Psychology Themes and Variations, 4th Canadian Edition TEST
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What is psychology? - ANSWER: practical, a way of thinking, provides a means of
building knowledge that is relatively accurate and dependable, basis for assessing
assertions about behaviors, teaches us respect for the complexity of behavior.
What 2 disciplines were the "intellectual parents" of psychology? - ANSWER:
philosophy and physiology
Who is seen as the father of psychology? - ANSWER: Wundt (1832-1920)
When was Wundt's lab established? (psychology's date of birth) - ANSWER: 1879
According to Wundt, the study of psychology was the scientific study of.... -
ANSWER: Consciousness experience
Who was the father of structuralism? - ANSWER: Titchener
________ was based on the notion that the task of psych is to analyze consciousness
into its basic elements and investigate how those elements are related. - ANSWER:
Structuralism
What was the preferred method of structuralism? - ANSWER: introspection (the
systematic self-observation of one's own conscious experience)
Who was the father of functionalism? - ANSWER: William James
________ was based on the belief that psychology should investigate the function or
purpose of consciousness. - ANSWER: functionalism
Functionalism focused on the flow of thoughts, also referred to as the... - ANSWER:
stream of consciousness
Founded one of the first American psych labs, first female president of APA, did not
receive her Ph.D. from Harvard due to sexism. - ANSWER: Calkins
First woman to receive Ph.D. in psychology, second female APA president - ANSWER:
Washburn
debunked popular theories of why women were inferior to men, coined the term
"gifted" - ANSWER: Hollingworth
BANK By Weiten, Verified Chapters 1 - 16, Complete Newest
Version
What is psychology? - ANSWER: practical, a way of thinking, provides a means of
building knowledge that is relatively accurate and dependable, basis for assessing
assertions about behaviors, teaches us respect for the complexity of behavior.
What 2 disciplines were the "intellectual parents" of psychology? - ANSWER:
philosophy and physiology
Who is seen as the father of psychology? - ANSWER: Wundt (1832-1920)
When was Wundt's lab established? (psychology's date of birth) - ANSWER: 1879
According to Wundt, the study of psychology was the scientific study of.... -
ANSWER: Consciousness experience
Who was the father of structuralism? - ANSWER: Titchener
________ was based on the notion that the task of psych is to analyze consciousness
into its basic elements and investigate how those elements are related. - ANSWER:
Structuralism
What was the preferred method of structuralism? - ANSWER: introspection (the
systematic self-observation of one's own conscious experience)
Who was the father of functionalism? - ANSWER: William James
________ was based on the belief that psychology should investigate the function or
purpose of consciousness. - ANSWER: functionalism
Functionalism focused on the flow of thoughts, also referred to as the... - ANSWER:
stream of consciousness
Founded one of the first American psych labs, first female president of APA, did not
receive her Ph.D. from Harvard due to sexism. - ANSWER: Calkins
First woman to receive Ph.D. in psychology, second female APA president - ANSWER:
Washburn
debunked popular theories of why women were inferior to men, coined the term
"gifted" - ANSWER: Hollingworth
