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Exploring Phycology in Modules, Myers 9th Ed
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Physiology
Undergraduate 1
02/03/2014

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Structuralism
Definition
Early school of thought promoted by Wundt and Titchner, used introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind.
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Functionalism
Definition
Early school of thought promoted by James and influenced by Darwin; explored how mental and behavioral processes functioned. how they enable an organism to adapt, survive and flourish.
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What event defined the start of scientific phycology?
Definition
Scientific psychology began in 1879 when William Wundt opened the first psychology lab.
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Why did introspection fail as a methos for understanding how the mind works?
Definition

People's self-reports varied, depending on the person's experience and intelligence and verba

 ability.

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[blank] used introspection to define the mind's makeup; [blank] focused on how mental processes help us to adapt, survive and flourish.
Definition
Structuralism; Functionalism
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Behaviorism
Definition

The view that psychology should

1) should be an objective science that

2) studies behavior without reference to mental process

Most research psychologist today agree with 1 but not 2

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Humanistic psychology
Definition
Historical significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people.
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Cognitive neuroscience
Definition
The interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with the cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language)
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Psychology
Definition
The science of behavior and mental process
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Nature - Nurture Issue
Definition
The longstanding controversy ovet the relative contribution that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors. Today's psychological science sees traits and behaviors arising from the interaction of nature and nurture.
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How did the cognitive revolution effect the field of psychology?
Definition
It recaptured the field's early interest in mental processes and made them legitimate topics for science.
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What is contemporary psychology's position on the nature nurture issue?
Definition
Psychological event often stem from the interaction of nature and nurture rather then from either of them.
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Natural selection
Definition
The principle that, among the range of inherited traits variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to future generations.
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Levels of analysis
Definition
The differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon.
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Biopsychosocial approach
Definition
An integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological and social-cultural levels of analysis.
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