Psych 289 Chapter 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Psychology definition study of behaviour and the mind
Origins of the word psychology Greek words- Psyche is the soul, logos is the study of a subject
parents of psychology Philosophy and Physiology
Which of Descartes' ideas advanced the naturalistic the dualism of the body and mind- they were separate and fundamentally
study of psychology? different.
1. The soul being immaterial and the province of God
2. Memory, perception, dreaming, and emotions were properties of the body-
understood in naturalistic terms
Aristotle theory of memory memories are the result of similarity, contrast, and contiguity
Wilhelm Wundt- accomplishments Father of psychology- pioneered to separate psychology into its own science
1. established 1st lab for psychology research at University of Liepzig
2. 1879- birthdate of psychology
3. 1881-first psychology journal
Wilhem Wundt- research methods Focus- psychologies focus was consciousness- awareness of immediate
experience (study of conscious experience) and based on scientific methods
Wilhem Wundt (1832-1920) -viewed psychology as a science
-observe + EXPERIMENTATION = psychology
-first experiment on how people hear a sound faster than being aware of what
the sound means (hitting a telegram key when a ball hit a hall)
* opened the first psychology laboratory in Germany in 1879
, Stanley Hall (1844-1924) 1. Student of Wundt's
2. Brought his teaching to the North America
3. Established America's first Psychology Lab-John Hopkins University
4. 1892- driving force behind the APA
Structuralism 1. early school of thought promoted by Wundt and Titchener;
2. used introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind
3. analyze consciousness into its basic elements and investigate how these
elements are related: how fundamental components like sensation, feelings,
and images are related
Introspection 1. A method of self-observation in which participants report their thoughts and
feelings
2. problem: if you depend on your own reflection to document, there is no
independent objective evaluation of that claim
Functionalism (William James) A school of psychology that focused on how our mental and behavioural
processes function - how they enable us to adapt, survive, and flourish
1. investigate the function of conscious not its structure
2. James was influenced by Charles Darwin and "natural selection and that
typical characteristics serve a purpose
3. coined the term " stream of consciousness
Applied Psychology The study of psychological issues that have direct practical significance; also,
the application of psychological findings.
behaviour Any observable action made by a living person
Behaviorism A theoretical orientation based on the premise that scientific psychology
should study only observable behaviour
biological psychology a branch of psychology that studies the links between biological (including
neuroscience and behavior genetics) and psychological processes
cell assembly theory Every time you see the object, neurons get associated and activated towards it,
and become stronger so that it is accessible more quickly
Donald Hebb proposed that human learning takes place by neurons forming new
connections with one another or by the strengthening of connections that
already exist
clinical psychology a branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with
psychological disorders
7 areas of research in modern psychology 1. developmental
2. Social
3. Experimental
4. Physiological
5. Cognitive
6. Personality
7. Psychometrics
CORRECT Answers
Psychology definition study of behaviour and the mind
Origins of the word psychology Greek words- Psyche is the soul, logos is the study of a subject
parents of psychology Philosophy and Physiology
Which of Descartes' ideas advanced the naturalistic the dualism of the body and mind- they were separate and fundamentally
study of psychology? different.
1. The soul being immaterial and the province of God
2. Memory, perception, dreaming, and emotions were properties of the body-
understood in naturalistic terms
Aristotle theory of memory memories are the result of similarity, contrast, and contiguity
Wilhelm Wundt- accomplishments Father of psychology- pioneered to separate psychology into its own science
1. established 1st lab for psychology research at University of Liepzig
2. 1879- birthdate of psychology
3. 1881-first psychology journal
Wilhem Wundt- research methods Focus- psychologies focus was consciousness- awareness of immediate
experience (study of conscious experience) and based on scientific methods
Wilhem Wundt (1832-1920) -viewed psychology as a science
-observe + EXPERIMENTATION = psychology
-first experiment on how people hear a sound faster than being aware of what
the sound means (hitting a telegram key when a ball hit a hall)
* opened the first psychology laboratory in Germany in 1879
, Stanley Hall (1844-1924) 1. Student of Wundt's
2. Brought his teaching to the North America
3. Established America's first Psychology Lab-John Hopkins University
4. 1892- driving force behind the APA
Structuralism 1. early school of thought promoted by Wundt and Titchener;
2. used introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind
3. analyze consciousness into its basic elements and investigate how these
elements are related: how fundamental components like sensation, feelings,
and images are related
Introspection 1. A method of self-observation in which participants report their thoughts and
feelings
2. problem: if you depend on your own reflection to document, there is no
independent objective evaluation of that claim
Functionalism (William James) A school of psychology that focused on how our mental and behavioural
processes function - how they enable us to adapt, survive, and flourish
1. investigate the function of conscious not its structure
2. James was influenced by Charles Darwin and "natural selection and that
typical characteristics serve a purpose
3. coined the term " stream of consciousness
Applied Psychology The study of psychological issues that have direct practical significance; also,
the application of psychological findings.
behaviour Any observable action made by a living person
Behaviorism A theoretical orientation based on the premise that scientific psychology
should study only observable behaviour
biological psychology a branch of psychology that studies the links between biological (including
neuroscience and behavior genetics) and psychological processes
cell assembly theory Every time you see the object, neurons get associated and activated towards it,
and become stronger so that it is accessible more quickly
Donald Hebb proposed that human learning takes place by neurons forming new
connections with one another or by the strengthening of connections that
already exist
clinical psychology a branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with
psychological disorders
7 areas of research in modern psychology 1. developmental
2. Social
3. Experimental
4. Physiological
5. Cognitive
6. Personality
7. Psychometrics
