PY 101 - Exam 1
What is pyschology? - correct answer ✔the science of mind/mental process
and behavior
what is the mind? - correct answer ✔the private inner experience of
perceptions, thoughts, memories, and feelings - it is what the brain does
what was psychology built on? - correct answer ✔philosophy (described how
mind worked)
What did Plato believe? - correct answer ✔knowledge was innate - nativism
What did Aristotle believe? - correct answer ✔mind is a blank slate at birth -
empiricism
what did Decartes believe? - correct answer ✔the nervous system was like a
machine/ mind and body are separate - dualism
What did Locke believe? - correct answer ✔went off of Aristotle but wrote an
essay: human understanding
what is the goal of psychology? - correct answer ✔to understand the brain
what was Franz gall known for? - correct answer ✔originating phrenology -
thought that mental ability increased with brain size and were local in specific
areas. (he had the right idea)
, What was Pierre Flourens known for? - correct answer ✔wanted more
experimental measures, he tested on animals - he changed their behaviors as
a result
what was Paul Broca known for? - correct answer ✔created Broca's area -
the area in the brain for comprehension of speech/ talking. (right idea)
what was significant about Helmholtz? - correct answer ✔measured the
speed of nerve conduction. observed longer reaction time the lower he
shocked the frog on the leg.
what were the two primary approaches for the focus on the nature of
consciousness? - correct answer ✔structuralism & functionalism
what was the goal of structuralism? and how was it studied? - correct answer
✔to understand all individual units of the mind and separate the
consciousness from the mind. It was studied by using the analysis of basic
elements that constitute the mind
what was significant about Wilhelm Wundt? - correct answer ✔He was a
student who was the first to open up a lab and "put a sign on it" for psychology
- he also used reaction times
What did Edward Titchener do? - correct answer ✔focused on basic
elements of consciousness - functionalism (images and sensations)
what was the goal of functionalism? - correct answer ✔study how our mental
process allowed us to adapt to the environment
What is pyschology? - correct answer ✔the science of mind/mental process
and behavior
what is the mind? - correct answer ✔the private inner experience of
perceptions, thoughts, memories, and feelings - it is what the brain does
what was psychology built on? - correct answer ✔philosophy (described how
mind worked)
What did Plato believe? - correct answer ✔knowledge was innate - nativism
What did Aristotle believe? - correct answer ✔mind is a blank slate at birth -
empiricism
what did Decartes believe? - correct answer ✔the nervous system was like a
machine/ mind and body are separate - dualism
What did Locke believe? - correct answer ✔went off of Aristotle but wrote an
essay: human understanding
what is the goal of psychology? - correct answer ✔to understand the brain
what was Franz gall known for? - correct answer ✔originating phrenology -
thought that mental ability increased with brain size and were local in specific
areas. (he had the right idea)
, What was Pierre Flourens known for? - correct answer ✔wanted more
experimental measures, he tested on animals - he changed their behaviors as
a result
what was Paul Broca known for? - correct answer ✔created Broca's area -
the area in the brain for comprehension of speech/ talking. (right idea)
what was significant about Helmholtz? - correct answer ✔measured the
speed of nerve conduction. observed longer reaction time the lower he
shocked the frog on the leg.
what were the two primary approaches for the focus on the nature of
consciousness? - correct answer ✔structuralism & functionalism
what was the goal of structuralism? and how was it studied? - correct answer
✔to understand all individual units of the mind and separate the
consciousness from the mind. It was studied by using the analysis of basic
elements that constitute the mind
what was significant about Wilhelm Wundt? - correct answer ✔He was a
student who was the first to open up a lab and "put a sign on it" for psychology
- he also used reaction times
What did Edward Titchener do? - correct answer ✔focused on basic
elements of consciousness - functionalism (images and sensations)
what was the goal of functionalism? - correct answer ✔study how our mental
process allowed us to adapt to the environment
