Psychology 104

Question 1

Compared to other fields how old is psychology?

Answer 1

Psychology is a fairly recent field.

Question 2

What is the definition of psychology?

Answer 2

Psyche (soul) + logos (to study)

Question 3

What is psychology the scientific study of?

Answer 3

Behaviour and the mind, conscious experience

Question 4

Explain what the scientific approach is.

Answer 4

The systemic gathering and evaluation of empirical evidence

Question 5

Define systemic

Answer 5

According to certain rules and guidelines

Question 6

Define empirical

Answer 6

Something that can be verified or disproved by observation or experiment

Question 7

What are the 3 types of research?

Answer 7

1. Basic
2. Applied
3. Translational

Question 8

I want to learn more about x is what type of research?

Answer 8

Basic

Question 9

Taking things you learn from doing and applying it to a specific problem is what type of research?

Answer 9

Translational

Question 10

I need to learn about x to solve problem y is what kind of research?

Answer 10

Applied

Question 11

Explain the mind and body problem.

Answer 11

Scientists were wondering how we can study something as unobservable as the mind.

Question 12

Explain mind-body dualism

Answer 12

The mind and body were seen as two separate entities, the body was observable and the mind was abstract and unobservable.

Question 13

What did Rene Descartes argue?

Answer 13

That due to the mind being immaterial it was unknowable and impossible to study.

Question 14

Explain the key ideas behind monism.

Answer 14

The belief that the mind and body are one, in this way the mind cannot be its own separate spiritual entity.

Question 15

What concept did Thomas Hobbes come up with?

Answer 15

Mental events are a product of physical events.

Question 16

How does Thomas Hobbes concept apply to real life?

Answer 16

mental anxiety leads to physical pain, and physical pain leads to mental anxiety

Question 17

What idea did John locke come up with?

Answer 17

We should focus on the capabilities of the human mind.

Question 18

Who created the first psychology lab?

Answer 18

Wilhelm Wundt (1832 - 1920)

Question 19

Compare and contrast the two schools of thought: Structuralism and Functionalism

Answer 19

i. Structuralism
1) Break it down into elementary components
ii. Functionalism
1) Look at the function or purpose

Question 20

Who founded structuralism?

Answer 20

Wilhelm Wundt and Edward Titchener

Question 21

Who founded functionalism?

Answer 21

William James and James Rowland Angell