Psychology Unit 1 questions and answers

Psychology Unit 1 Empiricism - view that knowledge orginates in experience and that science should rely on observation and experimentation Structuralism - early school of thought promoted by Wundt and Titchener; used introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind Functionalism - early school of thought promoted by James and influenced by Darwin; explored how mental and behavioral processes function- how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish Experimental Pyschology - the study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method Behaviorism - the view that psychology (1) should be an objective science that (2) studies behavior without reference to mental processes. Most research psychologists today agree with (1) but not with (2). Humanistic Psychology - historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the individual's potential for personal growth Cognitive neuroscience - the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language) psychology - the science of behavior and mental processes nature-nurture issue - the longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors. Today's science sees traits and behaviors arising from the interaction of nature and nurture levels of analysis - the differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon biopsychosocial approach - an integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis behavioral approach/psychology - An approach to psychology emphasizing the scientific study of observable behavioral responses and their environmental determinants, the scientific study of observable behavior, and its explanation by principles of learning biological approach/psychology - An approach to psychology in which behavior and behavior disorders are s