PSYC 2010 EXAM 1 ROBERT GORDON
AUBURN EXAM WITH CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Study of mental activity and behavior - CORRECT-ANSWERSPsychology
psychological characteristics are innate - CORRECT-ANSWERSNature
psychological characteristics are acquired - CORRECT-ANSWERSNurture
Are mind and body separate and distinct? or does the mind simply arise from activity within the
body - CORRECT-ANSWERSMind/body problem
Proposed by Rene Descartes (1600s)
Many functions, behaviors are controlled by the body
But rational thought is governed by the mind, which is separate from the body - CORRECT-
ANSWERSDualism
key figures: Wundt, Titchener
,Influenced by success in chemistry
Understand complex phenomenon by breaking it down into essential elements
Central method: introspection - CORRECT-ANSWERSStructuralism
trained observers reflect on and report their conscious experiences of a stimulus or event
limitations:
people have different experiences
people use language differently when describing experiences
many mental process occurs without awareness
can be used to study animals or young children - CORRECT-ANSWERSIntrospection
arose as a reaction to structuralism
"the whole is different than the sum of its parts"
understanding the essential elements that make up a phenomenon is not the same as
understanding the phenomenon
, ex: apparent motion - CORRECT-ANSWERSGestalt Psychology
William James and his students including Mary Whiton Calkins
study the mind by how it functions not by trying to identify its basic elements
influence by evolution theory - CORRECT-ANSWERSFunctionalism
Species change over time - CORRECT-ANSWERSEvolution
A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce - CORRECT-ANSWERSAdaptation
Major Figure: Sigmund Freud
Central Idea: The power of the unconscious mind
Subconscious processing
These processes are primal (often sexual) and often in conflict with each other.
includes repressed memories - CORRECT-ANSWERSPsychoanalytic Approach
method for bringing the contents of the unconscious mind into the conscious mind
methods: dream analysis, free association - CORRECT-ANSWERSPsychoanalysis
AUBURN EXAM WITH CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Study of mental activity and behavior - CORRECT-ANSWERSPsychology
psychological characteristics are innate - CORRECT-ANSWERSNature
psychological characteristics are acquired - CORRECT-ANSWERSNurture
Are mind and body separate and distinct? or does the mind simply arise from activity within the
body - CORRECT-ANSWERSMind/body problem
Proposed by Rene Descartes (1600s)
Many functions, behaviors are controlled by the body
But rational thought is governed by the mind, which is separate from the body - CORRECT-
ANSWERSDualism
key figures: Wundt, Titchener
,Influenced by success in chemistry
Understand complex phenomenon by breaking it down into essential elements
Central method: introspection - CORRECT-ANSWERSStructuralism
trained observers reflect on and report their conscious experiences of a stimulus or event
limitations:
people have different experiences
people use language differently when describing experiences
many mental process occurs without awareness
can be used to study animals or young children - CORRECT-ANSWERSIntrospection
arose as a reaction to structuralism
"the whole is different than the sum of its parts"
understanding the essential elements that make up a phenomenon is not the same as
understanding the phenomenon
, ex: apparent motion - CORRECT-ANSWERSGestalt Psychology
William James and his students including Mary Whiton Calkins
study the mind by how it functions not by trying to identify its basic elements
influence by evolution theory - CORRECT-ANSWERSFunctionalism
Species change over time - CORRECT-ANSWERSEvolution
A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce - CORRECT-ANSWERSAdaptation
Major Figure: Sigmund Freud
Central Idea: The power of the unconscious mind
Subconscious processing
These processes are primal (often sexual) and often in conflict with each other.
includes repressed memories - CORRECT-ANSWERSPsychoanalytic Approach
method for bringing the contents of the unconscious mind into the conscious mind
methods: dream analysis, free association - CORRECT-ANSWERSPsychoanalysis
