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CHAPTERmLEARNINGmOBJECTIVESm
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1.mDefinempsychology mandmdescribemthemgoalsmandmlevelsmof manalysismpsychologistsmuse.m
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Psychology mismthemstudy mof mmentalmprocessesmandmbehaviour.m
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Themgoalsmofmpsychology maremtomdescribe,mexplain,mpredict,mandmcontrolmbehaviourmandmme
ntalm
processes.mPsychologistsmvary minmthemdegreemtomwhichmthey mfocusmonmsomemofmthesemgoalsm
moremthanmothers.m
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Themstudy mof mpsychologymmustmoccurmatmmultiplemlevels,mincludingmthemlevelmofmthembrainm(
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biologicalmactivity massociatedmwithmmentalmprocessesmandmbehaviour),mthemlevelmofmthemper
sonm
(themcontentmof mmentalmprocesses),mandmthemlevelmof mthemgroupm(socialminfluencesmonm
behaviour).m
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2.mDescribemtheminfluencesmof mearly mmythsmandmancientmGreekmphilosophiesmonmpsychology
.m
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Early mexplanationsmof mhumanmbehaviourmweremrootedminmsuperstitionmandmmagic.m
•m
Later,mphilosophers,mbeginningmwithmthemancientmGreeks,mtriedmtomdevelopmmoremobjectivem
theoriesmof mhumanmconsciousnessmandmreality.m
•m
Themworkmof msuchmearly mphilosophersmasmHippocrates,mSocrates,mPlato,mandmAristotlem
contributedmtomthemlatermformationmof mpsychology masmamnaturalmscience.m
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3.mNamemimportantmearly mpsychologistsmandmdescribemtheirmmajormtheoriesmandmresearchm
methods.m
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Themdevelopmentmofmpsychology mhasmbeenmstrongly minfluencedmby mshiftsminmthemsocialm
environmentmandmdevelopmentmof mnewmtechnology.m
•m
Themfirstmpsychology mlaboratory mwasmfoundedminmLeipzig,mGermany,mby mphysiologistmWilhe
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Wundt.mWundtmwasminterestedminmhumanmconsciousnessmandmwill,mwhichmhemstudiedmthrou
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small,mstructuredmactivitiesmthatmcouldmbemeasily mwatchedmandmreplicated.m
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Structuralism,mamschoolmof mthoughtmdevelopedmby monemof mWundt’smstudents,mreliedmuponmt
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usemof mintrospection,mthemcarefulmobservationmof mhumanmperception.mThemgoalmofmthem
structuralistsmwasmtomfindmthemsmallestmbuildingmblocksmof mconsciousness.m
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William mJamesmestablishedmthemfirstmpsychologymlaboratoryminmthemUnitedmStatesmatmHarvar
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Hemhelpedmshiftmthemfield’smfocusmtomthemfunctionsmofmmentalmeventsmandmbehaviours,mformi
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schoolmof mthoughtmknownmasmfunctionalism.m
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Gestaltmpsychologistsmstudiedmhumanmtendenciesmtomperceivempatternmrathermthanmdividing
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consciousnessmintomitsmsmallestmparts.mThey mfocusedmonmputtingmtogethermthem“parts,”morm
individualmsensations,mtomcreatemam“whole”mormperceptionmthatmwentmbeyondmthemsum mof mt
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4.mSummarizemthemmajormprinciplesmof mthempsychoanalytical,mbehaviourist,mhumanistic,m
cognitive,mandmneurosciencemapproachesmtompsychology.m
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Overmthemyears,mdifferentmfieldsmofmpsychologymemerged,mwithmdifferentmideasmaboutmwhatm
wasm
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weremthempsychoanalytic,mbehaviourist,mhumanistic,mcognitive,mandmneurosciencemschoolsmo
fm
thought.m
•m
SigmundmFreud’smpsychoanalyticalmtheory mfocusedmonmthemimportancemof munconsciousmme
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,•m
Behaviouristsmbelievedmstrongly mthatmpsychology mshouldmrestrictmitsmfocusmtomthemcarefulms
tudy m
of mobservablembehaviours.m
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Humanistic mpsychologistsmreactedmagainstmthemmechanicalmportrayalsmofmpeoplemby mthem
behaviouristsmandmemphasizedmindividuals’mpotentialmformgrowthmandmself-actualization.m
•m
Cognitivempsychologistsmreignitedminterestminmthemstudy mof mmentalmprocesses,mcomparingmt
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workingsmofmthemmindmtomthemworkingsmof mcomputers.m
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Biologicalmscience,mincludingminterestminmthemworkingsmof mthembrainmandminmourmgeneticm
inheritance,mwasmthemmajorminfluencemonmneurosciencemapproaches.m
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5.mDescribemthemthreemmajormbranchesmof mpsychology mandmsummarizemkey mtrendsminm
psychology.m
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Themtheoreticalmandmculturalmdiversity mof mthemfieldmof mpsychology mhasmincreasedmdramatica
lly m
overmrecentmyears.m
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Theremaremthreemkey mbranchesmof mpsychology:macademic,mapplied,mandmclinical/counselling.
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Acrossmthemthreembranchesmandmmanymspecialty mareasminmpsychology,mpsychologistsmarem
unitedmby mtheirmsharedmvalues.mPsychologistsmgenerally magreemthatmpsychology mismtheory-
driven,mempirical,mmulti-level,mandmcontextual.m
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Currently,mpsychology mappearsmtombemdevelopingmasmamscienceminmresponsemtomamgrowingm
diversity mthroughoutmthemfield,madvancesminmtechnologym(suchmasmbrainmscanning),mandmthe
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1.mMentalmprocessesmdescribemthemactivity mof mourmbrainsmwhenmwemaremengagedminmthinkin
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, Answer:mTruem
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Difficulty:mEasy m
Bloomcode:mKnowledgem
LearningmObjective:mDefinempsychology mandmdescribemthemgoalsmandmlevelsmof manalysism
psychologistsmuse.m
SectionmReference:mWhatmIsmPsychology?m
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2.mThempersonmlevelmof manalysismmaymincludemhowmintelligencemormmotivationminfluencesmb
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Answer:mTruem
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Difficulty:mEasy m
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LearningmObjective:mDefinempsychology mandmdescribemthemgoalsmandmlevelsmof manalysism
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SectionmReference:mWhatmIsmPsychology?m
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3.mThemhistory mof mpsychology m(andmmostmothermsciences)mdrewmheavily monmphilosophy.m
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Answer:mTruem
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Difficulty:mEasy m
Bloomcode:mKnowledgem
LearningmObjective:mDescribemtheminfluencesmof mearly mmythsmandmancientmGreekmphilosophi
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SectionmReference:mPsychology’smRootsminmPhilosophy m
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4.mSocratesmbelievedmthatm“truth”mismanmobjectivemconceptmthatmismNOTmdependentmonmperc
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Answer:mFalsem
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Difficulty:mEasy m
Bloomcode:mComprehensionm
LearningmObjective:mDescribemtheminfluencesmof mearly mmythsmandmancientmGreekmphilosophi
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psychology.m
SectionmReference:mPsychology’smRootsminmPhilosophy m
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5.mDarwinmarguedmthatmdihybridmcrossingmwasmresponsiblemformthemcharacteristicsmthatmsur
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