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AP Psychology Name Units I & II Homework Assignments History & Approaches Modules 1 & 2: pages 1-12 What are four questions early thinkers wondered? How does our mind work? How does our body relate to our minds? How much of what we know comes built in? How much is acquired through experience? Socrates & Plato concluded that: mind is separable from body and continues after the body dies; knowledge is innate. What did Aristotle say about knowledge? Knowledge is not pre-existing, it grows from the experiences stored in our memories. What did Rene Descartes conclude about the relationship between the brain and muscles? The relationship between the brain and muscles were spirits that flowed from the brain through hollow nerves to the muscles, provoking movement.

Myers 8th Edition Psychology - Introduction Questions

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AP Psychology Introduction 1. Define psychology. the scientific study of behaviour and mental processes 2. Trace the historical development of psychology from Aristotle to John Watson. Identify major contributors and their major contribution. A lot of psycology is based in philosophy and religion with roots in Buddha, Confucious, etc. Greek philosophers are noted for psycology?s origins -- starting with Socrates (who taught plato who taught ariistotle). Aristotle loved data and turned thought into a science, ultimately leading to that which is psycology. 3. Describe psychology?s concerns regarding nature and nurture. Do human traits develop through experience vs are we born with those traits?

Weiten 8e Chapter 2 Powerpoint

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Slide * Slide * Section 1 Looking for Laws: The Scientific Approach To Behavior Pages 40 to 45 Learning Objectives 1. Explain science's main assumption and describe the goals of the scientific enterprise. 2. Clarify the relations between theory, hypotheses, and research. 3. Outline the steps in a scientific investigation. 4. Identify the advantages of the scientific approach. Slide * Goals of the Scientific Enterprise Measurement and Description: develop techniques to measure observations clearly and precisely Understanding and prediction: make and test predictions?hypothesis Application and control: use this information to solve everyday problems Page* 40 Slide * The Scientific Method: Terminology
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