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Social science  systematic study o people Psychology  scientific study of behavior and mental processes Hard Science  Defined by degree {one can state, test, prove/reject hypothesis} *chemistry, physiology} Soft Science  discipline that interprets human behavior on scientific i...

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General Psychology Final Exam MGCCC
Questions and Answers 2024/2025
Social science

 systematic study o people


Psychology

 scientific study of behavior and mental processes


Hard Science

 Defined by degree {one can state, test, prove/reject hypothesis} *chemistry,
physiology}


Soft Science

 discipline that interprets human behavior on scientific investigation which may be
difficult to establish measurable criteria *Philosophy, psychology*


2 parent disciplines of psychology

 philosophy and physiology


Wundt

 father of psychology, 1st psych lab in leipzing, Germany in 1879. gave credibility to
psych as science through reseach (life blood of psychology)


Structuralism


 Titchener. theory of consciousness which breaks down mental processes into basic,
structural, units through the use of empiricism and introspection



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Funtionalism

 James.theory which focuses on the purpose of consciousness and mental behavior;
consciousness is not static; it is ever changing - mind adapts to changing environments -
"stream of consciousness"; gave rise to modern-day applied psychology.


psychoanalytic


 freud


behaviorism

 pavlov/watson(Classical Cond) Skinner (operant Cond)


Cognitive

 piaget/vygotsky


Humanistic

 Maslow/rogers


Bio-psyhcological


 Darwin/Buss


Nature

 Biological perspective exaplins behavior in terms of biology(brain, genetics, etc.


Nurture

 sociocultural perspective (explains behavior in ones social/cultural context, how
they're raised, environment)



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