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NURS 101 Psychology Test FINAL EXAM with 100% Correct Answers Definition of psychology *Ans* The science of behavior and mental processes John B. Watson and B. F. Skinner Subject matter of psychology *Ans* Observable behavior Mental processes/Mental events Animal Behavior Creation of psycho...

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NURS 101 Psychology Test FINAL EXAM with 100% Correct Answers Definition of psychology *Ans* The science of behavior and mental processes John B. Watson and B. F. Skinner Subject matter of psychology *Ans* Observable behavior Mental processes/Mental events Animal Behavior Creation of psychology (when and who) *Ans* 1879 William Wundt Structuralism *Ans* Founded by Titchener Attempted to discover the structural elements of the mind Used introspection Functionalism *Ans* Founded by James How our mental and behavioral processes function and how the allow us to adapt, survive and fluorish Mary Calkins *Ans* First female psychologist Memory research First APA female president Margaret Floy Washburn *Ans* "The Animal Mind" First female psychology PhD Ivan Pavlov *Ans* Study of learning Sigmund Freud *Ans* Theory of personality Jean Plaget *Ans* Observer of children Behaviorism *Ans* Psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without reference to mental processes Humanistic psychology *Ans* Emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the individual's potential for personal growth Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow Effect of current environmental influences and the fulfillment of our needs Cognitive neuroscience *Ans* Study of the brain activity linked with cognition Ways we perceive, process, and remember information Behavior *Ans* Any action we can observe and record Mental processes *Ans* Internal, subjective experiences we infer from behavior Nature -nurture issue *Ans* Controversy over the relative contributions of biology and experience Nurture works on what nature endows On the Origin of Species *Ans* Published in 1859 by Charles Darwin Natural selection Natural selection *Ans* Among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations Biopsychosocial approach *Ans* Considers the influences of biological, psychological, and social -cultural factors Biological influences *Ans* Natural selection Genetic predispositions Brain mechanisms Hormonal influences Psychological influences *Ans* Learned behaviors Emotional responses Cognitive processing and perceptual interpretations Social -cultural influences *Ans* Presence of others Cultural, societal, and family expectations Group influences Compelling modes Neuroscience *Ans* How the body and brain enable emotions, memories, and sensory experiences Evolutionary *Ans* How the natural selection of traits promoted the survival of genes Behavior genetics *Ans* How much our genes and our environment influences our individual differences Psychodynamic *Ans* How behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts Behavioral *Ans* How we learn observable responses

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