What is Psychology Flashcards
Psyche
- soul or mind
Logos
- word
What is Psychology?
- is the systematic study of behavior and experience
What are the General points about Psychology?
- It depends
- Progress depends on good measurement
- Confidence should depend on the strength of evidence
What are the Three Major Philosophical Issues
- Free will versus Determinism
- The mind-brain problem
- The nature-nurture issue
It is the idea that everything that happens has has a cause
- Determinism
An ability to make choices, but your will is the product of your heredity and experiences.
- Free will
What is it? that in everything that you do has a cause but your behavior should be predictable
- Free will versus determinism
What are the 2 views in Mind-Brain problem?
- Dualism
2. Monism
True or False
Dualism means that the mind is separate from the body but somehow controls the brain and the body
- True
It says here that the mind activity or consciousness is inseparable from the physical brain
- Monism
Also called the “heredity-environment issue”
- Nature-Nurture issue
Psychologists are service providers to whom?
- to individuals
- to organization
- in teaching and research
It is the degree in Psychology with a specialty in understanding and helping people with psychological problems.
- Clinical Psychology
What is a Psychiatrist?
They are medical doctors who can prescribe drugs whereas most psychologists cannot do.