LSU PSYC 2000 Exam # 1 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Structuralism - CORRECT ANSWER - Viewpoint created by Edward Titchener; Focuses
on the structure of basic elements of the human mind (ex: would ask people to think about the
color blue, and then describe how that made them feel)
Functionalism - CORRECT ANSWER - Created by William James; Focuses on how the
mind allows people to function in every day life.
Humanism - CORRECT ANSWER - Focuses on the whole person. Looks at human
behavior through the perspective of the observer and the subject
Behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWER - Science of behavior that focuses on observable
behavior only
William Wundt - CORRECT ANSWER - First person to apply scientific principles to the
study of the human mind, in 1879. Believed that consciousness could be broken down into
thoughts, experiences, emotions, and other basic elements. His process was called objective
introspection.
Edward Titchener - CORRECT ANSWER - Student of Wundt. Known for Structuralism.
William James - CORRECT ANSWER - First professor to teach psychology in at Harvard.
Known for Functionalism.
Mary Whiton Calkins - CORRECT ANSWER - Student of William James; Completed all
the courses at Harvard University but was denied a PHD because she was a woman.
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Structuralism - CORRECT ANSWER - Viewpoint created by Edward Titchener; Focuses
on the structure of basic elements of the human mind (ex: would ask people to think about the
color blue, and then describe how that made them feel)
Functionalism - CORRECT ANSWER - Created by William James; Focuses on how the
mind allows people to function in every day life.
Humanism - CORRECT ANSWER - Focuses on the whole person. Looks at human
behavior through the perspective of the observer and the subject
Behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWER - Science of behavior that focuses on observable
behavior only
William Wundt - CORRECT ANSWER - First person to apply scientific principles to the
study of the human mind, in 1879. Believed that consciousness could be broken down into
thoughts, experiences, emotions, and other basic elements. His process was called objective
introspection.
Edward Titchener - CORRECT ANSWER - Student of Wundt. Known for Structuralism.
William James - CORRECT ANSWER - First professor to teach psychology in at Harvard.
Known for Functionalism.
Mary Whiton Calkins - CORRECT ANSWER - Student of William James; Completed all
the courses at Harvard University but was denied a PHD because she was a woman.
