UNIT 1 LESSON 1

Question 1

the study of behavior and mental processes; it is both a
combination of the biological and mental

Answer 1

Psychology

Question 2

The internal, subjective experiences we infer from behavior – sensations, perception, dreams, thoughts, feelings, etc.

Answer 2

Mental Processes

Question 3

These are your senses—it is the process of your body receiving outside signals and stimulus from your eyes, nose, ears, tongue, etc.

Answer 3

Sensations

Question 4

This is how your brain interprets that information being provided. You may perceive some things as happy, or sad, or hostile, or good, or bad, etc.

Answer 4

Perception

Question 5

held that we are innately born with our knowledge and/or mind

Answer 5

nature

Question 6

believed that our knowledge and mind are shaped by our environment (upbringing)

Answer 6

Nurture

Question 7

created his own field of science studying the longer reaction time of hearing vs. perceiving a
sound (structuralism)

Answer 7

Wilhelm
Wundt

Question 8

Functionalism followed structuralism in the 1890s-1920s under _____

Answer 8

William James

Question 9

enabled early humans to think about the past, enabling them to remember benefits, dangers, and plan for the future

Answer 9

Consciousness

Question 10

The world of psychology was truly turned upside down by the ideas of ___________

Answer 10

Sigmund Freud

Question 11

behaviors, thoughts, and perceptions are shaped by
our past and our primitive instincts

Answer 11

unconscious minds