PSY100 FINAL REVIEW

Empathy - Answer-The ability to understand and share the feelings of another Empirical Evidence - Answer-Evidence that has been gleaned from properly-conducted research and observations gathered through scientific method Psychology - Answer-Scientific study of behavior and mental processes Behavior - Answer-Everything we do that can be directly observed Mental Processes - Answer-The thoughts, feelings, and motives that people experience privately, but which can be directly observed Historical Perspective: 4 Noble Truths - Answer-Based in Buddhism; 1. Life is suffering 2. Suffering is caused by desire 3. Suffering ends when we stop desiring 4. The way to do that is to follow the Eightfold Path Historical Perspective: Aristotle - Answer-Philosophy known as "The Golden Mean". Virtues can lead to happiness when embodied and implemented in a balanced manner. Striving for excellence leads to happiness (eudaimonia) Historical Perspectives: Biblical Ideas - Answer-A type of moral psychology Like Buddhism, a guide for "how to live" Rene Descartes - Answer-"I think, therefore, I am" The mind and body are separate. Focused on introspection and rationalism. Wilhelm Wundt - Answer-Created Structuralism. Foc