Chapter 1, Psychology Review

Front

The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.

Back

Psychology

Front

Mental processes: internal, _____________activity of our minds, thinking, feeling, and remembering!!!

Back

covert

Front

What are the four goals of psychology?

Back

description, explanation, prediction, control

Front

Who is considered the "Father of Psychology"?

Back

William James

Front

Is psychology a science?

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yes

Front

__________________________as proposed by William James

Harvard professor, wrote Principles of Psychology

How the mind allows people to function in the real
world – how they work, play, and adapt to their
surroundings

Influenced by Darwin’s ideas on natural selection: the
passing of traits to offspring

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Functionalism

Front

What was Sigmund Freud's theory?

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Psychoanalysis

Front

What did Sigmund Freud consider as the key to understanding the nervous disorder he observed?

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the unconscious mind

Front

The perspective that the unconscious mind influences an individuals behavior is called

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psychodynamic approach

Front

Which type of psychologist would be most likely to argue that a child will hit others because his older siblings hit others?

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behaviorist