PSYCHOLOGY 1000: CHAPTER 1 (MUN) EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
Psychology - ANSWER the scientific study of mental processes and behaviour.
Goals of psychology are to - ANSWER describe, explain, predict, and control behaviour
and mental processes. Psychologists vary in the degree to which they focus on some of
these goals more than others.
When studying why a certain behaviour or mental process occurs, one can study the
influences of - ANSWER The brain - neural activity, The person - emotions, ideas,
thoughts, The group - friends, family, culture
The study of psychology must occur at what levels - ANSWER the brain (the biological
activity associated with mental processes and behaviour), the level of the person (the
content of mental processes), and the level of the group (social influences on
behaviour).
Many myths and ceremonies developed as a way to - ANSWER describe, explain,
predict, and control our reality
Early explanations of human behaviour were rooted in - ANSWER superstition and magic
The Coast Salish peoples of British Columbia passed down their - ANSWER oral history,
including customs and beliefs, through stories and songs and dances.
Philosophy - ANSWER the study of knowledge and reality.
What discourse was the beginning of modern processes of scientific enquiry - ANSWER
Philosophers such as Socrates (ca. 469-399 B.C.E.), Plato (ca. 427-347 B.C.E.), and
Aristotle (ca. 384-322 B.C.E.) posed questions and then discussed possible solutions to
those questions.
The work of such early philosophers as Hippocrates, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
contributed to - ANSWER the later formation of psychology as a natural science
By the 1600's, modern science - ANSWER began to thrive
Rene Descartes (1593-1650) - ANSWER thought that the brain controlled the body via
the movement of fluids within tubes that ran throughout the body
Johannes Muller (1801-1858) - ANSWER advocated for scientists to study the
relationship between physical stimuli and their psychological effects
Herman von Helmholtz (1821-1858) - ANSWER measured the speed of neural impulses.
, He discovered that neural impulses were not instantaneous
Charles Darwin (1809-1882) - ANSWER Proposed the theory of evolution in his book The
Origin of the Species, All life on earth comes from one common ancestor - a radical idea!
Define Natural selection and who proposed it - ANSWER chance variations in one's
behaviour are passed down from parents to children, Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
Define Adaptive variations and who proposed it - ANSWER Some of these variations are
more advantageous than others; they help an organism survive, Charles Darwin
(1809-1882)
Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920) - ANSWER Voluntarism, originally Psychology was
indistinguishable from Philosophy but that changed with this study
Who was the father of psychology - ANSWER Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920)Voluntarism
Who established the first psychology lab in Leipzig, Germany - ANSWER Wilhelm Wundt
(1832-1920, Voluntarism) in 1879 in 1879
Who focused on the study of consciousness - ANSWER Wilhelm Wundt
(1832-1920)Voluntarism
Edward Titchener (1867-1927) - ANSWER Structuralism - Looking for the Elements of
Consciousness
Who developed Structuralism as an attempt to try to identify all of the elements of
consciousness - ANSWER Edward Titchener (1867-1927)
Introspection - ANSWER the careful reflective and systematic observation of the details
of mental processes and how simple thoughts combine into complex ideas.
Goal of Structuralism - ANSWER was to describe observable mental processes rather
than to explain, predict, or control.
William James (1842-1910) - ANSWER Functionalism - The Flow of Consciousness
Who set up the first psychology lab in the US at Harvard - ANSWER William James
(1842-1910)
AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
Psychology - ANSWER the scientific study of mental processes and behaviour.
Goals of psychology are to - ANSWER describe, explain, predict, and control behaviour
and mental processes. Psychologists vary in the degree to which they focus on some of
these goals more than others.
When studying why a certain behaviour or mental process occurs, one can study the
influences of - ANSWER The brain - neural activity, The person - emotions, ideas,
thoughts, The group - friends, family, culture
The study of psychology must occur at what levels - ANSWER the brain (the biological
activity associated with mental processes and behaviour), the level of the person (the
content of mental processes), and the level of the group (social influences on
behaviour).
Many myths and ceremonies developed as a way to - ANSWER describe, explain,
predict, and control our reality
Early explanations of human behaviour were rooted in - ANSWER superstition and magic
The Coast Salish peoples of British Columbia passed down their - ANSWER oral history,
including customs and beliefs, through stories and songs and dances.
Philosophy - ANSWER the study of knowledge and reality.
What discourse was the beginning of modern processes of scientific enquiry - ANSWER
Philosophers such as Socrates (ca. 469-399 B.C.E.), Plato (ca. 427-347 B.C.E.), and
Aristotle (ca. 384-322 B.C.E.) posed questions and then discussed possible solutions to
those questions.
The work of such early philosophers as Hippocrates, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
contributed to - ANSWER the later formation of psychology as a natural science
By the 1600's, modern science - ANSWER began to thrive
Rene Descartes (1593-1650) - ANSWER thought that the brain controlled the body via
the movement of fluids within tubes that ran throughout the body
Johannes Muller (1801-1858) - ANSWER advocated for scientists to study the
relationship between physical stimuli and their psychological effects
Herman von Helmholtz (1821-1858) - ANSWER measured the speed of neural impulses.
, He discovered that neural impulses were not instantaneous
Charles Darwin (1809-1882) - ANSWER Proposed the theory of evolution in his book The
Origin of the Species, All life on earth comes from one common ancestor - a radical idea!
Define Natural selection and who proposed it - ANSWER chance variations in one's
behaviour are passed down from parents to children, Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
Define Adaptive variations and who proposed it - ANSWER Some of these variations are
more advantageous than others; they help an organism survive, Charles Darwin
(1809-1882)
Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920) - ANSWER Voluntarism, originally Psychology was
indistinguishable from Philosophy but that changed with this study
Who was the father of psychology - ANSWER Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920)Voluntarism
Who established the first psychology lab in Leipzig, Germany - ANSWER Wilhelm Wundt
(1832-1920, Voluntarism) in 1879 in 1879
Who focused on the study of consciousness - ANSWER Wilhelm Wundt
(1832-1920)Voluntarism
Edward Titchener (1867-1927) - ANSWER Structuralism - Looking for the Elements of
Consciousness
Who developed Structuralism as an attempt to try to identify all of the elements of
consciousness - ANSWER Edward Titchener (1867-1927)
Introspection - ANSWER the careful reflective and systematic observation of the details
of mental processes and how simple thoughts combine into complex ideas.
Goal of Structuralism - ANSWER was to describe observable mental processes rather
than to explain, predict, or control.
William James (1842-1910) - ANSWER Functionalism - The Flow of Consciousness
Who set up the first psychology lab in the US at Harvard - ANSWER William James
(1842-1910)
