CH1 PSYCH p1

Question 1

What is psych?

Answer 1

The science that studies behaviour & cognitive processes and its underlying issues.

Question 2

What is psych (profession) and what does it apply?

Answer 2

psych is the profession that applies knowledge of this science to practical problems.

Question 3

What are the three levels of analysis?

Answer 3

1.Human Nature
2.Group Differences
3.Individual Uniqueness

Question 4

Explain what is research and who does it

Answer 4

psychologists who study to determine basic human characteristics

Question 5

Explain Applied

Answer 5

therapists and other psychologists who use knowledge gained through research to make a difference in the real world

Question 6

Define Animism

Answer 6

The belief that animals, people and inanimate objects are inhabited by spirits

Question 7

Define Dualism and its two parts

Answer 7

Mind and body are seperate categories.
Body = functions like a machine
Mind = not made of “ordinary matter”

Question 8

What did René Descartes propose?

Answer 8

Animals and humans are a part of the natural world therefore their behaviours are controlled by natural causes.