Prelims Intro to Psych chap 1

Who opposed the doctrine of theory of free will

The most distinguished pupil of socrates

this concept believes that an individuals behavior is a function of society where he had been trained

Student of Plato?

This concept explains that the instinctive and unchangeable character of a man makes up a society.

The greek hedonists, supported the theory that society can be changed. Through governmental policies.

This view doctrines that life's greates good lies in the pursuit of pleasure.

Give the 4 Ancient Concepts:

Based on this theory, it was postulated that the man is supposed to be free to decide for himself whether he will follow the ways of God or of the devil.

Niccolo Machiavelli is the father of?

Who opposed the climate theory?

Charles De Montequieu believed that there is a correlation existed between climate and behavior.

Under this theory, a man is considered as a sort of machine capable of digesting facts and selecting a course of action on the basis of these assimilated facts.

Exponents of this theory can be improved by biological selection. This explains the natural superiority of some societies from others.

This person a jurist viewed man as suggestible by nature as such tend to pattern his behavior after the behavior of other people.

Gabriel Tarde, a jurist viewed man as suggestible by nature and as such tend to pattern his behavior after the behavior of other people.

Every act is a consequence or outcome of a sufficient antecedent cause some of which may be difficult for us to discover.

Human beings may want to do things. They do not for instance only want food, clothing, and shelter but also to feel loved, recognized, and others.

This concept is based on stimulus - intervening variable. It assumed that a multitude of interacting forces shapes a behavior

Give the 3 present concepts

Any action or response that can be observed and perceived by another person is called _______ While this _______ behavior is actions or reactions which cannot be observed or perceived by another people.

_______ behavior refers to what a person says and how he says it. While request, commands, sign language, or some bodily movements is called as _______

Actions that are deliberate and intentional or actions of which the individual is aware are referred to as ________ behavior. While this action performed by an individual without beings aware of it.

This _______ behavior is an unlearned and involuntary response to a known or identifiable stimulus. Meanwhile this ________ behavior refers to an action that occurs without a known stimulus and which has consequences.

This behaviors are difficult to differentiate (Example) having several wives may be normal for the non Christian Filipinos but abnormal for the Christian Filipinos.

______ Behavior is an act that accomplishes a purpose usually the satisfaction of a need. While the _______ behavior is leading into a physiological needs.

6 classifications of behavior

Psychologists describe behavior in their reports of the studies and experiments that they undertake. Through such description of behavior, psychologists, can share with other scientist a particular phenomenon accurately.

Psychologists uses a variety of techniques in order to predict behavior. One method is on basis of past performance.

Understanding involves assembling the known facts about behavior gaining insights into the relationships among observable behavior, and deriving principles and models that will explain behavior.

We can predict the occurence of a phenomenon because certain conditions exists then we prevent (or control) its occurence by changing the conditions

4 Goals of psychology in studying behavior

It is no surprise that when people suffer brain damage their behavior is affected.

suppose that in a crowded departement store, a person soliciting for a charity approaches a customer and implores her to make a contribution, a woman proceeds to donate a P500 to a charity.

most adults can recall events from their early but only up to a certain point. Almost no one can accurately recall events in the first 3 years of life.

Roughly 35 million people are obese - their weight is 30% or more above level that would be appropriate for their body structure and height.

Many observers believed that televised violence affects children's behavior others suggested that watching violence might have a carhartic effect.

4 scopes of Psychology

7 schools of psychology

4 Traditional Beginnings

give some scientific beginnings (terms on people behind psychology or proponents of each teachings on psychology)

5 Psychological Perspectives

3 Research Methods in Psychology

give some fields / specialization on psychology

give some key researchers