PSYCHOLOGY PSYC 515 WEEK 8 FINAL EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ cochlea. Answer: high pitched noises
◉ Wilhelm Wundt. Answer: introspection (study self, identity
elements of consciousness)
- father of experimental Psychology
- structuralism
- 1st lab in Germany
◉ William James. Answer: - tip of the tongue phenomenon; cognitive
psychology
- everyday experiments; how the mind works
- Father of American Psychology
- Functionalism
- Principles of Psychology
◉ structuralism. Answer: Emphasizes individual parts of mind and
reducing mind to its basic elements
What water is made up OF
,Titchner and Wundt
physiology
water in elements
◉ functionalism. Answer: Emphasize the UTILITY if the mind
James, Cattell, Hall
Water helps us live, contained in large bodies
Application
water in whole
◉ Edward Titchener. Answer: structuralism to America, adult mind,
society of experimental psychologists
◉ Helen Thompson Wooley & Leta Hollingsworth. Answer: pioneers
of research of gender differences; menstruation, emotion, female
serotypes
◉ G Stanley Hall. Answer: functionalism; APA founder, John hopkins
1st psych lan, 1st journal
◉ vulnerabilities that can lead to anxiety disorder. Answer:
biological, specific, psychological
,◉ John Watson. Answer: clear, observable behavior
- Albert & rat experiment: measured the observable response of an
infants and children to physical stimuli; association between loud
sound and rat
- behaviorism
◉ Gestalt Psychology. Answer: perception: whole > sum of parts
- brains process big picture, study whole
- Input with different output
- Focus on perception; whole GREATER than parts
- Individual elements to creative solution
◉ Margaret F Washburn. Answer: 1st doctoral student, 2nd female
president of APA
◉ Francis Cecil Sumner. Answer: 1st African American to earn
doctorate in psychology, no diploma
◉ behaviorism. Answer: only collect data through clear behavioral
observation
◉ Alternate hypothesis. Answer: connection between two variables
, ◉ Null hypothesis. Answer: not a relationship between two variables
◉ Empirical. Answer: concerned with observation and/or the ability
to verify claim
◉ Inductive reasoning. Answer: set observation to general
conclusion, inferring
◉ Deductive reasoning. Answer: set general conclusion to
observation
◉ Falsifiability. Answer: - ability for claim to be tested or proven
false
- It is important because it sped up experimental process
◉ p value. Answer: - real life or by chance
- higher than .05 - doesnt support
- lower than .05 - evidence for alternative hypothesis
- probability of something happening by chance; statistics; lower the
p value the stronger the evidence for the alternate
- Higher = more of relationship
◉ Objective. Answer: no personal bias
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ cochlea. Answer: high pitched noises
◉ Wilhelm Wundt. Answer: introspection (study self, identity
elements of consciousness)
- father of experimental Psychology
- structuralism
- 1st lab in Germany
◉ William James. Answer: - tip of the tongue phenomenon; cognitive
psychology
- everyday experiments; how the mind works
- Father of American Psychology
- Functionalism
- Principles of Psychology
◉ structuralism. Answer: Emphasizes individual parts of mind and
reducing mind to its basic elements
What water is made up OF
,Titchner and Wundt
physiology
water in elements
◉ functionalism. Answer: Emphasize the UTILITY if the mind
James, Cattell, Hall
Water helps us live, contained in large bodies
Application
water in whole
◉ Edward Titchener. Answer: structuralism to America, adult mind,
society of experimental psychologists
◉ Helen Thompson Wooley & Leta Hollingsworth. Answer: pioneers
of research of gender differences; menstruation, emotion, female
serotypes
◉ G Stanley Hall. Answer: functionalism; APA founder, John hopkins
1st psych lan, 1st journal
◉ vulnerabilities that can lead to anxiety disorder. Answer:
biological, specific, psychological
,◉ John Watson. Answer: clear, observable behavior
- Albert & rat experiment: measured the observable response of an
infants and children to physical stimuli; association between loud
sound and rat
- behaviorism
◉ Gestalt Psychology. Answer: perception: whole > sum of parts
- brains process big picture, study whole
- Input with different output
- Focus on perception; whole GREATER than parts
- Individual elements to creative solution
◉ Margaret F Washburn. Answer: 1st doctoral student, 2nd female
president of APA
◉ Francis Cecil Sumner. Answer: 1st African American to earn
doctorate in psychology, no diploma
◉ behaviorism. Answer: only collect data through clear behavioral
observation
◉ Alternate hypothesis. Answer: connection between two variables
, ◉ Null hypothesis. Answer: not a relationship between two variables
◉ Empirical. Answer: concerned with observation and/or the ability
to verify claim
◉ Inductive reasoning. Answer: set observation to general
conclusion, inferring
◉ Deductive reasoning. Answer: set general conclusion to
observation
◉ Falsifiability. Answer: - ability for claim to be tested or proven
false
- It is important because it sped up experimental process
◉ p value. Answer: - real life or by chance
- higher than .05 - doesnt support
- lower than .05 - evidence for alternative hypothesis
- probability of something happening by chance; statistics; lower the
p value the stronger the evidence for the alternate
- Higher = more of relationship
◉ Objective. Answer: no personal bias
