Psych Ch 1 Quiz

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Hippocrates

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Greek physiologist that thought the mind or soul resided in the brain; believed it was composed of a physical substance: mind-body dualism

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Socrates

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Famous for staying “know thy self”

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Plato

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Greek philosopher that believed that who we are and what we know are innate

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Aristotle

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Plato’s student who believed that who we are and what we know are acquired from experiences

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John Locke

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believed that knowledge comes from observation and what we know comes from experience (aligns with Aristotle); he coined the term “trabula rasa” meaning blank slate and said “the mind is a blank slate in which the environment writes upon”

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Rene Descartes

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Believed that what we know is innate (aligns with Plato) and focused much of his research on how the nervous system responds; said: “I think therefore I am”

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Charles darwin

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Came up with the theory of natural selection; wrote origin of species

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Wilhelm Wundt

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Is credited as the founder of scientific psychology as he in 1879 set up a research lab in Germany; help found the school of structuralism which aimed to focus on the structure of the mind and identify the basic elements of consciousness

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William James

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A psychologist that felt that Wundt was asking the wrong questions; more interested in the function or purpose of behavioral acts; wrote first psychology textbook

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Max wertheimer

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Founded gestalt psychology; the whole is more than the sum of its parts

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Sigmund freud

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Developed the psychoanalytic approach and focused on unconscious desires (Freudian slips, life and death instincts, libido, early life experiences)

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Abraham Maslow

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Wrote hierarchy of need; leader of humanistic approach along with Carl Rogers

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Carl Rogers

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Wrote unconditional positive regard and led the humanistic approach along with Abraham maslow

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John B Watson

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is aligned with behaviorism; wrote a behavioral manifesto-psychology as the behaviorist views it

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Mary whiton calkins

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American philosopher and psychologist who was the first women to become president of the American psychological association and the American philosophical association

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Margret floy Washburn

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leading American psychologist worked on animal behavior and motor theory development; first women granted PHD in psychology

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Gilbert Haven Jones

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First African American to receive a PHD in psychology

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Kenneth Clark

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American psychologist who pioneered experiments evaluating the affect of racial segregation on children; research played key role in Brown vs board of Ed