PSYCHOLOGY 110 STUDY GUIDE
ACTUAL EXAM ALL QUESTIONS AND
WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS TOP
RATED VERSION FOR ALREADY A+
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TheYdefinitionYofYpsychologyYhasYevolvedYoverYtheYpastY130YyearsYtoYmean:Y-
YCORRECTYANSWERtheYscientificYstudyYofYbehaviorYandYmentalYprocesses
YourYbrotherYenthusiasticallyYtellsYyou,YwithYgreatYenthusiasm,YthatYheYisYdeterminedYandYhasYdeci
dedYtoYrunYenterYtheYmarathon.YToYprepare,YheYhasYbeenYrunningYeveryYmorningYinYpreparation.YT
hisYinitiationYorYproductionYofYbehaviorYassociatedYwithYmotivationYisYalsoYknownYas:Y-
YCORRECTYANSWERActivation
TheYdecision-
makingYmodelYknownYasYthe__________________,YinvolvesYevaluatingYallYtheYalternatives,YoneYc
haracteristicYatYaYtime,YstartingYwithYtheYmostYimportantYfeatureYandYscratchingYeachYalternativeYo
ffYtheYlistYofYpossibleYchoicesYifYitYfailsYtoYmeetYtheYcriterion.Y-YCORRECTYANSWERelimination-by-
aspectsYmodel
EdwardYTitchenerY(1867-1927)YstartedYaYschoolYofYthoughtYinYpsychologyYcalled:Y-
YCORRECTYANSWERPsychoanalysis
LouisYforgotYtoYbringYhisYpillowYwhenYheYwentYcampingYforYtheYweekend,YsoYheYspentYaYveryYunco
mfortableYnight.YItYdidn'tYoccurYtoYhimYthatYheYcouldYuseYhisYdown-
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itsYessentialYfeaturesYareYtoYourYprototypeYofYtheYeventYisYcalledYtheY_______________________h
euristic.Y-YCORRECTYANSWERAvailableYheuristic
TheYearlyYschoolYofYpsychologyYcalledYfunctionalismYwasYlargelyYinfluencedYbyYtheYideasYof:Y-
YCORRECTYANSWERWilliamYJamesY/YDarwin
ItYisYnearlyYnoonYandYJanYisYveryYhungry.YSheYtakesYoutYherYsandwichYandYeatsYitYuntilYsheYisYnoYlong
erYhungry.YAccordingYtoY______,YJan'sYeatingYisYmotivatedYbyYtheYdesireYtoYreduceYinternalYtension
YcausedYbyYunmetYbiologicalYneeds.Y-YCORRECTYANSWERMaslow'sYhierarchyYofYneeds
FunctionalismYdiffersYprimarilyYfromYstructuralismYinYthatYfunctionalismYemphasized:Y-
YCORRECTYANSWERTheYimportanceYofYhowYbehaviorYfunctionsYtoYallowYpeopleYandYanimalsYtoYad
aptYtoYtheirYenvironments
TheYdecision-
makingYstrategyYknownYasYtheY_______________model,YinvolvesYbasingYaYdecisionYonYoneYthingYi
nYorderYtoYsimplifyYtheYchoiceYamongYmanyYalternatives.Y-YCORRECTYANSWERsingleYfeature
FreudYbelievedYthatYhumanYbehaviorYwasYmotivatedYbyYunconsciousYconflictsYthatYwereYalmostYal
waysY______YorY______YinYnature.Y-YCORRECTYANSWERsexual/aggressive
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YCORRECTYANSWERthatYwhichYisYobservable
MelissaYhasYbeenYaskedYtoYwriteYaYpaperYonYtheYhistoryYofYtheYschoolYofYpsychologyYcalledYbehavi
orism.YSheYwillYMOSTYlikelyYincludeYworkYbyYwhichYgroupYofYthreeYpsychologists?Y-
YCORRECTYANSWERIvanYPavlov,YJohnYWatson,YB.F.YSkinner
ACTUAL EXAM ALL QUESTIONS AND
WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS TOP
RATED VERSION FOR ALREADY A+
GRADED HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
|NEW AND REVISED
TheYdefinitionYofYpsychologyYhasYevolvedYoverYtheYpastY130YyearsYtoYmean:Y-
YCORRECTYANSWERtheYscientificYstudyYofYbehaviorYandYmentalYprocesses
YourYbrotherYenthusiasticallyYtellsYyou,YwithYgreatYenthusiasm,YthatYheYisYdeterminedYandYhasYdeci
dedYtoYrunYenterYtheYmarathon.YToYprepare,YheYhasYbeenYrunningYeveryYmorningYinYpreparation.YT
hisYinitiationYorYproductionYofYbehaviorYassociatedYwithYmotivationYisYalsoYknownYas:Y-
YCORRECTYANSWERActivation
TheYdecision-
makingYmodelYknownYasYthe__________________,YinvolvesYevaluatingYallYtheYalternatives,YoneYc
haracteristicYatYaYtime,YstartingYwithYtheYmostYimportantYfeatureYandYscratchingYeachYalternativeYo
ffYtheYlistYofYpossibleYchoicesYifYitYfailsYtoYmeetYtheYcriterion.Y-YCORRECTYANSWERelimination-by-
aspectsYmodel
EdwardYTitchenerY(1867-1927)YstartedYaYschoolYofYthoughtYinYpsychologyYcalled:Y-
YCORRECTYANSWERPsychoanalysis
LouisYforgotYtoYbringYhisYpillowYwhenYheYwentYcampingYforYtheYweekend,YsoYheYspentYaYveryYunco
mfortableYnight.YItYdidn'tYoccurYtoYhimYthatYheYcouldYuseYhisYdown-
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itsYessentialYfeaturesYareYtoYourYprototypeYofYtheYeventYisYcalledYtheY_______________________h
euristic.Y-YCORRECTYANSWERAvailableYheuristic
TheYearlyYschoolYofYpsychologyYcalledYfunctionalismYwasYlargelyYinfluencedYbyYtheYideasYof:Y-
YCORRECTYANSWERWilliamYJamesY/YDarwin
ItYisYnearlyYnoonYandYJanYisYveryYhungry.YSheYtakesYoutYherYsandwichYandYeatsYitYuntilYsheYisYnoYlong
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YcausedYbyYunmetYbiologicalYneeds.Y-YCORRECTYANSWERMaslow'sYhierarchyYofYneeds
FunctionalismYdiffersYprimarilyYfromYstructuralismYinYthatYfunctionalismYemphasized:Y-
YCORRECTYANSWERTheYimportanceYofYhowYbehaviorYfunctionsYtoYallowYpeopleYandYanimalsYtoYad
aptYtoYtheirYenvironments
TheYdecision-
makingYstrategyYknownYasYtheY_______________model,YinvolvesYbasingYaYdecisionYonYoneYthingYi
nYorderYtoYsimplifyYtheYchoiceYamongYmanyYalternatives.Y-YCORRECTYANSWERsingleYfeature
FreudYbelievedYthatYhumanYbehaviorYwasYmotivatedYbyYunconsciousYconflictsYthatYwereYalmostYal
waysY______YorY______YinYnature.Y-YCORRECTYANSWERsexual/aggressive
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YCORRECTYANSWERthatYwhichYisYobservable
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orism.YSheYwillYMOSTYlikelyYincludeYworkYbyYwhichYgroupYofYthreeYpsychologists?Y-
YCORRECTYANSWERIvanYPavlov,YJohnYWatson,YB.F.YSkinner