Psychology 2000 LSU Exam 1 UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - The scientific study of behavior and mental
processes
Wilheim Wundt - CORRECT ANSWER - father of psychology, first attempt to bring
objectivity/measurements in psychology, physical world connection to our mental experiences
Edward Titchener - CORRECT ANSWER - student of Wundt, founder of structuralism
structuralism - CORRECT ANSWER - study consciousness by trying to understand its
smallest, most basic elements
William James - CORRECT ANSWER - founder of functionalism
Functionalism - CORRECT ANSWER - study consciousness & how the mind allows
people to work, play, adapt, to new circumstances.."
Max Wertheimer - CORRECT ANSWER - founder of Gestalt Psychology
Gestalt Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - how we experience the world , "The whole
is greater than the sum of its parts"
Sigmund Freud - CORRECT ANSWER - worked with patients whose complaints had no
identifiable physical cause, focused on the role of the unconscious,focus on early childhood
developments
Psychoanalysis - CORRECT ANSWER - psychology based on Freud's ideas
, John B. Watson - CORRECT ANSWER - conducted the Little Albert Study
John Watson - CORRECT ANSWER - founder of behaviorism
Behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWER - study of observable behaviors and actions
Psychodynamic - CORRECT ANSWER - Modern version of psychoanalysis, development
of a sense of self
Behavioral Perspective - CORRECT ANSWER - How to manipulate voluntary behaviors
by changing the consequences of behavior
Human perspective - CORRECT ANSWER - Emphasis on conscious and immediate
experiences and the empowerment of the individual to become self-actualize
Humanists - CORRECT ANSWER - held the view that people have free will: the freedom
to choose/shape their own destiny
Cognitive perspective - CORRECT ANSWER - How people think, remember, and store
information
Cognitive neuroscience - CORRECT ANSWER - brain and cognitive processing. Can do
this by MRI
too much dopamine - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the cause of Parkinson's disease?
too little dopamine - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the cause of Schizophrenia?
autonomic and somatic - CORRECT ANSWER - What are the subdivisions of the PNS?
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - The scientific study of behavior and mental
processes
Wilheim Wundt - CORRECT ANSWER - father of psychology, first attempt to bring
objectivity/measurements in psychology, physical world connection to our mental experiences
Edward Titchener - CORRECT ANSWER - student of Wundt, founder of structuralism
structuralism - CORRECT ANSWER - study consciousness by trying to understand its
smallest, most basic elements
William James - CORRECT ANSWER - founder of functionalism
Functionalism - CORRECT ANSWER - study consciousness & how the mind allows
people to work, play, adapt, to new circumstances.."
Max Wertheimer - CORRECT ANSWER - founder of Gestalt Psychology
Gestalt Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - how we experience the world , "The whole
is greater than the sum of its parts"
Sigmund Freud - CORRECT ANSWER - worked with patients whose complaints had no
identifiable physical cause, focused on the role of the unconscious,focus on early childhood
developments
Psychoanalysis - CORRECT ANSWER - psychology based on Freud's ideas
, John B. Watson - CORRECT ANSWER - conducted the Little Albert Study
John Watson - CORRECT ANSWER - founder of behaviorism
Behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWER - study of observable behaviors and actions
Psychodynamic - CORRECT ANSWER - Modern version of psychoanalysis, development
of a sense of self
Behavioral Perspective - CORRECT ANSWER - How to manipulate voluntary behaviors
by changing the consequences of behavior
Human perspective - CORRECT ANSWER - Emphasis on conscious and immediate
experiences and the empowerment of the individual to become self-actualize
Humanists - CORRECT ANSWER - held the view that people have free will: the freedom
to choose/shape their own destiny
Cognitive perspective - CORRECT ANSWER - How people think, remember, and store
information
Cognitive neuroscience - CORRECT ANSWER - brain and cognitive processing. Can do
this by MRI
too much dopamine - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the cause of Parkinson's disease?
too little dopamine - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the cause of Schizophrenia?
autonomic and somatic - CORRECT ANSWER - What are the subdivisions of the PNS?
