Psy 252 Exam 1 Study Guide Practice Questions With Deta

1 PSY 252 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE - PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS (LATEST EDITION) Topics include history of psychology, research methods, neuroimaging techniques, brain structures, neural communication, genetics, and developmental psychology Each question includes the correct answer Question 1 Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920) - ANSWER>>> Made Psychology as independent discipline away from physiology - 1879 - 1st Successful formal psych lab - 1881 - 1st journal devoted to psych labs Key Tip: Wundt is considered the "father of experimental psychology" - remember 1879 as the birth year of psychology as a formal discipline. Question 2 G. Stanley Hall (1846-1924) - ANSWER>>> American, was under Wilhelm Wundt - 1883 - 1st American lab @ John Hopkins - 1887 - 1st American psych journal - 1892 - American Psychiatric Association founded Key Tip: Hall brought psychology to America - think "First American lab, first American journal, first APA founder." Question 32 Structuralism - ANSWER>>> Edward Titchener (1892) - Task of psych is to analyze consciousness to basic elements and analyze how those basic elements relate - Introspection - Careful, systematic self-observation of one's own conscious experience Key Tip: Structuralism = "Structure" - breaking down consciousness into basic components like a chemist breaks