PSY 1010 MODULES 1-6 (EXAM 1)
HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY AND
RESEARCH/EXPERIMENTATION
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
\.Psychology is born... - ANSWERS✔-Dec 1879
in Leipzig, Germany
by Wilhelm Wundt
\.2 branches of psychology - ANSWERS✔-structuralism and functionalism
\.Structuralism - ANSWERS✔-Titchener (Wilhelm's student)
-discover mind's structure
-"Introspection:" report immediate sensations and elements of an experience.
*deemed UNRELIABLE*
\.Functionalism - ANSWERS✔-William James
-Darwinism: thinking is adaptive and contributed to ancestoral survival
-conciousness serves a function
-consider past, adjust to present and plan for future
, -explore emotions, memories, will power, habits and streams of conciousness.
\.Behaviorists - ANSWERS✔-1920-60
-observable behavior
-sensations can't be observed but behavior can
\.Freudian Psychology - ANSWERS✔--unconcious thought process
-emotional response to childhood experiences affects behavior
-PAST BASED
\.humanistic psychology - ANSWERS✔-1960s
-(Behav. and Freu. are too limiting)
-CURRENT environmental influences can nurture or limit our growth potential
-we need love and acceptance in our environments
\.Cognitive Psychology - ANSWERS✔-1960s
-how we percieve, process and remember info
-understanding of brain function
-helps treat disorders
\.biopsychological approach - ANSWERS✔-considered a DEEP level of analysis
(integrated biological and psychological influences)
HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY AND
RESEARCH/EXPERIMENTATION
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
\.Psychology is born... - ANSWERS✔-Dec 1879
in Leipzig, Germany
by Wilhelm Wundt
\.2 branches of psychology - ANSWERS✔-structuralism and functionalism
\.Structuralism - ANSWERS✔-Titchener (Wilhelm's student)
-discover mind's structure
-"Introspection:" report immediate sensations and elements of an experience.
*deemed UNRELIABLE*
\.Functionalism - ANSWERS✔-William James
-Darwinism: thinking is adaptive and contributed to ancestoral survival
-conciousness serves a function
-consider past, adjust to present and plan for future
, -explore emotions, memories, will power, habits and streams of conciousness.
\.Behaviorists - ANSWERS✔-1920-60
-observable behavior
-sensations can't be observed but behavior can
\.Freudian Psychology - ANSWERS✔--unconcious thought process
-emotional response to childhood experiences affects behavior
-PAST BASED
\.humanistic psychology - ANSWERS✔-1960s
-(Behav. and Freu. are too limiting)
-CURRENT environmental influences can nurture or limit our growth potential
-we need love and acceptance in our environments
\.Cognitive Psychology - ANSWERS✔-1960s
-how we percieve, process and remember info
-understanding of brain function
-helps treat disorders
\.biopsychological approach - ANSWERS✔-considered a DEEP level of analysis
(integrated biological and psychological influences)
