UCSD Psych 1 Test Questions & Answers 2024/2025

UCSD Psych 1 Test Questions &
Answers 2024/2025

Science - ANSWERSprocess of understanding through

-OBJECTIVE

-DESCRIPTIVE

-MECHANISTIC analysis



Objective Analysis - ANSWERSAgreed & understood by anyone with proper expertise



Descriptive Analysis - ANSWERSPrecise Description (Ex: Poll)



Mechanistic Analysis - ANSWERSCause & Effect Relationships (Ex: Krebs Cycle)



Psychology - ANSWERSBetter Understanding of NATURAL INTELLIGENCE through Descriptive,
Mechanistic, Objective analysis



STRUCTURALISM - ANSWERSWilhelm Wundt

-1800-1900's

-Germany

-founded Structuralism approach

STRUCTURALISM: theory of consciousness (Ex: Describing apple: crisp, juicy, round)

-adapted Introspectionism



Introspectionism - ANSWERSUnderstand what a psychological experience is like and break it down to its
simplest elements (Analogy: Chemistry)



FUNCTIONALISM - ANSWERSWilliam James

, - late 1800's early 1900's

-Understand in terms of function (What psychological processes do)

Ex: Mathematical Functions INPUT -> OUTPUT

*Lack of Objectivity



BEHAVIORISM - ANSWERSB.F. Skinner

-1910's-1950's

-Focused on objectivity as much as possible

-Make theories about things you can actually observe: stimuli and response

-focus on objectivity/simplicity

(mostly on animals)

-have as little as inobservable things as possible (Ex: Hunger)



ACUITY - ANSWERSrods low

cones high



CONES - ANSWERScolor receptors

-green

-red

-blue



400-700nm

color corresponds to specific wave length

function to detect certain properties



Additive Color Mixing - ANSWERSColors from adding wave lengths



3 primaries law - ANSWERScolor that is sensed from any single wavelength can always be matched by
mixing together 3 other wave lengths