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PSY 200 Test 1, Intro to Psychology, Memory, And Brain and Behaviour with Complete Solutions
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PSY 200 Test 1, Intro to Psychology, Memory, AndBrain and Behaviour with Complete Solutions
Psychology - Correct Answer Scientific study of behavior and mental processes
Goals of Psychology - Correct Answer Describe, Explain, Predict, Influence
Types of research - Correct Answer Basic research, to gain new knowledge
Applied research, to solve a specific problem
Wilhelm Wudnt - Correct Answer Established the first psychology lab in 1879. Believed psychology
was the science of mental life, "father of psychology"
Structuralism - Correct Answer A historical school of psychology devoted to uncovering the basic
structures that make up mind and thought. Structuralists sought the "elements" of conscious
experience
Introspection - Correct Answer A method of self-observation in which participants report their
thoughts and feelings, used in structuralism
Functionalism - Correct Answer A school of thought in psychology that was concerned with studying
how mental processes help individuals adapt to their environments.
John B. Watson - Correct Answer 1878-1958 American psychologist who founded behaviorism,
emphasizing the study of observable behavior and rejecting the study of mental processes.
Behaviorism - Correct Answer An approach to psychology that emphasizes the study of observable
behavior and the role of the environment as a determinant of behavior
Freud - Correct Answer (Psychoanalysis) Austrian physician who approached psychology while trying
to treat mental disorders--focused on the unconscious
Psychoanalysis - Correct Answer A therapeutic approach that focuses on bringing unconscious
material into conscious awareness to better understand psychological disorders. Mental life is
compared to an iceberg
, Humanistic Psychology - Correct Answer A movement in psychology that focuses on people's unique
capacities for choice, responsibility, and growth.
Cognitive Psychology - Correct Answer Cognitive psychology sees the individual as a processor of
information, in much the same way that a computer takes in information and follows a program to
produce an output. At the heart of cognitive psychology is the idea of information processing.
Gestalt Psychology - Correct Answer A psychological approach that emphasizes that we often
perceive the WHOLE RATHER THAN SUM of the parts.
Information Processing Theory - Correct Answer Mind works like a computer, processes steps
Evolutionary Psychology - Correct Answer A relatively new specialty in psychology that sees behavior
and mental processes in terms of their genetic adaptations for survival and reproduction.
Biological Psychology - Correct Answer A branch of psychology concerned with the links between
biology and behavior.
Neuroscience - Correct Answer How the body and brain enable emotions, memories, and sensory
experiences.
Electroencephalogram - Correct Answer record of brain wave activity made by a
electroencephalograph
Beta wave - Correct Answer brain wave pattern associated with mental or psychical activity
Alpha Wave - Correct Answer brain wave associated with deep relaxation
Delta Wave - Correct Answer brain wave associated with slow wave...deep sleep
Microelectrode - Correct Answer small wire used to monitor the electrical activity or stimulate
activity within a single neuron
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