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1
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Which of the following best describes a view of the main held by Plato and Socrates?

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The mind is separate from the body and continues after the body dies

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Which philosopher is most well-known for theorizing that the mind at birth is a tabula rasa or a “blank slate”

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John Locke

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The first psychological laboratory was established by

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Wilhelm Wundt

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Having the patient be self reflective and training them to report elements of their experience

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introspection

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Which philosopher would’ve been most enthusiastic about modern empiricism

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Aristotle

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Who was a prominent American functionalist

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William James

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Who would’ve been most likely to ignore mental processes and to define psychology as “the scientific study of observable behavior “

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John B.Watson

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Humanistic psychologist focused on the importance of

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healthy growth potential

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In the early 1960s the cognitive revolution in psychology involved the renewal of interest in the scientific study of

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mental processes

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Contemporary psychology is best defined as a scientific study of

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Behavior and mental processes

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The inheritance of behavioral characteristics was emphasized by

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Charles Darwin

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The most adaptive behaviors are the ones most likely to grow stronger and become habitual

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William James

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The theory of psychology believes that we can reinvent ourselves and all have the potential to start over again

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humanist

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The theory of psychology does not recognize free will when it comes to making decisions and believe we are mechanically controlled by our environment

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behaviorist

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The believe that prior knowledge helps learners as a stepping stone to learn more complex information

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scaffolding

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Who believe that the minded body were connected

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Aristotle

17
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Method for assessing aspects of character and personality from the physical appearances of certain areas of the cranium

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phrenology

18
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Who is the student of William James and the first female president of the American psychological Association

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Mary Calkins

19
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Which psychologist was the first woman to receive a PhD in psychology after Harvard University declined give Mary Calkins the PhD

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Margaret Washburn

20
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Who is the Americans philosopher who authored a textbook in 1890 for emerging discipline of psychology

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William James

21
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Nature vs Nurture (Nature)

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Genetics, naturally matures

22
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Nature vs Nurture (nurture)

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Environment

23
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Who believed the mind and body are formed through experience

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Aristotle

24
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Empiricism

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Observable, experience, experimentation (knowledge comes from experience)

25
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What is structuralism and who believed it?

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structure of the human mind, introspection

Edward Titchener

26
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What is functionalism and who believed it?

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How the human mind functions, what enables organism to survive, thrive, adapt,
William James

27
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what philosopher and the definition of theory?

asserts that in every human’s unconscious there are drives, desires, and conflicts that cause stress

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Sigmund Freud, Psychoanalytic theory

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Level of analysis?

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Biological, Social-cultural, psychological

29
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Studying the biological components of behavior and mental processes; how brain and body affect

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Biological analysis

30
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Studying the mental processes: cognitive and perception

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Psychological analysis

31
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Behaviors across situations and cultures

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Social-cultural

32
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The belief that everyone wants to be respected, productive, and have freewill

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Humanistic Psychology

33
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Research thats for knowledge and understanding

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Basic research

34
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Research for problem solving

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Applied research

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