Introduction to Psychology Flashcard

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What is psychology best defined as?

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Behavior and mental processes.

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Which type of factor is a psychologist focusing on when studying how Lyla's thoughts influence her anger?

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Cognitive

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Which of the four goals of psychology does helping Kiera overcome her fear of spiders best represent?

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Influence

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Which goal of psychology involves counting occurrences without explaining why they happen?

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Describe

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Who is credited with writing the first known book on psychology, Para Psyche ("about the mind")?

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Aristotle

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What historic event in 1879 marked the official birth of psychology as a science?

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Wilhelm Wundt established the first psychology laboratory in Leipzig, Germany.

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What correct and important idea did phrenology help advance?

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The brain is the organ of the mind.

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What does it mean when scientists say that mental functions are localized in specific areas of the brain?

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That mental functions are localized in specific areas of the brain.

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If Leandro, Naomi, and Marco were functionalist psychologists like William James, which question would spark their curiosity the most?

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What is the purpose of fear in helping us survive?

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Which school of thought believes psychology should only study observable and measurable actions?

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Behaviorism