chapter 1

Question 1

hub science

Answer 1

interdisciplinary approach to research bringing together experts from diverse fields to share data, ideas and resources in order to come up with new solutions to complex problems

Question 2

voluntarism

Answer 2

approach that emphasizes the role of will and choice in determining throughts, perceptions and behaviours.

experimental psychology - Wilhelm Wundt

Question 3

structuralism

Answer 3

appraoach in which the mind is broken into the smallest elements of mental experience

Question 4

introspection

Answer 4

personal observation of own thoughts, feelings and behaviour

Question 5

functionalism

Answer 5

saw behaviour as purposeful and contributing to survival

William James

Question 6

behaviourism

Answer 6

features the study and careful measurement of observable behaviours

• John Watson
  -BF Skinner

Question 7

biological psychology

Answer 7

psychological perspective that focuses on the relationships between the mind and behaviour as well as their underlying biological processes, including genetics, biochemistry, anatomy, and physiology

Question 8

evolutionary psychology

Answer 8

investigated how physical structure and behaviour have been shaped by their contributions to survival and reproduction

Question 9

cognitive psychology

Answer 9

investigates information processing, thinking, reasoning and problem solving

Question 10

developmental psychology

Answer 10

examines normal changes in behaviour that occurs across the life span

Question 11

social psychology

Answer 11

examines the effects of the social environment on the behaviour of individuals

Question 12

clinical psychology

Answer 12

seeks to explain, define and treat abnormal behaviours

Question 13

personality psychology

Answer 13

individual characteristic wat of thinking, feeling and behaving

Question 14

Wilhelm wundt

Answer 14

voluntarism, conscious experience can be studied scientifically

Question 15

edward titchener

Answer 15

structuralism, basic mental states can be broken into constituent elements

Question 16

max wertheimer

Answer 16

gestalt psychology, breaking behaviour into components loses meaning

Question 17

william james

Answer 17

functionalism, purposeful and contributes to survival

Question 18

sigmund freud

Answer 18

psychodynamic theory, ideas about the unconscious mind, the role of experience in abnormal behaviour, and new approaches to theory laid a foundation for later study in persoanlity and therapy

Question 19

abraham maslow

Answer 19

humanistic, people are naturally good and are motivated to improve

Question 20

ivan petrovich pavlov

Answer 20

behaviourism, experience is the primary source of behaviour

Question 21

ulric neisser

Answer 21

cognitive revolution, private mental processing can be studied scientifically

Question 22

brenda milner

Answer 22

cognitive neuroscience, understand the link between cognitive process and brain activtiy

Question 23

gestalt psycholgy

Answer 23

saw experience as being different from the sum of its elements

Question 24

assumptions/bias of western psychology

Answer 24

male dominance
- individuality
-experiment based empiricism
-quantification
-objectivity
-nomothetic approach