PSY 121 - MISSOURI STATE - EXAM 1

PSY 121 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS



psychologyh-hans--thehscientifichstudyhofhbehaviorhandhmentalhprocesses

objectivehintrospectionh-hans--
thehprocesshofhexamininghandhmeasuringhone'shownhthoughtshandhmentalhactivities

functionalismh-hans--
earlyhperspectivehinhpsychologyhassociatedhwithhWilliamhJames,hinhwhichhthehfocushofhstu
dyhishhowhthehmindhallowshpeoplehtohadapt,hlive,hwork,handhplay

Gestalthpsychologyh-hans--
earlyhperspectivehinhpsychologyhfocusinghonhperceptionhandhsensation,hparticularlyhthehp
erceptionhofhpatternshandhwholehfirgures

psychoanalysish-hans--
Freud'shtermhforhbothhthehtheoryhofhpersonalityhandhthehtherapyhbasedhnohit;hanhinsighthth
erapyhbasedhonhthehtheoryhofhFreud,hemphasizinghthehrevealinghofhunconscicoushconflict
s

behaviorismh-hans--thehsciencehofhbehaviorhthathfocuseshonhobservablehbehaviorhonly

psychodynamichperspectiveh-hans--
modernhversionhofhpsychoanalysishthathishmorehfocusedhonhthehdevelopmenthofhahsenseh
ofhselfhandhthehdiscoveryhofhotherhmotivationshbehindhahperson'shbehaviorhthanhsexualhm
otivations

behavioralhperspectiveh-hans--
psychologicalhperspectivehthathfocuseshonhhowhbehavioralhresponsesharehlearnedhthroug
hhclassicalhorhoperanthconditioning

humanistichperspectiveh-hans--
psychologicalhperspectivehthathfocuseshonhhumanhpotential,hfreehwill,handhpossibilityhofhs
elf-actualization

, cognitivehperspectiveh-hans--
modernhtheoryhinhwhichhclassicalhconditioninghishseenhtohoccurhbecausehthehconditionedh
stimulushprovideshinformationhorhexpectancyhabouththehcominghofhthehunconditionedhstim
ulus

cognitivehneuroscienceh-hans--
studyhofhthehphysicalhchangeshinhthehbrainhandhnervoushsystemhduringhthinking

socioculturalhperspectiveh-hans--
psychologicalhperspectivehthathfocuseshonhthehbehaviorhofhindividualshashthehresulthofhthe
hpresenceh(realhorhimagined)hofhotherhindividuals,hashparthofhgroups,horhashparthofhahlarger

hculture



biophysicalhperspectiveh-hans--
psychologicalhperspectivehthathfocuseshonhinfluenceshofhhormones,hbrainhstructureshandh
chemicals,hdisease,hetc.;hhumanhandhanimalhbehaviorhashseenhashahdirecthresulthofhevent
shinhthehbody

evolutionaryhperspectiveh-hans--
psychologicalhperspectivehthathfocuseshonhthehbiologicalhbaseshforhuniversalhmentalhchar
acteristics,hsuchhashwhyhwehlie,hhowhattractivenesshinfluenceshmatehselection,hthehuniver
salityhofhfear,handhwhyhwehenjoyhthingshlikehmusichandhdance

psychologisth-hans--
ahprofessionalhwithhanhacademichdegreehandhspecializedhtraininghinhonehorhmorehareashof
hpsychology



psychiatristh-hans--
ahmedicalhdoctorhwhohhashspecializedhinhthehdiagnosishandhtreatmenthofhpsychologicalhdi
sorders

psychiatrichsocialhworkerh-hans--
ahsocialhworkerhwithhsomehtraininghinhtherapyhmethodshwhohfocuseshonhthehenvironment
alhconditionshthathcanhhavehanhimpacthonhmentalhdisorders,hsuchhashpoverty,hovercrowdi
ng,hstress,handhdrughabuse

basichresearchh-hans--researchhforhthehsakehofhgaininghscientifichknowledge

appliedhresearchh-hans--researchhaimedhathansweringhreal-world,hpracticalhproblems

scientifichmethodh-hans--
systemhofhgatheringhdatahsohthathbiashandherrorhinhmeasurementharehreduced

hypothesish-hans--tentativehexplanationhofhahphenomenonhbasedhonhobservations