PSYCHOLOGY AROUND US CH.1 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS UPDATED 2024 -25
what,is,psychology?,,ANS,-,,The,study,of,mental,processes,and,behaviours
What,are,mental,processes?,,ANS,-
,,Activities,of,our,brain,when,engaged,in,thinking,,observing,the,environment,and,using,language
Behaviour,,ANS,-,,Observable,activities,of,an,organism,,often,in,response,to,environmental,cues.
What,are,the,4,goals,that,psychologists,have,when,studying,mental,processes?,,ANS,-
,,DESCRIPTION,,EXPLANATION,,PREDICTION,,CONTROL
What,are,the,levels,of,analysis,used?,,ANS,-
,,Level,of,the,BRAIN,(biological,activity),,level,of,the,PERSON,(content,of,mental,processes),,level,of,the,
GROUP.
What,did,Hippocrates,believe,about,psychology,and,health?,,ANS,-
,,That,disease,and,any,psychological,health,problem,was,caused,by,lack,of,bodily,humors,(BLOOD,,PHLE
GM,,YELLOW,BILE,&,BLACK,BILE).,He,tested,his,theories,through,dissection,rooting,future,academic,res
earch.
What,did,Socrates,and,Plato,theorize?,,ANS,-
,,Socrates,and,Plato,believed,that,the,mind,and,body,are,distinct,and,the,mind,continues,after,the,bod
y,dies.,That,knowledge,exists,within,a,person,from,birth
What,about,Aristotle?,,ANS,-
,,Aristotle's,writings,represent,some,of,the,first,important,theories,about,things,like,sensations,,dreams
,,learning,,etc.,He,promoted,empirical,studies,of,the,world.
What,is,Francis,Bacon,regarded,as,the,creator,of,and,define,that,creation?,,ANS,-
,,EMPIRICISM:,the,view,that,all,knowledge,originates,in,experience.
, What,did,John,Locke,Believe?,,ANS,-,,We,learn,from,our,experiences,-,mind,is,a,BLANK,SLATE,at,birth.
Greek,philosophers,who,believed,reasoning,would,uncover,ideals,or,core,ideas,where,focused,on,whic
h,aspect,of,psychology?,,ANS,-,,MENTAL,STATES,&,PROCESSES
Name,the,3,important,early,psychologists,,ANS,-
,,WILLHELM,WUNDT,,EDWARD,TITCHENER,&,WILLIAM,JAMES
Talk,about,WUNDT,,ANS,-,,-Opened,lab,dedicated,to,study,of,psychology
-Pendulum,test:,humans,have,a,limited,attention,capacity
-Studied,CONSCIOUSNESS
-the,idea,of,WILL,-,VOLUNTARISM,(Voluntary,acts,of,decision,in,human,behaviour)
Talk,about,TITCHENER,,ANS,-
,,TITCHENER,expanded,on,Wundt's,approach,and,formed,STRUCTURALISM,(studies,the,structure,of,the,
conscious,experience).
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Structuralists,relied,heavily,on,INTROSPECTION;,A,study,method,that,evaluates/observes,mental,proces
ses,and,how,they,expand,simple,thoughts,into,complex,ideas
Why,was,introspection,proven,unreliable,,ANS,-
,,It,was,argued,that,reflecting,on,a,feeling,or,experience,changes,that,feeling/experience,-
,no,real,act,of,introspection,could,occur,this,way.,Always,diverse,findings.
What,was,the,concern,about,structuralism/introspection,,ANS,-
,,It's,emphasis,on,gathering,knowledge,(describing),without,any,further,agendas,(Explaining,,predicting,
,controlling).
Talk,about,WILLIAM,JAMES,,ANS,-,,-
shifted,attention,away,from,structure,of,mental,content,to,the,purpose,and,functions,of,them.,