NVCC PSY 200 E43L EXAM 1 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Structualism - ANS Analysis of basic elements that make up the mind
Functionalism - ANS The study of the purpose that mental processes serve
which man believed consciousness was a stream? - ANS William James
Which man believed you could break consciousness into part - ANS Wilhelm Wundt
Who is known as the founder of psychology and first to teach it and open a lab? -
ANS Wilhelm Wundt
What is the emphasis of Frauds psychoanalytic theory? - ANS The importance of unconscious
mental processes.
Who were the founders of humanistic psychology? - ANS Maslow and Rogers
What is unconsciousness? - ANS The part of the mind that operates outside of awareness but
that influences thoughts, feelings, and actions
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, What is cognitive psychology? - ANS The scientific study of mental processes including
perception thought memory and reasoning
What is behavioral neuroscience? - ANS An approach to psychology that links psychological
processes to activities in the nervous system and other bodily processes
What is evolutionary psychology? - ANS Explains mind and behavior in terms of the adaptive
value fo abilities that are preserved over time by natural selection
What is empiricism? - ANS The belief that accurate knowledge can be acquired through
observation
what is the Scientific Method? - ANS A procedure for finding the truth by using empirical
evidence
What is a theory? - ANS A hypothetical explanation of a natural phenomenon
What is a hypothesis? - ANS A falsifiable prediction made by a theory
What is an operational definition? - ANS a description of a property in concrete measurable
forms
What is validity? - ANS Concrete event that defines property
What is Reliability? - ANS That something is producing the same answers when its measured
more than once
Which refers to whether something is consistent? - ANS Reliablity
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Structualism - ANS Analysis of basic elements that make up the mind
Functionalism - ANS The study of the purpose that mental processes serve
which man believed consciousness was a stream? - ANS William James
Which man believed you could break consciousness into part - ANS Wilhelm Wundt
Who is known as the founder of psychology and first to teach it and open a lab? -
ANS Wilhelm Wundt
What is the emphasis of Frauds psychoanalytic theory? - ANS The importance of unconscious
mental processes.
Who were the founders of humanistic psychology? - ANS Maslow and Rogers
What is unconsciousness? - ANS The part of the mind that operates outside of awareness but
that influences thoughts, feelings, and actions
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, What is cognitive psychology? - ANS The scientific study of mental processes including
perception thought memory and reasoning
What is behavioral neuroscience? - ANS An approach to psychology that links psychological
processes to activities in the nervous system and other bodily processes
What is evolutionary psychology? - ANS Explains mind and behavior in terms of the adaptive
value fo abilities that are preserved over time by natural selection
What is empiricism? - ANS The belief that accurate knowledge can be acquired through
observation
what is the Scientific Method? - ANS A procedure for finding the truth by using empirical
evidence
What is a theory? - ANS A hypothetical explanation of a natural phenomenon
What is a hypothesis? - ANS A falsifiable prediction made by a theory
What is an operational definition? - ANS a description of a property in concrete measurable
forms
What is validity? - ANS Concrete event that defines property
What is Reliability? - ANS That something is producing the same answers when its measured
more than once
Which refers to whether something is consistent? - ANS Reliablity
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