Exam 1 Review

Question 1

The mind and body are separate.
The mind exists after death.
We are born with innate ideas.
These were the ideas of….

Answer 1

Socrates and Plato

Question 2

Order of Psychologists and Philosophers

Answer 2

Socrates and Plato
Aristotle
Descartes
Locke
Wundt
James

Question 3

Denied the existence of innate ideas.
Believed knowledge grows from experience.
Mind and body are not separable.

Answer 3

Aristotle

Question 4

Socrates and Plato…

Answer 4

The mind and body are separate.
The mind exists after death.
We are born with innate ideas.
These were the ideas of….

Question 5

Aristotle…

Answer 5

Denied the existence of innate ideas.
Believed knowledge grows from experience.
Mind and body are not separable.

Question 6

There exists only one substance…

Answer 6

Monism

Question 7

Physical substance is separable from mental or spiritual substance.
The existence of a soul or spirit

Answer 7

Dualism

Question 8

1600’s
Agreed with Socrates and Plato
Dualist
Proposed first model of communication between mind and body

Answer 8

Rene Descartes

Question 9

1600’s
Rejected the ideas of Descartes.
At birth, we are a blank slate.
Knowledge originates in experience, therefore science should rely on observation and experimentation.

Answer 9

John Locke

Question 10

1800’s
Established the 1st psychology laboratory in Germany.
Founder of experimental, or cognitive psychology.

Answer 10

Welhelm Wundt

Question 11

1800's
Father of American Psychology.
Studied the function of the mind.
Founded functionalism.
Defined psychology as the science of mental life.

Answer 11

William James

Question 12

Rene Descartes

Answer 12

1600’s
Agreed with Socrates and Plato
Dualist
Proposed first model of communication between mind and body

Question 13

John Locke

Answer 13

1600’s
Rejected the ideas of Descartes.
At birth, we are a blank slate.
Knowledge originates in experience, therefore science should rely on observation and experimentation.

Question 14

Wilhelm Wundt

Answer 14

1800’s
Established the 1st psychology laboratory in Germany.
Founder of experimental, or cognitive psychology.

Question 15

William James

Answer 15

1800's
Father of American Psychology.
Studied the function of the mind.
Founded functionalism.
Defined psychology as the science of mental life.

Question 16

Psychology is the study of _____ _____

Answer 16

Observable Behavior

Question 17

John Watson and B.F. Skinner studied

Answer 17

Behaviorism

Question 18

Counseling and clinics

Answer 18

Clinical Psychologists

Question 19

Medical doctors who attempt to address the physical causes of psychological disorders.

Answer 19

Psychiatrists

Question 20

Industrial/organized

School, work with teachers, parents and students

Answer 20

Applied Research psychologists

Question 21

The goal of science is to _____, _____ and _____

Answer 21

Describe, predict and explain

Question 22

Most people use 10% of the brain.

True or False

Answer 22

False

Question 23

Playing Mozart to infants boosts their intelligence. True or False

Answer 23

False

Question 24

Psychiatric hospital admissions, crimes and birthrates increase during a full moon. True or False

Answer 24

False

Question 25

Evidence based on subjective personal accounts, rather than on measurable, reliable, verifiable facts or research.
Stories or personal accounts

Answer 25

Anecdotal evidence