U1 Module 1: Psychology's History

Question 1

Tabula Rasa

Answer 1

The theory that individuals are born without built-in mental content, and therefore all knowledge comes from experience or perception.

Question 2

Empiricism

Answer 2

The view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should, therefore, rely on observation and experimentation.

Question 3

Structuralism

Answer 3

Early school of thought prompted by Wundt and Titchener; Used introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind.

Question 4

Introspection

Answer 4

The examination of one’s own conscious thoughts and feelings.

Question 5

Functionalism

Answer 5

The early school of thought promoted by James and influenced by Darwin; explored how mental and behavioral processes function. How they enable organisms to adapt, survive, and flourish.

Question 6

Experimental Psychology

Answer 6

The study of behavior and thinking using the experimental method.

Question 7

Behaviorism

Answer 7

The view is that psychology should be an objective science that studies behaviors without reference to metal processes.

Question 8

Humanistic Psychology

Answer 8

A historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people.

Question 9

Cognitive Neuroscience

Answer 9

The interdisciplinary study of brain activity linked with cognition. (Includes perception, thinking, memory, and language).

Question 10

Psychology

Answer 10

The science of behavior and mental processes