PSYC 2000 DANIEL CAPRON LSU ACTUAL
EXAM SOLVED QUESTIONS COMPLETE
STUDY GUIDE
●● Who was Watson and what did he do, and what was his perspective
on psychology?
Answer: John Watson is known as the "Father of Behaviorism", he
believed objective analysis of mind was impossible; and we should only
study that which is observable such as behaviors.
●● Behaviorism
Answer: Science of Behavior: The focus on observing and controlling
behavior;
●● What was Watson's perspective on phobias, and did it differ to
Freud's. If so how?
Answer: Watson believed phobias could be created consciously, he
designed an experiment using the conditioning technique discovered by
Pavlov where he played a loud sound "Little Albert" didn't like only
when Little Albert saw a rabbit. Eventually Little Albert associated
consciously that the rabbit meant the loud sound, and even when the
rabbit was presented without the sound Little Albert would start to cry.
Freud believed that phobia's were the result of unconscious conflicts.
,●● Who is B.F. Skinner and what was his focus towards behaviorism.
Answer: Skinner concentrated on how behavior was affected by its
consequences(reinforcement, or punishment). In other words he was
focused on how to manipulate behavior by manipulating the
consequences of it.
●● Who is Wertheimer and what major perspective in psychology did
his work set the ground floor for?
Answer: Max Wertheimer was one of three founding fathers of Gestalt
Psychology. Gestalt Psychology Whole Psychology is the study of an
individuals sensations, and perceptions. Ideas of Gestalt continue to
influence research on sensation and perception, as well as humanistic
psychology.
●● How are the humanistic perspective and sociocultural perspective
similar and different?
Answer: Humanistic psychologists believe that people shape their
personalities through free choice and action.
Sociocultural psychologists focus on the roles of ethnicity, gender, and
culture in personality formation.
●● What is the difference between descriptive and experimental
methods?
, Answer: Descriptive research is a method that describes a study or a
topic. It defines the characteristics of the variable under research and
answers the questions related to it.
Experimental research is a scientific approach to testing a theory or a
hypothesis using experimental groups and control variables.
●● What are the types of descriptive research methods in psychology?
Answer: Case Studies, Naturalistic Observation, Surveys
●● What is a case study?
Answer: A study on an idividual. The studied individual is typically in
an extreme or unique psychological circumstance that differentiates
them for the general public.
●● Naturalistic Observation
Answer: Research method where individuals are observed in their
natural environment, with no interference or manipulation.
●● What are the descriptive research methods' pros and cons?
Answer: Case Study(Pro: Helps us answer what could happen if the
same thing was applied on another individual, Con: On one individual),
EXAM SOLVED QUESTIONS COMPLETE
STUDY GUIDE
●● Who was Watson and what did he do, and what was his perspective
on psychology?
Answer: John Watson is known as the "Father of Behaviorism", he
believed objective analysis of mind was impossible; and we should only
study that which is observable such as behaviors.
●● Behaviorism
Answer: Science of Behavior: The focus on observing and controlling
behavior;
●● What was Watson's perspective on phobias, and did it differ to
Freud's. If so how?
Answer: Watson believed phobias could be created consciously, he
designed an experiment using the conditioning technique discovered by
Pavlov where he played a loud sound "Little Albert" didn't like only
when Little Albert saw a rabbit. Eventually Little Albert associated
consciously that the rabbit meant the loud sound, and even when the
rabbit was presented without the sound Little Albert would start to cry.
Freud believed that phobia's were the result of unconscious conflicts.
,●● Who is B.F. Skinner and what was his focus towards behaviorism.
Answer: Skinner concentrated on how behavior was affected by its
consequences(reinforcement, or punishment). In other words he was
focused on how to manipulate behavior by manipulating the
consequences of it.
●● Who is Wertheimer and what major perspective in psychology did
his work set the ground floor for?
Answer: Max Wertheimer was one of three founding fathers of Gestalt
Psychology. Gestalt Psychology Whole Psychology is the study of an
individuals sensations, and perceptions. Ideas of Gestalt continue to
influence research on sensation and perception, as well as humanistic
psychology.
●● How are the humanistic perspective and sociocultural perspective
similar and different?
Answer: Humanistic psychologists believe that people shape their
personalities through free choice and action.
Sociocultural psychologists focus on the roles of ethnicity, gender, and
culture in personality formation.
●● What is the difference between descriptive and experimental
methods?
, Answer: Descriptive research is a method that describes a study or a
topic. It defines the characteristics of the variable under research and
answers the questions related to it.
Experimental research is a scientific approach to testing a theory or a
hypothesis using experimental groups and control variables.
●● What are the types of descriptive research methods in psychology?
Answer: Case Studies, Naturalistic Observation, Surveys
●● What is a case study?
Answer: A study on an idividual. The studied individual is typically in
an extreme or unique psychological circumstance that differentiates
them for the general public.
●● Naturalistic Observation
Answer: Research method where individuals are observed in their
natural environment, with no interference or manipulation.
●● What are the descriptive research methods' pros and cons?
Answer: Case Study(Pro: Helps us answer what could happen if the
same thing was applied on another individual, Con: On one individual),
