PSYCHOLOGY THEMES AND VARIATIONS
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
Answer: Founder/Father of Psychology as a domain of science
◉ What is the root of the word Psychology ?
Answer: Psyche-
(Greek for mind) + logos(study of) = Study of the mind
◉ Who said "The work I presented here to the public is an attempt
to mark out a new domain of science."
Answer: Wilhelm Wundt
◉ When was Psychology born?
Answer: 1879
◉ When was and who founded the first Psychology lab?
Answer: 1879 by Wilhelm Wundt
,◉ What is the APA and when was it founded?
Answer: American Psychological Association (1892)
◉ What is the CPA and when was it founded?
Answer: Canadian Psychological Association (1939)
◉ Who is Edward Titchener?
Answer: Founder of Structuralism
◉ What is Structuralism?
Answer: Analysis of our Consciousness into its basic elements
◉ What is Consciousness?
Answer: Awareness of ourselves and our environment, what we are
experiencing
◉ How do we analyse our consciousness?
Answer: by using Introspection
◉ What is Introspection?
, Answer: the examination/observation of one's own mental and
emotional processes from training, their direct and immediate
experience
◉ What is a Stimulus?
Answer: Detectable input from the Environment
◉ What are examples of Stimuli?
Answer: sight, sound, touch, smell, taste
◉ What is the problem with Structuralism and Introspection?(Why
is it not realistic)
Answer: It does not match how we actually experience the
world/environment
◉ Who is William James?
Answer: Founder of Functionalism
◉ What is Functionalism?
Answer: Investigating the Function/Purpose of Consciousness
◉ What is stream of consciousness?
Answer: Continuous flow of thoughts in our Consciousness.
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
Answer: Founder/Father of Psychology as a domain of science
◉ What is the root of the word Psychology ?
Answer: Psyche-
(Greek for mind) + logos(study of) = Study of the mind
◉ Who said "The work I presented here to the public is an attempt
to mark out a new domain of science."
Answer: Wilhelm Wundt
◉ When was Psychology born?
Answer: 1879
◉ When was and who founded the first Psychology lab?
Answer: 1879 by Wilhelm Wundt
,◉ What is the APA and when was it founded?
Answer: American Psychological Association (1892)
◉ What is the CPA and when was it founded?
Answer: Canadian Psychological Association (1939)
◉ Who is Edward Titchener?
Answer: Founder of Structuralism
◉ What is Structuralism?
Answer: Analysis of our Consciousness into its basic elements
◉ What is Consciousness?
Answer: Awareness of ourselves and our environment, what we are
experiencing
◉ How do we analyse our consciousness?
Answer: by using Introspection
◉ What is Introspection?
, Answer: the examination/observation of one's own mental and
emotional processes from training, their direct and immediate
experience
◉ What is a Stimulus?
Answer: Detectable input from the Environment
◉ What are examples of Stimuli?
Answer: sight, sound, touch, smell, taste
◉ What is the problem with Structuralism and Introspection?(Why
is it not realistic)
Answer: It does not match how we actually experience the
world/environment
◉ Who is William James?
Answer: Founder of Functionalism
◉ What is Functionalism?
Answer: Investigating the Function/Purpose of Consciousness
◉ What is stream of consciousness?
Answer: Continuous flow of thoughts in our Consciousness.
