Wertheimer Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Psychology 101: Chapter 3Max Wertheimer - correct answer -founder of Gestalt psychology -argued against dividing human thought and behavior into discrete structures Sensation - correct answer -The stimulation of sense organs -Physical process of receiving information Perception - correct answer -Organizing and interpreting sensory experiences -Psychological process -Compares new stimuli to previous experiences Sensory Receptors - correct answer -respond to specific stimuli such ...

Psychology - The scientific study of behavior and mental processes Four Goals of Psychology - Description, Explanation, Prediction, and Control Wilhelm Wundt - "Father of Psychology"; introspection-1879 Edward Titchener - Wundt's student; brought structuralism to America Margaret Washburn - First woman to earn a Ph.D. in psychology William James - founder of functionalism; studied how humans use perception to function in our environment Minorities in Psychology - many of psychology's ...

General Psychology PSYC-2301 Unit 1 (Ch.1-3) well answered to passWhich of the following was mentioned as a skill to which psychology students would be exposed? - correct answer All of the above. Critical thinking, Use of the scientific method, and critical evaluation of sources of information. Psyche is a Greek word meaning? - correct answer Soul Before psychology became a recognized academic discipline, matters of the mind were undertaken by those in? - correct answer Philosophy In th...

Define Psychology - Answer-study of mind; study of behavior and mental processing Describe the scientific method - Answer-is a way to ask and answer scientific questions by making observations and doing experiments. Why is Psychology defined as a hub science? - Answer-bc numerous scientific fields come together in psyc, connect other disciplin What are the major roots of Psychology? - Answer-2: phil and physical science What is the relationship between behavior and biology? - Answer-recipr...

Which of the following was mentioned as a skill to which psychology students would be exposed? a. critical thinking b. use of the scientific method c. critical evaluation of sources of information d. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER D. All of the above Psyche is a Greek word meaning ________. a. essence b. soul c. behavior d. love - CORRECT ANSWER B. Soul Before psychology became a recognized academic discipline, matters of the mind were undertaken by those in ________....

What is Psychology? - Answer-The scientific study of behavior and mental processes Pseudopsychologies - Answer-are unreliable approaches that do not use the scientific method examples: Astrology, Palmistry, Psychokinesis, Follicology Psychology's Four Goals - Answer-Description: tells "what" occurred Explanation: tells "why" a behavior or mental process occurred Prediction: identifies conditions "under which a future behavior or mental process is likely to occur" Change: applies ps...

Define Psychology - ANSWERstudy of mind; study of behavior and mental processing Describe the scientific method - ANSWERis a way to ask and answer scientific questions by making observations and doing experiments. Why is Psychology defined as a hub science? - ANSWERbc numerous scientific fields come together in psyc, connect other disciplin What are the major roots of Psychology? - ANSWER2: phil and physical science What is the relationship between behavior and biology? - ANSWERrecip...

behavior/behaviorism - correct answers Discovered by John Watson. The school of psychology that holds that psychology should limit itself to the study of overt, observable behavior. What did Plato and Descarte have in common? - correct answers They were dualists, thought the mind and body was separate What did Greek philosophers attribute observations - correct answers naturalistic explanation Who is the father of structuralism - correct answers Wilhelm Wundt Who was the first psycho...

What is Psychology? - The scientific study of behavior and mental processes Pseudopsychologies - are unreliable approaches that do not use the scientific method examples: Astrology, Palmistry, Psychokinesis, Follicology Psychology's Four Goals - Description: tells "what" occurred Explanation: tells "why" a behavior or mental process occurred Prediction: identifies conditions "under which a future behavior or mental process is likely to occur" Change: applies psychological knowle...

Psych 202 Inquizitive Chapter 1Which of the following are the major tenets of Darwin's theory of evolution? - correct answer Species change over time. Members of the species that have adaptive changes are most likely to survive. Members of the species that survive are most likely to reproduce Identify the following ways in which a good psychologist views new and surprising conclusions of research studies. - correct answer using critical thinking with amiable skepticism Match the school...