PY-201 GRCC Final Exam Study Guide
Chap. 1 Questions and Answers
Define psychology - Answers -scientific study of the mind and behavior
Describe the empirical method - Answers -method for acquiring knowledge based on
observation, including experimentation, rather than a method based only on forms of
logical argument or previous authorities
What are the early schools of psychology? - Answers -structuralism, functionalism,
behaviorism, and psychoanalysis
Define Structuralism - Answers -understanding the conscious experience through
introspection
Define Functionalism - Answers -focused on how mental activities helped an organism
adapt to its environment
Define behaviorism - Answers -focus on observing and controlling behavior
Define psychoanalysis - Answers -Freud's theory of personality that attributes thoughts
and actions to unconscious motives and conflicts
Define Psychoanalytic - Answers -focus on the role of the unconscious in affecting
conscious behavior
define Psychodynamic - Answers -the study of the interrelationship of various parts of
the mind, personality, or psyche, or processes developing especially in early childhood
and their effects on behavior and mental states
Cognitive - Answers -study of cognitions, or thoughts, and their relationship to
experiences and actions
Physiological - Answers -the body's response to a behavior or activity in an organism
Biopsychology - Answers -an interdisciplinary field that analyzes how the brain and
neurotransmitters influence our behaviors, thoughts and feelings.
Humanistic/humanism - Answers -perspective within psychology that emphasizes the
potential for good
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