PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Scientific Method, Cognitive Psychology, Naturalistic Observation
3 Jul 2018
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Lessons One & Two:
1. Rationalism is to _____________as empiricism is to ______.
1.a)logic; observation
1.b)analysis; measurement
1.c) analysis; science
1.d)logic; function
2. The concept of natural selection is most important for psychologists interested in
the _____________________ of behaviour.
2.a)Functions
2.b)Variation
2.c) Limitations
2.d)Structure
3. Which of the of the following is NOT true:
3.a)Structuralists are interested in the 'what' question
3.b)Psychologists use natural selection to inform their understanding of
behaviour
3.c) Psychologists use introspection to study phenomenon
3.d)Functionalists are interested in the 'why' question
4. Is Psychology most closely related to:
4.a)Chemistry
4.b)Biology
4.c) Sociology
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4.d)Philosophy
5. Structuralism is to __________ as functionalism is to __________.
5.a)elements of consciousness; purpose of consciousness
5.b)consciousness; memory
5.c) introspection; consequences of behaviour
5.d)unobservable behaviour; consciousness
6. Through their research on human responses to physical stimuli, both Helmholtz
and Fechner contributed to the beginning of:
6.a)Rationalism
6.b)comparative psychology
6.c) psychophysics
6.d)materialism
7. Which is most accurate:
7.a)Psychologists study mental processes and behaviour
7.b)Psychologists study animal behaviour
7.c) Psychologists study human behaviour
7.d)Psychologists study the psyche
8. Which of the following approaches to psychology was most likely to reject the
idea that mental events are an appropriate subject matter for study in psychology?
8.a)cognitive psychology
8.b)structuralism
8.c) empiricism
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Lessons one & two: rationalism is to _____________as empiricism is to ______. 1. d)logic; function: the concept of natural selection is most important for psychologists interested in the _____________________ of behaviour. 2. d)structure: which of the of the following is not true: 3. a) structuralists are interested in the "what" question. 3. b)psychologists use natural selection to inform their understanding of behaviour. 4. d)philosophy: structuralism is to __________ as functionalism is to __________. 5. d)unobservable behaviour; consciousness: through their research on human responses to physical stimuli, both helmholtz and fechner contributed to the beginning of: 9. b)behaviour can be influenced by the environment but the mind cannot. 9. c) behaviour can be observed the mind cannot. 9. d)behaviour can be influenced by physiology but the mind cannot: psychology arose in the nineteenth century from developments in a number of areas, primarily: Science and philosophy: in psychological research, the term generalization refers to: 11. a) how significant the results of the statistical analysis are.
