DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology Comprehensive Exam Questions and Answers

Wilhelm Wundt First scientific laboratory Francis Bacon Introduced Scientific method Psychosocial health Influenced by family situation, world, lifespan, and maturity Self-efficacy One's belief in his or her own ability. Self-Efficacy Theory Coined by Albert Bandura Biological Approach Personality and behavior linked to genetics Behavioral Approach Study of observable behavior - Blank slate Cognitive Approach The mind knowing, learning, remembering, and thinking relates to behavior Humanistic All people are inherently good/Motivated to achieve full potential Psychoanalytical unconscious motivation Structuralism Classification of the mind's structures/Conscious thought Structuralism approach Created by Wilhelm Wundt Functionalism William James - the "how" part of behavior Functionalism approach Continuous flow of information/Adapt to environment Nature vs. Nurture Whether or not biology plays a part in personality Variable a changing part of the studied person (age/gender) Constant a variable that always stays the same (opposite of variable) Dependent variable the variable the experiment is trying to test