WGU C180 Intro to Psychology, Exam Questions and answers, 100% Accurate, graded A+
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WGU C180 Intro to Psychology, Exam Questions and answers, 100% Accurate, graded A+
Structuralism
Wilhelm Wundt
Functionalism
William James
Psychodynamic
Sigmund Freud
Behaviorism
John B. Watson and B. F. Skinner
Gestalt
Max Wertheimer
Humanistic
Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers
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WGU C180 Intro to Psychology, Exam
Questions and answers, 100% Accurate,
graded A+
Structuralism
Wilhelm Wundt
Functionalism
William James
Psychodynamic
Sigmund Freud
Behaviorism
John B. Watson and B. F. Skinner
Gestalt
Max Wertheimer
Humanistic
Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers
Key mental strategies and goals are inborn through adaptation of the species, the result of natural
selection.
Evolutionary Psychology
Uses computer as a model for the human mind.
Cognitive Psychology
Belief that people have positive values, free will, and deep inner creativity; inspired the positive
psychology movement.
Humanistic
"The whole is more than the sum of its parts."
Gestalt
Behavior is the appropriate focus of psychology.
Behaviorism
Conflicts among conscious and unconscious forces underlie many thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
Psychodynamic
Studies why thoughts, feelings, and behavior occur and how they are adaptive.
, Functionalism
Uses introspection to discover the elements of the mind and rules for combining them.
Structuralism
The goal of this type of research is to conduct observations, examinations, and then a description.
Descriptive
The goal of this type of research is to study the relationship of two or more variables
Correlational Research
The goal of this type of research is to conduct controlled situations in which the researcher observes
how one variable may cause changes in another
Experimental Research
A researcher goes, observes, and records behavior in it's natural setting
Naturalistic Observation
A researcher focuses on a single participant and examines that person in great detail
Case Study
A researcher asks people a set of questions to determine their thoughts, feelings, or behaviors
Survey
The variable that the researcher manipulates
Independent Variable
The variable that the researcher measures
Dependent Variable
The group that receives the complete procedure that defines the experiment
Experimental Group
A group that is treated exactly the same way as the experimental group, except that the independent
variable is not manipulated
Control Group
Assigning participants randomly to experimental and control groups so that the two groups are similar
Random Assignment
Receive signals from axons and other neurons
Dendrites
Release chemicals into the spaces between neurons when activated by their neuron
Terminal Buttons
A long, cable-like structure that send signals to other neurons, muscles, or organs
Axon
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