PSYCHOLOGY THEMES AND VARIATIONS
FINAL PAPER EXAM STUDY GUIDE WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ Psychology.
Answer: Psyche and Logos, studies the behaviour and the
physiological and cognitive processes that underlie it. It is the
profession that applies accumulated knowledge of this subject to
practical problems.
◉ Wilhelm Wundt.
Answer: Established the first psychology laboratory at the
University of Leipzig, Germany. Focused on consciousness, thought
psychology should be modelled after science.
◉ Structuralism.
Answer: The task of psychology was to analyze consciousness into
it's basic elements and see how they're related.
◉ Introspection.
Answer: Used in structuralism, required training the subject to be
more objective and aware of their thinking. For example listening to
, tones and analyzing and describing the quality, intensity and clarity
of what they experienced.
◉ William James.
Answer: Functionalism, stream of consciousness, believed
structuralism viewed thoughts as static not as a flow.
◉ Functionalism.
Answer: Based on the belief psychology should investigate the
function or purpose of consciousness, rather than it's structure.
◉ James B. Watson.
Answer: Behaviorism- our behavior is learned, observable, and
measurable, believed strongly in nurture argument (Give me some
kids and I'll raise them into what I want).
◉ Behaviourism.
Answer: A theoretical orientation based on the premise that
scientific psychology should study only observable behaviour.
◉ Behaviour.
Answer: Refers to any overt (observable) response or activity by an
organism.
FINAL PAPER EXAM STUDY GUIDE WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ Psychology.
Answer: Psyche and Logos, studies the behaviour and the
physiological and cognitive processes that underlie it. It is the
profession that applies accumulated knowledge of this subject to
practical problems.
◉ Wilhelm Wundt.
Answer: Established the first psychology laboratory at the
University of Leipzig, Germany. Focused on consciousness, thought
psychology should be modelled after science.
◉ Structuralism.
Answer: The task of psychology was to analyze consciousness into
it's basic elements and see how they're related.
◉ Introspection.
Answer: Used in structuralism, required training the subject to be
more objective and aware of their thinking. For example listening to
, tones and analyzing and describing the quality, intensity and clarity
of what they experienced.
◉ William James.
Answer: Functionalism, stream of consciousness, believed
structuralism viewed thoughts as static not as a flow.
◉ Functionalism.
Answer: Based on the belief psychology should investigate the
function or purpose of consciousness, rather than it's structure.
◉ James B. Watson.
Answer: Behaviorism- our behavior is learned, observable, and
measurable, believed strongly in nurture argument (Give me some
kids and I'll raise them into what I want).
◉ Behaviourism.
Answer: A theoretical orientation based on the premise that
scientific psychology should study only observable behaviour.
◉ Behaviour.
Answer: Refers to any overt (observable) response or activity by an
organism.
