William wundt - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. What is Psychology? - Answer-The scientific study of behavior and mental processes(Hard vs. Soft science) -focuses on critical thinking (not just negative) and is scientific 1. Pseudopsychologies - Answer-unreliable approaches that do not use the scientific method -astrology, palmistry, psychokinesis, follicology 1.Psychology's Four Goals - Answer-1. Description: tells" what occurred" 2. Explanation: tells "why" a behavior or mental process occurred 3. Prediction: identifies condi...

AP Psychology Important People Latest Update 100% Pass Sigmund Freud ; Field: psychoanalytic, personality; Contributions: id/ego/superego, reality and pleasure principles, ego ideal, defense mechanisms (expanded by Anna Freud), psychoanalysis, transference Anna Freud ; Field: psychoanalysis; Contributions: focused on child psychoanalysis, fully developed defense mechanisms, emphasized importance of the ego and its constant struggle Carl Jung ; Field: neo-Freudian, analytic psyc...

4 goals of psychology - correct answers describe how people and animals behave, understand and explain the causes of behavior, predict behaviors/reactions across situations, control behavior through understanding its causes and consequences Wilhelm Wundt - correct answers established first psychological lab, analyzed consciousness and structuralism William James - correct answers built on the principles of introspection & the study of conscious experiences, but instead focused on the why a...

Psych 101 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed In 1879, in psychology's first experiment, ___ and his students measured the time lag between hearing a ball hit a platform and pressing a key William Wundt William James would be considered a(n) Functionalist Wilhelm Wundt and Edward Titchener would be considered Structuralists In the early twentieth century, ____ redefined psychology as the "science of observable behavior" Abraham Maslow Nature is to nurture as ...

In its earliest days, psychology was defined as the a. science of mental life b. study of conscious and unconscious activity c. science of observable behavior d. science of behavior and mental processes correct answers a. science of mental life Who would be most likely to agree with the statement, "Psychology should investigate only behaviors that can be observed"? a. Wilhelm Wundt b. Sigmund Frued c. John B. Watson d. William James correct answers c. John B. Watson Today, psych...

Psychology 101 Psychology - correct answer the scientific study of behavior and mental processes Goals of psychology - correct answer Describe, understand, predict, control Purpose of Psychology - correct answer Seeks to ask and answer difficult questions that may be unanswerable Aristotle - correct answer Suggested soul and body are not separate Aristotle - correct answer Knowledge grows from experience William Wundt - correct answer Developed 1st Psychology lab in 1879 ...

Define Psychology correct answers The scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Mind refers to our inner experience and behavior refers to observable actions. Difference in philosophy between Decartes, Plato, and Aristotle correct answers Decartes: Dualism, or the idea that the mind and body are separate entities that interact. Plato: Nativism, or the idea that certain kinds of knowledge are inborn or innate Aristotle: Philosophical empiricism, or the idea that all knowledge is...

Psychology is defined as... a. mind and behavior b. criminal rehabilitation c. neural diseases d. societal development correct answersa. mind and behavior The work of _____ had the greatest influence on the early development of clinical psychology. a. William James b. Wilhelm Wundt c. Sigmund Freud d. John Watson correct answersc. Sigmund Freud _____ stresses the importance of studying observable behaviors and ignores the mental processes involved in different tasks. a. behavioris...

VCU Psychology 101 Exam 1 Questions and Answers Already Passed What is Psychology? Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. goals of psychology To accurately measure and describe, explain, predict, and control/alter behavior and mental processes William Wundt first person to call himself a psychologist, opened first psych lab in Germany (Univ of Leipzig), called his approach Structuralism. He looked inward on experiences and how they related to one anot...

Psych 1101: Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychology Already Passed Psychology Refers to the scientific study of the mind and behavior -uses the scientific methods to acquire knowledge through studying behavior and forming experiments to test a hypothesis. Hypothesis A tentitive explanation to explain a phenomenom. -not just an explanation of a situation -Used to frame and conduct an experiment, collect data, ect.. -has to be testable Scientific Method A form of Empiricism (Empiric...