Psy 121 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

psychology - ️️the scientific study of behavior and mental processes objective introspection - ️️the process of examining and measuring one's own thoughts and mental activities functionalism - ️️early perspective in psychology associated with William James, in which the focus of study is how the mind allows people to adapt, live, work, and play Gestalt psychology - ️️early perspective in psychology focusing on perception and sensation, particularly the perception of pat...

PSY 121 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

PSY 121 Exam 2- Chapter 2- Neuroscience and the Biology of Behavior, Chapter 3- Exam Questions and Answers

The school of psychology called structuralism used a technique called ________, which involved "looking inward" and reporting the contents of consciousness to study a person's experiences. - intervention - insight inventory - introspection - induction - ️️introspection _______________ established the first psychological laboratory in 1879. - William James - John Locke - Sigmund Freud - Wilhelm Wundt - ️️Wilhelm Wundt Professor Thomas approaches questions about human beha...

PSY 121 Exam 4 MSU Questions and Answers

Four Approaches - Answer-1.Psychodynamic 2.Humanistic 3.Social-Cognitive- only in the book 4.Trait Approaches Psychodynamic: Sigmund Freud - Answer-Dynamic = motion / change Important role of unconscious mind Freud's Theory of Mind - Answer-3 Parts: ID: seeks immediate pleasure SUPEREGO: try to behave nicely EGO: reality principle Defense Mechanisms - Answer-Ego prevents anxiety by making the id's desires more socially appropriate. Are unconscious and pathological. Repression: Expe...

PSY 121 Exam 1 Questions with Correct Solutions

The school of psychology called structuralism used a technique called ________, which involved "looking inward" and reporting the contents of consciousness to study a person's experiences. - ️️introspection _______________ established the first psychological laboratory in 1879. - ️️Wilhelm Wundt Professor Thomas approaches questions about human behavior from a perspective that emphasizes unconscious processes within the individual, such as inner forces or conflicts. It is most l...

PSY 121 Exam 4 Questions and Answers