Psych 120 Midterm Exam questions with correct answers.

Psych 120 Midterm Exam questions with
correct answers
Wilhelm |Wundt |- |Pioneer |of |Psychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-established |first |psychology |
laboratory |ever |at |the |University |of |Leipzig, |Germany



Ivan |Pavlov |- |Pioneer |of |Psychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-pioneered |the |study |of |learning



Sigmund |Freud |- |Pioneer |of |Psychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-developed |an |influential |theory |of |
personality, |self-understanding |& |"Interpretation |of |Dreams"



Jean |Piaget |- |Pioneer |of |Psychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |last |century's |most |influential |
observer |of |children |- |Piaget's |stages |of |Cognitive |Development



William |James- |Pioneer |of |Psychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-author |of |important |890 |textbook, |
American |philosopher |& |founded |"Principles |of |Psychology"



Mary |Calkins |- |Pioneer |of |Psychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-first |female |president |of |American |
Psychological |Association(APA)



Margaret |Washburn |- |Pioneer |of |Psychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-first |female |to |receive |a |Ph.D, |
synthesized |animal |behavior



John |Watson/Rosalie |Rayner- |Pioneer |of |Psychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-championed |psychology |
as |the |science |of |behavior, |Little |Albert |experiment



B.F. |Skinner |- |Pioneer |of |Psychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-rejected |introspection |and |studied |how |
consequences |shape |behavior



Carl |Rogers/Abraham |Maslow- |Pioneer |of |Psychology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-behaviorism |
importance |of |current |environmental |influence |on |growth |potential

,Biological |psychologists |-Psychology's |Subfields |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-explores |links |between |brain |
and |mind



Developmental |psychologists |-Psychology's |Subfields |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-study |our |changing |
abilities |from |womb |to |tomb



Cognitive |psychologists |-Psychology's |Subfields |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-experimenting |with |how |we |
perceive |think, |and |solve |problems.



Social |Psychologists |-Psychology's |Subfields |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-explore |how |we |view |and |affect |
one |another



Industrial-organizational |psychologists |-Psychology's |Subfields |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-use |
psychology's |concepts |and |methods |in |the |workplace |to |help |organizations |and |companies |select |and
|train |employees, |boost |morale, |productivity, |design |products |and |implement |systems.




Counseling |psychologists |-Psychology's |Subfields |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |branch |of |psychology |that |
assists |people |with |problems |in |living |and |in |achieving |greater |well |being.



Clinical |psychologists |-Psychology's |Subfields |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |branch |of |psychology |that |
studies, |assesses, |and |treats |people |with |psychological |disorders.



Psychiatrists-Psychology's |Subfields |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-branch |dealing |with |psychological |
disorders |practiced |by |physicians |who |sometimes |provide |medical |treatments |as |well |as |psychological
|therapy




Neuroscience |-Current

Psychological |Perspectives |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-how |the |body |and |brain |enable |emotions, |
memories |and |sensory |experiences



Evolutionary-Current

, Psychological |Perspectives |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-how |the |natural |selection |of |traits |promoted |the |
survival |of |genes



Behavior |genetics |-Current

Psychological |Perspectives |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-how |much |our |genes |and |our |environment |
influence |our |individual |differences



Psychodynamic-Current

Psychological |Perspectives |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-how |behavior |springs |from |unconscious |drives |and
|conflicts




Behavioral-Current

Psychological |Perspectives |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-how |we |learn |observable |responses



Cognitive-Current

Psychological |Perspectives |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-how |we |encode, |process, |store |and |retrieve |
information



Social-cultural |-Current

Psychological |Perspectives |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-how |behavior |and |thinking |vary |across |situations |
and |cultures



Scientific |Method |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-self |-correcting |process |for |asking |questions |and |observing |
nature's |answers. |- |Ask |a |Question,Do |Background |Research,Construct |a |Hypothesis,Test |Your |
Hypothesis |by |Doing |an |Experiment

| ,Analyze |Your |Data, |and |Draw |a |Conclusion |Communicate |Your |Results



Descriptive |Research |Method |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Observe |objectively |and |systematically |-Survey |
(asking |a |random |population),Case |Study |(observing/studying |certain |individual),Naturalistic |
Observation |(recording/observing |w/o |influencing |the |study)