PSYC 101 - EXAM 1 (LOEB) STUDY GUIDE
Philosophy - Answers -content of study (i.e. mind)
Physiology - Answers -Methods to study the mind
The "Father of Psychology" - First person to open a psychology laboratory: - Answers -
William Wundt
One of the first physiologists to be able to measure nervous system activity: - Answers
-Helmholtz
A psychologist who was a proponent of the Structuralism movement: - Answers -
Tichener
An example of a philosopher who contemplated how the mind works: - Answers -
DesCartes
First person to establish a psychological laboratory in the United States and founded
American Journal of Psychology: - Answers -Hall
One of the most famous behaviorists who suggested that free will was an illusion: -
Answers -Skinner
A psychologist who strongly believed that, theoretically, he could mold a child to
become anything, by manipulating the child's environment: - Answers -Watson
A movement that emphasized unique qualities of being human (freedom & personal
growth) - psychologists like Carl Rogers & Abraham Maslow supported: - Answers -
Humanism
Disagrees with structuralism, Mental adaptions occur for survival, a movement in
psychology which was inspired by Darwin's work: - Answers -Functionalism
A movement in psychology which believed that mental experiences should be taken
apart into more basic units to be studied: - Answers -Structuralism
A movement which first proposed a concept called the "unconscious": - Answers -
Psychoanalysis
Supported by Watson and Skinner - A movement in psychology which suggested that
only overt behavior & environmental factors be studied in order to understand human
behavior: - Answers -Behaviorism
, A movement in psychology that involves studying the positive aspects of psychological
phenomena: - Answers -Positive Psychology
A specialty of psychology that involves studying the factors involved with developing,
maintaining, and treating a mental illness: - Answers -Clinical Psychology
A specialty of psychology that involves focusing on mental activities such as language,
memory, and problem solving: - Answers -Cognitive Psychology
Physiological Psychology (Biological Psychology) - Answers -renewed interest in
biological bases that underlie mental and overt behaviors
Current Divisions of Psychology - Answers -Research and Applied
Types of Research - Answers -Abnormal/Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental,
Personality, Physiological/Behavior/Experimental, Social and Quantitative
Types of Applied - Answers -Clinical, Educational and School, Industrial/Organizational
and Health Psych/Behavioral Medicine
What differentiates "research" from "applied" divisions of psychology? - Answers -
Research psychology mainly works to find out the reasons about a certain behavior
whereas applied psychology works to solve a problem or disorder by using the facts
obtained from the research psychology.
What is research? - Answers -Gathering information to come to a conclusion
Rationalism - Answers -Ability to use logic - may not always be affective
Empiricism - Answers -Using your senses to arrive at a conclusion (seeing = believing)
- However our senses can trick us
Scientific Method - Answers -Steps a scientist uses to arrive at a valid conclusion
(involves rationalism and empiricism)
Research Step Pre-1 - Answers -Get to know the topic through observation or indirect
observation
Research Step 1 - Answers -Formulate a hypothesis
Hypothesis - Answers -A scientific explanation for a set of observations that can be
tested in ways that support or reject it.
Theory - Answers -A set of assumptions used to explain phenomena for scientific study
- A reason for why something happens without actually understanding how it happens
Philosophy - Answers -content of study (i.e. mind)
Physiology - Answers -Methods to study the mind
The "Father of Psychology" - First person to open a psychology laboratory: - Answers -
William Wundt
One of the first physiologists to be able to measure nervous system activity: - Answers
-Helmholtz
A psychologist who was a proponent of the Structuralism movement: - Answers -
Tichener
An example of a philosopher who contemplated how the mind works: - Answers -
DesCartes
First person to establish a psychological laboratory in the United States and founded
American Journal of Psychology: - Answers -Hall
One of the most famous behaviorists who suggested that free will was an illusion: -
Answers -Skinner
A psychologist who strongly believed that, theoretically, he could mold a child to
become anything, by manipulating the child's environment: - Answers -Watson
A movement that emphasized unique qualities of being human (freedom & personal
growth) - psychologists like Carl Rogers & Abraham Maslow supported: - Answers -
Humanism
Disagrees with structuralism, Mental adaptions occur for survival, a movement in
psychology which was inspired by Darwin's work: - Answers -Functionalism
A movement in psychology which believed that mental experiences should be taken
apart into more basic units to be studied: - Answers -Structuralism
A movement which first proposed a concept called the "unconscious": - Answers -
Psychoanalysis
Supported by Watson and Skinner - A movement in psychology which suggested that
only overt behavior & environmental factors be studied in order to understand human
behavior: - Answers -Behaviorism
, A movement in psychology that involves studying the positive aspects of psychological
phenomena: - Answers -Positive Psychology
A specialty of psychology that involves studying the factors involved with developing,
maintaining, and treating a mental illness: - Answers -Clinical Psychology
A specialty of psychology that involves focusing on mental activities such as language,
memory, and problem solving: - Answers -Cognitive Psychology
Physiological Psychology (Biological Psychology) - Answers -renewed interest in
biological bases that underlie mental and overt behaviors
Current Divisions of Psychology - Answers -Research and Applied
Types of Research - Answers -Abnormal/Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental,
Personality, Physiological/Behavior/Experimental, Social and Quantitative
Types of Applied - Answers -Clinical, Educational and School, Industrial/Organizational
and Health Psych/Behavioral Medicine
What differentiates "research" from "applied" divisions of psychology? - Answers -
Research psychology mainly works to find out the reasons about a certain behavior
whereas applied psychology works to solve a problem or disorder by using the facts
obtained from the research psychology.
What is research? - Answers -Gathering information to come to a conclusion
Rationalism - Answers -Ability to use logic - may not always be affective
Empiricism - Answers -Using your senses to arrive at a conclusion (seeing = believing)
- However our senses can trick us
Scientific Method - Answers -Steps a scientist uses to arrive at a valid conclusion
(involves rationalism and empiricism)
Research Step Pre-1 - Answers -Get to know the topic through observation or indirect
observation
Research Step 1 - Answers -Formulate a hypothesis
Hypothesis - Answers -A scientific explanation for a set of observations that can be
tested in ways that support or reject it.
Theory - Answers -A set of assumptions used to explain phenomena for scientific study
- A reason for why something happens without actually understanding how it happens
