhconditioninghishseenhtohoccurhbecausehthehconditionedh
stimulushprovideshinformationhorhexpectancyhabouththehcominghofhthehunconditionedhstim
ulus
cognitivehneuroscienceh-hans--
studyhofhthehphysicalhchangeshinhthehbrainhandhnervoushsystemhduringhthinking
socioculturalhperspectiveh-hans--
psychologicalhperspectivehthathfocuseshonhthehbehaviorhofhindividualshashthehresulthofhthe
hpresenceh(realhorhimagined)hofhotherhindividuals,hashparthofhgroups,horhashparthofhahlarger
hculture
biophysicalhperspectiveh-hans--
psychologicalhperspectivehthathfocuseshonhinfluenceshofhhormones,hbrainhstructureshandh
chemicals,hdisease,hetc.;hhumanhandhanimalhbehaviorhashseenhashahdirecthresulthofhevent
shinhthehbody
evolutionaryhperspectiveh-hans--
psychologicalhperspectivehthathfocuseshonhthehbiologicalhbaseshforhuniversalhmentalhchar
acteristics,hsuchhashwhyhwehlie,hhowhattractivenesshinfluenceshmatehselection,hthehuniver
salityhofhfear,handhwhyhwehenjoyhthingshlikehmusichandhdance
psychologisth-hans--
ahprofessionalhwithhanhacademichdegreehandhspecializedhtraininghinhonehorhmorehareashof
hpsychology
psychiatristh-hans--
ahmedicalhdoctorhwhohhashspecializedhinhthehdiagnosishandhtreatmenthofhpsychologicalhdi
sorders
psychiatrichsocialhworkerh-hans--
ahsocialhworkerhwithhsomehtraininghinhtherapyhmethodshwhohfocuseshonhthehenvironment
alhconditionshthathcanhhavehanhimpacthonhmentalhdisorders,hsuchhashpoverty,hovercrowdi
ng,hstress,handhdrughabuse
basichresearchh-hans--researchhforhthehsakehofhgaininghscientifichknowledge
appliedhresearchh-hans--researchhaimedhathansweringhreal-world,hpracticalhproblems
scientifichmethodh-hans--
systemhofhgatheringhdatahsohthathbiashandherrorhinhmeasurementharehreduced
hypothesish-hans--tentativehexplanationhofhahphenomenonhbasedhonhobservations
