PSYC 210 QUIZ 8 2026 PRACTICE TEST SHEET
FULL SOLUTIONS CORRECT ANSWERS
PREPARATION SET
◉ What does science rely on? 4 things
Answer: Empirical evidence (data you can observe/measure)
Replication
Objectivity
The scientific method
◉ What is Psychology?
Answer: Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental
processes.
◉ How Did Psychology Become a Science? key influences
Answer: -Mechanistic Determinism
>The idea that behavior is caused by predictable physical processes.
-Theory of Evolution (Darwin)
>Behavior exists because it helps organisms adapt and survive.
Psychology became a science through philosophy and biology
,◉ What is the first major school of thought in psychology?
Answer: Structuralism
◉ What is the focus of Structuralism?
Answer: Breaking consciousness into parts
◉ What method is associated with Structuralism?
Answer: Introspection
◉ Who is the founder of Structuralism?
Answer: Wilhelm Wundt
◉ What is the second major school of thought in psychology?
Answer: Functionalism
◉ What is the focus of Functionalism?
Answer: Purpose of behavior (how it helps survival)
◉ What theory influenced Functionalism?
Answer: Evolution
◉ Who is the founder of Functionalism?
, Answer: William James
◉ What is the third major school of thought in psychology?
Answer: Psychoanalysis
◉ What is the focus of Psychoanalysis?
Answer: Unconscious mind
◉ Who is the founder of Psychoanalysis?
Answer: Sigmund Freud
◉ What is the fourth major school of thought in psychology?
Answer: Behaviorism
◉ What is the focus of Behaviorism?
Answer: Observable behavior only
◉ What is a key idea of Behaviorism?
Answer: Environment shapes behavior
◉ Who are the founders of Behaviorism?
Answer: Watson, Skinner
FULL SOLUTIONS CORRECT ANSWERS
PREPARATION SET
◉ What does science rely on? 4 things
Answer: Empirical evidence (data you can observe/measure)
Replication
Objectivity
The scientific method
◉ What is Psychology?
Answer: Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental
processes.
◉ How Did Psychology Become a Science? key influences
Answer: -Mechanistic Determinism
>The idea that behavior is caused by predictable physical processes.
-Theory of Evolution (Darwin)
>Behavior exists because it helps organisms adapt and survive.
Psychology became a science through philosophy and biology
,◉ What is the first major school of thought in psychology?
Answer: Structuralism
◉ What is the focus of Structuralism?
Answer: Breaking consciousness into parts
◉ What method is associated with Structuralism?
Answer: Introspection
◉ Who is the founder of Structuralism?
Answer: Wilhelm Wundt
◉ What is the second major school of thought in psychology?
Answer: Functionalism
◉ What is the focus of Functionalism?
Answer: Purpose of behavior (how it helps survival)
◉ What theory influenced Functionalism?
Answer: Evolution
◉ Who is the founder of Functionalism?
, Answer: William James
◉ What is the third major school of thought in psychology?
Answer: Psychoanalysis
◉ What is the focus of Psychoanalysis?
Answer: Unconscious mind
◉ Who is the founder of Psychoanalysis?
Answer: Sigmund Freud
◉ What is the fourth major school of thought in psychology?
Answer: Behaviorism
◉ What is the focus of Behaviorism?
Answer: Observable behavior only
◉ What is a key idea of Behaviorism?
Answer: Environment shapes behavior
◉ Who are the founders of Behaviorism?
Answer: Watson, Skinner
