Introduction to Psychology - Part 1 Flashcards
Is Psychology a core science similar to medicine?
Yes.
Psychology is not a social science. True or False?
False.
“The active application of a set of skills to information for the understanding and evaluation of that information.” This is the defition of:
Critical thinking
It involves maitaining an attitude of skepticism, recognizing internal biases, making use of logical thinking, asking appropriate questions and making observations. This is the definition of:
Critical Thinking.
The idea that knowledge and thoughts comes from experience justify the use of the scientific method known as:
Empirical method.
When did psychology become accepted as its own academic discipline?
Late 1800s.
Psychology is not a science. True or false?
False.
Who called introspection as “internal perception”?
Wilhem Wundt.
Who was the first person to be referred to as a psychologist?
Wilhem Wundt.
Psychology is an old science. True or false?
False.
Psychology is a relatively young science with its experimental roots in the 19th centure. True or False?
True.
Which scholars are credited as being the founders of psychology as a science and academic discipline:
Wilhem Wundt and William James.
Wilhelm Wundt was an American? True or False?
False.
William James was from North America. True or false?
True.
Who believed that the goal of psychology was to identify components of consciouness and how those components combined to result in our conscious experience?
Wilhelm Wundt.
