Psychology 100, Exam 1 2023 /QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

Psychology - the scientific study of behavior and mental processes Wilhelm Wundt - structuralism; in 1879 founded first psychology laboratory in world at University of Leipzig; introspection, basic units of experience Edward Titchener - Student of Wilhelm Wundt; founder of Structuralist school of psychology. William James - founder of functionalism; studied how humans use perception to function in our environment Structuralism - An early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the structural elements of the human mind Functionalism - a school of psychology that focused on how mental and behavioral processes function - how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish. Case study - An observation technique in which one person is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles.