Discovering Psychology: The Science of Mind Chapter 1
mind - >>>>>>>ANSWER the brain and its activities, including thought, emotion, and
behavior
psychology - >>>>>>>ANSWER the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
introspection - >>>>>>>ANSWER personal observation of your own thoughts, feelings,
and behavior
philosophy - >>>>>>>ANSWER the discipline that systematically examines basic
concepts, including the source of knowledge
physical science - >>>>>>>ANSWER any science that studies nonliving natter,
including physics, chemistry, astronomy, and geology
behavior - >>>>>>>ANSWER any action that can be observed
dualism - >>>>>>>ANSWER the idea that body and mind are quite different and
separate, our bodies are physical, but our minds are something nonphysical and
somewhat more mysterious
monism - >>>>>>>ANSWER the idea that mind and body are not separate, the mind is
the result of activity in the brain
empiricism - >>>>>>>ANSWER viewed the mind as a "blank slate" at birth that was
filled with ideas gained by observing the world
behaviorists - >>>>>>>ANSWER psychologists who examined behaviors that were the
result of experience and that could be directly observed
Wilhelm Wundt - >>>>>>>ANSWER Conducted the first documented psychological
experiment
Believed that the goal of a new science of psychology was to understand
consciousness
structuralism - >>>>>>>ANSWER an approach in which the mind is broken into the
smallest elements of mental experience
Gestalt psychology - >>>>>>>ANSWER an approach to psychology that saw
experience as different than the sum of its elements, breaking a whole perception into
its building blacks would result in the loss of some important psychological information
functionalism - >>>>>>>ANSWER an approach to psychology that was behavior as
purposeful and contributing to survival
William James - >>>>>>>ANSWER proposed functionalism
behaviorism - >>>>>>>ANSWER An approach to psychology that features the study
and careful measurement of observable behaviors
Sigmund Freud - >>>>>>>ANSWER Freud's psychodynamic theory
Ideas about the unconscious mind, the role of experience in abnormal behavior and
new approaches to therapy laid a foundation for later study in personality and therapy
humanisitc psychology - >>>>>>>ANSWER an approach to psychology that saw
people as inherently good and motivated to learn and improve
biological psychology (behavioral neuroscience) - >>>>>>>ANSWER the psychological
perspective that focuses on the relationships btwn mind, behavior, and their underlying
biological processes, including genetics, biochemistry, anatomy, and physiology; also
known as behavioral neuroscience
mind - >>>>>>>ANSWER the brain and its activities, including thought, emotion, and
behavior
psychology - >>>>>>>ANSWER the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
introspection - >>>>>>>ANSWER personal observation of your own thoughts, feelings,
and behavior
philosophy - >>>>>>>ANSWER the discipline that systematically examines basic
concepts, including the source of knowledge
physical science - >>>>>>>ANSWER any science that studies nonliving natter,
including physics, chemistry, astronomy, and geology
behavior - >>>>>>>ANSWER any action that can be observed
dualism - >>>>>>>ANSWER the idea that body and mind are quite different and
separate, our bodies are physical, but our minds are something nonphysical and
somewhat more mysterious
monism - >>>>>>>ANSWER the idea that mind and body are not separate, the mind is
the result of activity in the brain
empiricism - >>>>>>>ANSWER viewed the mind as a "blank slate" at birth that was
filled with ideas gained by observing the world
behaviorists - >>>>>>>ANSWER psychologists who examined behaviors that were the
result of experience and that could be directly observed
Wilhelm Wundt - >>>>>>>ANSWER Conducted the first documented psychological
experiment
Believed that the goal of a new science of psychology was to understand
consciousness
structuralism - >>>>>>>ANSWER an approach in which the mind is broken into the
smallest elements of mental experience
Gestalt psychology - >>>>>>>ANSWER an approach to psychology that saw
experience as different than the sum of its elements, breaking a whole perception into
its building blacks would result in the loss of some important psychological information
functionalism - >>>>>>>ANSWER an approach to psychology that was behavior as
purposeful and contributing to survival
William James - >>>>>>>ANSWER proposed functionalism
behaviorism - >>>>>>>ANSWER An approach to psychology that features the study
and careful measurement of observable behaviors
Sigmund Freud - >>>>>>>ANSWER Freud's psychodynamic theory
Ideas about the unconscious mind, the role of experience in abnormal behavior and
new approaches to therapy laid a foundation for later study in personality and therapy
humanisitc psychology - >>>>>>>ANSWER an approach to psychology that saw
people as inherently good and motivated to learn and improve
biological psychology (behavioral neuroscience) - >>>>>>>ANSWER the psychological
perspective that focuses on the relationships btwn mind, behavior, and their underlying
biological processes, including genetics, biochemistry, anatomy, and physiology; also
known as behavioral neuroscience
