AP Psych unit 1 Study guide – Flashcards
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the greek philosopher who believed intelligence was inherited
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psychologists approach the study go thoughts and actions with careful observation and rigorous analysis
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to say "psychology is a science" means that
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field engaged in solving applied problems
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In defining psychology the text notes that psychology is most accurately described as
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way of asking and answering questions
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today psychology is defined as
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scientific study of behavior and mental processes
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which seventeenth century philosopher believed that the same ideas were innate
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descartes
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the philosophical views of John Locke are to those of Rene descartes as ______ is to _________
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nurture nature
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Francis Bacon ideas led most directly to the scholarly view known as
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empiricism
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the seventeenth century philosopher who believed that the mind is blank at birth and that most knowledge comes through sensory experience
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DEscartes
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Psychology is defined as the scientific study of behavior and mental processes Wilhem Wundt would have omitted which of the following words from the definition a. scientific study b. behavior c. mental processes d. wundt would have agreed
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behavior
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the first psychology laboratory was established by ____ in the year _______
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Wundt;1879
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who would most likely agree with the statement "psychology is the study of mental life" a.wilhelm wundt b. john watson c. ivan pavlov d. virtually any american psychologist
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Wilhelm wundt
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In psychology behavior is best defined as
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any action we can observe and record
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Joan believes that psychologists should go back to using interception as a tool . This technique is based on
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self examination and mental processes
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Who introduced the early school of structuralism
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Edward titchner
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the Physiological views of William James are to those of Edward Titchner as _____ is to ______
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anything we can infer from a persons actions
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Two historical roots of psychology are the disciplines of
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philosophy and biology
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Who wrote the early textbook the "Principles of Psychology"
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William James
