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Question 1

original / old definition & name of psychology

Answer 1

Psyche in greek means “soul” & “mind”

Question 2

current definition of psychology

Answer 2

systematic study of behaviour and experience

Question 3

what is free will

Answer 3

-all behaviour is independent , people are free agent

Question 4

determinism

Answer 4

every action must be a probable cause

Question 5

Mind body problem (important philosopher who?)

Answer 5

Renee descartes
-skeptic and doubted everything

Question 6

Mind body problem
(famous quote linked)

Answer 6

i think therefore i am

Question 7

Mind body problem
(dualism definition)

Answer 7

mind and body are two different things but somehow interact with each other

Question 8

Mind body problem
(monism)

Answer 8

conscious experience is inseparable from brain

Question 9

Nature vs Nurture
(which is fixed/ growth mindset)

Answer 9

Nature: hereditary / internal factors (fixed)
Nurture: environment / external factors (growth)

Question 9

Founder of modern psychology

Answer 9

Wilhelm Maximilian Wundt

Question 9

Functionalism

Answer 9

William James
- focus on what the mind does than what the mind is

Question 10

Structuralism

Answer 10

Edward TItchener
- attempt to describe the structure of the mind
(comprised of sensation, feelings and images)

Question 12

Difference between structuralism and functionalism

Answer 12

structuralism: Theory ( focus on taste, structure, smell)
functionalism: application (purpose and benefit of eating apple)

Question 13

Behaviourism and law of learning

Answer 13

explain how learning is a product of reinforcement and punishment

Question 14

Comparative psychology

Answer 14

comparative psychology plays a crucial role in broadening our understanding of the diversity of behavior in the animal kingdom and its implications for human psychology and biology

Question 15

Freud & clinical psychology

Answer 15

study of thought and knowledge

Question 16

Positive psychology

Answer 16

Seligman
(PERMA+ )
Positive emotions
Engagement
Relationships
Meaning
Accomplishment

Question 17

Hypothesis

Answer 17

Guess/ prediction

Question 18

Method

Answer 18

procedures researchers use to answer specific questions

Question 19

Parsimony

Answer 19

Prefer simpler over complex explanations

Question 20

LIkert scale

Answer 20

Used in survery
strongly disagree 1-5 strongly agree