Quiz 1. Introduction to Psychology

Question 1

What is psychology?

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The scientific study of behavior and mental process.

Question 2

What is behavior?

Answer 2

Is anything you do or think

Question 3

Overt behaviors…

Answer 3

are the observable actions and responses

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Covert behaviors…

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are private mental events like thinking, dreaming and remembering.

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Psychology goals:

Answer 5

Describe, Understand, Prediction and Control

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Scientific Method Steps:

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1. Make an observation, 2. Define the problem, 3. Hypothesis, 4. Gathering evidence and testing the hypothesis, 5. Theory building, 6. Publishing results

Question 7

Who’s the father of psychology?

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Wilhelm Wundt

Question 8

To analyze the structure of mental life in basic element or building blocks.

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Structuralism

Question 9

How the mind, perception, habits and emotions helps people to adapt and survive

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Functionalism (William James)

Question 10

He thought that looking inward is subjective still it is used actually in meditation, hypnosis, problem solving, etc.

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Titchener (Structuralism)

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Studied conscious experience (What happens when we experience sensations, images, and feelings?

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Wilhelm Wundt (Father of psychology)

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Who created the functionalism?

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William James

Question 13

The study of the mind or conscious experience.

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Observable behavior

Question 14

He observed that he could study the behavior of animals without asking them questions

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John B. Watson (Behaviorism)

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Is a form of learning whereby a conditioned stimulus becomes associated with an unrelated unconditioned stimulus in order to produce a behavioral response known as a conditioned response.

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Classic Behaviorism

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He believed that we act to obtain rewards and avoid punishments. (Who thought this and what type is)

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B.F. Skinner, Radical Behaviorism

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He studied thinking, learning, and perception as whole units

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Max Wertheimer (Gestalt psychology)

Question 18

Analyze psychological element into pieces or elements. “See the bigger picture”

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Gestalt Psychology

Question 19

In mental life, only a small part is conscious and exposed to view. Our behavior is influenced by unconscious thoughts, impulses and desires especially those concerning sex and agression.

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Psychoanalytic psychology

Question 20

The part of the mind that is outside of personal awareness

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Unconscious

Question 21

He believed that thoughts, emotions and actions are determined nothing is an accident. He also stated that the events as a child may affect in the adult personality of the person involved.

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Sigmund Freud (Psychoanalytic psychology)

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Interested in human potentials, ideals and problems. Also believed in free will.

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Humanistic Psychology

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He though that the past do affect us but people have the choice to live more creatively, meaningful and satisfying lives.

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Abraham Maslow (Humanistic Psychology)

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Interested in the need of love, self-esteem, belonging, self-expression, creativity and spiritually

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Humanistic Psychology

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Abraham Maslow Pyramid

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Self-actualization, Esteem, Love and belonging, safety needs, physiological needs.

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Desire to become the most that one can be

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Self-actualization

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Respect, status, recognition, strength, freedom

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Esteem

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Friendship, intimacy, family, sense of connection

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Love and belonging

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Personal security, employment, resources, health, property

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Safety needs

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Air, water, food, shelter, sleep, clothing, reproduction

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Physiological needs