Psychology 101 Chapter 1 EGCC-
Questions & Answers
According to William James, the purpose of psychology was to ________. Correct Ans-Study
the function of behavior
Behaviorists study ____. Correct Ans-learned behavior
Cognitive Psychology focuses on studying ____. Correct Ans-thoughts and their relationship
to our experiences and our actions
Marta is pursuing a graduate degree in psychology. As part of her program she must write a long
research paper based on the data she spent the last year gathering. What is the long research
paper called? Correct Ans-Dissertation
Psychoanalytic theory focuses on _______ and early childhood experiences. Correct Ans-a
person's unconscious
Psychology formally became a science in: Correct Ans-1879
Psychology is defined as the: Correct Ans-the scientific study of mind and behavior
Select the correctly ordered list of psychological perspective, with the earliest perspective listed
first. Correct Ans-structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, humanism
What is Abraham Maslow best known for? Correct Ans-proposing a hierarchy of human
needs in motivating behavior
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