Module 1

Question 1

Structuralism

Answer 1

Wilhelm Wvndt

Focused on the basic elements of the mind

Question 2

Functionalism

Answer 2

William James

How the mind allows people to adapt, live, work, and play

Question 3

Behaviorism

Answer 3

John B. Watson

Science of behavior that focuses on observable behavior only

Question 4

Psychoanalysis

Answer 4

Theory and therapy based on the work of Freud

Question 5

Methods of research

Answer 5

Naturalistic observation
Laboratory observation
Case studies
Surveys

Question 6

Independent variable

Answer 6

Is manipulated by the experimenter

Question 7

Dependent variable

Answer 7

Represents the measurable response or behavior of the subjects in the experiment

Question 8

Nervous system

Answer 8

An extensive network of specialized cells that carry information to and from all parts of the body

Question 9

Neuron

Answer 9

The basic cell that makes up the nervous system and receives and sends messages within that system

Question 10

Endocrine Gland

Answer 10

Glands that secrete chemicals called hormones directly into the bloodstream

Question 11

Parathyroid Gland

Answer 11

Controls calcium intake

Question 12

“Master Gland”

Answer 12

Pituitary

Question 13

Pancreas

Answer 13

Controls level of sugar

Question 14

Sensation

Answer 14

The activation of receptors in the various sense organs

Question 15

Occipital lobe

Answer 15

Controls the visual centers of the brain

Question 16

Parietal lobe

Answer 16

Preceptors for touch, temperature, body position, and possibly taste

Question 17

Temporal lobe

Answer 17

Hearing and meaningful speech

Question 18

Frontal lobe

Answer 18

Decision making as well as the production of fluent speech

Question 19

Structures of the ear

Answer 19

Auditory Canal
Eardrum
Cochlea
Auditory Nerve

Question 20

Perception

Answer 20

The method by which the sensations experience at any given moment or interpreted and organized in some meaningful fashion