Chapter 3

Question 1

Renaissance means

Answer 1

rebirth

Question 2

First theory that looked at how we thought

Answer 2

mentalism

Question 3

“I think therefor, I exist” is the basis of

Answer 3

Cartesian Doubt

Question 4

notion that mind and body are fundamentally different

Answer 4

dualism

Question 5

Descartes believed the mind communicated with the body through the

Answer 5

pineal gland

Question 6

pineal gland became known as

Answer 6

the seat of the soul

Question 7

most important features of cartesian model:

Answer 7

• central to western psychology
• mind and body are separate
• human body is subject to laws like physical or mechanical
• human mind is subject to GOD
• We can only know our own mind via introspection, and never truly anthers - we can only observe the state of others

Question 8

Locke suggested we get ideas from two different sources: _________ and _____

Answer 8

Locke

senses & reflection

Question 9

opposed Descartes idea that there are innate principles of the mind

Answer 9

Locke

Question 10

classical use of mentalisim focuses on ________________ as the subject matter of ________________. It was introspective and focused on_______

Answer 10

consciousness
psychology
thought

Question 11

Decartes was a proponent of _____- which is__________

Answer 11

rationalism: provided premis is correct our ability to use reason is sufficient to provide us with truth- innate ability

Question 12

For Locke, our understanding is a result of our_________ not our ___________

Answer 12

experience not our reason

Question 13

Locke said qualities have the power to “_______________in our mind”. Came up with primary and seconday qualities: examples of each

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• ideas in our mind
• primary: motion if something is moving, or number, how many of something there are
• seocndary: a feather tickles you but the tickle is not in the feather- only you.

Question 14

HUme is a proponent of

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Causality

Question 15

Define causality and the limits

Answer 15

we can only observe on thing happening after another and develop an idea that when one thing appears we think of another- but this is based on correlation/experience - not connection
Limits us to being unable to understand nature

Question 16

Believed the self was an idea derived from impressions but nothing more

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HUME

Question 17

utopian tradition based on

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people/professionals working to improve their own situation within society

Question 18

impacts of darwins work on psychology

Answer 18

• individual diff: determined how well or poorly people did
• emotions: insticts
• sex: or study of sexuality
• comparative psyc: can no longer be separate form animal kingdom

Question 19

major aspect of natural selection

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adaptive variations are retained via reproduction by those who survive- as such reproduction is the goal

Question 20

Assisted with construction of Theory of Evolution

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Lamarck, Malthus, Wallace

Question 21

Lamarck said ____ inheritance. Similar to transgenerational __________ today.

Answer 21

soft, epigenetics

Question 22

Malthus said ______ _____ are pressured to change via______ & ____________

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Principles of population,
Growth,
Subsistence

Question 23

Wallace

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co authored the theory as he had written to Darwin explaining he understood evolution similarly