Prelim Chapter Test 1 Introduction To Psychology

1. It is a scientific discipline that studies mental processes and behavior in humans and other animals.

3. When was psychology no longer considered a branch of philosophy but an independent scientific discipline?

4. Psychology comes from two Greek words which…..

6. He believed strongly that ideas should be judged in terms of their practical consequences for human conduct.

7. The Greek name for a butterfly….

10. In his philosophy he suggests that what is to be considered a good act is not good because Gods say it is, but is good because it is useful to us in our efforts to be better and happier people.

11. Shaped and controlled by one’s environment, it emphasizes the study of behavior.

12. The first schools of psychology that focused on breaking down mental processes into the most basic components.

13. Human behavior can be understood in terms of mental processing of information.

15. It is an approach to the entire discipline that views human nature as a set of evolved psychological adaptations to recurring problems in the ancestral environment.

16. A Psychology which is based upon the idea that we experience things as unified wholes.

18. This psychology studies cognition, the mental processes underlying behavior.

20. It applies to psychological concepts and methods to optimize human potential in the workplace.