PSYC 100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Western Philosophy, Wilhelm Wundt, Psychophysics

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Jordan Poppenk

Document Summary

Topic 2: philosophical roots of psychology: outline the philosophical roots of psychology, define empiricism and rationalism, explain structuralism and functionalism in relation to empiricism. Topic 3: the science of behavior: describe how psychology fits with other sciences. Psychology: science of behavior and mental processes, including emotions, perceptions, and memory. Psychologists: carry out or read and apply research about behavior and mental processes. Behavior: any action that can be observed, recorded, and measured. Parsimony: accepting the simplest testable solution that accounts for all available evidence. Might explain why grocery bags feel heavier as you get closer to your car. Science: a method or a process; a way of asking and answering questions (attempts to explain the cause of things) Clinical psychologists diagnose and treat individuals with mental disorders. Applied psychologists work in non-academic, non-clinical settings in various industries (i. e. advertising, communications, business, hr, governmental/community service organizations) Psychology has roots in western philosophy, which originated with ancient greeks.