LSU PSYC 2000: Exam 1 (Ch. 1-3 Vocab.)
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - Scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
behavior - CORRECT ANSWER - Outward and overt actions and reactions.
mental processes - CORRECT ANSWER - Internal, covert (hidden0 activity of our minds.
objective introspection - CORRECT ANSWER - The process of examining and measuring
one's own thoughts and mental activities.
systematicmore info approach - CORRECT ANSWER - An approach to study psychology
more precise and to measure as carefully as they can.
Wundt - CORRECT ANSWER - Father of psychology
Consciousness could be broken down into thoughts, experiences, emotions, and other basic
elements.
Titchener - CORRECT ANSWER - Structuralism
Every experience could be broken down into its individual emotions and sensations.
Objective introspection could be used on thoughts as well as on physical sensations.
Margaret F. Washburn - CORRECT ANSWER - First woman to receive a Ph. D in
psychology from Cornell University.
Harvard University - CORRECT ANSWER - First school to offer classes in psychology.
,James - CORRECT ANSWER - Functionalism
Conscious ideas are constantly flowing in an ever changing stream.
Mary Whiton Calkins - CORRECT ANSWER - First female president of the American
Psychological Association
Completed every requirement for a Ph.D. but was denied that degree by Harvard University
because she was a woman.
Francis Cecil Sumner - CORRECT ANSWER - First African American to earn a Ph.D. in
psychology at Clark University.
structuralism - CORRECT ANSWER - Wilhelm Wundt & Edward Titchener
Early perspective in psychology in which the focus of study is the structure or basic elements of
the mind.
functionalism - CORRECT ANSWER - William James
Early perspective in psychology in which the focus of study is how the mind allows people to
adapt, live, work, and play.
gestalt psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - Max Wertheimer
Early perspective in psychology focusing on perception and sensation, particularly the perception
of patters and whole figures.
psychoanalysis - CORRECT ANSWER - Sigmund Freud
An insight therapy emphasizing the revealing of unconscious conflicts; Freud's term for both
theory of personality and the therapy based on it.
behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWER - The science of behavior that focuses on observable
behavior only.
, psychodynamic perspective - CORRECT ANSWER - Modern version of psychoanalysis
that is more focused on the development of a sense of self and the discovery of motivations
behind a person's behavior other than sexual motivations.
cognitive perspective - CORRECT ANSWER - Modern perspective in psychology that
focuses on memory, intelligence, perception, problem solving, and learning.
cognitive neuroscience - CORRECT ANSWER - Study of physical changes in the brain
and nervous system during thinking.
sociocultural perspective - CORRECT ANSWER - Perspective that focuses on the
relationship between social behavior and culture.
diffusion of responsibility - CORRECT ANSWER - The tendency to feel that someone
else is responsible for taking action when others are present.
biopsychological perspective - CORRECT ANSWER - Perspective that attributes human
and animal behavior to biological events occurring in the body, such as generic influences,
hormones, and the activity of the nervous system.
evolutionary perspective - CORRECT ANSWER - Perspective that focuses on the
biological bases of universal mental characteristics that all humans share.
psychologist - CORRECT ANSWER - A professional with an academic degree and
specialized training in one or more areas of psychology.
psychiatrist - CORRECT ANSWER - A physician who specializes in the diagnosis and
treatment of psychological disorders.
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - Scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
behavior - CORRECT ANSWER - Outward and overt actions and reactions.
mental processes - CORRECT ANSWER - Internal, covert (hidden0 activity of our minds.
objective introspection - CORRECT ANSWER - The process of examining and measuring
one's own thoughts and mental activities.
systematicmore info approach - CORRECT ANSWER - An approach to study psychology
more precise and to measure as carefully as they can.
Wundt - CORRECT ANSWER - Father of psychology
Consciousness could be broken down into thoughts, experiences, emotions, and other basic
elements.
Titchener - CORRECT ANSWER - Structuralism
Every experience could be broken down into its individual emotions and sensations.
Objective introspection could be used on thoughts as well as on physical sensations.
Margaret F. Washburn - CORRECT ANSWER - First woman to receive a Ph. D in
psychology from Cornell University.
Harvard University - CORRECT ANSWER - First school to offer classes in psychology.
,James - CORRECT ANSWER - Functionalism
Conscious ideas are constantly flowing in an ever changing stream.
Mary Whiton Calkins - CORRECT ANSWER - First female president of the American
Psychological Association
Completed every requirement for a Ph.D. but was denied that degree by Harvard University
because she was a woman.
Francis Cecil Sumner - CORRECT ANSWER - First African American to earn a Ph.D. in
psychology at Clark University.
structuralism - CORRECT ANSWER - Wilhelm Wundt & Edward Titchener
Early perspective in psychology in which the focus of study is the structure or basic elements of
the mind.
functionalism - CORRECT ANSWER - William James
Early perspective in psychology in which the focus of study is how the mind allows people to
adapt, live, work, and play.
gestalt psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - Max Wertheimer
Early perspective in psychology focusing on perception and sensation, particularly the perception
of patters and whole figures.
psychoanalysis - CORRECT ANSWER - Sigmund Freud
An insight therapy emphasizing the revealing of unconscious conflicts; Freud's term for both
theory of personality and the therapy based on it.
behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWER - The science of behavior that focuses on observable
behavior only.
, psychodynamic perspective - CORRECT ANSWER - Modern version of psychoanalysis
that is more focused on the development of a sense of self and the discovery of motivations
behind a person's behavior other than sexual motivations.
cognitive perspective - CORRECT ANSWER - Modern perspective in psychology that
focuses on memory, intelligence, perception, problem solving, and learning.
cognitive neuroscience - CORRECT ANSWER - Study of physical changes in the brain
and nervous system during thinking.
sociocultural perspective - CORRECT ANSWER - Perspective that focuses on the
relationship between social behavior and culture.
diffusion of responsibility - CORRECT ANSWER - The tendency to feel that someone
else is responsible for taking action when others are present.
biopsychological perspective - CORRECT ANSWER - Perspective that attributes human
and animal behavior to biological events occurring in the body, such as generic influences,
hormones, and the activity of the nervous system.
evolutionary perspective - CORRECT ANSWER - Perspective that focuses on the
biological bases of universal mental characteristics that all humans share.
psychologist - CORRECT ANSWER - A professional with an academic degree and
specialized training in one or more areas of psychology.
psychiatrist - CORRECT ANSWER - A physician who specializes in the diagnosis and
treatment of psychological disorders.
