PSY 2012 Mid-Term Exam Study Guide Flashcards
What is Psychology ? (Ch 1)
is the study of behavior and mental process.
What is Psychologist ? (Ch 1)
Scientists who study behavior and mental process.
What are the goals of Psychology ? (Ch 1)
Describe, Explain, Predict and Control Behavior.
School of Psychology (Ch 1)
Structuralism, Functionalism, Behaviorism, and Gestalt.
What is structuralism ? (Ch 1)
An early School of psychology that used introspection to determine the structure and most basic elements of the mind.
What is functionalism ? (Ch 1)
An early school of psychology that focused on the function of thought processes, feelings, and behaviors and how they help us adapt to the environment.
What is behaviorism ? (Ch 1)
The scientific study of observable behavior.
What is Gestalt ?
is a school of thought that believes all objects and scenes can be observed in their simplest forms.
Who founded the first psychology laboratory ? (Ch 1)
Wilhelm Wundt at the University of Leipzig, Germany.
Who is the father of Psychology ? (Ch 1)
Wilhelm Wundt.
What is introspection ? (Ch 1)
The examination of one’s own conscious activities.
Structuralism (Ch 1)
Used reports of subjective experience to describe the structure of the mind.
What is Pavlov Classical Conditioning. (Ch 5)
it is a learning process in which two stimuli become associated with each other; when an originally neutral stimulus is conditioned to elicit an involuntary response.
What is B.F/ Skinner Operant Conditioning ? (Ch 5)
Learning that occurs when voluntary actions become associated with their consequences.
What is B.F. Skinner: Reinforcement ?
Process by which an organism learns to associate a voluntary behavior with its consequence.
