LSU PSYC 2000 Exam # 1 with correct
Answers
Structuralism - Correct Answers -Viewpoint created by Edward Titchener; Focuses on
the structure of basic elements of the human mind (ex: would ask people to think about
the color blue, and then describe how that made them feel)
Functionalism - Correct Answers -Created by William James; Focuses on how the mind
allows people to function in every day life.
Humanism - Correct Answers -Focuses on the whole person. Looks at human behavior
through the perspective of the observer and the subject
Behaviorism - Correct Answers -Science of behavior that focuses on observable
behavior only
Frontal Lobe - Correct Answers -Attention, organization, decision making
Parietal Lobe - Correct Answers -Sensory Information
Temporal Lobe - Correct Answers -Language
Brain Stem - Correct Answers -Oldest part of the brain, leads down into different nerve
endings
Cerebellum - Correct Answers -Supports balance and fine motor skills
Occipital Lobes - Correct Answers -Vision, mental imagery
Pons - Correct Answers -Connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain
Cerebrum - Correct Answers -Largest part of the brain; controls thought and voluntary
movement
William Wundt - Correct Answers -First person to apply scientific principles to the study
of the human mind, in 1879. Believed that consciousness could be broken down into
Answers
Structuralism - Correct Answers -Viewpoint created by Edward Titchener; Focuses on
the structure of basic elements of the human mind (ex: would ask people to think about
the color blue, and then describe how that made them feel)
Functionalism - Correct Answers -Created by William James; Focuses on how the mind
allows people to function in every day life.
Humanism - Correct Answers -Focuses on the whole person. Looks at human behavior
through the perspective of the observer and the subject
Behaviorism - Correct Answers -Science of behavior that focuses on observable
behavior only
Frontal Lobe - Correct Answers -Attention, organization, decision making
Parietal Lobe - Correct Answers -Sensory Information
Temporal Lobe - Correct Answers -Language
Brain Stem - Correct Answers -Oldest part of the brain, leads down into different nerve
endings
Cerebellum - Correct Answers -Supports balance and fine motor skills
Occipital Lobes - Correct Answers -Vision, mental imagery
Pons - Correct Answers -Connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain
Cerebrum - Correct Answers -Largest part of the brain; controls thought and voluntary
movement
William Wundt - Correct Answers -First person to apply scientific principles to the study
of the human mind, in 1879. Believed that consciousness could be broken down into
