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Unit 1 Test Part 1 Flashcards

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1
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What is the literal definition of psychology?

A

study of the soul

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What are the 2 big issues in psychology?

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Nature vs. Nurture; Mind & Body

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_______ suggests that the brain is physical and the mind is something else (the mind is “divine”)

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Dualism

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4
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the mind controls the body

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Classical Dualism

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5
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the mind and the body are isolated – exist in separate worlds

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Parallelism

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6
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the brain causes the mind

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Epiphenomenalism

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________ suggests that the brain and mind are one in the same

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Monism

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both the mind and body exist in a mental realm

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Idealism

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_______ suggests that the entire universe exists in the mind (John Mulchovich)

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Solipsism

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10
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both the mind and body are physical; there is no non-physical mental world

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Materialism

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11
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Psychologist who proposed evolution

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Darwin

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12
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Father of Psychology
Established first psych lab
Hoped to measure atoms of the mind

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Wilhelm Wundt

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13
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Structuralism
Focused on introspection
“What?”
Studied basic elements of conscious experience

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Edward Titchener

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Functionalism
Focused on the purpose of behavior
“Why?”

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William James

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15
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Wilhelm Wundt, Edward Titchener, and William James

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Introspection

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Psychodynamic
Focused on the unconscious mind
How do underlying forces determine conflict, motivation, and desires?

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Sigmund Freud

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Behaviorism
Dismissed introspection
Believed in observable behavior only

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John Watson

18
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Gestalt
Thinking, learning, and perception
“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts”

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Max Wertheimer

19
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_________ psychology uses ideas, theories, and research from multiple perspectives according to the needs of clients

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Eclectic

20
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Hereditary/biochemical processes
Brain & nervous system, genetics, hormones
James Olds, Roger Sperry, David Hubel

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Biological Approach

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Environmental/stimulus, conditions
Specific overt responses
John B. Watson, B.F. Skinner, Ivan Pavlov

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Behavioral Approach

22
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Stimulus conditions/mental processes
Thoughts and language
Jean Piaget, Noam Chomsky, Herbert Spencer, George Miller

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Cognitive Approach

23
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Unique aspects of “human experience”
Human potential, self-actualization
Carl Rogers, A. Maslow

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Humanistic Approach

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Early life experiences
Unconscious drives and conflicts
Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Alfred Adler

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Psychodynamic Approach

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Cultural Norms
Cross-cultural patterns of attitude and behavior
P. Greenfield, John Berry

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Socio-Cultural Approach

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Natural selection/adaptive processes
Behavior in terms of adaptive value
David Buss, Martin Daly, Margo Wilson

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Evolutionary Approach

27
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human development across the lifespan; womb to womb which includes infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age

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Developmental Subfield

28
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interpersonal behavior and the role of social forces in governing behavior; includes attitude formation, prejudice, attraction, etc.

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Social Subfield

29
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how people learn and the best way to teach them; includes curriculum design, teacher training, achievement testing, etc.

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Educational Subfield

30
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how psychology factors relate to the maintenance of physical health and the causation, prevention, and treatment of illness

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Health Subfield

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the influence of genetic factors on behavior and the role of the brain, nervous system, etc. in the regulation of behavior

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Physiological Subfield

32
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encompasses the traditional core topics of psychology; sensation, perception, learning, conditioning, motivation, and emotion

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Experimental Subfield

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“higher” mental processes, such as memory, reasoning, information processing, problem solving, decision-making, etc.

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Cognitive Subfield

34
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describing/understanding individuals’ consistency in behavior; factors that shape personality and personality assessment

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Personality Subfield

35
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the measurement of behavior and capacities, usually through the development of psychological tests

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Psychometrics Subfield

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