PSYCH 101- GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
CHAPTER 1 QUESTIONS ANSWERS
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What is Psychology?
✔✔ The scientific exploration of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
What does 'Mind' refer to?
✔✔ A person's internal, subjective experiences.
How is 'Behavior' defined?
✔✔ Visible actions and reactions of people and animals.
Who was William James (1842–1910)?
✔✔ A pioneer who introduced a scientific method to the study of psychology.
What is Structuralism in psychology?
✔✔ A method that examines the basic elements that make up the human mind.
What is Functionalism?
✔✔ A psychological perspective focusing on how mental processes help
individuals adapt to their surroundings.
What is Nativism?
✔✔ The belief that certain types of knowledge are present from birth.
, What does Philosophical Empiricism mean?
✔✔ The idea that all knowledge comes from sensory experience.
What does the Latin term 'Tabula Rasa' mean?
✔✔ It translates to "blank slate," implying the mind starts empty and is shaped by
experience.
Rene' Descartes (1596-1650) - ANSWERS✔✔French philosopher that argued for
dualism between mind and body.
Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) - ANSWERS✔✔Argued against Descartes
Franz Joseph Gall (1758-1828) - ANSWERS✔✔Created Phrenology
Define Phrenology - ANSWERS✔✔A now defunct theory that specific mental
abilities and characteristics are localized in specific regions of the brain.
Pierre Flourens (1794-1867) - ANSWERS✔✔Surgically removed brain pieces;
argued against Gall's methods.
Paul Broca (1824-1880) - ANSWERS✔✔Studied brain damaged patients (left
frontal lobe) to link localization to ability.
Define Physiology - ANSWERS✔✔The study of biological processes, especially
in the human body.
Hermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894) - ANSWERS✔✔Studied human reaction
time; estimated the length of nerve impulses.
CHAPTER 1 QUESTIONS ANSWERS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS ALREADY
PASSED!!!
What is Psychology?
✔✔ The scientific exploration of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
What does 'Mind' refer to?
✔✔ A person's internal, subjective experiences.
How is 'Behavior' defined?
✔✔ Visible actions and reactions of people and animals.
Who was William James (1842–1910)?
✔✔ A pioneer who introduced a scientific method to the study of psychology.
What is Structuralism in psychology?
✔✔ A method that examines the basic elements that make up the human mind.
What is Functionalism?
✔✔ A psychological perspective focusing on how mental processes help
individuals adapt to their surroundings.
What is Nativism?
✔✔ The belief that certain types of knowledge are present from birth.
, What does Philosophical Empiricism mean?
✔✔ The idea that all knowledge comes from sensory experience.
What does the Latin term 'Tabula Rasa' mean?
✔✔ It translates to "blank slate," implying the mind starts empty and is shaped by
experience.
Rene' Descartes (1596-1650) - ANSWERS✔✔French philosopher that argued for
dualism between mind and body.
Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) - ANSWERS✔✔Argued against Descartes
Franz Joseph Gall (1758-1828) - ANSWERS✔✔Created Phrenology
Define Phrenology - ANSWERS✔✔A now defunct theory that specific mental
abilities and characteristics are localized in specific regions of the brain.
Pierre Flourens (1794-1867) - ANSWERS✔✔Surgically removed brain pieces;
argued against Gall's methods.
Paul Broca (1824-1880) - ANSWERS✔✔Studied brain damaged patients (left
frontal lobe) to link localization to ability.
Define Physiology - ANSWERS✔✔The study of biological processes, especially
in the human body.
Hermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894) - ANSWERS✔✔Studied human reaction
time; estimated the length of nerve impulses.
