General Psychology 2301 Exam 1 |59
Questions and Answers
Define Psychology - -The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
-Functionalism - -Studies the way the mind functions.
-Psychoanalysis - -An approach to understanding behavior and mental processes
developed by Freud, which focuses on unconscious processes and unresolved conflicts.
(Freud)
-Behavioral Perspective - -An approach to understanding behavior and mental processes
that emphasizes objective, observable environmental influences on overt behavior.
(Watson and Skinner)
-Behaviorism - -Scientific study of observable behavior.
-Humanistic - -Focuses on current environment, how it affects individual, and whether
basic needs of love and acceptance were being met.
-Humanistic - -An approach to understanding behavior and mental processes that
perceives human nature as naturally positive and growth seeking; it emphasizes free will
and self-actualization. (Maslow and Rogers)
-Cognitive Psychology - -Used technological advances to study psychology's original focus
of internal/cognitive processes. Brain activity vs mental. Thinking, perceiving, problem
solving, memory, language, and information processing.
-Biopsychosocial Model - -An integrative, unifying theme of modern psychology that sees
biological, psychological, and social processes as interacting influences.
-Naturalistic observation - -The process of observing and recording a research
participant's behavior and mental processes in his or her natural setting, without
interfering. They do not know they are being tested.
-Survey - -A research technique that questions a large sample of people to assess their
behaviors and mental processes. Created to gather information (phone, paper or
interviews)
-Case Study - -An in-depth study of a single research participant or a small group of
individuals. Can provide information about disorders or disease.
Questions and Answers
Define Psychology - -The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
-Functionalism - -Studies the way the mind functions.
-Psychoanalysis - -An approach to understanding behavior and mental processes
developed by Freud, which focuses on unconscious processes and unresolved conflicts.
(Freud)
-Behavioral Perspective - -An approach to understanding behavior and mental processes
that emphasizes objective, observable environmental influences on overt behavior.
(Watson and Skinner)
-Behaviorism - -Scientific study of observable behavior.
-Humanistic - -Focuses on current environment, how it affects individual, and whether
basic needs of love and acceptance were being met.
-Humanistic - -An approach to understanding behavior and mental processes that
perceives human nature as naturally positive and growth seeking; it emphasizes free will
and self-actualization. (Maslow and Rogers)
-Cognitive Psychology - -Used technological advances to study psychology's original focus
of internal/cognitive processes. Brain activity vs mental. Thinking, perceiving, problem
solving, memory, language, and information processing.
-Biopsychosocial Model - -An integrative, unifying theme of modern psychology that sees
biological, psychological, and social processes as interacting influences.
-Naturalistic observation - -The process of observing and recording a research
participant's behavior and mental processes in his or her natural setting, without
interfering. They do not know they are being tested.
-Survey - -A research technique that questions a large sample of people to assess their
behaviors and mental processes. Created to gather information (phone, paper or
interviews)
-Case Study - -An in-depth study of a single research participant or a small group of
individuals. Can provide information about disorders or disease.
