Psyc 305 revision 1

Name the systems of psychology.

What is the following describing?

A way that encompasses the fundamental beliefs and assumptions regarding a psychological system.

• Ways of thinking

• Theoretical perspective

• Ways of organizing

• Mechanism vs vitalism

• Nativism vs empiricism

What is the following describing?

A structure that provides a structured way of understanding and explaining psychological phenomenon.

• Ways of thinking

• Theoretical perspective

• Ways of organizing

• Mechanism vs vitalism

• Nativism vs empiricism

What is the following describing?

A method pf structuring that helps develop coherent explanations of phenomenon by categorizing information.

• Ways of thinking

• Theoretical perspective

• Ways of organizing

• Mechanism vs vitalism

• Nativism vs empiricism

State and explain the different systems in psychology.

Answer explanation

Ways of thinking: The fundamental beliefs and assumptions regarding a concept.

Theoretical perspective: The different ways of understanding and explaining psychology under one characteristic

Ways of organizing: Provides better understanding by grouping elements

Who discussed the persisting question that seeks to find similarities0 and differences between humans an animals?

• Hippocrates

• Descartes

• Plato

• Galen

• Socrates

What is the following persisting question?

Understand the fundamental characteristics of humans and how they differ from animals.

• Human vs nonhuman

• Mind vs body

• Nativism vs empiricism

• Vitalism vs mechanism

• Universalism vs relativism

What is the following persisting question?

Explores relationship between mental process and physical process.

• Human vs nonhuman

• Mind vs body

• Nativism vs empiricism

• Vitalism vs mechanism

• Universalism vs relativism

What is the following persisting question?

Are elements composing us innate or learned.

• Human vs nonhuman

• Mind vs body

• Nativism vs empiricism

• Vitalism vs mechanism

• Universalism vs relativism

What is the following persisting question?

All behaviors can be explained in the same way as machines an the laws they follow or living things contain a vital force that inanimate objects do not have.

• Human vs nonhuman

• Mind vs body

• Nativism vs empiricism

• Vitalism vs mechanism

• Universalism vs relativism