Basis of Psychology Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

Monism

A

mind and body are connected
-Hebrews, Aristotle, Augustine

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Dualism

A

mind and body are separate
-Socrates, Plato, Descartes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Inborn Ideas

A

we are born with ideas
-Socrates, Plato

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Blank Slate

A

we are born w/o ideas … Tabula Rasa
-Aristotle, John Locke

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Structuralism

A

how is the mind organized and related for the study of consciousness
*Wilhelm Wundt

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Functionalism

A

how does the consciousness (thoughs, feelings) function to help people adapt
*William James
*influenced by Darwin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Introspection

A

the process of attempting to directly access one’s interal mental processes, judgements, perceptions, states - look inward
*Edward Tichener
*inspired structuralism

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Gestalt Psychology

A

consciousness is best understood by observing whole experience
*whole is greater than the sum
*Max Wertheimer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Manifest Content

A

overtly expressed and consciously intended in dreams (storyline)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Latent Content

A

hidden/disguised meanings, wishes, ideas in dreams (meaning)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Behaviorism

A

only study what can be observed and measured objectively
*thoughts and mental processes not relevant

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Neuroscience Perspective

A

understanding how brain/body creates thoughts/emotions/memories, how are messages transmitted
*biological anatomy
*physical body

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Evolutionary Perspective

A

how natural selection has caused behaviors and genes to develop/adapt
*natural selection
*genes
*reproduce

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Behavior Genetics Perspective

A

how genes + environment influence individual differences, the extent to which they influence personality/intelligence/disorders

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Psychodynamic Perspective

A

unconscious mind is director of all behavior
*new psychoanalysis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Behavioral Perspective

A

how is behavior shaped by learning process

17
Q

Cognitive Perspective

A

how we take in/store/retrieve info + how that influences actions
*thinking

18
Q

Humanistic Perspective

A

human growth, potential, self-concept
*free will
*self-actualization

19
Q

Social-Cultural Perspective

A

human behavior can be attributed to social/cultural contexts
*family
*race
*peers
*ethnicity

20
Q

Type I Error

A

reject null, null is true

21
Q

Type II Error

A

accept null, null is false