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Prologue Flashcards

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1
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Define behavior

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Any action we can observe

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Define psychology

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The scientific study of behavior and mental processes

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Define mental processes

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Internal, subjective experiences we infer from behavior

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Psychology uses __ & __ to explain human nature, and puts __ to the test

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Observations & analysisTheories

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Describe Buddha’s (india) impact on psychology

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Pondered how sensations & perceptions combine to form ideas

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Describe Confucius’ (china) impact on psychology

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Stressed power of ideas & an educated mind

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Describe Socrates’ & Plato’s impact on psychology

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Concluded mind is separable from body and continues after death. Knowledge is innate. Derived principles by logic

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Describe Aristotle’s impact on psychology

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Derived principles by observations. Knowledge grows from experiences stored in memory

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Describe Descartes’ impact on psychology

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Explained how immaterial mind & physical body communicate with “animal spirits”

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Describe Bacon’s impact on psychology

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A founder of modern science. Saw how we perceive patterns in random events. Researched our noticing and remembering events

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Define Locke’s impact on psychology

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Mind at birth is a blank slate on which experience writes

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Define empiricism

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View that knowledge comes from experience via the senses, & science flourishes through observation & experiment

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In 1879, who created the first psychology experiment and laboratory? What did he seek to measure?

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Wilhelm WundtFastest & simplest mental processes

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In 1892, who introduced structuralism? What did it aim to discover?

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Edward TitchenerElements of mind, report elements of experience, but was unreliable

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Define structuralism

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Early school of psychology that used introspection (looking inward) to explore the elemental structure of the human mind

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Who introduced functionalism and wrote Principles of psychology?

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William James

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Define functionalism

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School of psychology that focused on how mental & behavioral processes function; how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish

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First female president of the American Psychological Association

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Mary Calkins

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First woman to receive a psychology PhD

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Margaret Washburn

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Psychology developed from __ & __

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Philosophy and biology

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Describe Pavlov’s, Freud’s, and Piaget’s impact on psychology

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Pavlov: study of learningFreud: theory of personalityPiaget: observer of children

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Until the 1920s, psychology was defined as?

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The science of mental life

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From the 1920s - 1960s, introspection was dismissed and psychology was defined as?

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The scientific study of observable behavior

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In the 1960s, who pioneered humanistic psychology?

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Carl Rogers & Abraham Maslow

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Define humanistic psychology

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Perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people; used personalized methods to study personality in hopes of fostering personal growth

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Describe the cognitive revolution in the 1960s

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Support earlier ideas, but expanded ideas with science (like importance of considering internal thought processes)

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Define cognitive neuroscience

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Study of the interaction of thought processes & brain function

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Describe contemporary psychology

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Membership in psychological societies is growing. Psychology is growing & globalizing

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Define the nature-nurture issue

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Longstanding controversy over relative contributions that genes & experience make to the development of psychological traits & behaviors

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Describe Plato, Aristotle, Locke, & Descartes views on nature-nurture issue

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Plato: character & intelligence are largely inherited, certain ideas inbornAristotle: nothing in the mind does not come first from outside worldLocke: mind is blank sheet which experience writesDescartes: some ideas are innate

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Describe Darwin’s impact on psychology

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1831: pondered incredible species variation. 1859: book Origin of Species proposed evolutionary process & principle of natural selection

32
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Define natural selection

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Principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction & survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations

33
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Define levels of analysis

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Differing complementary views from biological to psychological to social-cultural, for analyzing any phenomenon

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Define biopsychosocial approach

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Integrated perspective that incorporates biological, psychological, & social-cultural levels of analysis

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Describe psychology’s varied perspectives:Neuroscience:Evolutionary:

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Neuroscience: body & brain enable emotions, memories, & sensory experiences Evolutionary: natural selection promotes perpetuation of one’s genes

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Describe psychology’s varied perspectives:Behavior genetics:Psychodynamic:

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Behavior genetics: genes & environment influence our individual differencesPsychodynamic: behavior springs from unconscious drives & conflicts

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Describe psychology’s varied perspectives:Behavioral:Cognitive:Social-cultural:

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Behavioral: learn observable responsesCognitive: encode, process, store, & retrieve informationSocial-cultural: behavior & thinking vary across situations & cultures

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Define basic research

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Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base

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Define the researcher types:Biological:Developmental:Cognitive:

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Biological: explore links between brain and mindDevelopmental: study changing abilities from birth to deathCognitive: experiment how we perceive, think, & solve problems

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Define the researcher types:Personality:Social:Industrial/organizational:

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Personality: investigate persistent traitsSocial: explore how we view & affect one another Industrial/organizational: study and advise on behavior in the workplace

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Define applied research

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Scientific study that aims to solve practical problems

42
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Define counseling psychology

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Branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living and in achieving greater well-being

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Define clinical psychology

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Branch of psychology that studies, assesses, & treats people with psychological disorders

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Define psychiatry

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Branch of medicine that deals with psychological disorders; practiced by physicians who sometimes provide medical treatments as well as psychological therapy

45
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To master information, you must __ __ __

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Actively process it

46
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What does the SQ3R study method stand for?

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Survey, Question, Read, Review, & Reflect

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Describe the study method

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Look over what you’re going to read and note the sections’ main topic. Keep learning objective as the question you’ll answer. Review section & definitions. Stop & reflect & summarize reading

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Five study hints to boost your learning

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1) Distribute your study time2) In class, listen actively3) Overlearn4) Focus on big ideas 5) Be a smart test-taker

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What did John Watson redefine psychology as? What was he known as

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the scientific study of observable behaviorbehaviorist

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What are psychology’s 7 perspectives?

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neuroscience, evolutionary, behavior genetics, psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, and social-cultural

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What are psychology’s 6 types of researchers?

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biological, developmental, cognitive, personality, social, and industrial/organizational

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