PY 101 Exam 1
Nature vs. Nurture - correct answer ✔nativism: some knowledge is innate
empiricism: all knowledge comes from experience
Mind vs. Body - correct answer ✔dualism: mind (soul) and brain are different
things
materialism: completely material brain created mind
Phrenology - correct answer ✔debunked theory stating that personality and
mental abilities are localized in specific regions of the brain
Franz Gall (1758-1828)
Structuralism - correct answer ✔analyzes the mind by breaking down into its
basic components
Functionalism - correct answer ✔studies how mental processes allow people
to adapt to their environment
consciousness - correct answer ✔persons subjective experience of the world
Introspection - correct answer ✔subjective observation of ones own
experience
William James - correct answer ✔Father of American Psychology, first to
take scientific approach for studying the mental processes that enable people
to adapt to their environment
, Hysteria - correct answer ✔temporary loss of cognitive or motor functions
usually caused by emotionally upsetting experiences
Unconscious - correct answer ✔outside of our awareness but influences
thoughts and behavior
psychoanalytic theory - correct answer ✔unconscious mental processes
influence feelings, thoughts, and behaviors
Psychoanalysis - correct answer ✔attempts to bring unconscious material
into conscious awareness to better understand psychological disorders
Humanistic Psychology - correct answer ✔approach to understanding
human nature that emphasizes the positive potential of human beings
Behavioralism - correct answer ✔study observable behavior
Stimulus-response psychology - correct answer ✔how different stimulus
affect responses, building block of behavioralism
Margaret Washburn - correct answer ✔first women with PhD in psychology
studying behavior in different animal species
BF Skinner - correct answer ✔invented the "skinner box" that reinforcement
(food) determines likelihood of a behavior (pushing a lever)
Cognitive psychology - correct answer ✔scientific study of mental processes
like perception, thought, memory, and reasoning
Nature vs. Nurture - correct answer ✔nativism: some knowledge is innate
empiricism: all knowledge comes from experience
Mind vs. Body - correct answer ✔dualism: mind (soul) and brain are different
things
materialism: completely material brain created mind
Phrenology - correct answer ✔debunked theory stating that personality and
mental abilities are localized in specific regions of the brain
Franz Gall (1758-1828)
Structuralism - correct answer ✔analyzes the mind by breaking down into its
basic components
Functionalism - correct answer ✔studies how mental processes allow people
to adapt to their environment
consciousness - correct answer ✔persons subjective experience of the world
Introspection - correct answer ✔subjective observation of ones own
experience
William James - correct answer ✔Father of American Psychology, first to
take scientific approach for studying the mental processes that enable people
to adapt to their environment
, Hysteria - correct answer ✔temporary loss of cognitive or motor functions
usually caused by emotionally upsetting experiences
Unconscious - correct answer ✔outside of our awareness but influences
thoughts and behavior
psychoanalytic theory - correct answer ✔unconscious mental processes
influence feelings, thoughts, and behaviors
Psychoanalysis - correct answer ✔attempts to bring unconscious material
into conscious awareness to better understand psychological disorders
Humanistic Psychology - correct answer ✔approach to understanding
human nature that emphasizes the positive potential of human beings
Behavioralism - correct answer ✔study observable behavior
Stimulus-response psychology - correct answer ✔how different stimulus
affect responses, building block of behavioralism
Margaret Washburn - correct answer ✔first women with PhD in psychology
studying behavior in different animal species
BF Skinner - correct answer ✔invented the "skinner box" that reinforcement
(food) determines likelihood of a behavior (pushing a lever)
Cognitive psychology - correct answer ✔scientific study of mental processes
like perception, thought, memory, and reasoning
