Myers Psychology for AP 2e - Unit 01
Questions And Answers 100% Correct
empiricism the view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should, therefore,
rely on observation and experimentation. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 003)
structuralism early school of thought promoted by Wundt and Titchener; used introspection to
reveal the structure of the human mind. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 004)
functionalism early school of thought promoted by James and influenced by Darwin; explored how
mental and behavioral processes function—how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish.
(Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 004)
experimental psychology the study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method.
(Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 005)
behaviorism the view that psychology (1) should be an objective science that (2) studies behavior
without reference to mental processes. Most research psychologists today agree with (1) but not with (2).
(Myers Psychology for AP 2e pp. 006, 266)
, Myers Psychology for AP 2e - Unit 01
Questions And Answers 100% Correct
humanistic psychology a historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential
of healthy people. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 006)
cognitive neuroscience the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition
(including perception, thinking, memory, and language). (Myers Psychology for AP 2e pp. 007, 119)
psychology the science of behavior and mental processes. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 007)
nature-nurture issue the longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and
experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors. Today's science sees traits and
behaviors arising from the interaction of nature and nurture. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 009)
natural selection the principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing
to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations. (Myers Psychology
for AP 2e pp. 010, 135)
levels of analysis the differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social-
cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 011)
Questions And Answers 100% Correct
empiricism the view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should, therefore,
rely on observation and experimentation. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 003)
structuralism early school of thought promoted by Wundt and Titchener; used introspection to
reveal the structure of the human mind. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 004)
functionalism early school of thought promoted by James and influenced by Darwin; explored how
mental and behavioral processes function—how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish.
(Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 004)
experimental psychology the study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method.
(Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 005)
behaviorism the view that psychology (1) should be an objective science that (2) studies behavior
without reference to mental processes. Most research psychologists today agree with (1) but not with (2).
(Myers Psychology for AP 2e pp. 006, 266)
, Myers Psychology for AP 2e - Unit 01
Questions And Answers 100% Correct
humanistic psychology a historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential
of healthy people. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 006)
cognitive neuroscience the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition
(including perception, thinking, memory, and language). (Myers Psychology for AP 2e pp. 007, 119)
psychology the science of behavior and mental processes. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 007)
nature-nurture issue the longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and
experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors. Today's science sees traits and
behaviors arising from the interaction of nature and nurture. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 009)
natural selection the principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing
to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations. (Myers Psychology
for AP 2e pp. 010, 135)
levels of analysis the differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social-
cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 011)
