Random Thoughts Philosophers and Scientists Methods Maybe useless knowledge
100
What is naturalism
This is the worldview assumption that defines the difference between old and new psychology
100
Who is Francis Bacon
His philosophy is called empiricism
100
What is deductive reasoning
Beginning from one truth and deducing one conclusion from another
100
Who is Hippocrates
He was a Greek doctor and philosopher
200
What is behaviorism
Explaining the natural laws of behavior
200
Who is Edward Titchener
He coined the term structuralism
200
What is inductive reasoning
Repeated observations of nature that has become known as the scientific method
200
What are blood, yellow bile, black bile and phlegm
The four body fluids called humors
300
What is cognitive psychology
Emphasis on the way we acquire and process information
300
Who is Renee Descartes
He believed we can use reason to know things about the world with certainty
300
What is introspective
Looking inward to describe subjective mental elements
300
What are involuntary behaviors
Reflexes and sensations
400
What is neuro-biology
The study of the nervous system's structure and processes
400
Who is Wilhelm Wundt
The founder of scientific psychology
400
What is humanism
Thought that rejects God and relies on reason and science to define morality
400
What is the Third Force
Another name for humanistic psychology
500
What is phrenology
The suggestion that the shape of the skull is an indicator of a persons character and personality
500
Who is Francis Click
Co-discoverer of DNA
500
What is structuralism
Describing mental experiences in terms of complex structures made from simpler structures
500
Who is Sigmund Freud
Influential and controversial figure in psychology






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