Approaches in psychology

Question 1

Psychology is a new scientific discipline. It was once known as e___________ philosophy

Answer 1

Psychology is a new scientific discipline. It was once known as experimental philosophy

Question 2

Rene D__________ had a concept called c_________ ____________ which states that the mind and body are separate entities. The brain and the ______ are not the same

Answer 2

Rene Descrates had a concept called cartesian dualism which states that the mind and body are separate entities. The brain and the mind are not the same

Question 3

John Locke and his concept of ___________ which is the belief that all knowledge iss derived from __________ experience and can be studies using the __________ ____________.

Answer 3

John Locke and his concept of empiricism which is the belief that all knowledge iss derived from sensory experience and can be studied using the scientific method.

Question 4

Define science

Answer 4

a means of acquiring knowledge through systematic and objective investigation. The aim is to discover general laws

Question 5

How did Wundt help psychology emerge as a science?

Answer 5

Opened the 1st psych lab in Germany. Wundt studied the mind using introspection. He separated psychology from philosophy by analysing workings of the mind in structured and objective ways under control