General Psychology Final Exam MGCCC
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Social science - CORRECT ANSWER - systematic study o people
Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - scientific study of behavior and mental processes
Hard Science - CORRECT ANSWER - Defined by degree {one can state, test, prove/reject
hypothesis} *chemistry, physiology}
Soft Science - CORRECT ANSWER - discipline that interprets human behavior on scientific
investigation which may be difficult to establish measurable criteria *Philosophy, psychology*
2 parent disciplines of psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - philosophy and physiology
Wundt - CORRECT ANSWER - father of psychology, 1st psych lab in leipzing, Germany in
1879. gave credibility to psych as science through reseach (life blood of psychology)
Structuralism - CORRECT ANSWER - Titchener. theory of consciousness which breaks down
mental processes into basic, structural, units through the use of empiricism and introspection
Funtionalism - CORRECT ANSWER - James.theory which focuses on the purpose of
consciousness and mental behavior; consciousness is not static; it is ever changing - mind adapts
to changing environments -"stream of consciousness"; gave rise to modern-day applied
psychology.
psychoanalytic - CORRECT ANSWER - freud
, behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWER - pavlov/watson(Classical Cond) Skinner (operant Cond)
Cognitive - CORRECT ANSWER - piaget/vygotsky
Humanistic - CORRECT ANSWER - Maslow/rogers
Bio-psyhcological - CORRECT ANSWER - Darwin/Buss
Nature - CORRECT ANSWER - Biological perspective exaplins behavior in terms of
biology(brain, genetics, etc.
Nurture - CORRECT ANSWER - sociocultural perspective (explains behavior in ones
social/cultural context, how they're raised, environment)
Nature - CORRECT ANSWER - nativism, inheritance, DNA/RNA twist, physical make-up,
heredity
Nurture - CORRECT ANSWER - Tabula rasa, environment, experiences, learning,
upbringing, parenting style, culture
Nativism - CORRECT ANSWER - Rousseau; characters are innate/ come into world with
them
Tabula Rasa - CORRECT ANSWER - Blank slate; Locke; skills and knowledge acquired are
brought about life lessons
Pre-conventional - CORRECT ANSWER - moral thinking guided by self interest and
consequences of actions (fear of punishment)
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Social science - CORRECT ANSWER - systematic study o people
Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - scientific study of behavior and mental processes
Hard Science - CORRECT ANSWER - Defined by degree {one can state, test, prove/reject
hypothesis} *chemistry, physiology}
Soft Science - CORRECT ANSWER - discipline that interprets human behavior on scientific
investigation which may be difficult to establish measurable criteria *Philosophy, psychology*
2 parent disciplines of psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - philosophy and physiology
Wundt - CORRECT ANSWER - father of psychology, 1st psych lab in leipzing, Germany in
1879. gave credibility to psych as science through reseach (life blood of psychology)
Structuralism - CORRECT ANSWER - Titchener. theory of consciousness which breaks down
mental processes into basic, structural, units through the use of empiricism and introspection
Funtionalism - CORRECT ANSWER - James.theory which focuses on the purpose of
consciousness and mental behavior; consciousness is not static; it is ever changing - mind adapts
to changing environments -"stream of consciousness"; gave rise to modern-day applied
psychology.
psychoanalytic - CORRECT ANSWER - freud
, behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWER - pavlov/watson(Classical Cond) Skinner (operant Cond)
Cognitive - CORRECT ANSWER - piaget/vygotsky
Humanistic - CORRECT ANSWER - Maslow/rogers
Bio-psyhcological - CORRECT ANSWER - Darwin/Buss
Nature - CORRECT ANSWER - Biological perspective exaplins behavior in terms of
biology(brain, genetics, etc.
Nurture - CORRECT ANSWER - sociocultural perspective (explains behavior in ones
social/cultural context, how they're raised, environment)
Nature - CORRECT ANSWER - nativism, inheritance, DNA/RNA twist, physical make-up,
heredity
Nurture - CORRECT ANSWER - Tabula rasa, environment, experiences, learning,
upbringing, parenting style, culture
Nativism - CORRECT ANSWER - Rousseau; characters are innate/ come into world with
them
Tabula Rasa - CORRECT ANSWER - Blank slate; Locke; skills and knowledge acquired are
brought about life lessons
Pre-conventional - CORRECT ANSWER - moral thinking guided by self interest and
consequences of actions (fear of punishment)
