LSU PSYC 2000 EXAM 1 ACTUAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Functionalism. Answer: Created by William James; Focuses on
how the mind allows people to function in every day life.
◉ Humanism. Answer: Focuses on the whole person. Looks at
human behavior through the perspective of the observer and the
subject
◉ Behaviorism. Answer: Science of behavior that focuses on
observable behavior only
◉ William Wundt. Answer: First person to apply scientific principles
to the study of the human mind, in 1879. Believed that
consciousness could be broken down into thoughts, experiences,
emotions, and other basic elements. His process was called objective
introspection.
◉ Edward Titchener. Answer: Student of Wundt. Known for
Structuralism.
◉ William James. Answer: First professor to teach psychology in at
Harvard. Known for Functionalism.
, ◉ Mary Whiton Calkins. Answer: Student of William James;
Completed all the courses at Harvard University but was denied a
PHD because she was a woman.
◉ Francis Cecil Summer. Answer: First African American to earn a
PHD in psychology from Clark University in 1920.
◉ Causation. Answer: One variable's effect on another variable (s)
◉ True Experiment. Answer: Used to establish cause and effect
through the use of control groups and experimental groups.
◉ Quasi-Experiment. Answer: Used when random assignment
cannot be used, such as with smokers, when the variable is specific
to a certain group.
◉ Correlation Study. Answer: Looks at the relationship between two
variables; Can either be positive, negative, show correlation or no
correlation.
◉ Case Study. Answer: Observes one or very few subject for a long
period of time. Good for odd diseases.
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Functionalism. Answer: Created by William James; Focuses on
how the mind allows people to function in every day life.
◉ Humanism. Answer: Focuses on the whole person. Looks at
human behavior through the perspective of the observer and the
subject
◉ Behaviorism. Answer: Science of behavior that focuses on
observable behavior only
◉ William Wundt. Answer: First person to apply scientific principles
to the study of the human mind, in 1879. Believed that
consciousness could be broken down into thoughts, experiences,
emotions, and other basic elements. His process was called objective
introspection.
◉ Edward Titchener. Answer: Student of Wundt. Known for
Structuralism.
◉ William James. Answer: First professor to teach psychology in at
Harvard. Known for Functionalism.
, ◉ Mary Whiton Calkins. Answer: Student of William James;
Completed all the courses at Harvard University but was denied a
PHD because she was a woman.
◉ Francis Cecil Summer. Answer: First African American to earn a
PHD in psychology from Clark University in 1920.
◉ Causation. Answer: One variable's effect on another variable (s)
◉ True Experiment. Answer: Used to establish cause and effect
through the use of control groups and experimental groups.
◉ Quasi-Experiment. Answer: Used when random assignment
cannot be used, such as with smokers, when the variable is specific
to a certain group.
◉ Correlation Study. Answer: Looks at the relationship between two
variables; Can either be positive, negative, show correlation or no
correlation.
◉ Case Study. Answer: Observes one or very few subject for a long
period of time. Good for odd diseases.
