Psych 105 Exam 1 PSU Solved /Verified
Are misconceptions of Psychology pervasive? Explain using 3 things you learned in
class. - ANSWER-1) 29/34 disney movies use mental illness to denigrate characters
2) faculty at Old Dominion believe psychology requires less expertise than hard
sciences; associated psychology with mental illness and treatment
3) children have misconceptions of psych that continue throughout adulthood
Are we natural dualists? How do we know? - ANSWER-Yes. Mr. Alligator/brown mouse
story
cultural beliefs:
exorcism, reincarnation, heaven, angels, uploading yourself onto a computer
Aristotle's views on madness, soul, personality - ANSWER-soul and body not
independent
madness = conflict between drives and moral code
set stage for 1st steps of scientific method
1. ask "whats the question"
2. define terms
3. review what others think
4. explain what you think
-father of modern science
Based on our class discussion, explain 3 ways in which early Biology contributed to
modern Psychology. Explain 3 ways in which early Biology contributed to
misunderstandings of modern
Psychology. - ANSWER-3 ways BIO contributed to psych:
1. divorced mental illness from religion/superstition
2. connected mental illness to more observable biological factors --> bio causes,
treatments, early classification of mental disorders based on observable symptoms
3. focused on studying 'normal' people
3 ways BIO contributed to misunderstanding:
1. unvalidated treatments for mental illness
2. viewpoint- mentally ill beyond help
3. reduced credibility of experts & scientists to
- understand brain-mind connections
- offer helpful therapy
Based on our class discussion, explain 3 ways in which Philosophy contributed to
modern Psychology. Explain 3 ways in which Philosophy contributed to
misunderstandings of modern Psychology. - ANSWER-3 ways PHILO contrib to psych:
, 1. began to ask questions about contents of mind
conscious v unconscious
2. emphasized need for critical thinking/empiricism to determine truth
3. planted seeds of scientific method
3 ways PHILO contrib to misconceptions:
1. mind = eternal soul
psych = paranormal
2. mentally ill are weak, not critical thinkers
Based on our class discussion, explain 3 ways in which Religion contributed to modern
Psychology. Explain 3 ways in which Religion contributed to misunderstandings of
modern Psychology. - ANSWER-3 ways REL contributed to psych-
1. mind = identity/personality
2. thoughts can come from body and affect behavior
3. there are different types of thoughts
3 ways REL contributed to misconceptions-
1. mentally ill evil dangerous
2. psychologists = spiritual leaders
3. psychology = paranormal
Behaviorism, Watson and Skinner - ANSWER-reaction to Freud
Future not predetermined by past (childhood)
Behavior product of immediate environment
Subjective opinion about mind not accurate
need objective approach to science and therapy
-cant observe mind, focus on observable behaviors (DSM- IV)
Charles Darwin - ANSWER-Theory of Natural Selection (1859)
Contributions of early biology to misconceptions of psych - ANSWER-unvalidated
treatments for mental illness
-scary, unpleasant
-viewpoint- mentally ill beyond help
-creates confusion between scientific and pseudoscientific remedies
reduced credibility of experts & scientists to
-understand brain-mind connections (Gall)
-offer helpful therapy
Contributions of early biology to psych - ANSWER-studied brain-thought-behavior
connections
also included unconscious thought (reflexes)
Are misconceptions of Psychology pervasive? Explain using 3 things you learned in
class. - ANSWER-1) 29/34 disney movies use mental illness to denigrate characters
2) faculty at Old Dominion believe psychology requires less expertise than hard
sciences; associated psychology with mental illness and treatment
3) children have misconceptions of psych that continue throughout adulthood
Are we natural dualists? How do we know? - ANSWER-Yes. Mr. Alligator/brown mouse
story
cultural beliefs:
exorcism, reincarnation, heaven, angels, uploading yourself onto a computer
Aristotle's views on madness, soul, personality - ANSWER-soul and body not
independent
madness = conflict between drives and moral code
set stage for 1st steps of scientific method
1. ask "whats the question"
2. define terms
3. review what others think
4. explain what you think
-father of modern science
Based on our class discussion, explain 3 ways in which early Biology contributed to
modern Psychology. Explain 3 ways in which early Biology contributed to
misunderstandings of modern
Psychology. - ANSWER-3 ways BIO contributed to psych:
1. divorced mental illness from religion/superstition
2. connected mental illness to more observable biological factors --> bio causes,
treatments, early classification of mental disorders based on observable symptoms
3. focused on studying 'normal' people
3 ways BIO contributed to misunderstanding:
1. unvalidated treatments for mental illness
2. viewpoint- mentally ill beyond help
3. reduced credibility of experts & scientists to
- understand brain-mind connections
- offer helpful therapy
Based on our class discussion, explain 3 ways in which Philosophy contributed to
modern Psychology. Explain 3 ways in which Philosophy contributed to
misunderstandings of modern Psychology. - ANSWER-3 ways PHILO contrib to psych:
, 1. began to ask questions about contents of mind
conscious v unconscious
2. emphasized need for critical thinking/empiricism to determine truth
3. planted seeds of scientific method
3 ways PHILO contrib to misconceptions:
1. mind = eternal soul
psych = paranormal
2. mentally ill are weak, not critical thinkers
Based on our class discussion, explain 3 ways in which Religion contributed to modern
Psychology. Explain 3 ways in which Religion contributed to misunderstandings of
modern Psychology. - ANSWER-3 ways REL contributed to psych-
1. mind = identity/personality
2. thoughts can come from body and affect behavior
3. there are different types of thoughts
3 ways REL contributed to misconceptions-
1. mentally ill evil dangerous
2. psychologists = spiritual leaders
3. psychology = paranormal
Behaviorism, Watson and Skinner - ANSWER-reaction to Freud
Future not predetermined by past (childhood)
Behavior product of immediate environment
Subjective opinion about mind not accurate
need objective approach to science and therapy
-cant observe mind, focus on observable behaviors (DSM- IV)
Charles Darwin - ANSWER-Theory of Natural Selection (1859)
Contributions of early biology to misconceptions of psych - ANSWER-unvalidated
treatments for mental illness
-scary, unpleasant
-viewpoint- mentally ill beyond help
-creates confusion between scientific and pseudoscientific remedies
reduced credibility of experts & scientists to
-understand brain-mind connections (Gall)
-offer helpful therapy
Contributions of early biology to psych - ANSWER-studied brain-thought-behavior
connections
also included unconscious thought (reflexes)
