Athabasca PSYC 289 Course Review
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Psyche (Soul) & Logos (study of a subject) - CORRECT ANSWER Greek meaning of Psychology
Descartes' ideas of naturalistic psychology - CORRECT ANSWER dualism of mind and body -
mind is governed by God and body processes memory, dreaming, perception and emotions
Philosophy and Physiology - CORRECT ANSWER parents of psychology
Wundt's contributions to the feels of psychology - CORRECT ANSWER made phycology an
independent study from science - gave psychology a scientific approach - made psychologies primary
focus consciousness and the awareness of the immediate experience - kept focus on the mind and mental
processes - first experimental laboratory
structuralism - CORRECT ANSWER analyse consciousness into it's basic elements and investigate
how they are related (introspection) - identify and examine the fundamental components of the conscious
experience
functionalism - CORRECT ANSWER belief that psychology should investigate functions of the
purpose of consciousness instead of structure - based more on cultural and intellectual influences
(darwin's natural selection)
introspection - CORRECT ANSWER systematic del-observation of one's own conscious
experience
William james - CORRECT ANSWER consciousness is a stream of thoughts and wanted to
understand that stream - interested in how people adapt to the demands of the world around them
,John B. Watson - CORRECT ANSWER abandon the study of psychology and study behaviours -
you cannot observe a persons thought but you CAN observe their behaviour - you can only scientifically
verify (or disprove) behaviour - researched animal behaviours
Behaviourism - CORRECT ANSWER scientific psychology should study and observe behaviour
ONLY
behaviour - CORRECT ANSWER refers to observable responses of an organism
stimulus - CORRECT ANSWER any detectible input from the surrounding environment
psychoanalytic theory - CORRECT ANSWER attempts to explain personality, motivation and
mental disorders by focusing on unconscious determinants of behaviour
Sigmund Freud - CORRECT ANSWER concluded that psychological disturbances were caused by
personal conflicts from THE UNCONSCIOUS - thus the cause of behaviour - spoke about sexual
behaviours (was met with resistance).
B F Skinner - CORRECT ANSWER Proponent of behaviourism - organisms tend to repeat
behaviour with positive outcomes - behaviour is controlled by environment "free will is an illusion"
humanism - CORRECT ANSWER theoretical orientation that humans are unique bc of their
freedom and potential for growth
Rogers and Maslow - humanistic psychology - CORRECT ANSWER doesn't believe in animal
research - animal and humans are nothing alike and therefore they cannot give any information on the
human experience - have optimistic view: humans can rise above, humans are conscious/rational beings
and are not dominated by the subconscious
behavioural, biological, cognitive, evolutional, humanistic, psychoanalytic - CORRECT
ANSWER Six maj theoretical perspectives of psychology
, Psychoanalytic - CORRECT ANSWER experiences in early childhood govern personality and
mental disorders
behavioural - CORRECT ANSWER only observable events can be studied successfully
humanistic - CORRECT ANSWER humans are free rational beings able to evolve and grow -
different from animals
cognitive - CORRECT ANSWER behaviour cannot be understood without examining how people
acquire, store and process information
biological - CORRECT ANSWER functions of a person can be explained in terms of bodily
structures and biomechanics processes
evolutionary - CORRECT ANSWER patterns in behaviour have evolved to solve adaptive
problems of a species; natural selection, enhancing reproductive success
applied psychology - CORRECT ANSWER branch concerned with everyday practical problems
clinical psychology - CORRECT ANSWER branch concerned with diagnosis and treatment
cognition - CORRECT ANSWER mental process in acquiring new knowledge
Donald Hebb - Cell assembly - CORRECT ANSWER repeated stimulus leads to the development
of new cell assemblies that facilitate behaviour
cross-cultural research / ethnocentrism - CORRECT ANSWER costly - time consuming - biased
positive psychology - CORRECT ANSWER better understand positive, adaptive, creative and
fulfilling aspects of the human experience
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Psyche (Soul) & Logos (study of a subject) - CORRECT ANSWER Greek meaning of Psychology
Descartes' ideas of naturalistic psychology - CORRECT ANSWER dualism of mind and body -
mind is governed by God and body processes memory, dreaming, perception and emotions
Philosophy and Physiology - CORRECT ANSWER parents of psychology
Wundt's contributions to the feels of psychology - CORRECT ANSWER made phycology an
independent study from science - gave psychology a scientific approach - made psychologies primary
focus consciousness and the awareness of the immediate experience - kept focus on the mind and mental
processes - first experimental laboratory
structuralism - CORRECT ANSWER analyse consciousness into it's basic elements and investigate
how they are related (introspection) - identify and examine the fundamental components of the conscious
experience
functionalism - CORRECT ANSWER belief that psychology should investigate functions of the
purpose of consciousness instead of structure - based more on cultural and intellectual influences
(darwin's natural selection)
introspection - CORRECT ANSWER systematic del-observation of one's own conscious
experience
William james - CORRECT ANSWER consciousness is a stream of thoughts and wanted to
understand that stream - interested in how people adapt to the demands of the world around them
,John B. Watson - CORRECT ANSWER abandon the study of psychology and study behaviours -
you cannot observe a persons thought but you CAN observe their behaviour - you can only scientifically
verify (or disprove) behaviour - researched animal behaviours
Behaviourism - CORRECT ANSWER scientific psychology should study and observe behaviour
ONLY
behaviour - CORRECT ANSWER refers to observable responses of an organism
stimulus - CORRECT ANSWER any detectible input from the surrounding environment
psychoanalytic theory - CORRECT ANSWER attempts to explain personality, motivation and
mental disorders by focusing on unconscious determinants of behaviour
Sigmund Freud - CORRECT ANSWER concluded that psychological disturbances were caused by
personal conflicts from THE UNCONSCIOUS - thus the cause of behaviour - spoke about sexual
behaviours (was met with resistance).
B F Skinner - CORRECT ANSWER Proponent of behaviourism - organisms tend to repeat
behaviour with positive outcomes - behaviour is controlled by environment "free will is an illusion"
humanism - CORRECT ANSWER theoretical orientation that humans are unique bc of their
freedom and potential for growth
Rogers and Maslow - humanistic psychology - CORRECT ANSWER doesn't believe in animal
research - animal and humans are nothing alike and therefore they cannot give any information on the
human experience - have optimistic view: humans can rise above, humans are conscious/rational beings
and are not dominated by the subconscious
behavioural, biological, cognitive, evolutional, humanistic, psychoanalytic - CORRECT
ANSWER Six maj theoretical perspectives of psychology
, Psychoanalytic - CORRECT ANSWER experiences in early childhood govern personality and
mental disorders
behavioural - CORRECT ANSWER only observable events can be studied successfully
humanistic - CORRECT ANSWER humans are free rational beings able to evolve and grow -
different from animals
cognitive - CORRECT ANSWER behaviour cannot be understood without examining how people
acquire, store and process information
biological - CORRECT ANSWER functions of a person can be explained in terms of bodily
structures and biomechanics processes
evolutionary - CORRECT ANSWER patterns in behaviour have evolved to solve adaptive
problems of a species; natural selection, enhancing reproductive success
applied psychology - CORRECT ANSWER branch concerned with everyday practical problems
clinical psychology - CORRECT ANSWER branch concerned with diagnosis and treatment
cognition - CORRECT ANSWER mental process in acquiring new knowledge
Donald Hebb - Cell assembly - CORRECT ANSWER repeated stimulus leads to the development
of new cell assemblies that facilitate behaviour
cross-cultural research / ethnocentrism - CORRECT ANSWER costly - time consuming - biased
positive psychology - CORRECT ANSWER better understand positive, adaptive, creative and
fulfilling aspects of the human experience
