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psychologythe study of behavior and the mental processes behaviorthe observable actions of a person or animal dualismdivides everything into body and spirit René Descartesbelieved that mind and body interact pineal glandaccording to Descartes, the place where mind and body interact John Lockestarted empiricism empiricismacquisition of truth through observations and experiences Thomas Hobbesstarted materialism materialismbelief that the only things that e

psychologythe study of behavior and the mental processes behaviorthe observable actions of a person or animal dualismdivides everything into body and spirit René Descartesbelieved that mind and body interact pineal glandaccording to Descartes, the place where mind and body interact John Lockestarted empiricism empiricismacquisition of truth through observations and experiences Thomas Hobbesstarted materialism materialismbelief that the only things that exi

Psychology is the study of a.) mental illness b.) the brain c.) behavior and mental processes d.) observable behavior in humans and animalsC The followers of ____________ argue that there is a close relationship between animal behavior and human behavior. a.) Jean Jacques Rousseau b.) Charles Darwin c.) John Locke d.) Rene DescartesB The year 1879 might be thought of as the beginning of psychology as a science because that is the year: a.) Margaret Floy Washburn wrote "The Animal M...

PsychologyThe scientific study of behavior and mental processes. BehaviorAll outward or overt actions and reactions. Mental ProcessesInternal, covert activity of the mind. Four Goals of PsychologyDescription [what is happening?], Understanding [why is it happening?], Prediction [when will it happen again?], Control [how can it be changed?] Willhelm WundtThe "father of psychology", a physiologist, who attempted to apply scientific principles to the study of the human mind. objective intr...

Personalitya person;s characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting. 4 Models of Personality TheoryPsychodynamic theory, trait theory, humanistic theory, social cognitive theory. who developed the psychodynamic theoryFreud Personality is based on ________ motive and conflicts traced back to childhood.Unconscious Unconscious conflicts have to be ____________.repressed If unconscious conflicts are not repressed we would have __________.anxiety Personality arises form a conflict be...

Personalitya person;s characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting. 4 Models of Personality TheoryPsychodynamic theory, trait theory, humanistic theory, social cognitive theory. who developed the psychodynamic theoryFreud Personality is based on ________ motive and conflicts traced back to childhood.Unconscious Unconscious conflicts have to be ____________.repressed If unconscious conflicts are not repressed we would have __________.anxiety Personality arises form a conflict be...

Thinking (cognition)refers to a process that involves knowing, understanding, remembering, and communicating. Cognitive Psychology ConceptsThe mental grouping of similar items. Example: chair and throne. Categorization. Hierarchies- we organize concepts into category hierarchies. Induction Development of cognitive psychology conceptsMostly, we form concepts with mental images or typical examples (prototypes). For example, a robin is a prototype of bird, but a penguin is not. Problem solvi...

psychologyThe scientific study of mind and behavior. dataAny information collected through formal observation or measurement. hindsight biasThe tendency to think that we could have predicted something that has already occurred that we probably would not have been able to predict. scientific methodThe set of assumptions, rules, and procedures that scientists use to conduct empirical research. levels of explanationThe perspectives that are used to understand behavior. individual differences...

In which way is accounting different from finance?Accounting is backward looking, while finance is focused on the future. What is the main question that both individuals and companies must consider when making financial decisions to reach a goal?Will the benefits of the action outweigh the costs? A financial manager at a company is trying to determine whether to issue new stocks or new bonds to cover the costs of a project the company is doing the next year. Which main task in business fin...

In which way is accounting different from finance?Accounting is backward looking, while finance is focused on the future. What is the main question that both individuals and companies must consider when making financial decisions to reach a goal?Will the benefits of the action outweigh the costs? A financial manager at a company is trying to determine whether to issue new stocks or new bonds to cover the costs of a project the company is doing the next year. Which main task in business fin...