PSYC2301 Collin College -psyc 2301 exam 1 vocab verified to pass

psyc 2301 exam 1 vocabPsychology - correct answer the scientific study of behavior and mental process The field of psychology studies: - correct answer both healthy and unhealthy behavior; both observable and unobservable behavior j Aristotle - correct answer Influence of Philosophy: wrote of sleep, dreams, memory, mankind and learning Descartes - correct answer influence of philosophy: dualism-mind of brain are two separate entities Locke - correct answer influence of philosophy: tabula rasa- emphasizes the importance of nurture Rousseau - correct answer influence of philosophy: sub natura: emphasizes the importance of nature Wilhelm Wundt - correct answer Considered to be the father of psychology; published the 1st textbook in 1874; opened the 1st the first research lab in 1879 = formal beginning of the study of psychology Edward Titchener - correct answer established the 1st school of thought in psychology called structuralism & introspection Structuralism - correct answer emphasizes studying structures of conscious experiences Introspection - correct answer based on self-observation which is biased, unreliable, unscientific William James - correct answer Founded psychology in the US; functionalism G. Stanley Hall - correct answer Received 1st PhD in psychology from Harvard University; founded the American Psychological Association in 1892; Established the American Journal of Psychology in 1899