PSY 113 Final Review

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Define: Psychology

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The scientific study of behavior and mental processes

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Who was nicknamed the "Father of Psychology"?

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Wilhelm Wundt

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Which early psychological perspective believed that the mind can be broken up into separate parts like emotions and sensations? Options: introspection, structuralism, functionalism, empiricism

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structuralism

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Who is credited with coming up with structuralism?

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Edward Titchener

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Who came up with the idea of functionalism, which means that the mind allows people to adapt, live, work, and play?

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William James

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Who was the first woman to earn her PhD in psychology?

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Margaret Washburn

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This type of psychology says that "The whole is more than the sum of its parts."

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Gestalt

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Who was the first modern psychologist interested in the unconscious mind? Options: Wilhelm Wundt, Francis Galton, Sigmund Freud, Ivan Pavlov

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Sigmund Freud

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Sigmund Freud was the founder of which approach in psychology?

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Psychodynamic

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Which area of psychology is focused on free will and self-actualization?

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Humanistic