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Psychology123
exam 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Psychology? | Scientific study of behavior and mental processes and how they are affected by an organism's physical and mental state and external environment |
| Psychology as a science. | empirical science -> based on research |
| Themes in psych. | psychology as a science importance of theory causes of behavior nature/nurture passive stability rational |
| Wilhelm Wundt | father of psychology, set up a lab to study conscious experience |
| stimulus | any physical energy that affects a perspn and evokes a response |
| introspection | to look within; to examine one's own thoughts,feelings, or sensations |