Ch 1 notes

Question 1

What is Psychology?

Answer 1

Behavior + Mental Processes

Question 2

Behavior

Answer 2

Any action that others can observe and measure:
emotions can play a role also

Question 3

Behavior examples

Answer 3

Walking
Talking
Physical movements

Question 4

7 Mental Processes +4 from google

Answer 4

Cognitive
Emotion
Feelings
Thoughts
Dreams
Perception
Memories
learning, attention, language, and motivation.

Question 5

Cognitive

Answer 5

thinking

Question 6

Emotion

Answer 6

behavior or mental process

Question 7

Dreams

Answer 7

brain waves or privates thoughts
Perception

Question 8

Memories

Answer 8

are they yours or have they become yours

Question 9

3 examples of Physiological Activities

Answer 9

Hunger
Thirst
Sleep

Question 10

Do these items impact your behavior or mental processes?

Answer 10

yes

Question 11

Goals of Psychology

Answer 11

Record- Explain- Predict- Influence

Question 12

Record

Answer 12

specific behavior under certain situations

Question 13

Explain

Answer 13

Give reasons for behavior…hypothesis and theory

Question 14

Predict

Answer 14

Determine how a person will behave under a certain situation

Question 15

Influence

Answer 15

Change the behavior or mental process by teaching patient in helpful ways…basic v. applied science

Question 16

Basic science

Answer 16

= Research = Scientific Method

Question 17

Applied Science

Answer 17

= take the data and apply to a situation

Question 18

Scientific Method

Answer 18

Question
Hypothesis
Experiment
Results
Conclusion
Theory
Facts are based on data obtained
from experiments, surveys,
and case studies

Question 19

Greeks

Answer 19

• decided people were rational and not dominated by gods

Question 20

Empiricism

Answer 20

• the primacy of the senses in acquiring knowledge

Question 21

John Locke

Answer 21

• human mind is a “tabula rasa” (blank slate) at birth, and all of our ideas are derived from our interactions with the world around us

Question 22

Structuralism

Answer 22

Seeks to analyze the elements of mental experiences and how these elements combine to form complex experiences

Question 23

Introspection

Answer 23

• self-observation in which participants tell their thoughts and feelings

Question 24

Wilhelm Wundt

Answer 24

“Father of Psychology”
German

Question 25

Edward Bradford Titchener

Answer 25

Student of Wundt Brought psy to US

Question 26

Functionalist

Answer 26

Concerned with the function of psychology not the structure What the mind does

Question 27

Famous Functionalist

Answer 27

William James

Question 28

William James

Answer 28

* Father of American Psy * Consciousness should be studied as a whole

Question 29

Inheritable Traits

Answer 29

Sir Francis Galton

Question 30

Sir Francis Galton

Answer 30

* wanted to understand how heredity influences a person’s abilities, character, and behavior * is genius hereditary

Question 31

Gestalt Psychology

Answer 31

* Perception is more than a sum of its parts * Studied how sensations are assembled into perceptual experiences

Question 32

Gesalt Psychology people

Answer 32

Max Wertheimer Wolfgang Kohler Kurt Koffka