Psychology 1010 BGSU Exam 1 Questions and Correct Answers

Psychology scientific study of behavior and the mind Psychology's main goals 1) describe-observe carefully and describe accurately 2) explain-reasons people know and don't know about what influences their psychology 3) predict-direct applied impact in many fields 4) control-self-control, other-control, awareness of the explanations gives control Epigenetics framework for understanding how the expression of genes is influenced by experiences and the environment to produce individual differences in behavior, cognition, personality, and mental health Wilhelm Wundt father of psychology (founder) whose focus was on consciousness Edward Titchner pupil of Wundt who was a structuralist Structuralism Identify the basic building blocks or structures of the mind (HOW?) Functionalism Investigate the purposes or functions of consciousness (WHY?) William James He set up the first psychology department in the USA and developed the functionalist school of thought Gestalt Psychology by Wertheimer, field of psychology arguing that we have inborn tendencies to structure our perceptions into broad perceptual units Psychoanalytic Perspective Sigmund Freud's theory. Deals with early childhood memories/experiences unconscious events of human behavior. Humanistic Perspective the psychological view that assumes the existence of the self and emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and the freedom to make choices (Carl Rogers) Cognitive Perspective A psychological approach that emphasizes mental processes in perception, memory, language, problem solving, and other areas of behavior. (Jean Piaget) Biological Perspective Biological influences on behavior and mental processes (brain and nervous system)