psych 110 chapters 1-5(Completely solved)
What is psychology correct answers the scientific study of (outward) behavior and (internal)
mental processes
Structuralism correct answers early school of thought promoted by Wundt and Titchener; used
introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind
Functionalism correct answers promoted by James and influenced by Darwin; explored how
mental and behavioral processes function- how they enable the organism to adapt survive and
flourish
Behaviorism correct answers John Watson and B.F. Skinner- rejected the study of mental
processes, feelings and thoughts can not be observed, but you can observe and record people's
behaviors as they are conditioned- responding to and learning in different situations
Psychoanalysis/ Freudian psychology correct answers Sigmund Frued- emphasized how our
childhood experiences effect our unconscious thoughts and emotional responses
Humanistic Psychology correct answers Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow- drew attention to
ways that current environmental influences can nurture or limit our growth potential
Neuroscience correct answers how the body and brain enables emotions, memories and sensory
expierences
Evolutionary correct answers how the natural selection of traits has promoted the survival of
genes
Behavior Genetics correct answers how our genes and environment influence our individual
differences
Psychodynamics correct answers how behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts
Behavioral correct answers How we learn observable responses
Cognitive correct answers how we encode, process, store and retrieve information
Social/ Cultural correct answers how behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures
operational definition correct answers the definition of a psychological characteristic in terms of
the way it is measured
direct measurement correct answers variables that can be measured directly (ex. height, weight,
eye color,)
indirect measurement correct answers most variables in psych can only be measure indirectly
(ex. emotions, traits, feelings)
What is psychology correct answers the scientific study of (outward) behavior and (internal)
mental processes
Structuralism correct answers early school of thought promoted by Wundt and Titchener; used
introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind
Functionalism correct answers promoted by James and influenced by Darwin; explored how
mental and behavioral processes function- how they enable the organism to adapt survive and
flourish
Behaviorism correct answers John Watson and B.F. Skinner- rejected the study of mental
processes, feelings and thoughts can not be observed, but you can observe and record people's
behaviors as they are conditioned- responding to and learning in different situations
Psychoanalysis/ Freudian psychology correct answers Sigmund Frued- emphasized how our
childhood experiences effect our unconscious thoughts and emotional responses
Humanistic Psychology correct answers Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow- drew attention to
ways that current environmental influences can nurture or limit our growth potential
Neuroscience correct answers how the body and brain enables emotions, memories and sensory
expierences
Evolutionary correct answers how the natural selection of traits has promoted the survival of
genes
Behavior Genetics correct answers how our genes and environment influence our individual
differences
Psychodynamics correct answers how behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts
Behavioral correct answers How we learn observable responses
Cognitive correct answers how we encode, process, store and retrieve information
Social/ Cultural correct answers how behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures
operational definition correct answers the definition of a psychological characteristic in terms of
the way it is measured
direct measurement correct answers variables that can be measured directly (ex. height, weight,
eye color,)
indirect measurement correct answers most variables in psych can only be measure indirectly
(ex. emotions, traits, feelings)
