Athabasca PSYC 375 Unit 1 Terms and
Definitions
How does Popper define psychology? - ANSWERThe author describes it as being defined by the
professional activities of psychologists.
Define historiography. - ANSWERis the study of the proper way to write history
Some ppl feel that the history of ...
avoiding repetitions and mistakes - ANSWER✔✔those who can't remember the past are doomed to
repeat it
a source of valuable ideas - ANSWER✔✔may discover ideas were developed earlier but remained
dominant for some reason.
curiosity - ANSWER✔✔why not study the past
Why did Galileo and Kant claim that psychology could never be a science? - ANSWER✔✔bc of it's
subjective nature
Empirical Observation - ANSWER✔✔direct observation of nature in order to understand it
Theory - ANSWER✔✔set of assumptions about a particular idea
Rationalism - ANSWER✔✔the belief that mental operations (or principles) must be employed before
knowledge can be attained.
Def. Knowledge can only be attained by engaging in mental activity
Empiricism - ANSWER✔✔believes the source of all knowledge is sensory observation (experiencing life)
Scientific Law - ANSWER✔✔observed relationship btwn two (or more) empirical events - when X occurs,
Y tends to also occur -
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