Chapter 1 - Part 1 and 2

Question 1

Pseudoscience

Answer 1

Sounds scientific but is not

Question 2

Monism

Answer 2

Concept that the body and the mind are linked

Question 3

Dualism

Answer 3

The idea that the body and the mind are radically different

Question 4

Empiricism

Answer 4

Knowledge comes from the senses/experiences

Question 5

Structuralism

Answer 5

Study of basic elements of consciousness. eg; Introspection

Question 6

Functionalism

Answer 6

Function or adaptive purpose of consciousness. The “Why” instead of the “What”.

Question 7

Psychodynamic (Freud) (1)

Answer 7

The role of unconscious. eg; defense mechanisms such as repression.

Question 8

Psychoanalysis

Answer 8

Bringing unconscious material into conscious awareness.

Question 9

Modern Theory

Answer 9

Focus on influence of early relationships. (how family members/caregivers influenced you)

Question 10

Behavioural (Watson) (2)

Answer 10

Emphasis on external environment/ observable behaviours.

Question 11

Tabula Rasa (locke)

Answer 11

Believed he could take a child and make them into anything.

Question 12

Pavlov

Answer 12

Classical conditioning (dog drooling when bell rang)

Question 13

Skinner box

Answer 13

Operant conditioning (mouse in box example)

Question 14

Cognitive Behaviourism (bandura)

Answer 14

Learning experiences/environment affect people. eg; a kid copying an adults action

Question 15

Humanistic (3)

Answer 15

Emphasis on unique qualities of humans. (Free will, meaning in someone’s life.)

Question 16

Cognitive (4)

Answer 16

“The thinking human” How mental processes affect behaviour.

Question 17

Piaget

Answer 17

Cognitive development in children. More interested in why kids got questions wrong. Nature vs Nurture

Question 18

Gestalt Psychology

Answer 18

Perception of the whole rather than the small parts.

Question 19

Fusiform Face Area

Answer 19

Facial recognition area. Related to gestalt psychology.

Question 20

Biological (5)

Answer 20

Behaviour in terms of the brain and neurotransmitters. The influence of genetics.

Question 21

Cognitive Neuroscience

Answer 21

Studying the link b/w cognitive processes and brain activity.

Question 22

Behavioural Neuroscience

Answer 22

Studying what regions of our brains are active during certain behaviours.

Question 23

Sociocultural (6)

Answer 23

Influence of environmental/cultural learning on behaviour, thoughts, and feelings.

Question 24

Social Psychology

Answer 24

Presence of others alters our behaviour. eg; conforming

Question 25

Cultural Psychology

Answer 25

How values, beliefs, behaviours, and traditions are taught.

Question 26

Absolutism

Answer 26

What is true in one circumstance is true in all circumstances.

Question 27

Relativism

Answer 27

Judgments of right or wrong are based off of local culture and tradition.