Margaret floy washburn Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What are the 2 major roots in psychology? correct answers philosophy and physiology/medicine What is the science of behavior and mental processes? correct answers Psychology - Any action that can be observed and recorded - Anything a human or nonhuman animal does correct answers Behavior - Internal states that are inferred from behavior - Thoughts, beliefs, and feelings correct answers Mental Processes - Established the first psychology lab in 1879 in Leipzig, Germany - Studied co...

Psychology The Science of Behavior and Mental Processes Socrates and Plato thought the mind and body were separate and that the mind goes on after death. Also thought Knowledge was innate. Aristotle student of Plato; thought knowledge was obtained through experiences Rene Descartes thought the mind and body were separate John Locke thought a mind at birth was a blank slate. helped form empiricism empiricism knowledge is from experiences and therefor scien...

Psychology unit 1John Locke - correct answer the mind is a 'blank slate' at birth and we are formed and develop from our own experiences with the environment. Wilhelm Wundt - correct answer Father of experimental psychology Leipzig, Germany (1879) - correct answer world's first experimental psychology lab Edward Bradford Titchener - correct answer Titchener is best known for creating his version of psychology that described the structure of the mind: structuralism. Structuralism -...

Psychology is the study of a.) mental illness b.) the brain c.) behavior and mental processes d.) observable behavior in humans and animals - C The followers of ____________ argue that there is a close relationship between animal behavior and human behavior. a.) Jean Jacques Rousseau b.) Charles Darwin c.) John Locke d.) Rene Descartes - B The year 1879 might be thought of as the beginning of psychology as a science because that is the year: a.) Margaret Floy Washburn wrote "Th...

Psychology Themes and Variations 6th Edition. Doug McCann, Wayne Weiten & Deborah Matheson TB Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. Raphael and Paxton are roommates. Because they’re both psychology majors, they choose to dress up as their favourite early psychologists for a Halloween party in their building. They also challenge one another to act like these psychologists all night, and the first one to break character has to take out th...

Psychology is the study of a.) mental illness b.) the brain c.) behavior and mental processes d.) observable behavior in humans and animals C The followers of ____________ argue that there is a close relationship between animal behavior and human behavior. a.) Jean Jacques Rousseau b.) Charles Darwin c.) John Locke d.) Rene Descartes B The year 1879 might be thought of as the beginning of psychology as a science because that is the year: a.) Margaret Floy Washburn wrote "The Anim...

John Locke - Answer Tabula Rasa Structuralism - Answer Early school of thought promoted by Wundt and Titchener; used introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind. Functionalism - Answer Early school of thought promoted by James and influenced by Darwin; explored how mental and behavioral processes function—how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish. Humility - Answer Awareness of our own vulnerability to error Critical Thinking - Answer A way of thought...

Definition of psychology - correct answer The science of behavior and mental processes John B. Watson and B. F. Skinner Subject matter of psychology - correct answer Observable behavior Mental processes/Mental events Animal Behavior Creation of psychology (when and who) - correct answer 1879 William Wundt Structuralism - correct answer Founded by Titchener Attempted to discover the structural elements of the mind Used introspection Functionalism - correct answer Founded...

Psychology A F16 Topic tst Questions and Answers 2023 Psychologists avoid studying emotions because they have little impact on behavior. F Counseling psychologists typically handle severe psychological disorders. F Which of the following is not an example of a cognitive process? A. memory B. dreams C. perception D. sleep D Sports psychologists study factors that affect athletes' participation and performance in sports. T Cognitive psychologists believe t...

Psychology Exam 1 Multiple Choice With Correct Answers Graded A+ Psychology is the study of a.) mental illness b.) the brain c.) behavior and mental processes d.) observable behavior in humans and animals The followers of ____________ argue that there is a close relationship between animal behavior and human behavior. a.) Jean Jacques Rousseau b.) Charles Darwin c.) John Locke d.) Rene Descartes The year 1879 might be thought of as the beginning of psychology as a science beca...