chapter 6

Question 1

The 19th century brought forth what to psychology…

Answer 1

• physiology -phrenology, brain injury studies
• Physics…I dunno
• mathmatics and stats- Galton
• foundation for later explosion of discoveries

Question 2

Introspection incorporates two things:

Answer 2

Self-observation and Inner perception

Question 3

Aspect of self observation

Answer 3

can be done by anyone and is open to personal bias

Question 4

aspects of inner perception

Answer 4

deliberate observation of own processes and is subjective unless under controlled conditions

Question 5

The metronome experiment demonstrated that…

1, 2, 3..example of 3

Answer 5

1. COnscousness is rhythmically disposed like our lives
2. same physical characteristics but the psychological are diff (2nd beat sounds like tock not tick)
3. Change context of sound and our experience of it changes (i.e. that sound in middle of night might make you mad- during day no)

Question 6

after apperception and unifies experience as a whole…explains why easier to remember categories of things

Answer 6

creative synthesis

Question 7

span of apprehension is similar to

Answer 7

digit span

Question 8

individual impressions that enter ones consciousness

Answer 8

apprehension

Question 9

4 aspects of metronome experiment

Answer 9

1. apperception
2. creative synthesis
3. apprehension
4. span of apprehension

Question 10

one of the first experiments to have an unchanging stimulus…but required…

Answer 10

metronome…trained observer to prevent odd results

Question 11

Dimensions of Tridimensional theory of feeling

Answer 11

1. tension-relief
2. excitement-depression
3. pleasantness- unpleasantness

Question 12

anatomical evidence of tridimensional theory of feeling:
thalamus relay between….
1._______(decision making)
2._______ (fight or flight

Answer 12

thalamus relay between:
Prefrontal cortex (decision making) and Amygdala (fight or flight)

Question 13

Wundt believed ______ was central to ____________ like wolstencraft

Answer 13

emotion was central to all psychological processes

Question 14

Wundt curve demonstrates….and implies that you will get the most_______from ___________ stimulus intensity

Answer 14

intensity of stimulus and pleasantness

pleasure from moderate stim intensity

Question 15

Wundt agreed there is a physical process that occurs with psychological but did not say it was count-for-count like fechner- you could not…because mental structures have their own

Answer 15

explain psychological by explaining physical. because mental structures have their own laws.

Question 16

Wundt thought studying children was

Answer 16

pointless lol

Question 17

Wundt pointed out that language is______ but it does not have to be________. Idea of ____ _____

Answer 17

thought but it does not have to be verbal- idea of silent thought

Question 18

culrtural or folk psychology was intended to …

Now thought of as ….

Answer 18

trace the evolution of mans mind to account for ‘special aspect’

Sociology

Question 19

• summarized the forgetting curve.

- Measured relationship between duration since learning and time to relearn

Answer 19

ebbinghaus

Question 20

ebbinghaus found ____ associations formed between all….not just…

Answer 20

associations between all items on the list- not just adjacent ones.

Question 21

created first standardized measure of memory

Answer 21

ebbinghaus

Question 22

whiten calking did what

Answer 22

• first fem spa press

- invented paired association task to study memory

Question 23

ebbinghaus studied nonsensical words to prevent

Answer 23

associations with actual words from interfering with memory/ research data

Question 24

calkins paired associations looked strength of …and role of ______ & ………

Answer 24

associations, frequency and repititions

Question 25

Calkins thoughts on study of psychology and self

Answer 25

1. psychology is study of self
2. self is a totality (many characteristics)
3. unique to each person
4. identical to self from 10 years ago and yet
5. changing being