Intro to Psychology CLEP Exam Questions and Answers
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CLEP
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CLEP
Intro to Psychology CLEP
Exam Questions and
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Wilhelm Wundt - Answer-german physiologist who founded psychology as a formal
science; opened first psychology research laboratory in 1879
Structuralists - Answer-Believed that consciousness was made up of basic elements
that were combined...
Intro to Psychology CLEP Exam Questions and Answers Wilhelm Wundt - Answer -german physiologist who founded psychology as a formal science; opened first psychology research laboratory in 1879 Structuralists - Answer -Believed that consciousness was made up of basic elements that were combined to produce diffferent perceptions Introspection - Answer -a method of self -observation in which participants report their thoughts and feelings Edward Titchener - Answer -Student of Wilhelm Wundt; founder of Structuralist school of psychology; set up first psychology lab in U.S. Functionalists - Answer -studied the function of consciousness William James - Answer -1842 -1910; Field: functionalism; Contributions: studied how humans use perception to function in our environment; Studies: Pragmatism, The Meaning of Truth Biological Approach - Answer -A psychological perspective that examines behavior and mental processes through a focus on the body, especially the brain and nervous system. Psychodynamic Approach - Answer -Approach that states that behavior reflects unconscious internal conflict between inherited instincts and society's behavioral rules. **Sigmund Freud Behaviorist Approach - Answer -A theoretical perspective that focuses only on objective, observable reactions. Behaviorism emphasizes the environmental stimuli that determines behavior. Classical Conditioning - Answer -a learning procedure in which associations are made between a natural stimulus and a learned, neutral stimulus Operant Conditioning - Answer -a type of learning in which behavior is strengthened if followed by a reinforcer or diminished if followed by a punisher Cognitive Approach - Answer -According to this approach, behavior is a result of information processing, such as perception, memory, thought, judgment, and decision making Humanistic Approach - Answer -approach to psychology that sees humans as basically good and striving to reach their ideal self Self-actualization - Answer -self fulfillment the realization of all ones potential and desire to become creative in the full sense if the world. Experiments - Answer -a means for researchers to assess cause -and-effect relationships between at least two variables. Independent Variable - Answer -The experimental factor, "cause", that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied. Experimental Group - Answer -Exposed to presumed "cause" Control Group - Answer -the group that does not receive the experimental treatment. Dependent Variable - Answer -the "effect" of an experiment; will usually involve measuring how subjects behave. Random Subject assignment - Answer -Is done to ensure that the average behavior of the two groups would be the same PRIOR to manipulation. Placebo Effect - Answer -experimental results caused by expectations alone; any effect on behavior caused by the administration of an inert substance or condition, which the recipient assumes is an active agent Blind Study - Answer -participants are not told whether they're in the control or experiment group Double -blind study - Answer -Research method in which both the subjects and the experimenter are unaware to the anticipated results.
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