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PSY CH 1
Intro to Psychology
Question | Answer |
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The scientific study of the mind and behavior. | psychology |
The meaning of a word. | etymology |
Soul or mind. | psyche |
A mortal woman whose beauty was great and who loved Eros. | Psyche |
A tentative explanation. | hypothesis |
A broad explanation or group of explanations for some aspect of the natural world that is consistently supported by evidence over time | Scientific theory |
The best understanding that we have of that part of the natural world. | Theory |
Logically sound or reliable. | validity |
Right or wrong. | Morality |
To rely on observation. | Empiricism |
For acquiring knowledge is one based on observation. | Empirical Method |
Founders of psychology | Wilhelm Wundt and William James |
To understand the structure of characteristics of the mind (which cannot be done). (Individual parts of the mind.) | Structuralism |
German scientist who was first referred to as a psychologist. Also had famous book, "Principles of Physiological Psychology. | Wilhelm Wundt |
A process by which someone examines their own conscious experience as objectively as possible. | Introspection |