concept quiz 1

Question 1

Greek roots of psychology

Answer 1

philosophy and physiology

Question 2

founder of psychology

Answer 2

Wilhelm wundt

Question 3

origin of psychology

Answer 3

university of Leipzig Germany

Question 4

definition of psychology

Answer 4

the scientific study of behavior and mental processes

Question 5

Plato believed…

Answer 5

we are born with complete knowledge within our soul (nature)

Question 6

Aristotle believed…

Answer 6

knowledge was acquired through experience (nurture)

Question 7

Rene Descartes contribution

Answer 7

dualism which is where the mind and the body interact as two separate entities

Question 8

first two movements in psychology (what,who,concept)

Answer 8

Edward Titchener, structuralism: what the mind and conscious are
William James, functionalism: how the mind and conscious worked

Question 9

Importance of diversity int he field of psychology

Answer 9

when excluding people from things basked on race, gender, etc., you lose a whole perspective

Question 10

four goals of psychology

Answer 10

describe behavior
explain behavior
predict behavior
change (control) behavior

Question 11

psychoanalytic

Answer 11

Sigmund Freud

unconscious mind

believed the nurture from caregivers from birth to 5 determined your mental health

Question 12

behavioral

Answer 12

rewards or consequences with behavior

things that are measurable

Question 13

humanistic

Answer 13

striving to be the best you can be

Question 14

cognitive

Answer 14

mental processes that direct behavior (connections between behavior and human brain)

Question 15

evolutionary

Answer 15

behavioral and mental processes are shaped by evolution

Question 16

biological

Answer 16

physiology used to explain processes
(hormones, anatomy, genes, brain structure)

Question 17

biopsychosocial

Answer 17

biological, psychological, an sociocultural influences

Question 18

Sociocultural

Answer 18

Influenced by our social culture (peers, parents, community)