UVIC Psych 210 Exam 1
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1. Structuralism Tichener's system of psychology, which dealt with conscious experience as depen-
dent on experiencing persons
2. Functionalism A system of psychology concerned with the mind as it is used in an organisms
adaptation to its environment
3. Behaviourism Watson's science of behaviour, which dealt solely with observable acts that could
be described in objective terms
4. Gestalt Psycholo- A system of psychology that focuses largely on learning and perception, suggest-
gy ing that combining sensory elements produces new patterns with properties that
did not exist in the individual element
5. Humanistic Psy- A system of psychology that emphasizes the study of conscious experience and the
chology wholeness of human nature
6. Psychoanalysis Freud's theory of personality and a system of psychotherapy
7. Cognitive Psy- A system of psychology that focuses on the processes of knowing, on how the mind
chology actively organizes experiences
8. Personalistic The- The view that progress and change in scientific history are attributable to the ideas
ory of unique individuals
9. Naturalistic Theo- The view that progress and change in scientific history are attributable to the
ry Zeitgeist, which make a culture receptive to some ideas but not to others
10. School of A group of psychologists who become associated ideologically, and sometimes
Thought geographically, with the leader of a movement
11. Zeitgeist The intellectual and cultural climate or spirit of the times
12. Histiography The principles, methods, and philosophical issues of historical research
13. Mechanism
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The doctrine that natural processes are mechanically determined and capable of
explanation by the laws of physics and chemistry
14. Determinism The doctrine that acts are determined by past events
15. Reductionism The doctrine that explains phenomena on one level (such as complex ideas) in
terms of phenomena on another level (such as simple ideas), ex: disassemble a
clock to see how it works, springs/gears
16. Empiricism The pursuit of knowledge through the observation of nature and the attribution of
all knowledge to experience
17. Mind-Body prob- The question of the distinction between mental and physical qualities
lem
18. Relax Action The- The idea that an external object (stimulus) can bring about an involuntary response
ory
19. Derived Ideas Produced by the direct application an external stimulus (the idea of the bell or a
tree)
20. Innate Ideas Arise from mind or consciousness, independent of sensory experiences or external
stimuli, ex: God, the self, perfection, infinity)
21. Positivism The doctrine that recognizes only natural phenomena or facts that are objectively
observable
22. Materialism The doctrine that considers the facts of the universe to be sufficiently explained in
physical terms by the existence and nature of matter
23. Simple Ideas Elemental ideas that arise from sensations and reflection
24. Complex Ideas Derived ideas that are compounded of simple ideas and thus can be analyzed or
reduced to their simpler components
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1. Structuralism Tichener's system of psychology, which dealt with conscious experience as depen-
dent on experiencing persons
2. Functionalism A system of psychology concerned with the mind as it is used in an organisms
adaptation to its environment
3. Behaviourism Watson's science of behaviour, which dealt solely with observable acts that could
be described in objective terms
4. Gestalt Psycholo- A system of psychology that focuses largely on learning and perception, suggest-
gy ing that combining sensory elements produces new patterns with properties that
did not exist in the individual element
5. Humanistic Psy- A system of psychology that emphasizes the study of conscious experience and the
chology wholeness of human nature
6. Psychoanalysis Freud's theory of personality and a system of psychotherapy
7. Cognitive Psy- A system of psychology that focuses on the processes of knowing, on how the mind
chology actively organizes experiences
8. Personalistic The- The view that progress and change in scientific history are attributable to the ideas
ory of unique individuals
9. Naturalistic Theo- The view that progress and change in scientific history are attributable to the
ry Zeitgeist, which make a culture receptive to some ideas but not to others
10. School of A group of psychologists who become associated ideologically, and sometimes
Thought geographically, with the leader of a movement
11. Zeitgeist The intellectual and cultural climate or spirit of the times
12. Histiography The principles, methods, and philosophical issues of historical research
13. Mechanism
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The doctrine that natural processes are mechanically determined and capable of
explanation by the laws of physics and chemistry
14. Determinism The doctrine that acts are determined by past events
15. Reductionism The doctrine that explains phenomena on one level (such as complex ideas) in
terms of phenomena on another level (such as simple ideas), ex: disassemble a
clock to see how it works, springs/gears
16. Empiricism The pursuit of knowledge through the observation of nature and the attribution of
all knowledge to experience
17. Mind-Body prob- The question of the distinction between mental and physical qualities
lem
18. Relax Action The- The idea that an external object (stimulus) can bring about an involuntary response
ory
19. Derived Ideas Produced by the direct application an external stimulus (the idea of the bell or a
tree)
20. Innate Ideas Arise from mind or consciousness, independent of sensory experiences or external
stimuli, ex: God, the self, perfection, infinity)
21. Positivism The doctrine that recognizes only natural phenomena or facts that are objectively
observable
22. Materialism The doctrine that considers the facts of the universe to be sufficiently explained in
physical terms by the existence and nature of matter
23. Simple Ideas Elemental ideas that arise from sensations and reflection
24. Complex Ideas Derived ideas that are compounded of simple ideas and thus can be analyzed or
reduced to their simpler components
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