chapter 1 what is psychology

Question 1

who argued that the mind and body are separate? (dualism)

Answer 1

descartes

Question 2

the scientific study of both behavior and mind

Answer 2

psychology

Question 3

knowledge is discovered through empirical observation

Answer 3

scientific observation

Question 4

any kind of observable action, including words, gestures, responses, and biological activity

Answer 4

behavior

Question 5

the contents of conscious experience, including sensations, perceptions, thoughts, and emotions

Answer 5

mind

Question 6

what are the tree ways of understanding? (RPT)

Answer 6

research, pratice, translational

Question 7

three types of clinicians?

Answer 7

clinical psychologists, counseling psychologists, psychiatrists

Question 8

who is the father of modern psychology

Answer 8

wilhelm wundt

Question 9

why a behavior exists

Answer 9

ultimate explanation

Question 10

how it works

Answer 10

proximate explanations

Question 11

what are the four levels of explanations?

Answer 11

proximate, ultimate, functional, process-oriented

Question 12

what are the four movements of the scientific study of psychology?

Answer 12

structralism, functionalism, behaviouralism, cognitive revolution