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  1. Wilhelm Wundt is credited with founding what in 1879?

    Answer: The first psychology laboratory

    Wundt opened the first experimental psychology lab at the University of Leipzig in 1879.

  2. The school of structuralism, led by Edward Titchener, used which primary method?

    Answer: Introspection

    Structuralists used introspection to break down conscious experience into basic elements.

  3. William James is most associated with which early school of psychology?

    Answer: Functionalism

    James founded functionalism, focusing on the purpose of mental processes for adaptation.

  4. Which perspective emphasizes how the unconscious mind and childhood experiences shape behavior?

    Answer: Psychodynamic

    The psychodynamic perspective, rooted in Freud, stresses unconscious drives and early experiences.

  5. A psychologist who studies how serotonin levels relate to depression is working within which perspective?

    Answer: Biological

    The biological perspective examines how brain chemistry, genes, and physiology influence behavior.

  6. Mary Whiton Calkins is notable in psychology history for what achievement?

    Answer: First woman president of the APA

    Calkins became the first female president of the American Psychological Association in 1905.

  7. The nature-nurture debate primarily concerns the relative influence of what?

    Answer: Genes versus environment

    The nature-nurture issue weighs heredity against environmental experience in shaping traits.