PSY 101 ERICKA NUS UB QUESTIONS
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\.what two greek words did psychology originate from? - ANSWERS✔-psych (soul)
and logos (study of subject)
\.psychology is the study of the - ANSWERS✔-mind
\.psychology textbook definition - ANSWERS✔-the science that studies behavior
and physiological and cognitive processes that underlie it
\.how created the first laboratory for psychology? - ANSWERS✔-wundt
\."father" of psychology - ANSWERS✔-Wilhelm Wundt
\.consciousness(2) - ANSWERS✔--psych subject for Wundt
-the awareness of immediate experience
\.structuralism - ANSWERS✔-analyze consciousness into its basic elements and
investigate how these elements are related
,\.introspection - ANSWERS✔-self-observation of one's own conscious experience
\.functionalism - ANSWERS✔-investigate the function of consciousness, rather
than its structure
\.Unconscious (Freud) - ANSWERS✔-contains thoughts, memories, and desires
that are well below the surface of conscious awareness but that nonetheless exert
great influence on behavior
\.psychoanalytic theory explains personality and mental disorders by focusing on?
- ANSWERS✔-by focusing on unconscious behavior
\.behaviorism - ANSWERS✔-scientific psychology should study only observable
behavior
\.who argued for a shift in focus of the consciousness for behavior? - ANSWERS✔-
watson
\.humanism - ANSWERS✔-emphasize unique qualities of humans, especially their
freedom and their potential for personal growth
\.cognitive processes - ANSWERS✔-changes in an individual's thought,
intelligence, and language
, \.evolutionary psychology - ANSWERS✔-behavioral processes of adaptation of a
species over the course of generations
\.positive psychology movement - ANSWERS✔-a viewpoint that recommends
shifting the focus of psychology away from the negative aspects to a more positive
focus on strengths, well-being, and the pursuit of happiness
\.Nine major research areas in modern psychology D E E P P P H C S - ANSWERS✔--
Developmental
-Social
- Experimental
- Physiological
-Cognitive
- Personality
-Psychometrics
-Educational
- Health
\.developmental psychology - ANSWERS✔-all age-stages of human development
\.social psychology - ANSWERS✔-interpersonal behavior and the role of social
forces in governing behavior
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ANSWERS
\.what two greek words did psychology originate from? - ANSWERS✔-psych (soul)
and logos (study of subject)
\.psychology is the study of the - ANSWERS✔-mind
\.psychology textbook definition - ANSWERS✔-the science that studies behavior
and physiological and cognitive processes that underlie it
\.how created the first laboratory for psychology? - ANSWERS✔-wundt
\."father" of psychology - ANSWERS✔-Wilhelm Wundt
\.consciousness(2) - ANSWERS✔--psych subject for Wundt
-the awareness of immediate experience
\.structuralism - ANSWERS✔-analyze consciousness into its basic elements and
investigate how these elements are related
,\.introspection - ANSWERS✔-self-observation of one's own conscious experience
\.functionalism - ANSWERS✔-investigate the function of consciousness, rather
than its structure
\.Unconscious (Freud) - ANSWERS✔-contains thoughts, memories, and desires
that are well below the surface of conscious awareness but that nonetheless exert
great influence on behavior
\.psychoanalytic theory explains personality and mental disorders by focusing on?
- ANSWERS✔-by focusing on unconscious behavior
\.behaviorism - ANSWERS✔-scientific psychology should study only observable
behavior
\.who argued for a shift in focus of the consciousness for behavior? - ANSWERS✔-
watson
\.humanism - ANSWERS✔-emphasize unique qualities of humans, especially their
freedom and their potential for personal growth
\.cognitive processes - ANSWERS✔-changes in an individual's thought,
intelligence, and language
, \.evolutionary psychology - ANSWERS✔-behavioral processes of adaptation of a
species over the course of generations
\.positive psychology movement - ANSWERS✔-a viewpoint that recommends
shifting the focus of psychology away from the negative aspects to a more positive
focus on strengths, well-being, and the pursuit of happiness
\.Nine major research areas in modern psychology D E E P P P H C S - ANSWERS✔--
Developmental
-Social
- Experimental
- Physiological
-Cognitive
- Personality
-Psychometrics
-Educational
- Health
\.developmental psychology - ANSWERS✔-all age-stages of human development
\.social psychology - ANSWERS✔-interpersonal behavior and the role of social
forces in governing behavior
