Psych Ch. 1 History & Perspectives

John Locke came up with “Tabula Rasa” that helped form empiricism, what does “Tabula Rasa” mean?

• Blank slate

• Structuralism

• Thoughtful mind

• Mental process

Who established the first psychology lab at the University of Leipzig, Germany?

• G. Stanley Hall

• William Wundt

• Francis Bacon

• Sigmund Freund

What is cognitive psychology?

• Perceive, process and remember information through scientific processes

• Focus on biological structures and process

• Focus on the conscious experiences and choices in our lives

• How the natural selection of traits prompted survival of genes

Who influenced functionalism through their work on natural selection?

• Margaret Washburn

• Mary Calkins

• Edward Titchener

• Charles Darwin

Which psychological perspective focuses on how we think about information?

• Cognitive

• Behavioral

• Evolutionary

• Psychodynamic

The scientific study of behavior and mental processes is

• psychology

• biology

• morality

• physiology

The goals of Psychology are

• to study mental processing and behavior.

• Describe, explain, predict and modify behavior

• similar to the goals of sociology and other humanities courses.

• best described in chapter two of our textbook.

Which psychological perspective would be most interested in studying our brain structures & chemistry, genetics, glands, etc.?

• Biological

• Structuralism

• Functionalism

• Humanistic

Which perspective studies learning and how rewards and punishments influence how humans and animals act (observable responses)?

• Cognitive

• Behaviorism

• Humanism

• Evolutionary

Which perspective believed psychology should emphasize the potential for growth of each human being and an individual’s freedom to make their own decisions?

• Biological

• Humanistic

• Psychodynamic

• Behavioral