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Psychology 101 Exam 1 Latest Update Graded A+ Psychology The scientific investigation of mental processes and behavior Where did psychology branch out from? Physiology and Philosophy Structuralism Focused on the structure of consciousness and the mind (not identified with anymore) 2 Structuralists Wundt and Titchener Functionalism Focused on the function of the mind in helping people adapt to their environment (not identified with anymore) 2 Functionalists Darwin and James...

What is Cognitive Psychology? - Answer-The scientific study of the human mind. The study of structures and processes of the mind and brain that take in, transform, and use information. Challenge of Cognitive psychology - Answer-The mind is unobservable. You cannot observe a mind. You can observe the stimulus and the products. "The mind is like a black box" What cognitive psychologists can observe: - Answer-Products, output of the mind: behavior, physiology. Three precursors to cognitive p...

Psychology 101 Chapter 1-4 Exam Rated A+ Psychology the scientific investigation of mental process and behavior Scientific Method sets of orderly steps used to analyze and solve problems Behavioral Perspective how behavior is learned or modified by environmental causes (NURTURE) Behavioral Data reports of observation about the behavior of organisms and the conditions under which the behavior occur Psychodynamic Perspective behavior is motivated by inherited instincts, biologi...

Psychology 101 Chapter 5Any situation that involves learning - correct answer requires some relatively permanent change to occur A cat that associates the sound of a can opener with being fed has learned through - correct answer classical conditioning Which one of the following statements is true about learning - correct answer learning occurs through experience? After seeing dogs catching Frisbees in the park, Lionel decides that he wants to teach his dog Ivan to do it too. He takes...

NCE EXAM LATEST UPDATE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS NEW GENERATION Higher-order conditioning when a new stimulus is paired with the CS (controlled stimulus or learned stimulus) and the new stimulus takes on the power of the CS In counseling, what is a paradigm? A model Who developed reality therapy? William Glasser What is the "law of effect" and who developed it? Edward Thorndike, it asserts that responses accompanied by satisfaction will be repeated, and those that produce unpleasantness w...

Discontinuity or Stage Theories (types of theories) - -Development progresses through a series of stages -Each stage involves a specific task -Once task is achieved, individual moves to next stage -Changes are qualitative Continuity Theory (type of theory) - -Development/change is a matter of small steps -Change is NOT qualitative Universality theorists believe... - there are universals to development that occur across all cultures/time-periods Context-specific theorists believe... ...

Introspectionism - Looking inside, it's the first thing you try when you want to know what's going on in your own head (reliable observations about what's going on in your head to figure out how things work) - dominant approach in late 1800's Wilhelm Wundt & Edward Titchener - Categorized thoughts in terms of introspectionism (organ, # of sensations) Problems with Introspectionism - 1. Is it reliable? Inner head thoughts can't be replicated or validated because it was just his thought...

THEORISTS - ️️ Behavorists are...(list all) - ️️John B. Watson, Ivan Pavlov, Joseph Wolpe & B.F Skinner Erik Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages - ️️States that growth is orderly, universal, & systematic. 1) Trust vs. Mistrust (birth to 1.5) 2) autonomy vs. shame & doubt ( 1.5 to 3) 3) initiative vs. guilt (3 to 6) 4) industry vs. inferiority (6 to 11) 5) identity vs. role confusion (12 to 18) 6) intimacy vs. isolation (18 to 35) 7) gererativity vs. stagnation (35 to 60) ...

PSY 240 FINAL EXAM (UOFT) LATEST UPDATE ALREADY PASSED Psychopathology symptoms that cause mental, emotional, and/or physical pain abnormality Any pattern of behavior that causes people significant distress, causes them to harm themselves or others, or interferes with their ability to function in daily life. Culture and Gender and diagnoses culture and gender can influence: 1. the ways people express symptoms 2. People's willingness to admit to certain types of behaviors or feeli...

Which of the following is true about a family psychologist? A. A family psychologist would help deal with developmental and behavioral problems in children and teenagers. B. They would also help courts to determine the mental stability of accused criminals, as well as the motives behind crimes. C. Family psychologists would typically counsel a couple on the verge of divorce. D. They would also help to design various living spaces for optimal functioning and mental health. - ANSWER-A. A ...