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Intro To Psychology CLEP Exam QuestionsAnd Answers Latest Update 2024/2025
What is Psych? Answer: The study of the mind
Psyche: Answer: Greek word for Mind, Spirit, or Soul
Ology: Answer: Greek word for "Study of"
Psychology is the __________ of human behavior and mental processes Answer: scientific study
Psychology is the scientific study of __________ and mental processes Answer: human behavior
Psychology is the scientific study of human behavior and _________ Answer: mental processes
Scientific study: Answer: using observable methodology and quantifiable techniques
Behavior: Answer: actions we can visibly see
Processes: Answer: thought, emotions, impulses
Psych has roots in..... Answer: philosophy and physiology
Structuralism: Answer: consciousness made up of basic elements to produce perception
,Wilhelm Wundt Answer: -First psych lab in 1879 (Leipzig, Germany)
-Studied how people sense and see the world around them
Introspection: Answer: -looking inward to understand your own thoughts and feelings
-Became less popular bc it was too objective; not east to replicate
Functionalism: Answer: -Less interested in what makes up mental exp.
-More interested in functions of human condition
-William James
Psychodynamics: Answer: By 3 years a person is locked into who they are
Behaviorist: Answer: you don't have free will, shaped by environment
Humanist: Answer: We do have free will, we have motivation to grow and evolve
Biological approach: Answer: -Observable expectations, actions
-Physiological and biochemical explanation of behavior
-Behavior as a result of genetics, nervous system, hormones, neurotransmitters and other biological
factor
Behavioral approach: Answer: -Learned behavior due to predictable patterns of external stimuli; we
respond to our environment
-Pavlov classical conditioning: Dogs would drool in bowl, Pavlov showed food, dogs associated bowl with
food
, -Skinner's operant conditioning: How rewards and punishments affect our behavior
What makes up our psyche? Answer: id, ego, superego
Id: Answer: Pleasure, I want it and I want it now
ego: Answer: middle ground; reality principle
superego: Answer: morals & values
Defense mechanisms: Answer: repression, suppression, reaction formation, & sublimation play a
key role in shaping personality
Psychodynamic approach Answer: -Sigmund Freud
-What makes up our psyche: Id, ego, superego
-Defense mechanisms
-Sexual and aggressive urges drive behavior, thoughts, and feelings
-Unmet needs & unresolved conflict from childhood determine personality
-Unconscious elements in our psyche lay foundation for the rest of our lives
-Behavior as result of unconscious attachment and interpersonal connection
Cognitive approach: Answer: -Not easily tracked or approached; tracked under the surface
-Developed in reaction to behaviorism (focused on observable events)
-Behavior as a result of expectations, feelings, and thoughts
-Study problem solving, attention, memory, other thought processes
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