General Psychology Final Exam MGCCC Questions and Answers 2024/2025

Social science  systematic study o people Psychology  scientific study of behavior and mental processes Hard Science  Defined by degree {one can state, test, prove/reject hypothesis} *chemistry, physiology} Soft Science  discipline that interprets human behavior on scientific investigation which may be difficult to establish measurable criteria *Philosophy, psychology* 2 parent disciplines of psychology  philosophy and physiology Wundt  father of psychology, 1st psych lab in leipzing, Germany in 1879. gave credibility to psych as science through reseach (life blood of psychology) Structuralism  Titchener. theory of consciousness which breaks down mental processes into basic, structural, units through the use of empiricism and introspection 2 0 2 4 /2025 | © copyright | This work may not be copied for profit gain Excel! 1 | P a g e | G r a d e A + | 2 0 24 / 2 0 2 5 Funtionalism  Jy which focuses on the purpose of consciousness and mental behavior; consciousness is not static; it is ever changing - mind adapts to changing environments - "stream of consciousness"; gave rise to modern-day applied psychology. psychoanalytic  freud behaviorism  pavlov/watson(Classical Cond) Skinner (operant Cond) Cognitive  piaget/vygotsky Humanistic  Maslow/rogers Bio-psyhcological  Darwin/Buss Nature  Biological perspective exaplins behavior in terms of biology(brain, genetics, etc. Nurture  sociocultural perspective (explains behavior in ones social/cultural context, how they're raised, environment) 2 0 2 4 /2025 | © copyright | This work may not be copied for profit gain Excel! 1 | P a g e | G r a d e A + | 2 0 24 / 2 0 2 5 Nature  nativism, inheritance, DNA/RNA twist, physical make-up, heredity Nurture  Tabula rasa, environment, experiences, learning, upbringing, parenting style, culture Nativism  Rousseau; characters are innate/ come into world with them Tabula Ras