Psychology 1010 FINAL Exam | 58
questions with Verified Answers
Psychology - -the study of mental activity and behavior which are based on
brain processes
- Critical Thinking - -systematically evaluating info to reach reasonable
conclusion best supported by evidence
- Wilhelm Wundt(First Psy lab)/Edward Titchener(Structuralism0 - -Identified
the basic parts, or structure, of the conscious mind
- Structuralism - -an early school of psychology that explored the structures
of the mind through introspection
- William Jones(Functionalism)/Charles Darwin(Evolution) - -Described how
the conscious mind aids adaptation to an environment
- Functionalism - -an early school of thought concerned with the adaptive
purpose, or function of mind and behavior
- Sigmund Freud(psychoanalytic theory) - -Understand how unconscious
thoughts cause psychological disorders
- Max Wertheimer(Gestalt theory)/ Wolfgang Kohler(gestalt psychologist) - -
Study subjective perceptions as a unified whole
- Gestalt Theory - -the idea that the whole of personal experience is different
from simply the sum of its parts
- John Watson(Behaviorism)/B.F. Skinner(Behaviorist) - -Describe behavior in
response to environmental stimuli
- Abraham Maslow/Carl Rogers (humanistic psych. - -investigate how people
become happier and more fulfilled; focus on the basic goodness of people
- Natural Selection - -in evolutionary theory, the idea that those who inherit
characteristics that help them adapt to their particular environments have a
selective advantage over those who do not
- Humanistic psychology - -a school of psychology that investigates how
people grow to become happier and more fulfilled; it focuses on the basic
goodness of people
questions with Verified Answers
Psychology - -the study of mental activity and behavior which are based on
brain processes
- Critical Thinking - -systematically evaluating info to reach reasonable
conclusion best supported by evidence
- Wilhelm Wundt(First Psy lab)/Edward Titchener(Structuralism0 - -Identified
the basic parts, or structure, of the conscious mind
- Structuralism - -an early school of psychology that explored the structures
of the mind through introspection
- William Jones(Functionalism)/Charles Darwin(Evolution) - -Described how
the conscious mind aids adaptation to an environment
- Functionalism - -an early school of thought concerned with the adaptive
purpose, or function of mind and behavior
- Sigmund Freud(psychoanalytic theory) - -Understand how unconscious
thoughts cause psychological disorders
- Max Wertheimer(Gestalt theory)/ Wolfgang Kohler(gestalt psychologist) - -
Study subjective perceptions as a unified whole
- Gestalt Theory - -the idea that the whole of personal experience is different
from simply the sum of its parts
- John Watson(Behaviorism)/B.F. Skinner(Behaviorist) - -Describe behavior in
response to environmental stimuli
- Abraham Maslow/Carl Rogers (humanistic psych. - -investigate how people
become happier and more fulfilled; focus on the basic goodness of people
- Natural Selection - -in evolutionary theory, the idea that those who inherit
characteristics that help them adapt to their particular environments have a
selective advantage over those who do not
- Humanistic psychology - -a school of psychology that investigates how
people grow to become happier and more fulfilled; it focuses on the basic
goodness of people
