Ch1: The Science Of Mind

Question 1

The brain & its activities, including thought, emotion, & behavior

Answer 1

Mind

Question 2

The scientific study of behaviors, mental processes, & brain functions

Answer 2

Psychology

Question 3

A personal observation of your own thoughts, feelings, & behavior

Answer 3

Introspection

Question 4

Any action that can be observed

Answer 4

Behavior

Question 5

Psychology today roots from the studies of which 2 other terms?

Answer 5

Philosophy & Natural Sciences

Question 6

The discipline that systematically examines basic concepts, including the source of knowledge

Answer 6

Philosophy

Question 7

Sciences that study the physical & biological events that occur in nature

Answer 7

Natural science/s

Question 8

What do Philosophers and Psychologists share in common?

Answer 8

• An interest in questions regarding the natural of the self
• effects on early experiences

-the existence of free will

-the origin of knowledge

Question 9

Ancient greek philosophers found that observations can be accounted for by _____ explanations

Answer 9

Natural

Question 10

British Empiricists found that knowledge is a result of _____

Answer 10

Experience/s

Question 11

In the 17th - & 18th centuries, natural scientists made discoveries about sensation & movement. These discoveries showed that the mind was _____

Answer 11

Physical

Question 12

Hermann Von Helmholtz’s studies of _____ reinforced the idea of the mind being physical

Answer 12

Reaction time

Question 13

Ancient physicians found that the brain is the source of the _____

Answer 13

Mind

Question 14

An approach in which the mind is broken down into the smallest elements of mental experience

Answer 14

Structuralism

Question 15

An approach that saw experience as being different from the sum of its elements

Answer 15

Gestalt psychology

Question 16

An approach that saw behavior as purposeful & contributing to survival

Answer 16

Functionalism

Question 17

An approach that saw people as inherently good & motivated to learn & improve

Answer 17

Humanistic psychology

Question 18

An approach that features the study & careful measurement of observable behaviors

Answer 18

Behaviorism

Question 19

Behaviorists avoided studying _____

Answer 19

Cognition

Question 20

Ulric Neisser founded which field of Psychology?

Answer 20

Cognitive Psychology

Question 21

Wilhelm Wundt founded which field of Psychology?

Answer 21

Structuralism

Question 22

Max Wertheimer founded which field of Psychology?

Answer 22

Gestalt Psychology

Question 23

William James founded which field of Psychology?

Answer 23

Functionalism

Question 24

Sigmund Freud founded which theory?

Answer 24

Psychodynamic theory

Question 25

Abraham Maslow founded which field of Psychology?

Answer 25

Humanistic Psychology

Question 26

Ivan Petrovich Pavlov founded which field of Psychology?

Answer 26

Behaviorism

Question 27

Ulric Neisser led way to the _____ Revolution

Answer 27

Cognitive

Question 28

How many main perspectives are featured in Psychology?

Answer 28

5

Question 29

Cognition, Memory, Perception, & Intelligence describe which perspective of psychology?

Answer 29

Cognitive

Question 30

Learning, Life span, Development, & Language describe which perspective of psychology?

Answer 30

Developmental

Question 31

Social, Personality, Emotion, Multicultural, Gender, & Motivation describe which perspective of psychology?

Answer 31

Social & Personality

Question 32

Neuroscience, Sensation, & Consciousness describe which perspective of psychology?

Answer 32

Biological

Question 33

Abnormalities, Health, & Therapies describe which perspective of psychology?

Answer 33

Mental & Physical Health

Question 34

Ethics, Application, Variations in human functioning, & Cultural and Social Diversity describe which perspective in psychology

Answer 34

Multiple/ Cross-cutting Themes

Question 35

A psychological perspective that investigates information processing, thinking, reasoning, & problem solving

Answer 35

Cognitive Psychology

Question 36

A psychological perspective that examines the normal changes in behavior that occurs across the lifespan

Answer 36

Developmental psychology

Question 37

A psychological perspective that examines the effects of the social environment on the behavior of individuals

Answer 37

Social psychology

Question 38

An individual’s characteristic way of thinking, feeling, and behaving

Answer 38

Personality

Question 39

Variations in the practices, values, & goals shared by groups of people

Answer 39

Cultural Diversity

Question 40

A psychological perspective that seeks to explain, define, & treat abnormal behaviors

Answer 40

Clinical Psychology