Chapter 1 - central themes Flashcards
memorize all seven central themes. Make sure you can classify a situation.
1. Experience is ______.
subjective! (this is the first finding in psychology ever)
Our minds are unique; unique form of psychological functions. Some is controlled by nature, other by nurture.
2. Psychology is a s_____.
science above all else.
No biases, no emotion; uses logic, reason, testing ,experiments.
3. Psychology involves _____.
multiple competing theories!
Some theories are based on biology, some on environment, others are combined.
4. No one theory _____.
explains it all!
Behavior and mental processes always have multiple causes. Even when two theories explain something in two different ways, they can both be right.
5. Nature and nurture interact in ways that ____.
constantly affect functioning!
6. Psychology is an e________.
evolutionary science!
This means every theory is based on the idea of evolution! These theories can’t work without this idea.
7. Psychology evolves in _____.
a sociohistorical context!
events in history and advancements in technology alter the science of psychology.
Also, historical events alter psychological findings (like WWII)
Define psychology
psyche (soul) + logos (the study of) = the scientific study of thought, behavior, feeling.
SCIENCE:
strives to know facts by using objective/unbiased evidence.
MIND: (consciousness; mental processes)
the brain and ALL of its mental processes
BEHAVIOR:
outwardly observable or measurable acts of a person or a nonhuman animal, alone or in a group.
Define difference between NATURE and NURTURE:
Nature: biology, genetics control how we function.
Nurture: societal, environmental; learn through experience.
