LSU PSYC 2000 EXAM 1 FINAL STUDY PAPER
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Wilheim Wundt. Answer: father of psychology, first attempt to
bring objectivity/measurements in psychology, physical world
connection to our mental experiences
◉ Edward Titchener. Answer: student of Wundt, founder of
structuralism
◉ structuralism. Answer: study consciousness by trying to
understand its smallest, most basic elements
◉ William James. Answer: founder of functionalism
◉ Functionalism. Answer: study consciousness & how the mind
allows people to work, play, adapt, to new circumstances.."
◉ Max Wertheimer. Answer: founder of Gestalt Psychology
◉ Gestalt Psychology. Answer: how we experience the world , "The
whole is greater than the sum of its parts"
,◉ Sigmund Freud. Answer: worked with patients whose complaints
had no identifiable physical cause, focused on the role of the
unconscious,focus on early childhood developments
◉ Psychoanalysis. Answer: psychology based on Freud's ideas
◉ John B. Watson. Answer: conducted the Little Albert Study
◉ John Watson. Answer: founder of behaviorism
◉ Behaviorism. Answer: study of observable behaviors and actions
◉ Psychodynamic. Answer: Modern version of psychoanalysis,
development of a sense of self
◉ Behavioral Perspective. Answer: How to manipulate voluntary
behaviors by changing the consequences of behavior
◉ Human perspective. Answer: Emphasis on conscious and
immediate experiences and the empowerment of the individual to
become self-actualize
◉ Humanists. Answer: held the view that people have free will: the
freedom to choose/shape their own destiny
, ◉ Cognitive perspective. Answer: How people think, remember, and
store information
◉ Cognitive neuroscience. Answer: brain and cognitive processing.
Can do this by MRI
◉ too little dopamine. Answer: What is the cause of Parkinson's
disease?
◉ too much dopamine. Answer: What is the cause of Schizophrenia?
◉ autonomic and somatic. Answer: What are the subdivisions of the
PNS?
◉ sulcus. Answer: depression or groove in the surface of the
cerebral cortex; fissure
◉ gyrus. Answer: A _______ refers to a bulge of tissue located between
the adjacent grooves in the surface of the human cortex.
◉ ventricle. Answer: Where is cerebrospinal fluid formed?
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Wilheim Wundt. Answer: father of psychology, first attempt to
bring objectivity/measurements in psychology, physical world
connection to our mental experiences
◉ Edward Titchener. Answer: student of Wundt, founder of
structuralism
◉ structuralism. Answer: study consciousness by trying to
understand its smallest, most basic elements
◉ William James. Answer: founder of functionalism
◉ Functionalism. Answer: study consciousness & how the mind
allows people to work, play, adapt, to new circumstances.."
◉ Max Wertheimer. Answer: founder of Gestalt Psychology
◉ Gestalt Psychology. Answer: how we experience the world , "The
whole is greater than the sum of its parts"
,◉ Sigmund Freud. Answer: worked with patients whose complaints
had no identifiable physical cause, focused on the role of the
unconscious,focus on early childhood developments
◉ Psychoanalysis. Answer: psychology based on Freud's ideas
◉ John B. Watson. Answer: conducted the Little Albert Study
◉ John Watson. Answer: founder of behaviorism
◉ Behaviorism. Answer: study of observable behaviors and actions
◉ Psychodynamic. Answer: Modern version of psychoanalysis,
development of a sense of self
◉ Behavioral Perspective. Answer: How to manipulate voluntary
behaviors by changing the consequences of behavior
◉ Human perspective. Answer: Emphasis on conscious and
immediate experiences and the empowerment of the individual to
become self-actualize
◉ Humanists. Answer: held the view that people have free will: the
freedom to choose/shape their own destiny
, ◉ Cognitive perspective. Answer: How people think, remember, and
store information
◉ Cognitive neuroscience. Answer: brain and cognitive processing.
Can do this by MRI
◉ too little dopamine. Answer: What is the cause of Parkinson's
disease?
◉ too much dopamine. Answer: What is the cause of Schizophrenia?
◉ autonomic and somatic. Answer: What are the subdivisions of the
PNS?
◉ sulcus. Answer: depression or groove in the surface of the
cerebral cortex; fissure
◉ gyrus. Answer: A _______ refers to a bulge of tissue located between
the adjacent grooves in the surface of the human cortex.
◉ ventricle. Answer: Where is cerebrospinal fluid formed?
