Study Guide Psy 101 Exam 1
Introductory Psychology
Exam #1 Study Guide
Chapter 1: Science of Psychology
Know the definition of psychology -The science of behavior and mental processes.
What 2 Greek roots define Psychology -Psyche is “mind” and Logos is “study” or “knowledge”.
Identify the different perspectives describing psychology -The Behavioral Perspective: focuses on observable behavior and the important role of learning in behavior, aka Behaviorism. -The Psychodynamic Perspective: The view that behavior is influenced by the struggle between unconscious sexual or aggressive impulses and opposing forces that try to keep this threatening material out of consciousness. -The Humanistic Perspective: The school of psychology that believes that free will and conscious choice are essential aspects of human experience. -The Physiological Perspective: examines relationships between biological processes and behavior. -The Cognitive Perspective: study the mental processes by which we acquire knowledge—how we learn, form concepts, solve problems, make decisions and use languages. -The Sociocultural Perspective: examine how behavior and attitudes are shaped by the social and cultural influences to which people are exposed.
Identify the different researchers (theorist) in psychology
-Wilhelm Wundt (Father of Psychology; introduced the first lab dedicated to psychology): use Introspection (careful self-examination and reporting of one’s conscious experiences.) -Edward Titchener: introduced Structuralism (the school of psychology that attempts to understand the structure of the mind by breaking it down into its component parts.) -William James: founded Functionalism (the school of psychology that focuses on the adaptive functions of behavior.) -John Watson: founded Behaviorism (the school of psychology that holds that psychology should limit itself to the study of overt, observable behavior.) -Max Wertheimer: founded Gestalt psychology (the
Exam #1 Study Guide
Chapter 1: Science of Psychology
Know the definition of psychology -The science of behavior and mental processes.
What 2 Greek roots define Psychology -Psyche is “mind” and Logos is “study” or “knowledge”.
Identify the different perspectives describing psychology -The Behavioral Perspective: focuses on observable behavior and the important role of learning in behavior, aka Behaviorism. -The Psychodynamic Perspective: The view that behavior is influenced by the struggle between unconscious sexual or aggressive impulses and opposing forces that try to keep this threatening material out of consciousness. -The Humanistic Perspective: The school of psychology that believes that free will and conscious choice are essential aspects of human experience. -The Physiological Perspective: examines relationships between biological processes and behavior. -The Cognitive Perspective: study the mental processes by which we acquire knowledge—how we learn, form concepts, solve problems, make decisions and use languages. -The Sociocultural Perspective: examine how behavior and attitudes are shaped by the social and cultural influences to which people are exposed.
Identify the different researchers (theorist) in psychology
-Wilhelm Wundt (Father of Psychology; introduced the first lab dedicated to psychology): use Introspection (careful self-examination and reporting of one’s conscious experiences.) -Edward Titchener: introduced Structuralism (the school of psychology that attempts to understand the structure of the mind by breaking it down into its component parts.) -William James: founded Functionalism (the school of psychology that focuses on the adaptive functions of behavior.) -John Watson: founded Behaviorism (the school of psychology that holds that psychology should limit itself to the study of overt, observable behavior.) -Max Wertheimer: founded Gestalt psychology (the