PSY 1010 CHAPTER 1-3 EXAM
psychology - Answers :scientific study of mind and behavior
social psychologist - Answers :explore how we view and effect one another
biological psychologist - Answers :explore the links between brain and mind
organizational psychologist - Answers :study and advise on behavior in the workplace
personality psychologist - Answers :investigate our persistent traits
counseling psychologist - Answers :help people cope with challenges by recognizing
their strengths and resource
developmental psychologist - Answers :study our changing abilities from womb to tomb
clinical psychologist - Answers :treat mental, emotional and behavior disorder
cognitive psychologist - Answers :how we perceive, think and solve problems
why psychologist study the world ? - Answers :curiosity: traits to investigate and learn
about the world
practical: improve human condition
mind - Answers :perceptions, thoughts, memories, and feelings
behavior - Answers :observable action of human beings and nonhuman animals.
what influence behavior? - Answers :experience: learn and memory
emotions: how we feelings
social factors: situation or surrounds
motivated state: thirsty and hungry
nativism - Answers :the view that certain kinds of knowledge are innate or inborn.
philosophical empiricism - Answers :the view that all knowledge is acquired through
experience
empiricism : behaviorism - Answers :by john Watson when he launch the behaviorist
school of psychology.
reaction times - Answers :the time it takes to respond to a specific stimulus
, Structuralism - Answers :analysis of the basic elements that constitute the mind
ex: what are the parts that mind, and how do they interact - Answers :structuralism
(wundt)
functionalism - Answers :study of adaptive purpose that mental processes serve
ex: how does the mind allows to function effectively in the world? what does it do? how
does it benefit us? - Answers :functionalism (james)
Charles Darwin - Answers :adaptations are inherited solutions to an environmental
pressure.
nature - Answers :inherent features of something, especially when seen as
characteristic of it.
nuture - Answers :our experience. things that makes you who you are.
introspection - Answers :The subjective observation of one's own experience.
consciousness - Answers :A person's subjective experience of the world and the mind.
natural selection - Answers :Charles Darwin's theory that the features of an organism
that help it survive and reproduce are more likely than other features to be passed on to
subsequent generations.
scientific method - Answers :set of procedures for gathering information.
subjective - Answers :based on personal feelings or opinions
objective - Answers :not subject to thought, feelings, or prejudice (bias)
bias - Answers :influence of a per- existing point of view
hysteria - Answers :temporary loss of cognitive or motor functions, usually as a result of
emotionally upsetting experiences.
unconscious - Answers :The part of the mind that operates outside of conscious
awareness but influences conscious thoughts, feelings, and actions.
psychoanalytic theory - Answers :approach that emphasizes the importance of
unconscious mental processes in shaping feelings, thoughts, and behavior.
psychoanalysis - Answers :therapeutic approach that focuses on bringing unconscious
material into conscious awareness to better understand psychological disorders.
psychology - Answers :scientific study of mind and behavior
social psychologist - Answers :explore how we view and effect one another
biological psychologist - Answers :explore the links between brain and mind
organizational psychologist - Answers :study and advise on behavior in the workplace
personality psychologist - Answers :investigate our persistent traits
counseling psychologist - Answers :help people cope with challenges by recognizing
their strengths and resource
developmental psychologist - Answers :study our changing abilities from womb to tomb
clinical psychologist - Answers :treat mental, emotional and behavior disorder
cognitive psychologist - Answers :how we perceive, think and solve problems
why psychologist study the world ? - Answers :curiosity: traits to investigate and learn
about the world
practical: improve human condition
mind - Answers :perceptions, thoughts, memories, and feelings
behavior - Answers :observable action of human beings and nonhuman animals.
what influence behavior? - Answers :experience: learn and memory
emotions: how we feelings
social factors: situation or surrounds
motivated state: thirsty and hungry
nativism - Answers :the view that certain kinds of knowledge are innate or inborn.
philosophical empiricism - Answers :the view that all knowledge is acquired through
experience
empiricism : behaviorism - Answers :by john Watson when he launch the behaviorist
school of psychology.
reaction times - Answers :the time it takes to respond to a specific stimulus
, Structuralism - Answers :analysis of the basic elements that constitute the mind
ex: what are the parts that mind, and how do they interact - Answers :structuralism
(wundt)
functionalism - Answers :study of adaptive purpose that mental processes serve
ex: how does the mind allows to function effectively in the world? what does it do? how
does it benefit us? - Answers :functionalism (james)
Charles Darwin - Answers :adaptations are inherited solutions to an environmental
pressure.
nature - Answers :inherent features of something, especially when seen as
characteristic of it.
nuture - Answers :our experience. things that makes you who you are.
introspection - Answers :The subjective observation of one's own experience.
consciousness - Answers :A person's subjective experience of the world and the mind.
natural selection - Answers :Charles Darwin's theory that the features of an organism
that help it survive and reproduce are more likely than other features to be passed on to
subsequent generations.
scientific method - Answers :set of procedures for gathering information.
subjective - Answers :based on personal feelings or opinions
objective - Answers :not subject to thought, feelings, or prejudice (bias)
bias - Answers :influence of a per- existing point of view
hysteria - Answers :temporary loss of cognitive or motor functions, usually as a result of
emotionally upsetting experiences.
unconscious - Answers :The part of the mind that operates outside of conscious
awareness but influences conscious thoughts, feelings, and actions.
psychoanalytic theory - Answers :approach that emphasizes the importance of
unconscious mental processes in shaping feelings, thoughts, and behavior.
psychoanalysis - Answers :therapeutic approach that focuses on bringing unconscious
material into conscious awareness to better understand psychological disorders.
