Malavanti Psych 1305 Block 1 Exam
Test Questions and Answers.
psychology - Answer the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
empirical method - Answer method for acquiring knowledge based on observation, including
experimentation, rather than a method based only on forms of logical argument or previous
authorities
structuralism - Answer understanding the conscious experience through introspection
introspection - Answer process by which someone examines their own conscious experience
in an attempt to break it into its component parts
functionalism - Answer focused on how mental activities helped an organism adapt to its
environment
pyschoanalytic theory - Answer therapeutic orientation developed by Sigmund Freud that
employs free association, dream analysis, and transference to uncover repressed feelings
id - Answer the unconscious portion of personality that contains basic impulses and urges
ego - Answer conscious and unconscious elements; the rational and reasonable part of
personality, role is to maintain contact with the outside world to keep the individual in touch
with society
superego - Answer conscious and unconscious elements; a person's conscience, develops
early in life and is learned from environment
Freud's structural model of personality - Answer id, ego, superego; when all three are in
balance, person is mentally stable, but if ego can't mediate, imbalance occurs in the form of
psychological distress
pyschosexual theory of development - Answer oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital
Gestalt Pyschology - Answer a psychological approach that emphasizes that we often
perceive the whole rather than the sum of the parts
, behaviorism - Answer the science of behavior that focuses on observable behavior only
humanism - Answer emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all humans
cognitive psychology - Answer the field of psychology dedicated to examining how people
think
multicultural psychology - Answer the field that examines the impact of culture, race,
ethnicity, and gender on behaviors and thoughts and focuses on how such factors may influence
the origin, nature, and treatment of abnormal behavior
American Psychological Association (APA) - Answer professional organization representing
psychologists in the United States
biological pillar - Answer biopsychology/neuroscience, sensation, consciousness
cognitive pillar - Answer perception, thinking, intelligence, memory
developmental - Answer learning, lifespan development
social & personality pillar - Answer social, personality, emotion, motivation
mental & physical health - Answer abnormal, therapies, stress/lifestyle and health
biopsychology - Answer study of how biology influences behavior; studying the brain
evolutionary psychology - Answer the study of the evolution of behavior and the mind, using
principles of natural selection
natural selection - Answer a process by which heritable traits conferring survival and
reproductive advantage to individuals tend to be passed on to succeeding generations and
become more frequent in a population
developmental psychology - Answer scientific study of development across a lifespan
behavioral psychology - Answer the scientific study of observable behavior, and its
explanation by principles of learning
Test Questions and Answers.
psychology - Answer the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
empirical method - Answer method for acquiring knowledge based on observation, including
experimentation, rather than a method based only on forms of logical argument or previous
authorities
structuralism - Answer understanding the conscious experience through introspection
introspection - Answer process by which someone examines their own conscious experience
in an attempt to break it into its component parts
functionalism - Answer focused on how mental activities helped an organism adapt to its
environment
pyschoanalytic theory - Answer therapeutic orientation developed by Sigmund Freud that
employs free association, dream analysis, and transference to uncover repressed feelings
id - Answer the unconscious portion of personality that contains basic impulses and urges
ego - Answer conscious and unconscious elements; the rational and reasonable part of
personality, role is to maintain contact with the outside world to keep the individual in touch
with society
superego - Answer conscious and unconscious elements; a person's conscience, develops
early in life and is learned from environment
Freud's structural model of personality - Answer id, ego, superego; when all three are in
balance, person is mentally stable, but if ego can't mediate, imbalance occurs in the form of
psychological distress
pyschosexual theory of development - Answer oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital
Gestalt Pyschology - Answer a psychological approach that emphasizes that we often
perceive the whole rather than the sum of the parts
, behaviorism - Answer the science of behavior that focuses on observable behavior only
humanism - Answer emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all humans
cognitive psychology - Answer the field of psychology dedicated to examining how people
think
multicultural psychology - Answer the field that examines the impact of culture, race,
ethnicity, and gender on behaviors and thoughts and focuses on how such factors may influence
the origin, nature, and treatment of abnormal behavior
American Psychological Association (APA) - Answer professional organization representing
psychologists in the United States
biological pillar - Answer biopsychology/neuroscience, sensation, consciousness
cognitive pillar - Answer perception, thinking, intelligence, memory
developmental - Answer learning, lifespan development
social & personality pillar - Answer social, personality, emotion, motivation
mental & physical health - Answer abnormal, therapies, stress/lifestyle and health
biopsychology - Answer study of how biology influences behavior; studying the brain
evolutionary psychology - Answer the study of the evolution of behavior and the mind, using
principles of natural selection
natural selection - Answer a process by which heritable traits conferring survival and
reproductive advantage to individuals tend to be passed on to succeeding generations and
become more frequent in a population
developmental psychology - Answer scientific study of development across a lifespan
behavioral psychology - Answer the scientific study of observable behavior, and its
explanation by principles of learning
