PSYCH 101 EXAM 1 PSYCHOLOGY QUESTIONS AND
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Psych 101 Exam 1 Psychology Questions and answer latest
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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
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Darwin and James
1
, PSYCH 101 EXAM 1 PSYCHOLOGY QUESTIONS AND
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3 Broad ways of understanding psychological phenomena
Theoretical Propositions, Shared Metaphors, Accepted Methods of Observation
Modern Perspectives
Psychodynamic, Behaviorist, Cognitive, Evolutionary
Psychodynamic
started by Sigmund Freud; case studies, not easy to test or prove because of small sample size
Behaviorist
Ivan Pavlov and B.F. Skinner; mental processes are byproducts of environmental events; experiment
Behaviorist Metaphor
People are like machines
Cognitive
Wundt; focuses on how people perceive, process and retrieve information (Perspective)
Cognitive Metaphor
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Brain like a computer
2
, PSYCH 101 EXAM 1 PSYCHOLOGY QUESTIONS AND
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Evolutionary
Darwin; behaviors have come about because they helped our ancestors survive
Evolutionary Metaphor
runners in a race
Biopsychology
Physical bases of psychological phenomena (sub-discipline)
Developmental psychology
How thought, feeling, and behavior develops through life span
Social Psychology
Influence of real or imagined others influence on the individual
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Human behavior within an organization as well as organizational problems (sub-discipline)
Educational Psychology
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Psychological processes in learning environments (sub-discipline)
3
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ANSWER LATEST VERSION 2026/2027
Psych 101 Exam 1 Psychology Questions and answer latest
version 2026/2027, Verified Exams of Nursing
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
3/29/2026
Darwin and James
1
, PSYCH 101 EXAM 1 PSYCHOLOGY QUESTIONS AND
03/29/2026
ANSWER LATEST VERSION 2026/2027
3 Broad ways of understanding psychological phenomena
Theoretical Propositions, Shared Metaphors, Accepted Methods of Observation
Modern Perspectives
Psychodynamic, Behaviorist, Cognitive, Evolutionary
Psychodynamic
started by Sigmund Freud; case studies, not easy to test or prove because of small sample size
Behaviorist
Ivan Pavlov and B.F. Skinner; mental processes are byproducts of environmental events; experiment
Behaviorist Metaphor
People are like machines
Cognitive
Wundt; focuses on how people perceive, process and retrieve information (Perspective)
Cognitive Metaphor
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Brain like a computer
2
, PSYCH 101 EXAM 1 PSYCHOLOGY QUESTIONS AND
03/29/2026
ANSWER LATEST VERSION 2026/2027
Evolutionary
Darwin; behaviors have come about because they helped our ancestors survive
Evolutionary Metaphor
runners in a race
Biopsychology
Physical bases of psychological phenomena (sub-discipline)
Developmental psychology
How thought, feeling, and behavior develops through life span
Social Psychology
Influence of real or imagined others influence on the individual
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Human behavior within an organization as well as organizational problems (sub-discipline)
Educational Psychology
3/29/2026
Psychological processes in learning environments (sub-discipline)
3
