psych test 9/1/25

Question 1

who was wundt

Answer 1

• first psychological book
• first psychology lab
• father of psychology

Question 2

what is structuralism and introspection

Answer 2

structuralism - breaking down mental processes into their basic components to understand their organisation

introspection - focussing on a persons thoughts feelings, images and sensations

Question 3

what are the key assumptions of the behavioural perspective

Answer 3

• empiricism - all ideas afre gained through the senses
• the human mind is a blank state at birth
• behaviour is shaped purely by environment.
• focusses on observable behaviour
• animlas share same principles of learning

Question 4

What is codas (used for theories)

Answer 4

credability
objections
differences
application
socially sensitive

Question 5

what age where pp in bobo doll study

Answer 5

37-49 months

Question 6

what are the basic assumptions of slt

Answer 6

• behaviour is learned through experiences
• learning can occur both directly and indirectly

Question 7

how do children behave

Answer 7

1. identification
2. imitation
3. modelling
   4, vicarious reinforcement

Question 8

what are the mediational processes

Answer 8

• attention
• retention
• reproduction
• motivation

Question 9

what are the key assumptions of the cognitive approach

Answer 9

• should be studied scientifically
• mind is like a computer
• stimulus and response only matter when thought process is considered
• mental processes are pricate and connot be observed but inferences can be made.

Question 10

what are the basic assumptions of the biological approach?

Answer 10

• everything psychological is at first biological
• evolutionary theory helps understand adaptive behaviour traits
• behaviour is affected by neurochemistry
• genes influence behaviour
• behaviour may be influenced by biological structures.

Question 11

what are the assumptions of the humanistic approach

Answer 11

humans have free will
we all have the potential to reach our maximum potential
humans can only be understood by studying humans
an ideographic approach is needed to study behaviour

Question 12

what are the basic assumptions of the psychodynamic approach

Answer 12

unconsious mind has greatest influence over behaviour
three parts to the human personality
sexual and agressive acts motivate all our behaviour
first five years of life are most improtsnt in the formation of the personality
development occurs through 5 psychosexual phases

Question 13

what are the five psychosexual phases

Answer 13

oral 0-1
anal 1-3
phallic 3-5
latency 5 - puberty
genital puberty - adulthood