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PSYC Chapter 1
Psychology Chapter 1 (CSUSM)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Study of mind, brain, and behavior. | Psychological Science |
| Understand mental activity, social interactions, and how people acquire behavior. | Goals of Psycology |
| Evidence gained through experience and observation. | Empirical Evidence |
| Nature/Nurture Debate | Is individual psychology innate or is it a cultural phenomenon? |
| Who established the first psychology laboratory? | Wilhelm Wundt (1879) |
| Who pioneered a school of thought that became known as structuralism? | Edward Titchener |
| Who argued the mind consisted of a stream of consciousness that could not be frozen in time, broken down, and analyzed? | William James |
| How psychologists ought to examine the functions served by the mind. | Functionalism |
| What was William James influenced by? | Charles Darwin's evolutionary theory |
| As randomly mutated genes are passed along from generation to generation, species change over time. | Adaptation |
| Mutations that facilitate survival and reproduction are passed along. | Natural Selection |
| Species that are better adapted to their environments will survive and reproduce. | Survival of the fittest |
| The whole conscious experience is different from the sum of its parts. | Gestalt Theory (Max Wertheimer: 1912) |
| Who thought much of human behavior is determined by mental processes operating below the level of awareness, thought mental forces can produce psychological discomfort/disorders, and believed in Psychoanalysis? | Sigmund Freud |
| Focus on how observable environmental stimuli affect behavioral responses. (Ex: Spank child for punishment, money for good grades, etc.) | Behaviorism |
| Who developed behaviorism? | John B. Watson |
| The study of how people think, learn, and remember. (Launched by George A. Miller) | Cognitive Psychology |
| Focuses on the power of situation and on the way people are shaped through their interactions with others. | Social Psychology |
| What are the 4 common levels of analysis? | 1. Biological Level of Analysis 2. Individual Level of Analysis 3. Social Level of Analysis 4. Cultural Level of Analysis |