Psychology 200 NOVA EXAM 1 UPDATED Actual Questions and CORRECT Answers
2 views 0 purchase
Course
Psychology 200
Institution
Psychology 200
Psychology 200 NOVA EXAM 1
UPDATED Actual Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER- the scientific study of mind and behavior
Mind - CORRECT ANSWER- The private inner experience of perceptions, thoughts,
memories, and feelings.
Behavior - CORRECT ANSWER- Observable actions...
Psychology 200 NOVA EXAM 1
UPDATED Actual Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the scientific study of mind and behavior
Mind - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The private inner experience of perceptions, thoughts,
memories, and feelings.
Behavior - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Observable actions of human beings and nonhuman
animals.
3 Key Questions in Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔How do we perceive the
electrical and chemical activity in our brains as things like thoughts, feelings, and behavior?
How do our minds respond to, and learn from, the world around us so quickly, and in ways
that ensure our survival?
What leads the mind to function so ineffectively in some people, such as in those who
experience hallucinations, dramatic mood swings, or intense urges to end their own lives?
Nativism - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The philosophical view that certain kinds of
knowledge are innate or inborn.
Does Nativism reflect "Nature" or "Nurture"? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Nuture
How did work with brain damaged patients help establish a mind- body connection? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔When Paul Broca worked with a patient who had suffered
damage to a small part of the left side of the brain the patient was virtually unable to speak
yet was able to understand everything that was said and could communicate using gestures.
Broca had the crucial insight that damage to a specific part of the brain impaired a specific
mental function, clearly demonstrating that the mind and body are linked.
,Who is credited as being the founder of psychology including teaching its first course and
opening its first lab in 1879? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Wilhelm Wundt
consciousness - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A person's subjective experience of the world and
the mind.
How did Wundt study consciousness using stimuli and reaction time? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔He would train his human participants to respond after he applied pressure.
He would then use the time of the stimulus to the time reacted as his basis for how long nerve
impulses took to reach the brain and respond.
Structuralism - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The analysis of the basic elements that constitute
the mind.
Introspection - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The subjective observation of one's own
experience.
What is the problem with using introspection as a research method? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔People see things differently due to their own experiences so using this method for
research would pose a problem since there would be no consistency.
Functionalism - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The study of how mental processes enable people
to adapt to their environments.
William James ideas on how consciousness should be studied? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔He thought of consciousness like a flowing stream and to understand it, you needed to
understand it in its entirety.
Wundt's ideas on how consciousness should be studied? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔He
thought consciousness could be broken down into separate elements.
Charles Darwin's Theory (Natural Selection) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The features of an
organism that help it survive and reproduce are more likely than other features to be passed
on to subsequent generations.
,Hysteria - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A temporary loss of cognitive or motor functions,
usually as a result of emotionally upsetting experiences.
Unconscious - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The part of the mind that operates outside of
conscious awareness but influences conscious thoughts, feelings, and actions.
Freud's Psychoanalytic Theory - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔An approach that emphasizes the
importance of unconscious mental processes in shaping feelings, thoughts, and behaviors.
Psychoanalysis - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A therapeutic approach that focuses on bringing
unconscious material into conscious awareness to better understand psychological disorders.
Criticism of Psychoanalysis - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The Victorian Era thought it was
"dirty". Nowadays we think its unscientific. People don't like it when You analyze them.
Humanistic Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔An approach to understanding human
nature that emphasizes the positive potential of human beings.
The Founder(s) of Humanistic Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Abraham Maslow
and Carl Rogers
Behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔An approach that advocates that psychologists
restrict themselves to the scientific study of objectively observable behavior.
What psychologist is associated with behaviorism? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔John
Broadus Watson
Criticisms of Behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔This approach was 1 sided
(dimensional) and doesn't account for Free Will.
, Gesalt Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A psychological approach that emphasizes
that we often perceive the whole rather than the sum of the parts.
Cognitive Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The scientific study of mental processes,
including perception, thought, memory, and reasoning.
What is behavioral Neuroscience? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔An approach to psychology
that links psychological processes to activities in the Nervous System and other bodily
processes.
Evolutionary Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A psychological approach that
explains mind and behavior in terms of the adaptive value of abilities that are preserved over
time by natural selection.
Social Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The study of the cases and consequences of
sociality.
Cultural Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The study of how cultures reflect and
shape the psychological processes of their members.
Empiricism - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The belief that accurate knowledge can be acquired
through observation.
Scientific Method - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A procedure for finding the truth using
empirical evidence.
Theory - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A hypothetical explanation of a natural phenomenon.
Hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A falsifiable prediction made by a theory.
Operational Definition - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A description of a property in terms of
some concrete, observable event.
The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
Guaranteed quality through customer reviews
Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.
Quick and easy check-out
You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.
Focus on what matters
Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!
Frequently asked questions
What do I get when I buy this document?
You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.
Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?
Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.
Who am I buying these notes from?
Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller MGRADES. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.
Will I be stuck with a subscription?
No, you only buy these notes for $9.99. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.
