Quiz 1

Question 1

Functionalism

Answer 1

direct outgrowth of Darwinian thinking which focuses attention on the utility and purpose of behavior that has been modified over years

Behavior is a functional response to the environment

Question 2

Structuralism

Answer 2

school of thought that sought to identify the components (structure) of the mind – the mind was considered the key element topsychologyat this point. Break the mind into components to create consiousness wundt

Question 3

Psychoanalysis

Answer 3

is the branch ofpsychologythat focuses on treating mental disorders by recognizing the relationships between the conscious mind and the unconscious mind. Freud

Question 4

Variablility

Answer 4

Variability refers to the fact that no two individuals ever say or think or do the exact same thing under the exact same circumstances

Question 5

Complexity

Answer 5

Complexity refers to the fact that the brain is the most complicated object in the universe

Question 6

Reactivity

Answer 6

Reactivity refers to the fact that people often think or feel one way when they are being observed and a different way when they are not being observed

Question 7

Empirical question

Answer 7

One that can be answered by collecting data.