Chapter 1

Question 1

Define Psychology

Answer 1

Study of behavior and mental processes

Question 2

Nativism

Answer 2

Plato’s idea that we are all born with mental abilities and psychological characteristics (Reason, Appetite, Spirit)

Question 3

Aristotle’s Theory on Psychology

Answer 3

Tabula Rasa - everyone is born as a blank slate and everything someone is has been gained.

Question 4

Renee Descartes’ theory on Psychology

Answer 4

Dualism - Body and Mind are separate

Question 5

Structuralism

Answer 5

Attempted to explain the structures of the brain

Question 6

Functionalism

Answer 6

Attempted to explain the function of the consciousness

Question 7

Behaviorism

Answer 7

Study of observable behavior

Question 8

Psychodynamic

Answer 8

The study of psychological forces that affect behavior, feelings, emotions

Question 9

Cognitive

Answer 9

Study of mind and mental function

Question 10

Social Psychology

Answer 10

Studies the effects of the social environment on the behavior of individuals

Question 11

Cultural Psychology

Answer 11

Study of how cultures reflect and shape the psychological processes of their members

Question 12

Physiology

Answer 12

The study of biological processes