AP Psych Unit1 Flashcards

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What is Dualism and which philosophers subscribed to this belief?

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The concept is that the mind and body are two separate identities. Descartes subscribed to this belief.

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First psych lab - When and where?

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Germany, Leipzig, 1879. By Wundt and Titchener

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What is introspection? What was its purpose?

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An informal experience approach of looking inwards and researching a patient’s mind, thoughts and feelings. Utilizes as a tool to look inwards (self-reflection)

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Compare and contrast structuralism and functionalism. Don’t forget to identify the theorists attached to each.

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Structuralism (Edward Titchener) focused on the structure of the mind whereas functionalism (William James) focused on the function of the mind.

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Who were the first and second female presidents of the APA?

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Mary Whiton Calkins, the first female president of APA.
Margaret Floy second female president of the APA

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Explain the nature/nurture issue

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How much of a person’s personality is due to nature (genetics) and how much is due to nurture (environment)?

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Quickly identify the main focus for each of the perspectives identified in the text and name the main psychologist(s) that are connected to each.
○ Psychodynamic
○ Behavioral
○ Cognitive
○ Humanistic
○ Biological
○ Social-cultural
○ Evolutionary (understand the role of natural selection)

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  1. How behavior comes from unconscious drives and conflicts (Freud and Jung)
  2. How we learn observable responses (Watson, Pavlov, and Skinner)
  3. How we encode, process, store, and retrieve information (Piaget & Ellis)
  4. How we meet our needs for love and acceptance and achieve self-fulfillment (Rodgers & Maslow)
  5. How genes combine with environment to influence individual differences (Gazzaniga)
  6. How behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures (Bandura)
  7. How the natural selection of traits has promoted the survival of genes (Darwin)
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Explain the biopsychosocial model. Explain how the level of analysis informs this model.

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A model that represents how biological, psychological, and social circumstances all influence a person’s life.

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What are psychometrics? Give an example of how they might be used.

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A psychologist is someone who has a PhD and performs talk therapy with patients. A psychiatrist has a MD and can prescribe medication. They generally perform biomedical therapy.

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What is the difference between basic and applied research?

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Basic research aims to answer scientific questions whereas applied research aims to solve a specific real world problem

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What is the difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist?

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A psychologist is someone who has a Ph.D. and performs talk therapy with patients. A psychiatrist has an MD and can prescribe medication. They generally perform biomedical therapy.

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